Licensed Massage Therapists
at Zenana Spa and Wellness Center
Allison has long had a passion and an experienced hand in supporting the overall well being of young families in bloom. Allison truly believes that it does take a village to maintain a sense of balance, wholeness and connection when growing a family. Allison worked as a professional nanny for 12 years before completing her massage education at East West College of the Healing Arts in 2002. Allison is immensely passionate about her massage work with women in all phases of life, but especially in pregnancy and throughout postpartum. Allison has specific training in pregnancy massage, swedish massage, as well as energy work. She has also completed an instructor training in infant massage. Allison has been inspired and honored to provide comprehensive care to her clients at Zenana Spa and Wellness Center since the grand opening debut in 2006. Allison has spent the last 21 years in Portland and adores the N.W. She resides in S.E. Portland with her husband Dietrich and their two young children, Kai and Serena Rose.
Allison’s style of massage is very fluid and rhythmic. She embodies a strong intuitive sense when performing bodywork. She is able to draw from a wide spectrum of skill, ranging from deeper therapeutic massage techniques to lighter, fluidic, more relaxation based massage techniques. Her style of massage is very flowing and restorative in nature. It is Allison’s goal to provide her clients with a deep sense of renewal and overall tranquility.
Christine, BA, LMT, CIMI OBMT#11081
Christine is a graduate of East-West College of the Healing Arts and has been practicing since early 2004. Christine truly enjoys being a part of the Zenana Spa team and facilitating joy and healing in each and every client. She gives thanks to her almost one-year old son, Elijah Kai, for love and inspiration
Christine specializes in Swedish, Prenatal, Hot Stone and New Mama massage. In addition she is a Certified Infant Massage Instructor.
As a transplant from Northern Indiana, Dawn started her massage career in 2003 after graduating from the Oregon School of Massage. She knew right away that a specialty in prenatal massage was her calling.
In addition to studying pregnancy massage, side-lying massage and massage for birthing, she also spent time working in the OHSU maternity ward and NICU offering massage to women on bed rest and neo-natal intensive care providers. Dawn has been offering relief from the aches and pains of Portland's expecting mamas for nearly 5 years. She also offers Swedish, Deep Tissue, Reflexology and Chair Massage. Dawn does not believe that there is a one-size-fits-all massage 'recipe' and will work with each client individually to design a session that may incorporate several different styles of massage to address specific needs.
Lynn, LMT OBMT#12757
As a mother of two Lynn understands the challenges of balance and the importance of maintaining a holistic lifestyle. She encourages alone time and believes that therapeutic bodywork and energy work is essential for a stress-free life.
Lynn combines therapeutic structural bodywork with intuitive energy work to provide a massage that is deeply relaxing and healing for her clients. While listening to her clients' requests and feedback from the body, she provides the massage that best meets her each client's needs. Lynn is trained in Structural Bodywork, Injury Massage, Spa Treatments, Reiki II, Deep Tissue Massage and Prenatal/Postnatal Massage.
Delinda's inspiration for massage lies in a belief in the inherent balance
and wellness within us. The purpose of her bodywork is to help shed
the layers of stress and trauma, bringing health closer to the
surface, and restoring a sense of well-being. She has been practicing
massage since graduating from the Port Townsend School of Massage in
1998. Her passion is cranio-sacral therapy, which she has been studying
since 2000.
After listening to each client's needs and observing posture, Delinda will
tailor the session to suit the individual. She draws from a wide
range of techniques, including cranio-sacral therapy, myofascial
release, trigger point therapy, deep tissue, Swedish, and Reiki. She also draws from her experience as a birth doula to offer therapeutic
side-lying massage to women in all stages of pregnancy.
Bio coming soon.
