Faculty
Jazmine igo
Jazmine is the owner and director of BLHAC. She started her career as an esthetician in 2004, started working at the Blue Lotus Day Spa in 2012 and became the owner of the spa and school in 2019. She is a licensed massage therapist and esthetician and is also a registered yoga instructor. Jazmine is passionate about all things wellness and is dedicated to providing a quality education for students who attend her school. She truly cares about helping people and educating others not only to learn new skills, but to enrich their lives.
Fabian villalba
Fabian graduated from BLHAC in 2018 and completed his massage instructor apprenticeship in 2020. He has a true passion for massage and is eager to share his knowledge and skills with his students. Fabian is trained in Thai and Lomi Lomi massage styles. He loves to help fellow massage therapists find ways to improve their techniques, as well as make massage easier on their bodies.
Shawndra Perez, LMT
Shawndra has over 15 years of experience in the massage industry. She graduated from Austin School of Massage in Lubbock, TX in 2005 and later attended MTTI in Las Cruces. Shawndra specializes in sports/rehab, post-surgery, hot stone and prenatal massage. She looks forward to passing on her knowledge and experience to help her students bring out the best in themselves.
Ann Margaret Ellis, ERYT500
Ann earned her BS from UT Austin in 1993 and has spent the majority of her working career as a science lab teacher elementary through junior college level. Ann has a passion for teaching and is trained in trauma-informed education and is a level one Ayurvedic practitioner. Ann is the creator and lead trainer for Hatha Heart hOMe her 200HR, Yoga Alliance certified teacher training.