Cedar City Campus

School Faculty
(Our faculty consists of contract working professionals unless otherwise stated)

Kristy Passey, LMT, NCTMB graduated from Healing Mountain’s SLC campus.
She has owned her own massage business in Las Vegas, NV as well as practiced
in professional spa settings. Kristy is the Manager of the Cedar Campus where is
also teaches MT I and II, Shiatsu, Hydrotherapy, and MT III. She serves on the
School Board of Directors for the Cedar campus

Shelley Crowther is an adjunct faculty member from California who began
learning Thai massage in 2002. After studying in the US, she traveled to
Chiang Mai, Thailand to receive further education and understanding of this
ancient healing modality at the hand of Chongkol Setthekorn at the International Training Massage School who is responsible for training most of the Thai massage instructors in the US. Shelley also has an extensive background in Yoga, Reiki,
and other somatic and energy methodologies. She teaches Thai Yoga massage at
the Cedar campus.

RJ Nikola, LMT, BA is founder and Director of both campuses of HMMS as well
as Director of Education for the Cedar campus. He graduated from UCMT as well
as BYU with a BA in Education. He is author of Japanese Full-Body Shiatsu and Creatures of Water being used at +230 massage schools in the US & Canada. He teaches Massage I, II, Shiatsu, Hydrotherapy & Spa Training, and MT III at both school campuses. He is an adjunct faculty member teaching hydrotherapy and spa training at Healing Touch School of Massage in Mississippi. Randy is also an accreditation evaluator with ABHES helping other schools in the accreditation process.

Tina Stauss, LMT NCTMB, CMH graduated from Healing Mountain and the Global Institute of Alternative Healing. She is a master herbalist, and has had extensive continuing education in Ayurvedic Massage and Marma Therapy from India. She teaches Ayurvedic Massage at both campuses.

Susie Young, BA, LMT, NCTMB, CNA graduated from the Southwest Academy of Healing Arts. Susie holds a BA from BYU, and a CNA (certified nurses assistant).
She maintains a private practice in Cedar and was Assistant Director of SWAHA before it closed. She won an award/grant for massage research on the effects of massage on fibromyalgia and presented her research at the 2006 AMTA National Convention. Susie has continuing ed in craniosacral therapy, lymph massage, polarity, lomi lomi, and myofascial release. She teaches Lymph Drainage
Massage, Seated Massage, Craniosacral Therapy, Business & Professionalism including NCE Prep at our Cedar campus, and is an Administrative Assistant
to the school director there.

Lily Zerkle, Certified Aromatherapist, Reflexologist, and Midwife graduated from the Michigan School of Traditional Midwifery, and the Brantridge Forest School of Aromatherapy of England, and the Brackenridge Center for Holistic Health for Reflexology. Lily teaches our Aromatherapy course and Reflexology at the Cedar campus.

Tom Clift, LMT, NCTMB graduated from Myotherapy College of Utah. He has
his own private practice in Cedar City, and teaches A&P, Sports Massage &
Kinesiology at our Cedar campus.

Matthew Cooper, LMT, NCTMB is a graduate of Healing Mountain Massage
School. For the past 7 years he has worked closely with chiropracters and
natural healthcare practitioners in rehabilitating sport & injury patients. He
specials in myofascial & oriental medical technique. Matt is also a Reiki
master & certified Quantum Touch practitioner. He teaches Reiki/Energy
Healing at the Cedar campus.