Informal Biography
Healing has been a life-long passion awakened at an early age by my father, Dr. Gale Ramsby, an
interventional radiologist. As people living in a medical family know, the dinner table is the venue for all
the most disgusting and dramatic stories. I loved it. I was fascinated by the human body and
physiology. In my early teens I became mesmerized with the next level of life: what animates and
motivates the living body? What is life itself? Through the years I have come to believe that the future
of medicine lies in approaches that align with nature, work with the healing mechanisms of the body,
engage the power of mind and emotion, treats the whole person, and seeks the cause behind illness.
This has motivated the path I have taken.
I graduated from the college of Naturopathic Medicine at the University of Bridgeport in May 2008.
However, my career in wholistic health began more than 25 years ago as a massage and bodywork
therapist. Massage therapy feeds my love of anatomy and physiology while allowing me to explore the
interaction between the body, mind, and emotions. When I embarked on this career in 1981 there were
no laws in Connecticut governing massage therapist nor was there any standardized training. Massage
therapists created our own curriculum and studied areas that interested us. As licensing requirements
went into effect in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s I decided to become a massage therapy teacher. I
attended the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy (CCMT) in 1989, graduated in May of 1991 and
began my teaching career at CCMT in September of 1991.
Teaching
I was on faculty at CCMT from 1991 to 2005. My classes included basic and advanced massage
techniques, Energetic Foundations, Professional Foundations, Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure,
and a variety of workshops. Teaching at CCMT was a rich and rewarding experience. As much as I
loved the information I taught, I loved the process of learning/teaching even more. Witnessing students
as they discover their highest skill brings real joy.
The opportunity to teach in the CCMT Medical Massage Certification program was an exciting change
in direction for me. The medical massage program was a collaboration between CCMT and the
Integrative Medicine Department at nearby Hartford Hospital. My classes were Research Skills &
Critical Evaluation and Oncology Massage. I taught for several years in this program starting in
September of 2000.
In 2002 I accepted the challenge of creating a pathology course with Peggy Schjeldahl for the Kripalu
Yoga Institute’s Massage Therapy Training program. The course name was Dynamics of Health and
Healing. It was unique for programs of its kind in that it looked at system physiology, where and how
things go wrong, what the body does to restore health and how massage can support the body’s
natural process. I taught this course with Peggy for three years, returning to teach it again with a gifted
teacher, Anu, until the program closed in December of 2009.
I’ve been teaching workshops since 1991 in Reiki I, II & III, Energy Awareness, Jin Shin Do®, Energy
Meditation and more. I provide training for Massage CEU’s as well as for non-professionals looking for
healing tools for themselves and their family.
Projects
I founded and co-directed the Shoreline Center for Wholistic Health, Inc. in 1994 with Dianne Berg. Still
in operation today, the center was one of the first integrative health services in the area. Dianne Berg
is the current owner and director.
In 1996 my husband Colin Andrews and I went to Germany to collaborate with Dr. Franz Lutz at the
Institute for Resonance Therapy in Cappenberg. Resonance therapy is a form of frequency medicine
used to treat and restore ecosystems. Our interest in this area grew and I founded a non-profit
research institute, Foundations of Life, Inc. (FOL) in 2001. Colin and I are co-directors of FOL.
For the past 9 years FOL has been a vehicle to explore energy medicine and aspects of
consciousness and healing. Through this research I have been gifted with access to cutting edge
frequency devices such as the QXCI frequency healing machine and the Russian Skenar electric
stimulation machine. The Skenar was designed for use in the Russian space program.
Continuing Education
Education is important to me. I love to learn and have maintained an aggressive continuing education
schedule. My studies have ranged from very anatomically oriented modalities such as visceral
manipulation and myofascial release, to energy approaches such as acupressure and frequency
healing. I strive to find the cause of pain and dysfunction even while alleviating symptoms. I find the
cause rarely resides solely in the physical body. To assist clients with visualization skills and emotional
process I have studied hypnotherapy and Body Mind processing skills such as The Personal Totem
Pole process. A list of courses I’ve taken can be found on this web page.
Lectures
My massage practice has focused on the interaction between emotions and the body, especially
related to chronic pain. My studies in this area led to a specialization in emotional processing through
bodywork. I spoke twice on this topic for the Phoenix Conference at the Mercy Center in Madison, CT.