Upon graduating from the East West College of the Healing Arts in 1996, Grace began her path in the spa world. Working for a number of high end Portland spas has given her a variety of treatment knowledge, including hydro-therapies, wraps and ayurvedic modalities, which soon evolved into training other spa technicians in body treatments, spa menu planning and many quality assurance and managerial tasks. Knowing the spa world from the foundation up helps to ensure that each guest will have THE most gratifying spa visit possible and that each person leaves feeling like royalty.
Grace will work with each guest to personalize each treatment to their specific needs using her abilities to listen and respond with an intuitive, methodical and strategic approach. She has been trained in Clinical Deep Tissue, Hydrotherapy, Swedish, Ayurvedic Body Treatments, Myopathic Muscular Therapy and La Stone, hot stone massage, and many other spa therapies including wraps and scrubs.
Jacquelynne is an accomplished graduate of East West College. Completing the 800hr program has taught her a wide variety of Western (Swedish/Deep Tissue/prenatal) and Eastern (Acupressure/Shiatsu/Thai Massage) techniques and philosophies. She has even studied Thai Massage in Thailand (2005). After an ongoing apprenticeship of two years learning all the subtleties of prenatal massage, she is very confident in her ability to give safe, relaxing and effective prenatal massage.
She is incredibly client focused as she sifts through her "tool box" of knowledge to create a custom massage session. Striving to consistently achieve immediate and long lasting therapeutic results. Her style is a firm, fluid massage, sensitive to problematic areas, and conscious of overall client comforts and expectations.
As a mother of a 14 month old she knows the toll pregnancy and parenting can have on the body and is proud to be part of "The Alleviators" here at Zenana. When not working and making people feel better she enjoys riding her bike real fast as well as sewing cute useful items.
Mauri has been practicing massage since 2002. Helping people has always been an integral part of her life. The quest for knowledge is a continuous process through everyday experiences that she welcomes with an open mind and body. After having her daughter in 2006, Mauri's massage path shifted and she began working with pregnant women and new mommas. Zenana Spa was the perfect match.
Combining Swedish Massage, Shiatsu, Acupressure, Trigger Point Therapy, and Deep Tissue, she creates a very specific recipe for each and every client. The massage is all that you need it to be, it’s your time.
Licensed Estheticians
at Zenana Spa and Wellness Center
Indira graduated in 1999 from the Aveda Institute de Bellas Artes in beautiful New Mexico with a certificate of 600 hours in Esthetics. She has been at Zenana Spa & Wellness Center since the opening in August of 2006, and loves working with the Eminence Organic skincare line. She knows that
pure and natural ingredients are of utmost importance for the health of the skin and the entire body. She holds several Advanced Training certificates from Eminence.
Indira also has three wildly enthusiastic children! She feels blessed and inspired to be at Zenana Spa where her passion for skincare combined with her respect and understanding of the demands of parenting enable her to provide her clients with an extremely rejuvenating and nurturing experience.
Indira enjoys being present for each and every client, lavishing them with loving kindness and skincare recommendations for self care. She knows the
truth of the Asian proverb, "When the Mother is happy, everyone is happy."
Sara is a native Portlander, happily sustaining friendships that go back to pre-school and 12 years at the arts and creative learning-based school, Metropolitan Learning Center. After graduation from MLC, Sara moved to New York City to attend Eugene Lang College, a part of the New School for Social Research. Her relocations have also taken her to San Francisco, Albuquerque, and finally back home to Portland.
Sara started her training in Esthetics in San Francisco and finished in Portland at the Esthetics Institute in 2003. Since then she has been working in the Portland spa scene until giving birth to her beautiful son Lukas in 2006. Lukas brought a transformation to Sara’s life that made her seek out a different kind of spa setting – one that supported mothers, women’s health, and balance. She is finding Zenana Spa a perfect fit for her intuitive and healing approach to skin care, self-care, and all-around healthy choices for ourselves and the planet. She enjoys gatherings of family and friends, cooking, dance, and outdoor adventures with her partner William.
Sara truly enjoys her connections with her clients and helping them with their skin care needs so they can feel radiant from the inside out.
