Our Massage Team

Lori Wilson Arnot

Lori founded the River Wellness Center in Clayton, New York in 2007.  She attended North West School of the Healing Arts for Massage Therapy and graduated from there in 2000.  She has been practicing massage in the Thousand Islands since then.  Lori has also been practicing Reiki since 1995.  She was attuned as a Master of Karuna Reiki in 2016.  Lori continued her training with a yoga teacher course from the Driftwood Yoga School, completing in 2018.  Lori enjoys a daily meditation practice, especially Primordial Sound Meditation.  She is very involved in the community especially with organic food and lifestyle.  

Christy Angus, LMT

Christy graduated from Finger Lakes School of Massage in 2015 and completed her Reiki II in 2019. She specializes in therapeutic deep tissue and medical massage. 

Dr. Nick Quarrier

After 30 years teaching Physical Therapy at Ithaca College as a Clinical Professor, Dr. Quarrier retired to Clayton, NY. Nick received his doctoral degree in physical therapy from Washington University School of Medicine and a massage therapy degree from The Finger Lakes School of Massage. At Ithaca College he taught orthopedic manual therapy courses and specialized in musician and dance injuries. At River Wellness in Clayton, Nick is excited to use his massage license and to help clients suffering with chronic pain.  He is quite familiar with the area, as his family has summered in the Thousand Islands since 1980.