Katy Hartness, BA, NC LMBT #2633, is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill (1998) and Southeastern School of Neuromuscular and Massage Therapy (2000). She is forever fascinated and passionate about the human body! Katy has been a licensed massage therapist for 18 years and has taught hundreds of students in Arizona and North Carolina. Currently her time is spent between working in her own practice in Monroe, NC, and teaching students along the east coast. The three primary events that most inspired Katy to develop her love of anatomy and physiology included working with Cirque du Soleil performers (Quidam show 2002), a six month study in a cadaver lab (2006) and recovering from her own auto accident injuries (1998, 2004, 2007). The love of the massage field was born from life’s events… In being inspired by teachers, athletes and her personal recovery, Katy experienced a multitude of emotions that marked rights of passage within her career. A mixture of awe, fascination, pain, intrigue, growth and gratitude bore a deeper dedication to the massage field. In this journey she has come to realize that the body is richly forgiving of lifestyle imbalances and physical misalignment. Improvement is possible, pain can be lessened, and investing in the body is wise.