Orion's Light Healing Arts Collective
Orion’s Light is devoted to relaxation, healing, and holistic health. We take the time to get to know our clients as individuals so that we can give them treatments that truly meet their needs. You will find our office and staff to be warm, relaxed, and professional. We have each been practicing in our respective fields of massage, energy work, Traditional Chinese Medicine, life coaching, and ISIS therapy for a minimum of nine years, and so are able to offer our clients the wisdom garnered from experience and a true commitment to the healing arts. We provide our clients with the tools, direction, and support to make real, substantial changes in their quality of life.
Judith Pritchard, CMT, Proprietor
Judith has been practicing massage since 1999. She is certified through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB).
Judith attended the New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she completed an intensive 750-hour program. Her course of study included various forms of massage, energy work, ethics, and naturopathic philosophy. She has received additional training in the field of cancer massage through the Oregon School of Massage in Portland, Oregon. Judith is also a second degree Reiki practitioner and an Associate Polarity Practitioner.
Judith practiced massage in a number of professional environments before opening her own practice in 2004. These diverse establishments include the St. Regis Hotel, Reset Wellness Center, The Spa at Paul and Kay’s, and Advanced Chiropractic and Spine Center. She has also been a guest lecturer on the topics of massage and energy work at the University of Pennsylvania.
Judith is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA).
Susan Marino, Dipl.Ac., R.Ac.
Susan received a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine from the International Institute of Chinese Medicine in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1995. She has practiced in a variety of different settings, including a physical therapy practice, wellness center, and in private practice. She also worked at The Compulsive Gambling Center in Baltimore, and at the Frederick County Department of Corrections in Maryland, where she specialized in detox therapy.
Susan has had advanced training in women's health and in Chinese pulse diagnosis. She studied herbology under Dr. Kezhuang Zhao, and primarily prescribes his formulas.She is licensed in Pennsylvania, and registered and board certified through the National Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
Andrea Kocerha, MT, Life Coach
Andrea studied massage at Omega Healing Arts School, received her Co-Active Life Coach Training from Coaches Training Institute (CTI), and has a BA in Communications and Theatre from Wilkes University. She is currently working toward becoming certified in Raphaelite Work, an energetic healing and transformation process that incorporates breath, touch and presence. Andrea’s customized blend of massage techniques, coaching skills and energy work can help relieve physical pain, open blocked energy paths, restore mental clarity and rejuvenate the soul. People who have experienced her work have described the experience as uplifting, empowering and healing.
It was Andrea’s own personal experience with “work burnout” and stress-related illnesses that inspired her to train and work in the healing arts. Determined to get her life and health back into a more natural state of balance, Andrea decided to shift and rearrange her outward life to be in greater alignment with her inner beliefs and holistic values. Because of her personal experience, Andrea is passionate about educating people about stress and helping them develop stress management skills through deeper personal awareness.
Annie Upthagrove, MT, IST Practitioner
Annie received her primary training at the Clairvision School, based in Sydney, Australia. She continues her studies there, and has been initiated into Entity Clearing. From time to time, she instructs ISIS and meditation courses for their school in the United States.
Annie also studied and taught bodywork therapies at the National Holistic Institute in Emeryville, California. She received her training in Cranio-Sacral therapy at the Upledger Institute.
Annie is currently holding a black belt in Jiu Jitsu and various other forms of martial arts at the United West Coast Jiu Jitsu, Advanced School of Survival in Berkeley, California, where she both studied and taught.
