Crowell, Feeney & Associates

Health &  Wellness Cooperative

At Crowell, Feeney and Associates, you can be assured you're receiving treatment from some of Boise & the Treasure Valley's most experienced Asian Bodywork Therapists. All of our bodywork associates are Diplomates of Asian Bodywork, a national designation bestowed by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Diplomates must first qualify to sit for the national exam and only after passing the exam do they earn the Diplomate designation. Our acupuncturist is licensed by the state of Idaho and is a Diplomate of Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).

The founders of CFA, Rylen Feeney and April Crowell, are both AOBTA Certified Amma Bodywork Instructors. Rylen is also a Diplomate, Chinese Herbology (NCCAOM).

To schedule a session or for more information, please contact us at 208.388.0206 or email us!

Rylen Feeney BA, LMT, Dipl. ABT & CH (NCCAOM)

Asian Bodywork Therapist & Chinese Herbalist, AOBTA Member and Certified Instructor, Owner and Director of The Wellspring School for Healing Arts. 


Rylen is a dedicated scholar of the study and wisdom of Wholistic Healthcare and Chinese Medicine.  She has been a therapist and instructor since 1990.  Rylen graduated from San Francisco State University, Cum Laude, with a BA in Psychology.  She then continued her education at the New York College for Wholistic Health Education and Research & The Clayton School of Natural Healing where she studied wholistic health, European and Amma Therapy, herbs and nutrition. A lifetime student, Rylen recently completed a 2 year study of 5-elements and Chinese Medicine in and evolutionary context with Lonny Jarrett.   Rylen started teaching Amma Therapy, nutrition, Qigong, and wholistic medicine in 1993.  She currently owns and directs The Wellspring School for Healing Arts in Boise, Idaho.  She is a passionate instructor who is committed to The Wellspring’s continued excellence.  Helping clients and
students overcome disharmony and maintain optimum health.  She is an active AOBTA (American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia) member, AOBTA Certified Instructor, current Registered Instructor committee chair and former AOBTA national Director of Education.  She currently serves the NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) Job Task Analysis committee for Asian Bodywork Therapy and lives in Portland, Oregon.  She is available for appointments in both Boise and Portland please contact her directly at Wooddragon1@mac.com or 503-752-4840 for pricing and availability.  



April Crowell Dipl., ABT (NCCAOM), AOBTA Certified Instructor

Provost, The Wellspring School for Healing Arts


April's interest in Asian philosophy and culture began in 1989 when she started practicing Aikido.  She then continued her martial arts with Won Hop Loong Chuan, Pyong Hua Do Taekwan Do, T'ai Chi and Qigong.  She graduated from the Amma Bodywork Therapy program and began practicing in 1994. Since then, she has maintained a strong practice in wholistic healthcare, Chinese medicine, nutrition, and herbs. In 2000, she helped found Crowell, Feeney and Associates, Health and Wellness Cooperative with other like-minded professionals.  April is dedicated to the traditions and principles of a wholistic lifestyle and the values of maintaining health. She continues to share her enthusiasm, knowledge, and brilliance with The Wellspring and the community and is currently studying Chinese Medicine in evolutionary context with Lonny Jarrett.



Joan Hurst Dipl., ABT (NCCAOM), Instructor


As a former graduate of the Amma Bodywork Program at The Wellspring School for Healing Arts, Joan values the role that education plays in our personal health care. In today’s society, where we have left our health in the care of professionals, Joan sheds light on the importance of the conscious and unconscious decisions we make, that allow our health to spiral out of our own control. Her passion is to empower each individual to determine the best course of action for their health by giving them simple yet accurate knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the personal disharmony they are experiencing. Through diet, exercise and treatment, Joan would like to assist you on your path to wellness. Joan also teaches qigong and some of the didactic classes at The Wellspring School for Healing Arts.





Anna Rydman  Dipl., ABT (NCCAOM), Instructor


Anna is a graduate of The Wellspring School for Healing Arts and a certified member of the AOBTA.  She brings her enthusiasm and warmth to her bodywork treatments. She has a passion for food and nutrition that has been cultivated through her lifetime of experience with food from growing to cooking it.  She works to share this knowledge with her clients to help bring new energy to their own nutrition. She is currently taking the Wholistic Nutrition Program at the Wellspring School for Healing Arts and is enjoying the new perspectives on food that she is learning. Anna is also teaching several classes for the Amma Bodywork Program.  







Kristina Katinka MSOM, L.Ac.

Dipl. AC, CH, OM (NCCAOM), Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist


Kristina Katinka brings a gentle technique and nurturing spirit to her acupuncture practice. She believes in providing comprehensive wellness and preventive care, while educating patients and the community about the benefits of Chinese medicine. Kristina began her formal studies of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in 1999. She studied Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) at the Northwest Institute of Oriental Medicine (NIAOM) in Seattle, Washington. Continuing her education at the Southwest Acupuncture College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Kristina graduated with a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine, (MSOM). Kristina is certified in Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs and Oriental Medicine by the NCCAOM. www.kristinakatinka.com




Carla Kyle Certified Amma Practitioner, ABT, Member AOBTA


Carla received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Boise Sate University in 1985. Her  subsequent move to Anchorage led her to various jobs in the publishing industry. She and her family lived in many remote locations in Alaska where medical care was limited.  Carla spent 18 years treating her family with alternative medicine including naturopathic remedies, homeopathy, herbal remedies, allergy modification diets, and emotional freedom techniques.


Carla returned to Boise in 2001 with her husband and their three teenagers. She worked for two years implementing a nationally affiliated Very Special Arts Program for children with disabilities. This program provided inclusion in the schools for students in arts programming with opportunities in pottery, painting and modern dance.

                                           

She attended the Wellspring School for Healing Arts and graduated in early 2008 as an Amma Bodywork Therapist. She is happy to be working as a practitioner at CFA as well as assisting at the Wellspring School. Carla‘s focus is on adult health, as well as teen and elderly health concerns. She spends her free time hiking and camping in the backcountry of Idaho and joins in the fun of the family’s dogs and horses.


 
725 N 15th St         
          Boise ID 83702         
          208.388.0206
 

updated 12/2008