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A note about the author Throughout Briah Anson's life she has been a leader and an innovator. Her key strength is her breadth of experience with integrated care modalities coupled with her commitment to enriching every client, be it a person or animal with whom she works. This calling began in Costa Rica where Briah grew up pursuing and becoming a highly trained athlete, ballet dancer, member of the national swim team, tennis player, and golfer (four-time Junior National Golf Champion of Costa Rica). At age seventeen, she set the Costa Rican women's Olympic javelin record. In college, Briah continued to compete in swimming and tennis, playing on the men's varsity tennis team. Briah received her BA degree from Oakland University and an MA in Counseling and College Student Personnel from Penn State University. She was a member of the Dean of Students' staff at Penn State University, Colorado College, and the University of Minnesota, Morris. Today, Briah is a Certified Advanced Rolfer(R) and a Certified Rolf Movement(R) Practitioner with over forty years of experience. She is the author of Rolfing(R) Stories of Personal Empowerment (1991) and its second edition, Indie published by Heartland Personal Growth Press in 2023. She also published Animal Healing The Power of Rolfing(R) Structural Integration (2011), and produced a children's video, Growing Right with Rolfing(R) (1996). Continuing her evolution as a healer, Briah completed her academic training in Classical Homeopathy at the Northwestern Academy of Homeopathy in Minnesota (2019). This homeopathic training deeply informs her Rolfing work. Briah also incorporates a variety of other healing modalities including Rolfing scar tissue work, Frequencies of Brilliance energetic work, and the Erchonia(R) Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) into her practice. Briah has also been a mentor for new Rolfers. She is a member of the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute(R) and the International Association of Structural Integrators(R). Briah has a private practice in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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