Ashley Cooper

Ashley M. Cooper is a holistic practitioner with a passion for helping her clients achieve wellness in all facets of life. Using an integrative approach to support the ever changing process of growth, Ashley relies on her diverse background and experience to promote the path towards natural healing. Her formal education in holistic health began in 2009 at the prestigious Kalamazoo Center for the Healing Arts Institute for Massage Education, an ABHESS accredited school focused on learning from a 'self as client' approach. As she navigated the waters of her own personal healing process, Ashley developed a passion and appreciation for the unique needs of every individual and committed herself to helping others discover growth within themselves. After graduating as a certified massage therapist in 2011, she continued her education by becoming the second student ever to pursue an independent study sponsored by the Western Michigan University Integrative Holistic Health and Wellness department. Coupled with her background in music therapy, Ashley will be graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Holistic Health and Music in December of 2013. Over the past year, she has completed master's level courses in such fields as holistic health coaching, personal nutrition, yoga for wellness, choices in personal and global living, spirituality and therapy, and successful aging from a holistic perspective. Looking towards the future, Ashley anticipates recieving her national certification in biofeedback in early 2014, and her massage therapy license in May of 2014. Other talents and interests included nurturing the connection between human and nature, teaching hula hoop for fitness classes, and expressing her creativity through endless mediums of art.