My Story

John Rossi

 

John T. Rossi | Myofascial Release Therapist in Kennett Square & Chadds Ford PA


My Journey to Becoming a Myofascial Release Therapist - 


My journey to becoming a licensed massage therapist and Myofascial Release (MFR) practitioner began when I was 15 years old — with a life-changing car accident.

 

On Thanksgiving night, I was struck by a vehicle with such force that I was thrown high into the air! When I came down my head hit a road sign, causing major head trauma.

 

I woke up in the hospital the next morning with injuries that would affect me for the resrt of my life.

 

If you’ve experienced a serious accident, chronic pain, or head injury,

you understand that recovery can be a rocky road

and not a simple or straightforward road at that.

 

After weeks of hospital care, I was prescribed medication and sent home.

 I continued to struggle with pain, stiffness, anxiety, and depression for years afterward.

Doctors could not find a lasting solution, only prescribed meds . . . but I knew there had to be a better way to heal.


Searching for Relief from Chronic Pain

For years, I pursued every therapy I could find:

Traditional massage therapy
Chiropractic care
Alternative healing methods
Some treatments helped temporarily, but I was still searching for lasting change.

 

There was more going on than most practitioners and modalities addressed!

It became clear that I was dealing not only with physical trauma but also the long-term effects of a head injury — including anxiety and depression. Like many people living with unresolved pain, I turned to unhealthy coping mechanisms for years, before eventually finding sobriety. I’ve now been sober for over 30 years and understand firsthand the connection between physical pain and emotional stress.

 

Years later, as an adult, I was in another serious auto accident.  I was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer in a multi car pile up on the highway.

That second accident not only made my pain and difficulties much worse. . . .it became a turning point in my life.


Discovering Myofascial Release & Energy Medicine
After that accident, I discovered the John F. Barnes Method of Myofascial Release — and everything changed.

For the first time, I experienced real, lasting relief from chronic pain.

Myofascial Release addressed the root cause of my restrictions — not just the symptoms.

 

I also began studying Energy Medicine, (Like Reiki), and experienced profound shifts in both body and mind.

These therapies didn’t just reduce my pain — they transformed my life!

That transformation became my calling.


Professional Credentials & Certifications
Today, I serve clients throughout Kennett Square, Chadds Ford, West Chester, Wilmington DE

and the surrounding Pennsylvania and Northern Delaware areas.

 

My training includes:

  • Expert Level Status in the John F. Barnes Method of Myofascial Release
  • Diploma from the four-year Energy Medicine Practitioner Program at the Institute of Healing Arts & Sciences (Bloomfield, CT)
  • Advanced study in The Pathwork, Louise Hay teachings, and Core Energetics body/mind psychology
  • Licensed Massage Therapist (PA & DE)
  • Master Practitioner of NLP
  • Certified Consulting Hypnotherapist
  • Certified Life Coach specializing in life in recovery and New Thought principals
  • Certified New Thought Practitioner and Universal Life Church Minister

 

What I Do . . .  Holistic Pain Relief in Kennett Square, PA


At Touch of Light Health, I specialize in:

  • Myofascial Release therapy for chronic pain
  • TMJ and jaw pain relief
  • Neck and back pain treatment
  • Head trauma recovery support - including migraine headaches
  • Stress and anxiety reduction
  • Mind-body healing using NLP and Hypnosis

 

It's all connected
Chronic pain is rarely just physical. The body stores trauma, stress, and emotional tension in the fascial system —

the connective tissue that surrounds every muscle and organ.

 

Myofascial Release works by gently and precisely releasing these restrictions, allowing the body to heal naturally and restore balance.

Hypnosis and NLP support the neurological and emotional patterns that often accompany chronic pain, trauma, and long-term stress.

 

  • Together, these therapies help clients:
  • Reduce or eliminate pain
  • Improve mobility
  • Increase energy
  • Restore emotional balance
  • Return to the activities they love 
  • I am not just someone who studied healing — I lived the journey.

I know what it feels like to be told “nothing is wrong” while still living in pain.

I know what it’s like to feel limited by your own body.

And I know what it feels like to finally find something that works.

 

My mission at Touch of Light Health is to help people in Kennett Square, Glen Mills, Wilmington DE and the surrounding communities experience true, lasting healing — physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

 

Help is available . . .You can recover! 

If you are living with chronic pain, TMJ issues, stress, or unresolved trauma, there is hope.

I’ve been where you are.

And I can help you.

 

Finding these therapies saved and changed my life!

 

 

WHO AM I ? 

I am a healer.

 

I engage in the work necessary to ensure that my clients return to a life with wholeness of mind, body, and spirit. I also teach classes and workshops in the healing arts, for both therapists and clients.

 

My purpose is to empower as many people as I can to heal, and experience true wellbeing.

 

Be of good cheer! I’ve been where you are now, and I can help you.