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Ardis Nelson, PhD, LMT   Strengthening Health Instructor

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Licensed Massage Therapist in TN.

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Strengthening Health Instructor with Denny Waxman's Strengthening Health Program.

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Macrobiotic Cooking Teacher since 1988.  (Her initial interest in Macrobiotics was to help her 75 year-old father heal from a severe case of asthma, which he did after three months on a diet created especially for his condition.)

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Kushi Institute Level III Macrobiotic Career Training Program Graduated 2003

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International Macrobiotic Institute in Kiental, Switzerland Level II Healing Arts Program

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Studied with Lino Stanchich

bulletShiatsu Practitioner, 100 hours study with Clyde Motosue, AOBTA Shiatsu Instructor of Boston, MA and Abraham Ort, Cranial and Shiatsu Teacher Both with Kushi Institute, Becket, MA,  MCT  Program.
bulletChi Kung Student, 100 hrs study with Michael Winn, Director, Healing Tao University and Classes with  John Kozinski,  Macrobiotic Educator, Counselor, and Chi Kung Teacher,  Kushi Institute, Becket, MA.
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Yoga Student with Karin Stephan.

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Speaks Spanish and French

Ardis's Academic Career

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PhD from Indiana University-Bloomington in 1980 Hispanic Literature

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Has taught since then: Spanish language, Spanish American Literature, Hispanic Cinema

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Taught at Florida State University 13 years

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Currently, Professor of Hispanic Literature and Director of the Language and Culture Resource Center at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

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Teaches service learning classes with a focus on Translation and Interpretation

                Publications

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 Two books on a Cuban writer

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 30 articles on Cuban and Central American writers

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 20 conference presentations at international meeting

 

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