In June of 2010, Rebecca Nenno opened Mind & Body Wellness in Philadelphia, PA. The practice provided basic massage services and employed 4 other wellness practitioners. In its 8 years of operation, Rebecca honed in on specific modalities, rewrote her business plan, redefined her goals, and eventually downsized, moving to Southern Vermont in 2018.
Mind & Body Wellness now provides holistic treatments, a therapeutic safe-space, and education for the community on methods of maintaining wellness in a world where an individual's health and prosperity are too many times devalued. She believes whole-heartedly in the sacred routine of nurturing one's self, and eliminating any factors that cause our selves harm. She believes that we already have many of the tools needed to maintain homeostasis (balance), both in our bodies and our lives, and that by creating a community of like-minded individuals seeking to remove negative impacts on our health and environment, we can create a better world.
Education & Training: Rebecca attended a 600HR course at The National Massage Therapy Institute of Philadelphia in 2008-09, graduating with a national certification and PA License. Since then, Rebecca has gained experience working for spas, chiropractors, and in wellness centers, while simultaneously opening and growing Mind & Body Wellness. She has been trained in Thai Bodywork by the Vedic Conservatory, and also offers cupping AND GuaSha, two healing Chinese techniques that are not commonly seen on spa menus in the Bennington area. Her preferred modality is Thai, which makes its way into mostly every treatment, and her specialties are in injury rehabilitation and musculoskeletal imbalances. With her extensive knowledge of human anatomy, physiology and kinesiology, her work has been best described as 'corrective', but her spa experience adds an element of comfort and luxury to each treatment. In 2016, she was voted as one of Pennsylvania's top 10 therapists!
Rebecca also teaches Ashtanga-Vinyasa and Restorative Yoga! Rebecca began her yoga practice as a college student in 2001 while completing her bachelor's degree. In 2010, she began her deep dive into classical yoga, under the instruction of Dawn Smeltzer at Motherheart Yoga Sanga in Philadelphia, and completed her 200-hour certification in Vinyasa Warrior Flow at the Yoga Farm in Ithaca, NY. She has taught in many different cities, and now brings her love and expertise of the practice to Bennington with Restorative, Yin, and Vinyasa classes.
Ashtanga- Vinyasa is sometimes interchangeably called Flow Yoga. The word “vinyasa” can be translated as “arranging something in a special way,” like yoga poses for example. In Ashtanga-Vinyasa yoga classes, students coordinate movement with breath to flow from one pose to the next. A vinyasa is part of Ashtanga practice, though the two are typically used interchangeably in America. The purpose is to harness inner power, gain awareness and unify mind, body & soul, creating a sense of well-being while aligning and toning the body.
Restore and Align is a class that will teach you how to scan your body for imbalances and energetic blocks, as well as provide you with the tools and knowledge you need to successfully release them, promoting healing, restoration, and alignment. Rebecca comes with 11 years of yoga experience and a passion for helping others to bring peace and balance to their lives. The class highlights on teachings in the Hatha and Iyengar yoga traditions, and is a series of slow intentional movements and holds that may only LOOK easy. Bring only your desire to release. Your best is good enough for this introductory class, designed for all levels of yoga practitioners.
We are the Architects of Our Dreams:
By Rebecca Nenno