The titles of my lectures were, Massaging the Emotional Body and Living from the Core Self. Other
speakers on the venue included Dr. Bernie Siegel.
I will be speaking in 2010 in Malta on Embodying Changing Consciousness.
Publications
In 2003 I contributed to an article written by CCMT professionals published in the journal Techniques in
Orthopedics titled The Application of Therapeutic Massage to Low Back Pain. I also contributed a
chapter in my husband Colin Andrews’ third book, Crop Circles: Signs of Contact (Career Press).
My chapter in Colin’s book opened the door to co-authoring my own book. New York Times best-selling
author Steve Spignesi (Colins co-author in Signs of Contact) brought me to the attention of acquisition
editor Mike Lewis at Wiley Press. Mr. Lewis offered me the opportunity to write Acupressure and
Reflexology for Dummies with Bobbi Dempsi, published in September 2007. This project was gifted with
a tremendous project editor, Kristin DeMint, who made the book a true pleasure to write.
Book agent Marilyn Allen brought me the next book, The Complete Idiots Guide to 2012, with Penguin
Press. I was excited to write the book as I've had a life-long interest in the Maya and Hopi prophecies.
Colin and I have traveled extensively around the world talking to many indigenous cultures about
prophecy, healing and end-time predictions. Colin was a natural co-author and we embarked on the
project together. It was published in October 2008. Our next book, The Complete Idiots Guide to The
Akashic Record will be released in June 2010.
I am currently looking for publishers for two new books and will post publishing details as when they
become available.
Philosophy
I believe “we are spiritual beings having a human experience.” The potential we have is truly unlimited.
Naturopathic medicine was the clear next step for me in my perpetual search to go to the cause,
remove obstacles to cure and open the inner pathways for healing. Healing occurs in a space of
acceptance, non-judgment and compassion. I enjoy adding naturopathic skills with the work I do with
those who allow me to walk for awhile with them on their path to optimal health and the expression of
their full potential. It’s a journey we all take and an honor to be invited to the sacred space of someone
else’s path. What I know with complete certainty is this: everyone has room to heal. However much I
give to clients, I receive back the same. We grow together in this process of life.
Healing has been a life-long passion awakened at an early age by my father, Dr. Gale Ramsby, an
interventional radiologist. As people living in a medical family know, the dinner table is the venue for all
the most disgusting and dramatic stories. I loved it. I was fascinated by the human body and
physiology. In my early teens I became mesmerized with the next level of life: what animates and
motivates the living body? What is life itself? Through the years I have come to believe that the future
of medicine lies in approaches that align with nature, work with the healing mechanisms of the body,
engage the power of mind and emotion, treats the whole person, and seeks the cause behind illness.
This has motivated the path I have taken.
I graduated from the college of Naturopathic Medicine at the University of Bridgeport in May 2008.
However, my career in wholistic health began more than 25 years ago as a massage and bodywork
therapist. Massage therapy feeds my love of anatomy and physiology while allowing me to explore the
interaction between the body, mind, and emotions. When I embarked on this career in 1981 there were
no laws in Connecticut governing massage therapist nor was there any standardized training. Massage
therapists created our own curriculum and studied areas that interested us. As licensing requirements
went into effect in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s I decided to become a massage therapy teacher. I
attended the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy (CCMT) in 1989, graduated in May of 1991 and
began my teaching career at CCMT in September of 1991.
Teaching
I was on faculty at CCMT from 1991 to 2005. My classes included basic and advanced massage
techniques, Energetic Foundations, Professional Foundations, Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure,
and a variety of workshops. Teaching at CCMT was a rich and rewarding experience. As much as I
loved the information I taught, I loved the process of learning/teaching even more. Witnessing students
as they discover their highest skill brings real joy.
The opportunity to teach in the CCMT Medical Massage Certification program was an exciting change
in direction for me. The medical massage program was a collaboration between CCMT and the
Integrative Medicine Department at nearby Hartford Hospital. My classes were Research Skills &
Critical Evaluation and Oncology Massage. I taught for several years in this program starting in
September of 2000.
In 2002 I accepted the challenge of creating a pathology course with Peggy Schjeldahl for the Kripalu
Yoga Institute’s Massage Therapy Training program. The course name was Dynamics of Health and
Healing. It was unique for programs of its kind in that it looked at system physiology, where and how
things go wrong, what the body does to restore health and how massage can support the body’s
natural process. I taught this course with Peggy for three years, returning to teach it again with a gifted
teacher, Anu, until the program closed in December of 2009.
