Cynthia M. Gallant, Licensed in Massage Therapy & Acupuncture Serves Patients with Waterhouse Wellness and Serenity in the City Salon & Spa in the South Boston Area
Get to know Ms. Gallant, a highly respected and well regarded expert in Holistic Health & Acupuncture.
Cynthia earned her undergraduate degree with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Boston University from 1990-1994. She was certified by the Charles River School Institute for Healing and Inner Arts in the study of Zen Shiatsu. She became a Certified Practitioner of Asian Bodywork Therapies and Zen Shiatsu Therapist.
The Masunaga Zen Shiatsu Japanese style was developed as a root treatment to harmonize the excess and deficiencies in the body utilizing the Zang Fu meridian / channels in the body and the hara to unblock chi and to promote health. Shiatsu means “finger pressure” and has evolved over the years from Am-ma which means push-pull massage technique.
The next step in her journey was her acceptance into the New England School of Acupuncture where she studied Japanese and Chinese Style Acupuncture and graduated in 2014.
She received her doctorate license of acupuncture from the Department of Health in RI, and licensed in acupuncture by the MA Board of Medicine and licensed in massage by the MA Board of Massage Therapy.
Prior to practicing with Waterhouse Wellness Cynthia practiced as a Laboratory Manager, Lab Safety Coordinator and Research Associate at Boston University. Additionally, she practices with South Boston Yoga.
She is affiliated with the Community Affiliated Outreach Program at the Tufts Medical Center where she provided the best quality Acupuncture and Massage Care to Cancer Patients in the Hematology and Oncology Department while conducting Clinical Case Reviews.
She currently practices as a Massage Therapist & Acupuncturist with Serenity in the City Salon & Spa, in Medford and Waterhouse Wellness. She is also on the faculty staff as a part-time guest speaker at the Mass College of Pharmacy.
In 2018, she gave an International presentation through the 9th International Conference on Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine ~ EuroSciCon in Ireland and published with the Acupuncture Congress 2018, Herbal Medicine: Open Access on “The uses of acupuncture in the hospital setting for symptom management in patients with breast cancer,” recognized by the British Academy of Continuing Medical Education.
Cynthia’s background includes Taekwondo, which allows her to understand body mechanics and muscle synergy. Her experience in Taekwondo includes formal training at the Boston University under Mass Collegiate Taekwondo Association where she became a US National 2nd degree Black Belt Taekwondo Forms Champion. She has also trained with Master Bow Sim Mark at the Chinese Wushu Research Institute in Boston Chinatown giving Tai Chi demonstrations and studied Medical Qigong under Grandmaster Zhang Yuangming.
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