Chiropractic

 
Walter Lightner, D.C.
Walter Lightner

A Chiropractor since 1990, Dr. Lightner's personalized treatments are never rushed and address the body on multiple levels. His caring manner and emphasis on deep soft tissue work, using acupressure and shiatsu techniques, allow patterns to be discovered and corrected. Spinal and extremity adjustments are a natural extension of this work and offer potential for profound change. Also a yoga teacher, Dr. Lightner encourages his patients to participate in their health care, often using yoga therapeutics.


Acupuncture

  Lauren Corda, L.Ac.

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Lauren Corda first experienced Acupuncture at age 8 and told her father "I'm going to be an Acupuncturist." Years later, Lauren has returned home to Lake Tahoe to practice after studying Acupunture and Chinese Medicine in San Diego for 6 years. She graduated from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in 2008, and assisted and was mentored by Dong-Phuong Nguyen, a Doctor of Oriental Medicine from Vietnam. Lauren is licensed by both the California Acupuncture Board and Nationally as a Diplomat of Chinese Medicine. Lauren comes to Tahoe Yoga with a diverse background in treating ailments from chronic pain to Womens' Health. She is excited to contribute in bringing balance and well-being to her community.

Massage Therapists

 
Bill Folkmann
Bill Folkman

A massage therapist since 2002, Bill was trained at Roseville Healing Arts. He specializes in swedish, deep tissue and chair massage. Since becoming a massage therapist, Bill has found that a greater understanding of the body has helped his yoga practice, whilst his yoga practice has helped him become a better massage therapist. Bill is available for massage on a request basis.

   
 
Luck Keaveny

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Luck was trained and certified as a therapist in Thailand. She has been practicing massage for more than 10 years and is a specialist in traditional thai massage, thai oil massage, foot massage, reflexology, swedish massage and deep tissue massage. Luck moved to Tahoe in 2005 after marrying an Incline Village resident in 2003. She now enjoys cooking Thai food and her new life in America. Thai massage is sometimes called 'the lazy man's yoga'. If you have never had an authentic Thai massage, schedule an appointment with Luck for an unforgettable experience.

   
 
Jacquline Tankersley


Jacquline has been practicing massage since 2002. She attended Myotherapy College of Utah and completed the 800 hour program with a National Certification in Massage Therapy. Jacquline uses a caring and intuitive energy in her treatments. She infuses different modalities such as Thai massage, Cranial Sacral therapy, and Deep Tissue. She also integrates bio mechanical principles of alignment learned from yoga as a another therapeutic tool. Being a Mama and a Prenatal yoga teacher, she loves working with expecting mothers during their blossoming time of transformation.

   
 
Don Triplat

Don Triplat became a Reiki Master Therapist in 2000, working on clients for three years with a Master Teacher developing a deep understanding of the etheric (energetic) body and finer aspects of body /spirit interaction. This training developed a deep intuitive process which informs an integrated perspective of bodywork where the whole person (physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual) is addressed.  In 2005 Don began Craniosacral training with the Milne Institute to deepen his understanding of the body systems and add another effective tool in working with clients. In 2009 he completed a Massage Therapy program at Ralston School of Massage to round out a human centered education and integrate the physical aspects of bodywork with an energetic spirit based approach.  Don has engaged in a personal healing process of self discovery and therapeutic work and believes it to be invaluable in holding space for others to unfold and find peace within.

He currently works with clients on aspects of the body, mind, emotions, and spirit to facilitate comfort and growth.

   
 
Tiffany Bates

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TIffany holds a degree in Kinesiology from UNLV, and studied massage at Northwest Health Careers in Las Vegas where she graduated in 1999 with a Certification in Massage. For 5 years she worked at the MGM Grand Spa in Las Vegas, after which she moved to Oklahoma where she had her own practice working in a salon and spa. Tiffany was certified by the National Certification Board for Theraputic Massage and Bodywork in 2005. She enjoys working closely with individual clients to satisfy their needs, which may include specific deep bodywork, Shiatsu, and/or trigger point massage. Tiffany recently completed the first level of training in Thai Massage. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outside with her family, hiking, boating, and now that she lives in Tahoe - skiing!