Teresa McConnell received her massage therapy certification in 1994 in Denver Colorado at the Cottonwood School of Massage Therapy.  She continued her massage studies through the Upledger Institute in St. John Neuromuscular Techniques. She is also trained in Manual Lymphatic Drainage and Lymphatic Core Massage.  Teresa pursued holistic health studies after working as a debt counselor and in cash management in the banking industry. “Being a health coach is definitely my calling.  I love helping others design & achieve their health goals using holistic therapies.”

After moving to Arizona in 1995, she learned more about detoxification therapies such as constitutional hydrotherapy, sauna, fasting, and colon hydrotherapy.  She received her certification as an instructor in Colon Hydrotherapy in 1998 and taught colonics to medical students at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe.  Other areas of study have included homeopathy, Amazon Rainforest botanicals, nutrition for degenerative diseases and Edgar Cayce therapies along with mind-body approaches for healing.

Teresa is licensed as a massage therapist in Arizona, a member of I-ACT, (International Association of Colon Hydrotherapy) and ABMP, (Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals).  She is also a certified BioMeridian Stress Analysis Technician, a device to test Nutritional Balance for supplements including Homeopathics.
 
Dr. McConnell and Teresa were the owners of a naturopathic clinic in Green Valley Arizona.  They sold their practice when Dr. Bryan returned to school for his Osteopathic degree.  Recently, the McConnell’s have opened their second naturopathic clinic, Anti-Aging Therapies of Arizona in Glendale, Arizona.  The clinic has eight other holistic practitioners who have a strong focus in cellular detoxification, known as tissue cleansing, nutrition and exercise as the foundation for building healthy bodies and minds.
  
They have one daughter, Lori, in Missoula, Montana, two sons, Dennis of Littleton, Colorado and Erick, of Grand Island Nebraska.  They have 8 grandchildren.  Future plans for the McConnell’s after graduation include a family practice in Integrated Family Medicine and fulfilling a life time dream of owning an in-house fasting clinic.