Merlino Fitness Advisory Board
Merric Elise Bartosch, R.M.T., S.N.R.
Massage Therapist, Sat Nam Rasayan Healer, Kundalini Yoga Teacher

Merric Bartosch is a Houston-native skilled at rejuvenating the body, mind, and spirit. She established her unique practice in the Texas Medical Center area nearly a decade ago and now has a wide range of clientele who seek her soothing massages and use of an ancient healing art that frees the body's energy for health and well being. She also teaches powerful meditative techniques that can help you eliminate negative patterns, quiet your mind, and lead a more peaceful life.

Merric became involved in her work through a long path of self-discovery. She and her two sisters and brother grew up in Houston, children of a well-known coach and owner of several gymnastic centers. In high school, Merric recognized she had a gift of intuition-of looking deep within people and seeing what could enhance their life. She attended Blinn Jr. College in Brenham, the Houston Community College, and the University of Houston, studying business, psychology, and dance. After college, she tried working in insurance for a time, but found that unsatisfying. She began looking in earnest for a field more in tune with her talents. She worked with chiropractor Jeff Brittain and traveled across the U.S. studying Chinese medicine, massage, and healing arts of all sorts, including those from India. The healing arts allowed Merric to use her remarkable intuitive skills to help people transform their health and their lives. Today, her clients include people in high stress jobs, especially doctors, businessmen, and airline pilots; individuals undergoing chemotherapy and other medical treatments; international visitors to Houston; troubled teens; and even mother and brides on the day of weddings.

Credentials
Merric is a registered massage therapist, and a certified Sat Nam Rasayan healer and Kundalini yoga teacher. She studied traditional Swedish massage, but found that clients experienced a greater sense of calm, wellness, and love when she incorporated the techniques of Sat Nam Rasayan in her work. Sat Nam Rasayan is a healing art developed more than 700 years ago in India. Its techniques were revealed to the Western world by Guru Dev Singh, a renowned healer and yogi. Merric has spent years under his tutelage, including traveling to Italy and all over the U.S. for seminars.

Practitioners of Sat Nam Rasayan take their consciousness to an elevated "sacred space" through meditation and experience the flow of life in the person they're working on. The conscious of the practitioner is then fused for a brief period with whatever is to be healed and transformed. Sat Nam Rasayan can resolve pain in general, and spiritual or mental disorders, such as fears, depression, and fatigue. Acute or chronic diseases can also be healed.

Merric has also studied Kundalini yoga extensively. Kundalini is considered the "mother of all yogas" and the most powerful yoga known. The practice awakens untapped energy reserves near the base of the spine. It elevates consciousness and promotes physical well-being. Merric teaches Kundalini exercises and meditations in personal sessions and in classes across Houston.

She knows hundreds of meditations, many designed to help people with the No. 1 problem she sees: anxiety.
Her specialties include:

• Sat Nam Rasayan treatments
• Prenatal massage
• Reflexology for feet and hands
• Paraffin treatment
• One-on-one yoga sessions
• One-on-one meditation

Hobbies
When she's not working with clients, Merric likes to garden, draw and paint, go to movies, travel, and hang out with her sister, Kirsten. She has also recently rekindled a passion for modern dance.

How To Contact Merric
To schedule an appointment, you can call 713-523-4118 or e-mail Merric at satnamrasayan@yahoo.com. Her main office is in the Crown Plaza Hotel in the Texas Medical Center. She also serves clients in the Holiday Inn and Radisson Inn in the same area. Merric sees clients daily and will be happy to work around your schedule.