The TAVO Team
Phil J. Tavolacci, MSPT
Advanced Myofascial Release Therapist
Phil started TAVO Total Health (originally TAVO PT & Fitness) in September 2004. Having realized the limitations of “traditional” physical therapy in standard clinical settings, he set out to create a unique practice that offered the most result-producing therapies in a serene & healing setting. Prior to opening TAVO Total Health, Phil worked in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital, an outpatient orthopedics & sports medicine clinic, and owned a small personal training company, Metamorphitness.
Phil’s personal history of chronic pain & physical disability lead to his discovery & mastery of the most highly effective treatment modalities. As his mentor & teacher, John F. Barnes, states, “You can only take your patients as far as you have gone yourself.” Phil’s past experiences have enabled him to have remarkable results with his patients and he is constantly furthering his healing journey to open the doors further for his patients.
Phil graduated Summa Cum Laude from Ithaca College in 1994 with a B.S. in Exercise Science and earned his M.S.P.T from Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia in 1998. Although Phil treats patients of all ages & issues, he is especially passionate about treating complex & non-common presentations that have not responded to other forms of treatment. In January of 2010, Phil delivered his first Transform Tourette! seminar in Washington, DC. He will be doing continued research and work to uncover the mysteries of Tourette Syndrome (TS), as he believes strongly that much, if not all, of TS is reversible by balancing and stabilizing the body’s fascial & neuromuscular systems.
Ann Udofia, DPT
Advanced Myofascial Release Therapist
Dr. Ann Udofia is a licensed Physical Therapist in Maryland as well as Virginia, New York and New Jersey. She received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Arcadia University in Pennsylvania. She has served as the Director of Rehabilitation Departments, and has also directed physical therapy care in a variety of rehabilitations settings such as skilled nursing and long term care facilities, home health, hospital settings, and out patient practices. Dr. Udofia has had huge successes in addressing chronic pain conditions, orthopedic injuries, neurological disorders, post surgical dysfunction and a multitude of women's health issues. She specializes in the John F. Barnes approach of Myofascial Release, and has closely trained with the leaders in this field. Her ability to successfully integrate Myofascial Release with traditional and complementary therapies has resulted in the reduction of pain, the restoration of movement , and improvement in the quality of life of her patients.
Dr. Udofia has lived and studied in a variety of countries around the world including the United Kingdom, the Sultanate of Oman, the Netherlands and Nigeria. In her personal time, she continues to enjoy new adventures associated with traveling. She is also an avid runner, and has run several races and marathons in support of causes such as AIDS awareness and cancer research (AIDS marathon, January 2006, Chicago Marathon October 2008 and New York City Marathon October 2009).
Allyn Blind, M.S., NASM-CPT
Personal Trainer
Allyn earned her Bachelor and Master of Science in Sport Management and Athletic Administration from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. She is a National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Personal Trainer and IDEA member. After a successful collegiate soccer career, Allyn began training and coaching high school and college athletes while working in fitness and recreation facility management. In 2005, she began to focus solely on personal training and committed herself to the non profit philosophy of lifestyle wellness and fitness for the YMCA. There, her strong passion for helping others achieve their goals drives fueled her desire to grow both professionally and personally.
As a personal trainer, corporate coordinator, personal training and wellness coordinator for the YMCA, Allyn continued to develop an expertise in total body wellness and weight loss strategies. Her programs and direct training resulted in over 600 pounds of combined weight loss in 2010-2011. As a lifestyle coach for a prominent pre-diabetes program, she was also able to help program participants eliminate their risk for Type II diabetes.
Joining us from Columbus, Ohio, Allyn looks to continue her growth and scope of practice in the Washington DC area. She is passionate about her successes with clients in weight loss and lifestyle change, and looks forward to creating the same for those at Synergy Training Solutions.
Allyn spent the last six months using her own advice and expertise to transform her own life and physique. She is currently training to compete in figure in early 2012. She also enjoys learning about, and implementing, healthy nutrition in a fun and exciting way into healthy lifestyle living. Her approach to life truly encompasses a balance of body, mind and spirit; and lives it to the fullest!
