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A Certified Ohashiatsu® Instructor, Diedre has been involved with indigenous healing arts for more than ten years. She was also a member of the Ohashi Institute’s administrative staff for more than six years. Diedre brings extensive experience in teaching sports- and dance-related movement, as well as studies in feng shui, space clearing and sound therapy. A former public relations executive, she has a deep understanding of the stresses of corporate life and how important it is for business people to take time for their health. She has lectured and given hands-on demonstrations to a variety of groups, including cancer and acoustic neuroma conferences. While living in New York City, she also received an award for providing energy services to emergency workers in response to the tragedy of September 11, 2001. The goal of Diedre’s work is to help people live happier, healthier and more serene lives.

Marcella Uliana is a Certified Ohashiatsu¨ Instructor. Originally from Italy, she landed in New York City 18 years ago after some traveling around the planet. The cosmopolitan make-up of the city made her understand more fully the interrelationship of all life and feel the responsibility of acting as a citizen of the world. Interactions with such a mixture of people, customs, ethics, and ideas, gave her the opportunity to explore fields unrelated to her previous training in industrial chemistry, and medical laboratory. Oriental philosophy, in particular, inspired her to live, nurture, and care for the body, mind, and spirit in a more natural, intuitive, and compassionate way; hence her approach, training, practicing, and teaching of Ohashiatsu.

Ohashiatsu^® has been an invaluable education to Stella since 1984 when she received her first session. Through private sessions and studying the Ohashiatsu curriculum, she learned how to keep a healthy, balanced perspective while navigating through the stress of everyday life, how to relax through three natural child births, and how to use these techniques to care for her family.

In addition to sharing her training and experience of practicing and teaching Ohashiatsu, Stella offers a unique perspective by integrating it with over 30 years experience as a health and fitness professional.  She is a licensed massage therapist, a licensed dietitian nutritionist, and maintains certifications in other wellness disciplines. 

In 2012, she created Bella Sinergia, LLC, an exclusive private studio dedicated to health and wellness, located in Glenwood, Maryland where she offers Ohashiatsu sessions and courses.

Hazel Chung is a Senior Certified Ohashiatsu® Instructor who teaches the Ohashiatsu curriculum through the Advanced I level. With a background as an internationally renowned dancer, choreographer, and teacher, Hazel has taken advanced studies in Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Beijing College of Acupuncture, China. Currently she visits her traditional Balinese house where she demonstrates and offer Ohashiatsu to the Balinese. After living in many parts of the world and experiencing different cultures, she believes that Ohashiatsu surpasses other approaches in attending to the body, mind and spirit.

Travel information:

By Bus: There are two bus companies that are inexpensive and get close to Ellicott City, ROCKLEDGE BUS and EASTERN. Go to the website to view the schedule, departure location and purchase tickets. The arrival location is Baltimore, MD. [ GO TO BUS ]

By Train: Please check the Amtrack website, trains depart from Penn Station, and the arrival station is Baltimore-BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. [ GO TO AMTRAK ]

Please be in contact with Hazel Chung for further details and accommodations.