Rebecca is dedicated to taking care of people
through coaching clients to healthy, tasty, nutritionally-informed eating & cooking and by providing clinical therapeutic massage and body/self awareness and helping them Earth and take in the benefits of time in nature.
Rebecca is certified both as a Nutritional Health Coach (1000 hours) and as a Holisitic Health Practitioner (1000 hours) and has accumulated over 2000 hours of education in Massage Therapy. She has experience teaching massage at Monterey Peninsula College & Mueller College in San Diego. She has taught nutritionally informed cooking classes and authored two books available on Amazon:
Nutritional Wisdom in Cooking, A 30 Meal Guide
which teaches plant-based nutrition and healthy cooking methods through her recipes, and
Luscious Healthy Desserts as Tasty Vegan Meals
which presents uniquely created desserts (gluten free, sugar free, high protein, sweetened with dried fruits) with paired salads for sensational meals that satisfy your sweet tooth in a healthy way without causing weight gain.
Rebecca currently has a private practice in Pacific Grove offering both health coaching, therapeutic massage and healing in nature classes. Upon request, she will teach a cooking class.
Rebecca's Education and Work Experience
Education and Certification
Bachelor of Science in Biology from Trinity College in Washington D.C.
Holistic Health Practitioner Certification from Mueller College of Holistic Studies in San Diego California
Nutritional Health Coach Certification from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition
Certified Massage Therapist from California State (CAMTC)
Massage Experience
Present: Rebecca Lees Healing Ways (since 2006)
2012-2018 Taught Therapeutic Massage II at Monterey Peninsula College
2011-2018 Worked for Dr. Gayle Walsh at the Community Chiropractic Center, Pacific Grove, CA
2007-2008: Worked in the office of Dr. Richard Kehoe D.C., preparing patients for their chiropractic adjustments by loosening their muscles.
2006-2007 : Worked in the offices of Dr.s Stephen Barkalow D.C. and Michael Franklen M.D. on their patients with instructions from them, keeping records of what I did for client improvement monitoring.
2000-2003: Worked in the office of Dr. Barbara Stewart D.C. in Carlsbad, CA.
1997-1998: Kinesiology Instructor at Mueller College of Holistic Studies, San Diego, CA. Assisted in writing the Muscle Energy Techniques Manual with Bill Mueller.
From 1996- 1998 I worked for both Dr. Craig Dillman D.C. and Dr. Gary Miller D.C. in a clinic and office respectively and operated A+ Plus Massage out of Coronado, CA.