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Mary Jo Ruggieri, PhD, RPP

CEO/Director, Founder

Mary Jo earned a doctorate degree from the University of Cincinnati after completing her undergraduate work at Kent State University. She has a 30-year background in all facets of education with a focus in health science, physiology of exercise, sports training, and physical education. Mary Jo is a retired assistant professor of 25 years from Ohio State University where she also coached national and Olympic athletes in synchronized swimming. She was a two-time Olympic coach in 1988 and 1992.

Mary Jo is the founder and director of Columbus Polarity, Center for Integrative Health and Wellness and the Institute of Holistic Health CareersTM, which trains and educates students as Energy Medicine Practitioners, Polarity Practitioners and Holistic Health Practitioners.

She teaches complementary and holistic healthcare therapy and integrative health and conducts wellness seminars at several medical schools. She has been teaching CAM modules for the medical humanities department at The Ohio State University Medical School to first-year medical students for twenty years. She also supervises fourth-year medical students for rotations in CAM studies. Mary Jo has taught and established classes at Hocking Technical College, University of Utah, Bellevue Hospital, Blue Sky Educational Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and internationally in Austria, Germany and Greece.

She has maintained a private Polarity and Health and Wellness practice for 15 years and is frequently invited to speak about Holistic Health, Complementary and Alternative Health Care, and Energy Therapies at the local and international level.

As a special interest, Mary Jo has practiced Kundalini Yoga and studied Ayurvedic Health Care for over 30 years. Other interests include educational concerns for preventive healthcare and promoting awareness of the benefits of Complementary, Holistic and Integrative Healthcare systems

Sally Collamore RPP, RPE

Polarity, Reflexology

Sally has been an IHHC faculty member for 13 years. Her credentials include Registered Polarity Practitioner and Registered Polarity Educator. She also holds a certification in Elemental ReflexologyTM. Her skills as a former music teacher enhance her Polarity work with children. Through Polarity, energetic bodywork, the child receives benefits physically, emotionally, and mentally resulting in positive changes

Charoula Dontopoulos BA, RPP, RPE, ER

Herbal Specialist, Polarity, Reflexology, Reiki

Charoula has a BA from Vassar College. She is the director of teh Herbal Education program and has been practicing Polarity Therapy for fourteen years. Charoula is also a Reiki Master, an herbalist and organice gardener with over twenty years experience in herbology. She grows most of her own herbs and makes her own herbal formulas.

Charoula has been a member of the faculty at IHHC since 1996. She also leads complementary medicine seminars at The Ohio State University Medical School to first year medical students

"If you don't have chaos within, you can't give birth to a dancing star." (Nietzsche)

Irina Tatarintseva MA, RPP, RPE

Reiki, Polarity, Raindrop Technique, Guided Meditation

Irina has 19 years' experience in energy healing , esoteric science and bodywork. She is a certified NIA teacher and a certified Karuna Reiki Master , as well as a Registered Polarity Practitioner and a Registered Polarity Educator with the American Polarity Therapy Association. She is also a graduate of the Institute of Parapsychology in Moscow, Russia.

Irina has been on Faculty with the Institute of Holistic Health Careers since 2005 and is the director of the Reiki Education program which she also teaches. Irina skillfully brings her talent of integrating exercise, NIA dance and the Art of Visualization with the five elements of the polarity system.

Jennifer Gardner, LMT, NMT, BA, MA

Myofascial Release Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy, Neuromuscular and Therapeutic Massage, Kinesio Taping

Massagology was founded by Jennifer Gardner so that she could not only help people feel better, but also improve her clients' quality of life. Jennifer involves the client in every massage – asking questions, as well as gauging physical and verbal reactions – to create the treatment that is best for that individual client. Treatments from Jennifer include a postural assessment, ascertaining where fascial restrictions in one part of the body might be related to pain and dysfunction in another part of the body. Jennifer strives to help her clients understand the interconnectedness of the body in order to help facilitate a more authentic healing process, which ultimately yields longer-lasting or permanent results. As a strong believer in the benefits of ongoing education, Jennifer is continually increasing her knowledge of the human body and learning new techniques to ensure that she is offering the best possible treatment to her clients.

Letitia Bunge BA, ER, RPP

Polarity, Reflexology, Relaxation Massage, Craniosacral Therapy

Letitia is the Recruiting Director of the Institute of Holistic Health Careers. Letitia holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. She started classes at the Institute of Holistic Health Careers in 2007 and became a member of the staff in 2008.She was recently graduated from the Registered Polarity Practitioner Program and is pursuing her Holistic Health Practitioner Diploma as well as her Registered Polarity Educator Certification. She will be faculty in the Associate Polarity Practitioner program.

Esta Powell, MA, MS, PhD Candidate

Psychological Counseling

Powell Psychology Services, Inc.
Daniel J. Powell, PhD
Esta Powell, MA, MS, PhD Candidate

Esta has over 21 years experience as a psychologist in Europe and a psychotherapist the U.S. and specialized training in Hypnotherapy, Psychosynthesis, Gestalt Therapy, Inner Child Work, Psychodrama, EMDR , Feeling-Focused Therapy, Regression Therapy and Primal Therapy. Esta Powell has Master's degrees in Special Education and Psychology and practices under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist. Currently she is finishing her Doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology at Walden University.

Esta practices Integrative Psychotherapy which focuses on the bringing together of the emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and physiological systems within a person, with an awareness of the surrounding social and transpersonal aspects. The aim of an integrative psychotherapy is to facilitate wellness and the quality of life and minimize individual's own personal limits and external constraints.

Nothing is expected of you in a session, except to know that you want to work toward health, be honest with yourself and be committed to change. Esta works with each client’s comfort level and coping style to identify and remover the psychological blocks and facilitate the best strategy for improving wellbeing by balancing thoughts, emotions, bodily-felt sensations and behavioral patterns. The integration of body/mind/emotions creates a personal and natural source of healing and helps you feel more satisfied in your life, both with yourself and those around you.

Esta is experienced in helping people with depression, anxiety, PTSD, stress, or loss and grief, life transitions, challenging relationships, family problems, emotional pain from recent or old traumas and many other issues. Esta offers a safe, caring, and honest relationship - an opportunity to help solve your problems, get relief from negative feelings, disturbing thoughts and destructive behaviors, so you can fully enjoy your life again.

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To schedule a session or if you have any questions please contact us by email: powellpsychologyservices@yahoo.com
or phone: (614)893-3527