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Elisa Celestine Newsome Smith, LMT 
Licensed Massage Therapist / Tai Chi & Qigong Instructor

Tai Chi has been a part of Elisa C. Newsome Smith’s daily life after she experienced the beauty of release the practice has to offer.   

It was 2003 and at the time Elisa was a marketing executive for Miami-Dade Parks.   Her company was having a staff retreat and had invited a Tai Chi Instructor to loosen up the staff and creativity.   During that 15-minute session Elisa felt knots and tension dissolve and her body felt light and flowing.

Soon after she started practicing Tai Chi daily and went on to become an instructor in 2005 with Dr. Paul Lam's Tai Chi for Health Program.   Elisa is a certified Tai Chi / Qigong Instructor with the Health Preservation Association under the directorship of Grandmaster  Jiang Jian-ye.      

Elisa left the field of marketing in 2007 to devote herself fulltime to the teaching of Tai Chi and Qigong, a practice which she credits for helping her to achieve renewed energy, emotional balance, body awareness, and improved physical, mental and spiritual health.

To further support her quest to empower others to experience a sense of wellbeing, Elisa became a licensed massage therapist (MA 60751) in 2010.  Her practice features massages designed to increase energy flow, improve circulation, promote relaxation and enhance overall health and wellness.