Faculty

 
Mary Jo Ruggieri, Ph.D., RPP:    Primary Teacher & Co-Director
Mary Jo Ruggieri is the Primary Teacher and Co-Director of Carolina Polarity Institute of Energetic Studies.  She is also founder and director of the Columbus Polarity Center and Columbus Polarity Therapy Institute, an educational center for natural healing therapies and energetic bodywork.  She teaches alternative medicine seminars to first year medical students at the Ohio State University Medical School, and Polarity Therapy and Integrative Medicine at Hocking Technical College and the University of Utah. Mary Jo's specialties include alternative medicine, complementary therapies, myofascial therapy, kundalini yoga, and reflexology.  She has had a private polarity practice for 12 years and is frequently invited to speak at the local and national level.  Mary Jo served as an assistant professor for 25 years at Ohio State University and was innovative in the integration of mind-body techniques and alternative medicine for athletic training.  She is a two time Olympic Coach of the United States Swim Team at the Games in Seoul, Korea and in Barcelona, Spain.
   
Renée Weidel, APP, CST, CHt:    Founder & Business Manager

Renée Weidel is the Founder and Business Manager of the Carolina Polarity Institute of  Energetic Studies.  She received her Polarity training at the Polarity Realization Institute in  Massachusetts and also trained in the Herbert Benson, M.D. program: the Relaxation  Response at Harvard Medical School. This is her third year as a Noetic Practitioner,  participating with a Duke Cardiac Medical Research Team on the MANTRA Study Project.   She has over 1,000 hours in integrative health training.  Renée has been active nationally  to  protect the “Right to Choose” Polarity Therapy as a clinically proven Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) Therapy option.  Renée serves as President of the Board of  Directors for the Health & Wellness Foundation, Inc., a non-profit corporation for Preventive  Practices & Integrative Medicine.  Synergetics® is her polarity practice in Greensboro.  Prior to her seven years in healthcare, she was in corporate financial service and  administrative management for over twenty years.

   
William Morrow, Certified Rolfer®:    Faculty
“Bill” Morrow currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Health & Wellness Foundation, Inc.  He teaches anatomy at Carolina Polarity Institute of Energetic Studies.  A High Point University graduate with a degree in Psychology, he completed postgraduate training as a Rolfer at the Rolf Institute® in Boulder, Colorado.  Bill is an avid student of anatomy in body movement education and function.  He sees that working to relieving the cause of symptoms is an integral part of a holistic approach for balancing each individual’s unique structure.  His outdoor activities and weight training have allowed him insight into typical patterns of injury and trauma associated with these and other sports activities. Once a month Bill presents, free to the public, a Rolfing®, Structural Integration and Movement Education class at his office, Carolina Rolfing Associates. He has practiced bodywork in Greensboro for 5 years. Bill resides in Greensboro, North Carolina with his wife and two daughters.