Healing Oasis Wellness Center

02/22/2026

02/17/2026

Let the games begin…

02/08/2026

Module II of the spring Healing Oasis Wellness Center 2026 VSMT (veterinary spinal manipulative therapy, aka: “animal chiropractic”) Post-graduate program (the first in-person module, with 3 more to go!!) is in full swing. 👍🏼
Here are just a few pictures highlighting some of the included activities - including lectures, demos, and hands-on labs that provide a faculty member for each group of 3 students per animal!!

02/07/2026

School is in session! Today module ll of the VSMT class got to work on some lovely dogs at Woof Gang Rescue in Racine. All these beautiful dogs are for adoption and they all felt so much better after their adjustments!

02/04/2026

Every expert starts with a first step

01/31/2026

Want your weekends to look like this? Join our program(s) 😏

01/28/2026

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Our phones are down so don’t panic! Jake and Tony are waiting patiently for the phone company to fix this. In the meantime, please email us for any questions or appointments you may have

01/26/2026

Come join us and have fun while learning!

Email from Healing Oasis Wellness Center Come join us to learn, integrate, practice, and become COMPETENT, and PROFICIENT   2026 Postgraduate State-Approved Certification List of Programs  Continuing

01/26/2026

Dr. Rivera is everywhere!

Knowledge, mentorship, and lifelong impact took center stage at the 25th Annual Healing Oasis Wellness Center Conference.

Held in late 2025, the milestone conference honored two legendary Purdue Veterinary Medicine educators, Dr. Kathy Salisbury and Dr. Ron Hullinger, recognizing decades of dedication to teaching, mentorship, and advancing veterinary education. The event was led by Purdue alumnus Dr. Pedro Rivera, who dedicated the anniversary conference to mentors who shaped both his professional journey and the lives of countless others.

Dr. Salisbury retired in 2025 after more than 40 years at Purdue Veterinary Medicine, serving as a board-certified surgeon, educator, and associate dean for academic affairs. Her career spanned clinical excellence, leadership, and an enduring commitment to teaching, earning her recognition as a Purdue 150th Anniversary Professor for excellence in teaching.

Dr. Hullinger completed nearly 50 years of service to the college before retiring in 2018. As a professor of veterinary anatomy and former director of Veterinary Medical Education, his influence reached generations of students. It was estimated at the time of his retirement that he had impacted nearly 90 percent of Purdue Veterinary Medicine graduates.

The conference also highlighted Purdue’s ongoing contributions to continuing education, featuring presentations from Dr. Jessica Linder, clinical assistant professor of neurology, and Rachel Yoquelet, veterinary technician in Physical Rehabilitation. Together with Dr. Rivera, they joined more than a dozen speakers sharing knowledge across rehabilitation, neurology, and integrative veterinary care.

This celebration reflected the enduring legacy of Purdue Veterinary Medicine faculty whose mentorship continues to shape the profession, long after the classroom.

Purdue University American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges - AAVMC National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) IVMA: Indiana Veterinary Medical Association

01/01/2026

Well, 2025 is gone, and it was a whirlwind! I want to take this time to thank those behind the scenes: my wife, Michelle Rivera - The Boss, and our son, Daniel Rivera. Both of them give me energy to keep going forward, and they are dragging me into the 21st digital-century...screaming and kicking all the way. I still like pencil and paper, just saying. Here is a picture of us celebrating Daniel's 29th birthday on the 29th of December 2025, taken by Ms. Karla Garcia, who is behind the camera. Let's see what 2026 has in store for us! As most of you know, I "LOVE" posting...this simple post has taken me 45 painful minutes.
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