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About Maryjean Ballner

 

Maryjean Ballner is a New York State Licensed Massage Therapist, and a 1983 graduate of the Swedish Institute for Massage Therapy, in Manhattan.  She has been an animal lover all her life and actively volunteers to help local humane organizations as well as being a writer and video producer of animal tapes.

Some of her credits and experience include:

Executive Producer

  • "Your Cat Wants a Massage!" videotape (1999) Executive Producer
  • "Your Dog Wants a Massage!" videotape (2004)

Author

  • Cat Massage: A Whiskers-To-Tail Guide to Your Cat's Ultimate Petting Experience (1997)
  • Dog Massage: A Whiskers-To-Tail Guide to Your Dog's Ultimate Petting Experience (2001)

Winner 1999 Cat Writer's Association

  • Muse Medallion for Video Excellence

Active Member

  • DWAA- Dog Writers Association of America
  • CWA- Cat Writer's Association

Lecturer

  • Animal Workshops
  • Presentations
  • Demonstrations

Graduate of the Swedish Institute for Massage Therapy in New York City-1983

March 1998 - Started (and continue) as a TLC (Tender Loving Caresses) volunteer at The Peninsula Humane Society, outside San Francisco, socializing animals for better chance of adoption and to reduce kennel stress.

December 1999- Presented seminar "Utilizing Cat Massage Techniques in the Shelter Environment" at the ASPCA headquarters in New York City

January 2002- "Utilizing Dog and Cat Massage Techniques in the Shelter Environment" - SPCA Los Angeles

Feb. and March 2002- Workshops- San Francisco SPCA

Articles published

  • Dog Fancy
  • Cat Fancy
  • Whole Cat Journal
  • I Love Cats
  • ASPCA Animal Watch Magazines.

Television Interviews

  • Regis & Kelly
  • KRON - (NBC Affiliate) San Francisco
  • Daybreak/Evening News Family Pet - Long Island NY
  • Pet Channel -Brian Kilcommins
  • Animal Planet- "You Lie Like a Dog" Jan.2000

Newspaper Articles

  • San Francisco Chronicle - Massage Therapist's 'Power Purring' by Bill Workman 11/26/98
  • New York Daily News - "Purr". the Joy of Catmassage by KC Baker 1/3/99
  • San Francisco Examiner - Cat Massage makes Felines Purrrfectly Happy by Elaine Larson 3/19/99
  • San Mateo County Times - Give that Kitty a Massage- it's the Cat's Meow by Sarah Weld 11/6/98
  • San Jose Mercury News- A Good Rubdown Makes Fluffy Purr by Linda Goldston 11/23/98

Guest Speaker -

  • 1998 & 1999 International Cat Show- Madison Square Garden, NYC

Magazine Articles

  • Dog Fancy
  • Cat Fancy
  • Whole Cat Journal
  • I Love Cats

Book Signings

  • Barnes & Noble/B. Dalton in Maui, HI, Long Island, NY, San Mateo & San Rafael, CA
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