Lisa Hensell, LMT, NBCR, owner and Director of Education at Seattle Reflexology & Massage Center since 1999, has been studying and practicing reflexology for 26 years. She developed a 300-hour reflexology education curriculum for beginning students and invited cutting-edge guest instructors from around the world each year to teach continuing education classes at her school. In 2018 she received the national Education Award by Reflexology Association of America “In honor of her talent and vision for promoting excellence in reflexology education”.
Lisa has been involved in professional reflexology organizations since the beginning of her reflexology career. She helped found Washington Reflexology Association, served on its Board off and on over the years, and has participated in many legislative efforts. She served on the Board of the American Commission for the Accreditation of Reflexology Education and Training (ACARET) for 7 years, culminating in the role of President. Her experiences gave her an understanding of how to set up a comprehensive reflexology program that would prepare students in dynamic ways for their reflexology practice. She has been a member of Washington Reflexology Association, Reflexology Association of America and International Council of Reflexologists for most of her professional life and has attended numerous conferences around the country and the world.
Drawing on her years of experience with a busy practice, Lisa enjoys sharing what she knows of reflexology with her clients and students. She is passionate about the power of reflexology to assist physical healing and enhance psychological and spiritual well-being. She infuses her practice and her classes with dynamic clinical and holistic approaches and with her love of the science and art of this healing work.