Tanya Colucci, NASM-CPT, CES, PES
Personal Trainer
Tanya earned her Master of Science degree from American University and her Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. She has been in the fitness industry for over twelve years. Tanya is one of eleven Master Instructors for the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), traveling around the country teaching the Optimum Performance Training Workshops. Tanya has risen to become one of the top Personal Trainers in the United States. Tanya is also a recognized fitness industry presenter sharing her passion and knowledge at several industry events. Her experience ranges from Corporate and Commercial Fitness, Director of Personal Training, Founder of her non-profit the Infinity Wellness Foundation, Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Performance Enhancement Specialist to recently becoming a Reiki Master. Tanya is currently enrolled in Massage Therapy School at the Potomac Massage Training Institute in Washington DC and is excited to work closely with the practitioners at TAVO to expand her knowledge in Myofascial Release techniques.
Through Tanya’s own life experience of dealing with stress, back pain, and weight issues she has taken her experience and knowledge and created a unique training system to help clients achieve their wellness and fitness goals which she calls their ‘lifestyle goals’. “It is important to know how to deal with the stresses of life and still take care of your body, mind, and spirit. Finding the balance between those three things will lead to a happy well balanced in-sync person full of love, passion, and motivation!” She is full of excitement to work with clients at TAVO being able to help them with their wellness and fitness goals. To learn more about Tanya please visit her website www.synergytrainingsolutions.com
Certifications: NASM- Certified Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Performance Enhancement Specialist, CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach, and Reiki Master.
Kathleen Troust , DPT
Advanced Myofascial Release Therapist
Kathleen Troust graduated from Marymount University with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree after an 8-year career as a fitness, Pilates, and group exercise instructor. Kathleen is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the APTA’s Women’s Health section. She is currently working towards her Certificate of Achievement in pelvic floor rehab.
Kathleen's advanced training is in the John F.Barnes' Myofascial Release approach. She treats complex pain issues and pelvic pain/dysfunction for women and men, in addition to pre/post-natal, postural issues, scoliosis and common musculoskeletal injuries. Her extensive experience in fitness, Pilates, yoga, meditation and corrective exercise brings variety to her treatment approach. She structures patient programs according to their individual needs and preferences and encourages exploration of complementary approaches to healing when appropriate.
Kathleen has advanced training in transformational coaching with Inner Journey Seminars, an educational organization for personal and spiritual development. She is also a graduate of the Landmark Education Curriculum for Living and enjoys meditation, yoga, dancing, hiking, teaching indoor cycling and participating in various transformational programs. Kathleen lives in Arlington with her husband Dave and boxer Hannah.
Honi Borden,
Author, Speaker, Intuitive Healer, Consciousness Guide & Reconnective Healing Practitioner
Honi Borden has a truly colorful professional background, resembling a rainbow, ranging from clinical therapist, medical aesthetic practitioner, advanced reiki level III practitioner, founder of the first eco-friendly medical spa in the US (Holeco Wellness Medi Spa), holistic eco-beauty expert and creator of an eco-conscious product line holeco® life and holeco girls empowerment.
Honi's true calling in life has become aligned with her heart as a Consciousness Guide and a Reconnetive Healing Practitioner and facilitating The Reconnection. "The way I feel connected on the inside with this full spectrum of light, is like no other. The minute I stepped into the introduction seminar with Dr. Eric Pearl, I knew I was in the right place, doing the right thing, with the right people, at the right time, on the right day, for the right reason, for the rest of my time on earth, guiding individuals to come to full alignment of light with themselves." Honi is thrilled to join TAVO team, to guide through consciousness and provide a gift of healing, as a facilitator of light, information and love that comes from universal consciousness and intelligence. Honi is the author of an inspirational true story children's book called: The Day I Became a Superhero. As an inspirational speaker, Honi travels nationally providing workshops on various topics that help heighten consciousness on self, environment and universe. On a personal note, Honi feels blessed to have been gifted with 3 angels in her life, her husband, Karl and her two boys, Kiyan and Nevan whom she believes are her greatest teachers guiding her to her own inner truth.
