Meet Our Team
Currently, the HeartSprings staff includes five licensed and registered professionals including occupational therapist, physical therapist, nurse, yoga instructor, yoga therapist and Reiki practitioner.
Jan Nelson
OTR/L, MA—
HeartSprings Founder
and Integrated Occupational Therapist
Jan is a licensed and registered occupational therapist within the state of ND. She is a mind-body practitioner with multiple trainings and certifications in mind body medicine such as: Center for Mind Body Medicine practitioner; HeartMath™ biofeedback certified; Laughter Yoga™ certified; Emotion Code certified practitioner and Integrative Processing Technique. She is also a certified Integrated Listening Systems and Safe and Sound Protocol practitioner. Her specialty is seeing how the mind and emotions affect the body and how the body affects the mind.
Jan’s father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease when she was in high school. He also had post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. Parkinson’s has been a particular specialty of hers to understand and create programming that not only improves the individual’s quality of life but actually help reduce symptoms. Mental health concerns have also been a specialty addressing symptoms from a neurological perspective that complements area counselors and practitioners.
She has worked with adults and children with neurological challenges since 1982; specializing in Parkinson’s exercise classes since 2002. She and Barbara Edin are co-authors of Zing! A Guidebook for exercising your body, mind, emotions and spirit programming.
HeartSprings was founded in 2008. As its founder, we have created a center to serve those who are living with chronic dis-eases or life changing circumstances such as accidents, neurological challenges, chronic pain, and now more recently mental health and recovery. Jan looks forward to exploring holistic options for you. Her intakes are comprehensive and look for ways to help the body, mind, emotions, and spirit heal.
Kristin Andrist
Bookkeeper
If you have questions about payment you can contact Kristin at heartspringsbookkeeper@gmail.com . Kristin doesn’t regularly check her email so if you have a more urgent message please send it to Jan at heartspringsed@gmail.com .
Our preference is to pay for classes online because it gives us an automatic record of your purchase. But, we also accept Venmo, credit card and good ol’ fashioned checks for any payments.
Barbara Edin
Integrated Physical Therapist
A licensed physical therapist in the states of ND and MN for almost 40 years. She is certified to teach T’ai Chi Chih® and has been teaching for almost 30 years. She provides healing touch as an adjunct to her work. She is also a certified Integrated Listening Systems and Safe and Sound Protocol practitioner and certified Brain Injury Specialist. She is co-author of Zing! A Guidebook for exercising your body, mind, emotions, and spirit.
Lori Hill
Yoga Instructor
Lori is certified and has more than 25 years of experience as a group exercise instructor. She is also yoga certified with more than 15 years of experience. Her classes offer a special focus with gentle somatic yoga which is designed to build awareness and reverse old habitual patterns of stress.
Cammie Lamey
MSc Biology, CYT 500, SomaYoga Therapist
I have been studying the body for more than 20 years, teaching nursing and dental students about its structure (Anatomy) and how it works (Physiology). My academic studies have been enhanced with experiential-styled Hatha yoga trainings emphasizing the practical exploration of the effects of movement and self-care techniques on the body and mind. These trainings promote self-study and reflection informing the nervous system of what serves the body, mind, and spirit and encourage a yoga practice in its physical and psychological sense that increases resilience to life’s physical and emotional challenges. I have continuing yoga education in trauma-induced stress, non-traumatic stress, and mind studies. My current 1000 hour SomaYoga Therapy training incorporates Western medical knowledge with the timeless practices of Yoga and Ayurveda to bring physical and mental ease to our “soma” – our whole being.
Amy Wieser-Willson
PhD—Adaptive Yoga Instructor
A yoga instructor at the 300-hour level training in addition to 40 hours of training in trauma-sensitive yoga for those with post-traumatic stress. She earned her doctorate in holistic nutrition, is a certified yoga wellness coach, Reiki master and teacher, and certified natural health practitioner.