My name is Mary F. Jenn, and I have been doing professional Massage Therapy since 2002. I am a City of Saint Paul Licensed Massage Therapist. I'm a Minnesota native who recently returned to the Twin Cities after living in California my entire adult life, and recently became nationally certified by the FSMTB. After cycling, dancing, snowboarding, climbing, hiking, yoga-ing and running my way through life with a club foot—and a few spills along the way, I have spent most of my adult life learning how to live a full, active life relatively pain–free. I left the dot–com industry in 2001, became a Certified Massage Therapist in 2002 and have been fascinated with how the body works ever since. I have studied all over Northern California: Anatomy with Rolfer Michael Murphy, a Cadaver Workshop at the Body Therapy Institute, Trigger Point Therapy at San Francisco School of Massage, and Advanced Rotator Cuff Therapy at the Neuromuscular Institute in Boston. I was the owner and Founder of True Massage & Wellness in San Francisco, and my clients include people from all walks of life—from rock stars and professional athletes, to CEOs and software engineers—that want to keep doing the things they love to do!
I graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor's degree from San Jose State University in Studio Art, Computers in Fine Art. During and after college, I worked in technology as a web developer and still enjoy working on my own website.
In 2002, I received my professional massage therapist certification from Phillips School of Massage in Nevada City, CA. My massage education there included a clinical massage internship, as well as experience working with the special massage needs of seniors, sufferers of PTSD and outpatient oncology patients. Since then, I worked at International Orange—a busy San Francisco spa, and APEX Fitness—a Financial District personal training facility. Between those two facilities, I was able to further hone my massage skills and gained experience with pre-natal massage, as well as the special needs of all sorts of athletes, including runners, dancers, bodybuilders and yogis. I have since taken workshops all over the Bay Area and United States, including an advanced Rotator Cuff workshop and a Cadaver workshop.
The field of bodywork and massage is so vast and it never ceases to fascinate me. Therefore, I am constantly seeking new ways to more deeply understand the structure of the human body and the body/mind connection. So along with reading books on massage and Trigger Point Therapy, I am always taking classes to deepen my understanding.
In my spare time, I've been getting reacquainted with Minneapolis—my hometown—after being gone for many years, so you might find me at one of the many mindfulness meditation centers, climbing the walls at Vertical Endeavors, riding my bicycle through the Twin Cities, rollerblading around one of the lakes, spending some time coding in Javascript or Ruby at Nina's in Saint Paul, doing errands on Grand Ave, hitting the Farmers Market or checking out one of the many art or music events here in the Twin Cities!
About My Work
My work is my own unique blend of all the modalities I've learned over the years. I have experience working with people in both managing chronic pain issues and in recovering from injuries. I've worked with people who have had serious motorcycle and auto injuries, surgeries, carpal tunnel syndrome, shoulder and rotator cuff pain, back pain, lower back pain, migraines, sciatica and temperomandibular issues (TMJ).
In my sessions, I aim for the balance between a relaxing and therapeutic experience, using firm strokes along with trigger point therapy to find areas of restriction and then release them. I'm truly fascinated by how the body works and enjoy supporting people in doing the things they love to do!
Finally, I never consider myself a ‘healer’ because I believe we each have our own innate ability to heal. It's my place to merely be a facilitator in your healing process. And while it may seem that what I am doing through my work is very healing, I see it as an interactive relationship. Since everybody's different, that means different things for different people. As I always have, I will do everything I can to support my clients in achieving optimal wellness, and will always be glad to share any insight or knowledge they ask me for.