Brian has always been interested in the power and mystery of the healing process and the innate wisdom of the body. He enjoys facilitating the journey to a stronger sense of connection, communication, and balance within–an interest that has informed his approach to massage and bodywork for twenty years.
As an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he majored in Sociocultural Anthropology and studied indigenous healing systems. Brian began his massage training in 1999 while working on staff at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, New York. After moving to Nashville to start a family, he graduated from the Natural Health Institute for massage therapy in 2003.
In 2009, Brian completed an intensive three-year Healing Science Training Program with The School of Healing Arts at The Estuary in Nashville.
Beginning in 2018, he worked on staff as a massage therapist at the Osher Center for Integrative Health at Vanderbilt University Medical Center as part of an integrative healthcare team. During this time he was involved in an implementation science study of MABT for patients with chronic pain. In 2020 he was certified in Mindful Awareness in Body-Oriented Therapy (MABT) and has served as an assistant instructor and practitioner.
In 2023, Brian re-entered private practice to focus on MABT and other somatic bodywork approaches. He completed certification as a Transforming Touch practitioner (Transforming the Experience-Based Brain) in early 2024. In the fall of 2024, he will be a speaker at the national convention of the American Massage Therapy Association.
Brian has extensive experience working with a wide range of medical conditions, including but not limited to:
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Joint Hypermobility)
POTS
Fibromyalgia and Central Sensitization
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Complex Trauma
Neurological Disorders (Migraines, Parkinsons, Neuralgia)
Brian continues to study a wide range of mind-body approaches, including the following:
Continued instruction and supervision in MABT
Certified Practitioner: Transforming the Experience-Based Brain (Transforming Touch)
Somatic Experiencing Level 1 and Level 2
Relational Bodywork and Somatic Education (BASE) Level 1 with Dave Berger
Three year School of Healing Arts program at The Estuary in Nashville, Tennessee.
The TARA Approach with Deborah Sweet
Orthopedic Massage with James Waslaski
Connective Tissue Massage (Myofascial Release) with John Latz
Myoskeletal Alignment with Erik Dalton
Besides his private practice, Brian has also served as an instructor at Natural Health Institute and Genesis Career College in Nashville, Tennessee. He has taught Myofascial Release, Kinesiology and Deep Tissue Massage, Eastern Anatomy and Physiology, and Chair Massage.