Christine Bailor, is the owner of The Body Essential, located in Williamsville, NY.  She has been working full-time as a massage therapist since 2000, when she placed her full-time nursing career aside to pursue another healing art.  She is a Registered Professional Nurse and a Licensed Massage Therapist, as well as, a Certified Hypnotherapist. She graduated from Sisters' Hospital School of Nursing in 1985, and the New York Institute of Massage in 1999, where she also served as a faculty member, specializing in advanced areas of study.  She continued her education at St. Joseph's College in Windham Maine, and the CORE Institute in Tallahassee Florida.  She has studied with several experts in her fields including George Kousaleos, Dr. John Upledger,Dr. Tad James, Steve Cappaleni, Harry Uhane Jim and others. The main focus of her work is Structural Integration and Myofascial Therapy.  As one of only two CORE Certified Structural Integrative Therapists in te Western New York area, she provides her clients with a specialized treatment regime, combining her skills to obtain maximum benefit from her work. Along with her staff, Christine strives to remain at the forefront of the massage therapy and bodywork world, and always bring their clients the best in health and wellness services in the Western New York area. One's personal responsibility is something Christine values highly, and this is evident in her work, as she encourages her clients to explore what their bodies are saying to them and to discover the why behind it all, as we are all responsible for our dis-ease as well as our healing.