We’re incredibly proud of NAA members and the unique ways that they apply Nutritional Aesthetics® in their personal and professional lives. It’s our goal to support them and share their wisdom by highlighting their stories with you in a periodic ‘Member on a Mission’ feature. Our latest featured member, Pat Rorke, is a licensed aesthetician and owner of Spa Rockaway, a “holistic, heart-centered” spa located in Rockaway Park, New York. Pat is also certified reiki and face yoga, and applies her knowledge of these modalities to her facial treatments. She has developed her own ‘Skin Fitness Program’ for her clients that targets skin health from the inside and outside, and includes muscle strengthening.

We spoke to Pat about the role that Nutritional Aesthetics® plays in her business and her approach to skin health:

NAA:

What excites you the most about the Nutritional Aesthetics Alliance?

Pat Rorke:

The NAA is my go-to place for information to help my clients achieve healthy skin from the inside and outside.  As an aesthetician I love the energy work passed along to my clients through facials to help them feel peaceful and relaxed. I believe in skin fitness and as a certified face yoga instructor I help clients to learn facial exercises to target all layers of the skin along with strengthening the muscles in the face to enhance the skin’s natural glow. A full circuit of non-invasive treatments along with pure and simple ingredients is the foundation of my holistic approach to health and beauty. The knowledge I continue to receive from the NAA keeps me growing with the help of their continuing education on all topics for healthy skin.

NAA:

How do you apply Nutritional Aesthetics® principles to your work?

Pat Rorke:

Nutritional Aesthetics has given me the confidence to formulate my own skincare line “Skin Holistic,” which will be ready to launch this spring. I can find all the information in one place that I need to continue to grow my practice instead of searching all over the internet.  I know that anything from this Association has been fully researched and has true integrity at its best.

NAA:

Please complete this sentence, and elaborate as much as you wish: “For optimal skin health, I wish people would do more of ___________________, and less of ___________________.”

Pat Rorke:

For optimal skin health, I wish people would focus more on putting healthy ingredients onto their skin. It’s important to avoid all the toxic fillers in products that do nothing for skin health while working out those facial muscles with regular facials along with face exercises.  And I wish people would do less worrying about trying to look like someone else’s face in a magazine—when that just isn’t that unique person called you! Some of the most beautiful and strongest women I’ve ever known had a line or two on their faces and the brightest smiles and eyes I’ve ever seen.

We want to hear from you!

How do you apply Nutritional Aesthetics principles to your work?

What additional skills or modalities influence your skincare treatments?