To learn more about Honi's Light Work, book, and products, please visit www.HoniBorden.com . To schedule an in-person appointment with Honi at TAVO, for Consciousness Guiding, Reconnective Healing or The Reconnection, please email her directly at honi@honiborden.com or call 202-422-1113.
Fees for all HANDS OFF sessions:
Consciousness Guide $153 per session (45 to 90 minutes)
Reconnective Healing $153 per session (30 to 45 minutes)
The Reconnection $333 (done in 2 sessions back to back, with one sleep cycle in between 45 minutes each session)
Letitia Robertson,
Office Manager
Letitia Robertson joined TAVO Total Health in July 2006 as an Office Assistant and was quickly promoted to Office Manager in a few short months. She has played an integral part in the transition from TAVO PT & Fitness to TAVO Total Health, LLC.
Letitia provides excellent customer service daily to our physical therapy patients and fitness clients such as: scheduling, billing, assisting with reimbursement of claims and friendly encouragement for their health and well-being.
Letitia acquired her skills through past work experience and education from the George Washington University.
It is evident to everyone that Letitia enjoys her work because of her exuberance and persistent smile.
Hong Lin, L.Ac.
Licensed Acupuncturist
“My patients tell me that my unique gift is that I help them tap into their own healing power, and they really can sense my healing power during the treatment. The Chinese medicine I practice truly brings all the essential elements of a healthy life to my patients. I not only use acupuncture and herbs, but also instructions on diet and life style changes, calming techniques, exercises, self-massage, etc. I believe a comprehensive healing method applied by both practitioner and patient is mostly beneficial to heal the patient's particular condition and to improve his/her general well-being.”
Hong Lin graduated from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SUTCM), P.R. China in 1992. As a medical doctor in China, she practiced at the famous Longhua Hospital affiliated to SUTCM and also taught acupuncture and herbal medicine to the foreign students at the WHO Acupuncture Training Center in SUTCM.”
Hong Lin is a Diplomate in Acupuncture, certified by National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists and Oriental Medicine, and a licensed acupuncturist in Maryland and Washington DC.
Drew McNeil, Certified Master Trainer
Originally from Cincinnati, OH, Drew McNeil attended the University of Cincinnati and obtained his BA in International Business/Marketing and worked for Procter & Gamble for several years shortly after. As time passed, Drew’s passion to pursue a career in the fitness industry grew stronger and stronger. In 2004 he took a leap of faith (along with the encouragement from family and friends) and decided to pursue his true love: fitness and health. Drew moved to Washington, DC and began a career in health and wellness.
Drew is a certified master trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) with certified specialties in Functional Movement Screening, Integrated Stretch, Corrective Exercise and Performance Enhancement.
After working several years in the sports and fitness industry, Drew firmly believes in a holistic approach to health and total well being, which is why he calls Tavo Total Health his home.
Derek Metzler, MPT
Myofascial Release Therapist
Upon graduating Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh in 2000 with a degree in Physical Therapy Derek embarked on a journey that led him to study Myofascial Release with John F. Barnes. He felt early on that better outcomes could be made with his patients, the outcomes he feels he can achieve with using myofascial release. Prior to his course work in MFR ™ his post-graduate training included the year-long Orthopedic Manual Therapy course at UVA with James Beazell MS, PT, FAAOMPT, OCS, ATC and coursework utilizing Yoga as a treatment modality. Prior to joining Tavo he worked as a clinical coordinator at a large outpatient hospital clinic, and most recently in private outpatient practice settings.
Derek continues his coursework with John F. Barnes, both in giving and receiving treatment to gain further insight to treating patients with the most effective techniques of myofascial release. He has had significant results with patients that have exhausted other therapies, noted results in work with TMJ and chronic pain patients.
As a prior marathon runner and long- time mountain biker, Derek understands the aspects of athletic performance health. In his private life, Derek has a contracting business that specializes in restoring turn-of-the-century homes. He and his wife live in Richmond and love to entertain and travel, they have a five-lb Yorkie, named Max, who thinks he is a Rottweiler.
