​John received his Reiki Master training at the Omega Institute for Holistic Learning and his Vibrational Sound Therapy training from the Vibration Sound Association. He earned his Certified Professional Coach (CPC) credential from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC). His BA in Speech and Performing Arts/ Secondary Education came from Glassboro College at Rowan University. At the same time, he earned his Master's in Education degree from American Intercontinental University with a focus on curriculum design and instruction.

John is also a certified coach who partners with people on a journey to discover how to create the future they want and implement actions to make that future a reality. His experience as an educator and counselor allows him to team with teens to develop positive goals and purposeful communication, to work with families to create positive and sustainable relationships, and to team with educators to set positive student/teacher communication.

John recently retired from teaching after nearly 30 years. During his tenure, he taught in well-respected independent schools in New York and New Jersey. He was a member of the Science, English, and Performing Arts Departments, teaching grade levels pre-K through twelfth grade. As a curriculum designer, John developed various curriculums for public and private schools, the New York State Department of Health, Ocean County, New Jersey Office of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Teachers College at Columbia University, and a private recycling consulting group.

David is a certified Pulse Electro-Magnetic therapist and Reiki energy healer. He is also a global business strategy consultant but has always studied and applied alternative healing modalities. His journey to wellness options began with lower back and cervical issues that prevented him from walking a few blocks without being in so much pain that he had to stop and take a break. While searching for the latest practices to correct his spinal issues, David found a group of doctors in Berlin, Germany. Germany is ahead of the US when it comes to spinal disc replacement. Surgery seemed like the only option, but the out-of-pocket cost was substantial and over $60K, with no guarantees for a successful outcome. That led him to think more about holistic options before committing to such an invasive operation. David learned about the benefits of Pulse Electro-Magnetic therapy and how the body's cells deteriorate over time, allowing for disease and disfunction. Again, Europe has PEMF devices approved to treat various conditions, but one area they have seen results in is cancer patients and cellular health. Based on this research, David found two companies with great success stories using powerful PEMF equipment and invested in the technology to use on himself as a test client. Fast-forward, David now offers this therapy and several other modalities to help cells rebuild and help the body heal naturally. Stop in and ask about PEMG, Infrared Light Therapy, Wellness POD, and Bio-Well Energy assessment.

As an avid gym-goer and athlete, and with a love of anything physical, Curtis has always been interested in the body, how it works, how the muscles function, and why, when we move one way, we feel tension in a different part of the body. He remembered receiving my first massage, how stress-free I had felt, and how my muscles felt the next day. I honestly felt taller. His posture had improved. Since Curtis has received many different massages and has always been interested in becoming a healer himself, whether it be helping relieve pain and tension, getting an athlete ready for an event, or simply helping someone relax, massage therapy has many benefits, improves circulation of blood and lymph, increased range of motion, aiding in recovery and decreases muscle stiffness or joint inflammation. With 10-plus years of customer service behind him, he still wanted to work with the public, so after many years of deliberating, he finally took steps to become an LMT. Curtis completed the massage therapy program at EHOVE with honors and was valedictorian of his class.

Curtis is certified in Swedish Massage, deep tissue, prenatal massage, hot stone massage, cupping therapy and ashiatsu (barefoot massage). He plans on being a forever student, learning new modalities and techniques along the way to share with others. As part of the team at YOUnique Wellness Center, he is excited to help aid individuals in a better way of life holistically.

It was my curiosity that brought me to my first yoga class. I had always wanted to try it and see what is was all about – so I talked my neighbor into going to a class with me. It was not what I had expected at all and my curiosity kept growing! I continued to go to class, but the problem was that I had to travel a ways away until I found out a yoga studio was coming close to my home! I was thrilled! So, for the next 3 months I took as many classes as I could – the curiosity became more of an obsession so to speak. I just couldn’t get enough. I always thought yoga was for “flexible people” and all these other things, but I couldn’t have been more wrong.

Just as I was really starting to get into basic yoga poses and some of the terminology, our teacher informed us that she was moving out of state! I was devastated! What was I going to do and where was I going to go now? She had just completed Teacher Training at Open Way Yoga – she asked me if I had ever gone to class there…I told her that I had not, and she encouraged me to attend a class and suggested that I get into the Teacher Training. I thought she was absolutely crazy! To make a long story short – I started attending classes at Open Way and saw they were just getting ready to start 2017-2018 Teacher Training – the next thing I knew I was signed up ready to go. All sorts of things ran through my mind and I began to really convince myself that I had made a huge mistake. After a lot of encouragement and support from my husband and 3 grown kids – I became a certified 200 RYT yoga instructor a few months after my 50th birthday and I have not one single regret! It was my teacher’s subtle messages and quiet whisperings of the spiritual side of yoga, the philosophy, mantras, meditation and mudras that “called” to me – Yoga felt like home. My yoga offerings are simply to share my passion with everyone. I encourage the use of props to bring the pose to your body. I will always be a student to the practice and I’m thrilled to be a part of this awesome Yoga family!