Richard Chandler Bio

Richard Chandler, LMT, CA, PTP

Richard Chandler is in his 20th year as a professional massage and bodywork therapist. He began doing bodywork at age 10, working on his grandfather and father. It was good for quarters.

He did bodywork as an avocation, working on friends and family members for many years after and eventually started an intensive training program in acupressure, Polarity Therapy, massage and bodywork that began, along with the founding of his practice, in 1992. While the rates have gone up since he started, his love for doing the work, and his care for helping clients, continues to this day.

Richard Chandler’s certifications and 1,949 hours of training include:

  • Registered Polarity Practitioner [RPP] designation, which was granted by the American Polarity Therapy Association.  [APTA] in 1999. It required 615 hours of certified training, through the Polarity Training Institute, began in 1994 and competed in 1998.
  • Certified Acupressurist.  [CA].  374 hours from The Acupressure Institute of Berkeley, CA from 1992–1995.
  • Yoga Teacher Training, which includes approximately 296 hours of training in the Hatha Yoga styles of Ashtanga or Power Yoga, Polarity Yoga and Acu-Yoga as well as 236 hours of Shambhala Training in mindfulness meditation.
  • Continuing Education in Polarity Therapy, Oriental healthcare, Huna & alternative healthcare training of 203 hours.
  • Herbal, nutritional supplement, natural therapies assessment and treatment & wellness training – 58 hours
  • Midwest Institute of Herbal Studies program. Completed 80 hours in Herbal History, Assessment & Herbal Therapeutics Skills.
  •  Reiki Training, 27 hours,  Alexander Technique, 55 hours (as of April 2011), 5 hours of private study on Traditional Asian Healthcare with Joanna Geppert, Licensed Acupuncturist