I’ve been teaching workshops since 1991 in Reiki I, II & III, Energy Awareness, Jin Shin Do®, Energy
Meditation and more. I provide training for Massage CEU’s as well as for non-professionals looking for
healing tools for themselves and their family.
Projects
I founded and co-directed the Shoreline Center for Wholistic Health, Inc. in 1994 with Dianne Berg. Still
in operation today, the center was one of the first integrative health services in the area. Dianne Berg
is the current owner and director.
In 1996 my husband Colin Andrews and I went to Germany to collaborate with Dr. Franz Lutz at the
Institute for Resonance Therapy in Cappenberg. Resonance therapy is a form of frequency medicine
used to treat and restore ecosystems. Our interest in this area grew and I founded a non-profit
research institute, Foundations of Life, Inc. (FOL) in 2001. Colin and I are co-directors of FOL.
For the past 9 years FOL has been a vehicle to explore energy medicine and aspects of
consciousness and healing. Through this research I have been gifted with access to cutting edge
frequency devices such as the QXCI frequency healing machine and the Russian Skenar electric
stimulation machine. The Skenar was designed for use in the Russian space program.
Continuing Education
Education is important to me. I love to learn and have maintained an aggressive continuing education
schedule. My studies have ranged from very anatomically oriented modalities such as visceral
manipulation and myofascial release, to energy approaches such as acupressure and frequency
healing. I strive to find the cause of pain and dysfunction even while alleviating symptoms. I find the
cause rarely resides solely in the physical body. To assist clients with visualization skills and emotional
process I have studied hypnotherapy and Body Mind processing skills such as The Personal Totem
Pole process. A list of courses I’ve taken can be found on this web page.
Lectures
My massage practice has focused on the interaction between emotions and the body, especially
related to chronic pain. My studies in this area led to a specialization in emotional processing through
bodywork. I spoke twice on this topic for the Phoenix Conference at the Mercy Center in Madison, CT.
The titles of my lectures were, Massaging the Emotional Body and Living from the Core Self. Other
speakers on the venue included Dr. Bernie Siegel.
I will be speaking in 2010 in Malta on Embodying Changing Consciousness.
Publications
In 2003 I contributed to an article written by CCMT professionals published in the journal Techniques in
Orthopedics titled The Application of Therapeutic Massage to Low Back Pain. I also contributed a
chapter in my husband Colin Andrews’ third book, Crop Circles: Signs of Contact (Career Press).
My chapter in Colin’s book opened the door to co-authoring my own book. New York Times best-selling
author Steve Spignesi (Colins co-author in Signs of Contact) brought me to the attention of acquisition
editor Mike Lewis at Wiley Press. Mr. Lewis offered me the opportunity to write Acupressure and
Reflexology for Dummies with Bobbi Dempsi, published in September 2007. This project was gifted with
a tremendous project editor, Kristin DeMint, who made the book a true pleasure to write.
Book agent Marilyn Allen brought me the next book, The Complete Idiots Guide to 2012, with Penguin
Press. I was excited to write the book as I've had a life-long interest in the Maya and Hopi prophecies.
Colin and I have traveled extensively around the world talking to many indigenous cultures about
prophecy, healing and end-time predictions. Colin was a natural co-author and we embarked on the
project together. It was published in October 2008. Our next book, The Complete Idiots Guide to The
Akashic Record will be released in June 2010.
I am currently looking for publishers for two new books and will post publishing details as when they
become available.
Philosophy
I believe “we are spiritual beings having a human experience.” The potential we have is truly unlimited.
Naturopathic medicine was the clear next step for me in my perpetual search to go to the cause,
remove obstacles to cure and open the inner pathways for healing. Healing occurs in a space of
acceptance, non-judgment and compassion. I enjoy adding naturopathic skills with the work I do with
those who allow me to walk for awhile with them on their path to optimal health and the expression of
their full potential. It’s a journey we all take and an honor to be invited to the sacred space of someone
else’s path. What I know with complete certainty is this: everyone has room to heal. However much I
give to clients, I receive back the same. We grow together in this process of life.
