Denise O’Dunn,CAP, LMT MA58502 E-RYT500 President and Founder of Balance & Bliss, Inc.

Denise is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, Licensed Massage Therapist and Yoga Instructor who began studying Yoga in 1970 in Tampa, Florida. She received certification as a yoga instructor in 1985 from the United Institute of New Mexico and is registered with the national Yoga Alliance at the 500-hour level. Denise received her degree in Ayurveda from the Florida Vedic College in 2005 and is a professional member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. She has served as president of the Suncoast Yoga Teachers Association, Inc. and remains active on its board of directors. Denise offers Ayurvedic consultations, on-going Yoga classes, corporate Yoga classes, and private Yoga sessions for individuals and groups, that support the individual’s path to balance and bliss. As a life-long student of Yoga and Ayurveda, Denise knows the value of these ancient body/mind practices and uses it to create balance in her life and busy schedule. In her years of teaching, she has had the privilege of guiding many students on a yogic path to optimal health and peace of mind. Denise also leads ceremonies, celebrations and rituals that serve to honor rites of passage, to ease transitions or celebrate milestones. Denise lives with her husband Kevin in Tampa, Florida and experiences pure bliss spending time with her grand-children, Trinity Skye, Alchemy Nirvana and Ashton Slane.

I meet the currently established NAMA criteria for education and experience as a practitioner.

Kevin “KC” O’Dunn, B.Msc.  LMT MA 49913
Kevin has been doing bodywork since 1974, he received his base training at Lindsey Hopkins, Miami, in traditional Swedish massage and Hydrotherapy. In 2004 he enrolled at Bhakti Academe, School of Intuitive Massage and Healing, Safety Harbor, Florida to study energy modalities. “A Bhakti massage is like a long, rejuvenating prayer.” Kevin explains. “The person receiving is nurtured in a way that harkens to the womb.  It is physical and spiritual and healthful all at once. I use all I have learned over the years and incorporate it through Bhakti.  It is wonderful.” In addition Kevin has trained in Ayurvedic bodywork at the Florida Vedic College, Sarasota, Florida campus, is a Reiki Master and Quantum Touch Practitioner. He holds a Bachelor of Metaphysical Sciences degree from UMS and Ministerial Credential and Doctor of Divinity in Universal Life.