I have always had an interest and curiosity for healing the human body from disease and illness naturally. As a very young child. my mother would have me lay hands on her and told me that the therapeutic touch of my hands were healing to her.

Sounds kind of silly but it makes sense now. My mother would share books with me about spiritual practices, hypnosis, meditation, and energy work--planting little seeds that would one day blossom.

After high school, I attended WKU and was headed down the mainstream conventional medicine route of becoming a registered nurse with the intent to help and serve people in need. I quickly found that this way of thinking was not for me. Achieving the Deans List my last semester at WKU I made my decision to move across the United States and study bodywork and holistic therapies.

Attending the Denver School of Massage Therapy was eye opening. I learned that massage therapy and the natural approach to the body and healing practices was a way of life. It was a life practice. This carried over and grew into many other certifications in orthopedic massage, myoskeletal alignment, thai massage, sports massage, sound/vibrational healing and yoga.

Everyone uses different methods and tools for healing. Some of my favorites include
Tibetan singing bowls and gongs, essential oils, deep tissue massage with medi-cupping, reflexology, prenatal massage, yoga, and a relaxing long stroke full body massage also known as Swedish.

“Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.”
— BRENÉ BROWN

My approach & interest is in the healing nature of yoga and how it is woven into cultivating mindfulness, connection, and inner peace while building strength and flexibility. I've been practicing since 2001 & received my 500hr RYT training with Shanda Packard of Harmony Therapeutic Yoga, a student of Leslie Kaminoff (best-selling author 'Yoga Anatomy, and yoga educator with over 40 years experience, specializing in the individualized application of breath-centered, inquiry based practice. The approach follows the teachings of Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (grandfather of modern yoga) and the creator of Therapeutic Yoga DKV Desikachar. An inquiry based practice is great way to take power over our own 'Yoga', learn to become more self-aware of mind, spirit & body. Our practice & approach must be adaptable to our ever changing natures with focus on what is available to us at that moment & help unblock what may be in the way.

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Jessica Tutino is a registered yoga teacher from Bowling Green, KY. Jessica has been a practitioner of yoga since 2011 and has been teaching since 2014. Jessica has a great passion for the practice and philosophy of the yogic path, and is a lifelong student. Jessica believes in making yoga accessible to all bodies, and is an advocate for utilizing yoga to cope with mental health issues.

“Respond to every call that excites your spirit.”
— RUMI

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Kathy began practicing yoga in 2007. She found that the restorative benefit of connecting the mind and body with the breath provided inner strength and clarity during challenging years. The opportunity to become a certified yoga teacher presented itself in 2022 when she earned her 200 RYT. Recently Kathy attended additional training to become a certified aerial yoga teacher. When not practicing yoga, she enjoys hiking, biking and swimming. She is eager to share her passion for yoga at The Nightengale.

Stephanie has been a Massage Therapist for eighteen years. After graduating from the Natural Health Institute of Bowling Green in 2003, she moved to Louisville, Kentucky to begin practicing and gaining experience in therapeutic applications for both clinical and spa settings.
Wanting to add depth to her anatomical knowledge and explore Eastern perspectives of health and healing she attended the Yandara Yoga Institute in Baja, Mexico where she completed a 200 hour Hatha Yoga teacher training in the summer of 2008.

Over the years, she’s arranged her style of Massage to incorporate fluid techniques that promote relaxation and precise, tension relieving applications for muscular discomfort. She relies on her skills (including Myofascial Release, Reflexology, and PNR stretching) along with her own intuition to personalize Massage to each unique person’s needs, and has found this method to be beneficial to her clients, thus, rewarding for her.

She believes in the mind/body connection and knows firsthand that movement and meditation are positive and powerful.
Yoga holds a special place in her heart and she is so grateful to have it reintroduce itself to her after being out of practice for a while. The Nightingale is a perfect setting to reignite that relationship, and she is so excited to start.

“When life takes it out of you, massage puts it back.”
-Unknown