Dianne Maas, LMT, CLT-LANA, graduated from basic and advanced massage therapy training at the Institute of Natural Healing Sciences in 1990. She previously studied at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., for 2+ years toward a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She and her husband, Richard, co-founded the clinic in 1991. She became a certified Lymphatic Therapist of the Dr. Vodder method of Combined Decongestive Therapy in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1995 and has dedicated her practice exclusively to this method. She is Nationally Certified for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and a professional member of AMTA and North American Vodder Association of Lymphatic Therapy (NAVALT). She enjoys church activities, cooking, yoga, running, vegetable gardening, xeriscaping and herbology.

Richard Maas, LMT, MTI, graduated from the Institute of Natural Healing Sciences in 1990. He attended the University of Texas at Arlington, where he played basketball and studied music. His approach to massage therapy is multi-disciplinary and combines elements of myofascial release, trigger point therapy, positional release and muscle energy technique. He began teaching massage in 1997. He is Nationally Certified for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and a professional member of  the IMA. Outside the office, he enjoys church activities, playing the drums, running, vegetable gardening, xeriscaping and working with wood.

Karen Case, LMT, graduated from basic and advanced massage therapy training at the Castleman School of Massage in 1999. She is a member of AMTA. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her two daughters and grandsons, church activities, herbal and vegetable gardening but most of all relaxing.

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