Leslee Ames,
Yoga & Pilates Instructor, Reiki Master
LesLee Ames is a certified Integral Yoga Institute and Advanced Asheville Yoga Center Teacher, as well as a Bodywork's Pilates certified teacher, Nia Green Belt, ThetaHealer, and Reiki Master. She is a Nu-Skin Distributor. Ames is trained in Critical Incident Stress Management and in Yoga protocol for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Her goal is not only to heal, but inspire others to be self-empowered for joyful living.
My determination to empower others comes from never forgetting what these practices have done for me."
LesLee's passion to facilitate transformation through Yoga, Dance and Energy works comes from her rich experience of the Joy of Movement for self-healing and living. Traditional therapy did not meet her needs to treat chronic Post-Traumatic Stress, so she returned to her roots in contemporary movement, Yoga, and Reiki.
She joins TAVO because of the synergy of creative approaches and a whole health focus. She offers Professional Trainings in Yoga and Pilates in combination with Touch-Therapy (Reiki.) Both Private and Group Sessions to bring about more Presence in Mind and Body are available. Ames is also available by appointment for Intuitive Consultations and energy work using ThetaHealing and Reiki for those who wish to go deeper.
Series of 3 Privates: $285 Group Yoga Class: $20
LesLee is a Red Cross Volunteer and a Pioneer in Wellness with a Website called Dance-On.net, an E-book about Recovery from Trauma and several Programs including WorldBeat, for at-risk youth, and Yoga for Veterans and Active Military in SC and Maryland. Contact Leslee for more information.
Elizabeth Goll Lerner, LPC, ATR-BC
Reconnective Healing Practioner
Welcome to my listing. I offer Reconnective Healing sessions and The Reconnection.
There is something truly moving about the experience of Reconnective Healing and The Reconection.
Time and time again I am excited by my clients’ reports of the variation of positive experiences, from the physical to the spiritual. I have seen increase in rapidity of physical healing; the ability to move forward in life in a more energized and focused way; a lightness of being.
The knowledge, that as we raise our own vibration and level of healing, we raise the level of healing energy on the planet is profound. We collectively and individually participate in our own healing, the healing of others and our world. I am excited that the scientific community continues to help us understand the wonder and the power of this work.
I came to Reconnective Healing, as it seems many do, when the elements in the universe came together to bring it to my attention with a series of events; an internal pull; a realization that I was meant to learn and practice this work.
How did it happen?
Someone told me that they were going to a workshop with Eric Pearl and I offhandedly asked what and where. I looked it up and the energy started rolling. I kept returning to the website to read more. I made some inquiring calls. Obstacles presented themselves, but the drive to be there just did not go away. I went to the bookstore and found the one copy of Eric’s book left in the store. I touched it and I immediately felt the energy in my hands. I opened it and found myself on the page about coming to a seminar. I left for the Seminar the next day, signed up for my own sessions and the Reconnection and completed my Level I,II and III training that week. I have been seeing clients ever since.
I look forward to your call. I see Reconnective Healing and Reconnection clients in Chevy Chase, MD and downtown Bethesda, MD as well as at a distance.
My Background:
I have been a practicing psychotherapist for 30 years.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Board Certified/Registered Art Therapist
I have a private practice in Washington, DC and Bethesda, MD
Tara Davis, NASM-CPT, AFAA & TRX
Personal Trainer
Tara Davis holds a degree in Exercise Science from Slippery Rock University in PA and certifications from NASM, AFAA and TRX. As the daughter of a high school basketball coach, Tara has grown up with fitness being a part of her everyday life. Tara was a collegiate swimmer and played many sports in high school. Her training specialities include pre/post natal, beginners and advanced interval style workouts. She also enjoys training couples and small groups. Tara challenges each of her clients to give 100% during every workout while at the same time asks them to listen to their bodies. We've only been given this one body and we must honor ourselves and take care of it the best way that we can. Before joining Synergy Training Solutions, Tara served as manager of several fitness centers in the Washington, DC area - most notably the White House Athletic Center.
Tara is also the owner of The Bridal Bitch, a premier wedding planning company based in Washington, DC. If you are looking to shape up your body and your wedding, Tara is your ticket! In her free time, Tara enjoys spending time at home with her two fur babies Romeo and Gadget.