Maxine M. Shapiro had an unusual background combining holistic therapies, movement and music.
She studied at the Boston Conservatory of Music and the Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA.
She received her BA degree from Boston University, Boston, MA.
She received her diploma in massage therapy from the Bancroft School of Massage, Worcester, MA.
She graduated the New England School of Acupuncture, Watertown, MA, and did post-graduate acupuncture
studies at the Zhejiang Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
Maxine began her study of Thai Traditional Massage after her "false sciatica" was successfully
treated by this unique technique. For three years she returned to Chiang Mai, Thailand, for a month of
study at the Foundation Hospital and ITM to learn this rocking massage, and to study with many different teachers.
She also studied at Wat Po in Bangkok. Maxine's background in music and the oriental healing arts
offers new perspectives for understanding this ancient massage.
Maxine taught and practiced in the United States at national and regional conferences and abroad.
She was nationally certified and licensed in both acupuncture and massage.
She was a certified Thai Therapist instructor, taught
3 to 6 hour workshops
and 1 to 6 day certificate programs in Thailand Traditional Massage.
She was also a "Holistic Health Detective".
Maxine passed from this life on March 11, 2024 at age 80.