TRAINING
Swedish Massage
1981, Michael Loomis
Massage Therapy
1991, CCMT
Personal Totem Pole Process
1991, Margaret Vassington
Reiki I, II & III
March-September, 1992
Clinical Hypnotherapy
Beginner- Advanced, 1994
Hypnotherapy Guild
Jin Shin Do ™
JSD Foundation
Certification 1994
Teacher Training 1996
Myofascial Release I
May 1995, MFR Seminars
Myofascial Unwinding
May 1995, MFR Seminars
Myofascial Release II
May 1995, MFR Seminars
Myofascial Skill
Enhancement-Clinical
Dec.1995, MFR Seminars
Pediatric Myofascial
Sept. 1997, MFR Seminars
Sound Healing
Biosonics, October 1999
(not completed)
Medical Massage
Certification
Hartford Hospital/CCMT
March 2000
Medical Massage for
Cancer Patients
Sloan-Kettering
October, 2000
Visceral Manipulation I-a
March 2001, Upledger
Visceral Listening
August, 2001, Upledger
Visceral Manipulation I-b
October 2001, Upledger
Visceral Manipulation II
February 2002, Upledger
Practical VM Integration
November 2002, Upledger
Advanced VM
February 2003, Upledger
VM Cadaver Dissection
June 2004, Upledger
Craniosacral Therapy I
March 2004, Upledger
Skenar Therapy
Life Energies,
Level I Dec 2000
Level II, October 2001
Color Breathwork Method
Pat Berry, May 2001
Neurofascial Release
May, 2004, Dr. Steven Myles
Davidson
Naturopathic Medical Degree
2008, University of Bridgeport
Swedish Massage
1981, Michael Loomis
Massage Therapy
1991, CCMT
Personal Totem Pole Process
1991, Margaret Vassington
Reiki I, II & III
March-September, 1992
Clinical Hypnotherapy
Beginner- Advanced, 1994
Hypnotherapy Guild
Jin Shin Do ™
JSD Foundation
Certification 1994
Teacher Training 1996
Myofascial Release I
May 1995, MFR Seminars
Myofascial Unwinding
May 1995, MFR Seminars
Myofascial Release II
May 1995, MFR Seminars
Myofascial Skill
Enhancement-Clinical
Dec.1995, MFR Seminars
Pediatric Myofascial
Sept. 1997, MFR Seminars
Sound Healing
Biosonics, October 1999
(not completed)
Medical Massage
Certification
Hartford Hospital/CCMT
March 2000
Medical Massage for
Cancer Patients
Sloan-Kettering
October, 2000
Visceral Manipulation I-a
March 2001, Upledger
Visceral Listening
August, 2001, Upledger
Visceral Manipulation I-b
October 2001, Upledger
Visceral Manipulation II
February 2002, Upledger
Practical VM Integration
November 2002, Upledger
Advanced VM
February 2003, Upledger
VM Cadaver Dissection
June 2004, Upledger
Craniosacral Therapy I
March 2004, Upledger
Skenar Therapy
Life Energies,
Level I Dec 2000
Level II, October 2001
Color Breathwork Method
Pat Berry, May 2001
Neurofascial Release
May, 2004, Dr. Steven Myles
Davidson
Naturopathic Medical Degree
2008, University of Bridgeport
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Dr. Synthia Andrews, ND, LMT
Synthia Andrews has been in the world of wholisitic health for over 25 years. Her work has focused on the relief
of pain and the resolution of underlying mechanical, metabolic, emotional and/or traumatic causes. She has
recently expanded her scope of practice to include naturopathic medicine to assist people in their quest for
pain-free living .
Synthia maintaines a private practice and teaches classes and workshops. She was a faculty member at the
Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy from 1991 to 2005. She has co-authored three books and contributed
to journal articles. She currently teaches workshops at the Kripalu Yoga Institute and is an authorized teacher of
the Jin Shin Do® Foundation.
Synthia Andrews has been in the world of wholisitic health for over 25 years. Her work has focused on the relief
of pain and the resolution of underlying mechanical, metabolic, emotional and/or traumatic causes. She has
recently expanded her scope of practice to include naturopathic medicine to assist people in their quest for
pain-free living .
Synthia maintaines a private practice and teaches classes and workshops. She was a faculty member at the
Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy from 1991 to 2005. She has co-authored three books and contributed
to journal articles. She currently teaches workshops at the Kripalu Yoga Institute and is an authorized teacher of
the Jin Shin Do® Foundation.