who we are

Susanrachel B. Condon LMT CCE CNM NP is the Founder and Director of Niara Healing Arts and River to Mountain Women's Health Services. She is a Midwife and Nurse Practitioner, a Childbirth Educator and a Massage Therapist. Susanrachel served on the faculty at the Swedish Institute College of Massage Therapy & Allied Health Sciences for ten years and continues to offer seminars through their continuing education program. She served on on the perinatal education staff at the Elizabeth Seton Childbearing Center for three years and has served on the board of directors of the Childbirth Education Association of Metropolitan New York since 1996. Susanrachel holds certification in bodywork for the childbearing year, deep tissue/trigger point technique and advanced palpation. Her bodywork style is eclectic and highly specific. Susanrachel has been teaching perinatal massage therapy to midwives, childbirth educators, massage therapists and doulas throughout the Northeast since 1994. She received her midwifery training at SUNY Downstate, and is a member of the American College of Nurse-Midwives. Susanrachel has been a consultant to numerous spas, hospitals, corporations, and periodicals. Her articles have been published in professional journals and her work has been featured on international television and radio programs.

Richard Condon CR LMT is a Certified Rolfer and a Licensed Massage Therapist. He is the Senior Medical Massage Therapist at Niara Healing Arts. He was a staff therapist at the Ostrow Institute for Pain Management from 1995 to 2002. Richard's massage work is aimed at combining soft tissue manipulation with necessary adjustments in balance, posture and body mechanics to minimize myofascial and joint dysfunction. Richard developed and teaches his own therapeutic technique, Kinetic Myofascial Mobilization (trademark pending), in which joint range of motion is incorporated into soft tissue mobilization and combined with massage. This technique often yields profound and lasting results. Richard is a competitive athlete and trainer. He is a graduate and member of The Rolf Institute. For a full explanation of Rolfing®, click on the link to his Rolfing page (left).