Nina McIntosh published the ground-breaking book The Educated Heart in 1999. It was the first text on ethics and boundaries for the profession and has become a classic in the field.

She also writes The Heart of Bodywork, a regular popular column on ethics and professionalism for Massage & Bodywork magazine.

Nina McIntosh was graduated from Tulane University School of Social Work in 1970 and was a psychiatric social worker for several years. Her interest turned to the somatic practices and in 1978, she became a graduate of what is now the Boulder College of Massage Therapy.

In 1981, she was certified by the Rolf Institute as a Certified Rolfer. She practiced as a Rolfer for twenty-five years and also studied Rosen Method bodywork. She is currently writing, teaching, and consulting.

Nina McIntosh has taught workshops and seminars at schools of massage therapy across the country for several years. She was the keynote speaker for the AMTA Council of Schools Conference in Clearwater, Florida, in January of 2003.

Nina is certified as a Category A provider by the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.