The US Trager Association

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Raleigh, NC
919-850-9649

Region: Northern California (NORCAT)
[California zip codes 93000-96999]

 I have been a Trager® practitioner since 1996 and currently have a limited private practice in which I combine the Trager Approach and principles of occupational therapy. I have an MS in Occupational Therapy. Before returning to college I had concurrent professional careers in cooking and dance. Milton Trager's work meshes very well with my interests in movement, health and occupation. I enjoy sharing the Trager Approach and Mentastics® Movement Education with a wider rehabilitation community as an occupational therapist. I look forward to hearing from members of our northern California community or anyone else interested in the Trager Approach.

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Berkeley, CA
C: 510-334-7191

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Phoenix, AZ
602-258-1727

Region: Great Lakes Trager Association (GLTA)
[Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin]

Dousman, WI
262-567-1493

Administrative Director
Assistant Treasurer

Anna Marie Bowers has had a passion for the Trager Approach for more than 25 years. She found herself in a Trager training as a result of her own search for balance and health. Anna Marie became a certified Trager Practitioner in 1982. She is also a Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Infant Massage Instructor. Anna Marie received her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Wright State University. In addition to her tasks as Administrative Director of the USTA, she maintains a Trager practice in Burton, Ohio.

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Anna Marie Bowers
13801 W. Center St. Suite C
P.O. Box 1009
Burton, Ohio 44021
440-834-0308
FAX: 440-834-0365
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Region: Mid-Atlantic Trager Association (MATA)
[New Jersey, New York, Eastern and Western Pennsylvania, W. Virginia]  

I have been interested in healing since high school. This led to studies and practice in various areas of nursing as an RN and Nurse Practitioner. Looking for something more, I discovered Therapeutic Touch in the early 1980's which led to my introduction to Trager work. I was amazed at the results that Trager accomplished in bodies, minds, and spirits and all without those pesky medical side effects that often accompanied the traditional medical model. Like Milton I wanted to integrate this wonderful modality into the mainstream so that everyone could benefit by learning to move their bodies in a light, joyful, painfree manner.  After over 20 years as a Trager practitioner, this is still my goal. I recently decided to become more involved in the Trager organization to add my energy to the hardworking volunteers who have been helping all of us practitioners to make the work of Milton Trager become more widely known to both the public and the healthcare community.

Millville, NJ
856-327-1937

Region: Southern California Trager Assocation (SOCHANE)
[California zip codes 90000-92999, Hawaii, Nevada]

I just became a Trager Practitioner in 2008.  I have no formal background in body work; I just like to move freely and joyfully and to see others do so too.  I have always had a keen interest in movement and have explored it in the martial arts, music, juggling, dancing - and stillness.  The Trager work seemed like the natural way for me to help people, including me, find their freely-moving selves. I am a retired fireman living in Las Vegas, Nevada and I am the best (OK, only) Trager Practitioner in the state. 

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Las Vegas, NV
702-361-5229

Region: Northeast Trager Association (NETA)
[Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont]

I have a passion for organizational development, cultivating community understanding and creating forums where the emphasis is on self-awareness and communication. I bring this passion to my local community, currently through involvement in an environmental organization and a cancer support organization. I have welcomed many international language students into my home and discovered that every day brings opportunities for appreciating diverse perspectives in the most ordinary of settings.

I discovered Trager in 2003, became a practitioner in 2004 and turned much of my energy toward supporting my regional organization. I love understanding the big picture as I work locally and, in 2006, decided to get more involved in our Trager organization at the national level. This has given me the opportunity to combine my training and background in education, project management, team building and law with my passion for the Trager Approach and our community.

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Shelley Parker
Northampton, MA
413-585-8428

Region: Northwest Trager Association (NWTA)
[Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]

Michael graduated from massage school in 1996.  He has worked in a variety of medical and wellness centers including physician offices, chiropractic centers and Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA.  He has also been a Certified Trager Practitioner since 2005 and continues to hone his skills in both arenas by taking ongoing education classes.  Since 2001 he has been an instructor at Cortiva Institute - Seattle (formally Brenneke School of Massage) teaching basic and intermediate massage, kinesiology, professional development and ethics courses to massage students.  He also has supervised massage students at Swedish Medical Center as they provide massage services to oncology, HIV+, and medical patients.  He enjoys hiking, photography, yoga and singing with the Seattle Men's Chorus.

Region: Heartland (HRTLND)
[Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas]

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