Your Team at L’amour Massage

Grace

Grace is the owner of L’amour Massage & Wellness and spent 10 years practicing massage therapy. Alongside that, she became trained in Somatic Yoga in 2019 and found it brought even greater healing to her clients by addressing the root causes of chronic pain. She’s passionate about helping people find lasting solutions to become pain-free, and she has worked with everyone from those experiencing everyday discomfort to professional athletes—including members of the Vikings and Packers.

Since becoming a mom in 2024, Grace no longer sees clients one-on-one in person. Instead, she has poured her knowledge into creating online courses that combine Somatic Yoga movements and self-massage techniques, empowering clients to become pain-free from the comfort of their own home.

She currently offers a pregnancy course that supports women through each trimester, with more courses coming soon. You can find them at www.sustainable-bodies.com.

Expert Level Therapists

Jennifer – Expert LMT

Jennifer is a licensed Massage Therapist who graduated from CenterPoint Massage & Shiatsu Therapy School & Clinic in the Spring of 2020. Upon learning that eastern forms of bodywork address body disturbances both on a root (internal/organ) and a branch (physical/skeletomuscular) level, she was able to find a holistic practice that echoed her beliefs. Unlike most of her classmates, Jennifer elected to keep her school training focused exclusively on the eastern therapies of shiatsu and traditional Chinese medicine.

One of Jennifer’s greatest pleasures in sharing Shiatsu with her client is helping them understand the bigger picture of what is happening with their bodies. Those moments when they learn that some of the more bizarre “ticks “ they’ve gotten used to dealing with are actually part of a larger pattern of disharmony. She also loving sharing diet and supplemental ideas to empower her clients to continue working on moving their bodies away from chronic patterns of disharmony and more in line with their natural homeostasis.

• Jennifer Uses light to very firm pressure

Strengths:
• Releasing and balancing tension holding patterns
• Correcting and assisted stretching
• Educating clients on techniques to use at home to help their bodies remain more in harmony.
• Accessing pattern imbalanced in the body through back-shu points, tongue and pulse analysis.
• Tonification of deficient points and meridians
• Sedation of excess patterns and heat
•Restoring fluidity and suppleness to the body’s soft tissue

Main Modalities:
• Shiatsu
• Lymphatic Massage

Secondary Modalities:
• Reflexology

Therapist most similar to Jen’s style of massage: Cynthia under Shiatsu Massage and Brian under TuiNa Massage

Gigi – Expert LMT

Gigi is a licensed Massage Therapist who started her massage journey at the Minneapolis School of Massage the summer of 1986. She holds a BA in Holistic Health Studies and has been a career massage therapist since 1991.

In 2001, she discovered fascial work and has continued her training along pathways that have kept her focusing on fascia. She has been doing what she calls “Medically Oriented Massage” in Woodbury-area med-surg offices since 1999, working in conjunction with physical therapists, nurses, and doctors. Most new clients are referred to her by a care professional.

“Medically Oriented Massage” is goal-oriented and based primarily on manual therapies developed by Dr Jean-Pierre Barral, Dr John Upledger, and Dr Kerry D’Ambrogio. Their philosophies all include 1. Know your anatomy. 2. Use the minimum amount of pressure to elicit the desired change. 3. Be specific.

In addition, Gigi has a deep understanding and curiosity of medical and surgical conditions, and is experienced working around implanted devices, prosthetics/hardware, and other issues requiring caution. She mostly works on chronic pain/injury, pre-/post-surgical issues, and tends to see new clients 3-4 times (spaced 1-2 weeks apart). Your first session includes 15 minutes of assessments. You will know within 48 hours of your first session if “Medically Oriented Massage” is the right fit for you.

• Gigi uses the appropriate amount of pressure for the condition, customized to each client

Strengths:
• Chronic pain and restrictions, pre-/post-surgical issues

Main Modalities:
• See her old website www.asensitivetouch.com for a complete list of modalities and descriptions.

Therapist most similar to GiGi is

Crystal – Expert LMT

Crystal graduated from Saint Paul College in 2009 with a degree in Cosmetology as well as becoming a licensed Massage Therapist and board certified through NCBTMB. Crystal is no stranger to working hard and helping her clients feel their best physically, mentally and emotionally.

In the last 9 years she has provided about 18,000 hours of massage and skin care services combined. She customizes each massage to her clients concerns by specializing in deep tissue, trigger point, Swedish and aromatherapy. Crystal has worked with many clients that have suffered with chronic pain ranging from migraines/ headaches, sore muscles of the neck, back and shoulders, severe pain associated with sciatica to arthritis and fibromyalgia. Besides having patience to work tension out of muscles she loves to take the everyday stress out of her clients by providing a calming energy to help them relax and leave feeling like a brand new person.

Each year Crystal stays up to date with continuing education to continue to provide the best of knowledge and experience to help all her clients.

• Crystal Uses Light-Firm Pressure

Strengths:
• Combing very specific work and targeting areas of concern with firm pressure while still making the session relaxing.
• Pain Relief
• Neck Work
• Scalp Work
• Aromatherapy & Relaxation
• Flexible with pressure levels. Light-Firm

Main Modalities:
• Deep Tissue & Trigger Point Therapy

Secondary Modalities:
• Swedish/Relaxation Massage

Therapist most similar to Crystal’s massage style: Katy, Tai, & Alex

Angela – Expert LMT

Angela is a licensed massage therapist who graduated from Wisconsin Indianhead technical college in 2012. Angela then moved on to Saint Paul College to graduate in sports massage.

She loves how intricate the body is and how the muscles respond to massage. She works with each client to personalize their massage.

Having worked in a spa setting before. She really focuses on relaxing the body while working out tension in the muscles. She can also have a very firm massage to get deep into the muscles.


• Angela Uses Medium-Very Firm Pressure

Strengths:
• Low Back Pain
• Shoulder Work
• Deep Pressure
• Stretching

Main Modalities:
• Deep Tissue Massage
• Sports Massage
Secondary Modalities:
• Swedish Massage

Therapist most similar to Angela’s massage style: Pa

Nicole – Expert LMT

Nicole is a licensed Massage Therapist who graduated from the massage therapy program from Northwestern Health Science University. The original love of massage started for Nicole from a young age, but became more intense through her work with horses. After becoming a certified equine massage therapist, Nicole went on to pursue her human massage therapy certifications after seeing the changes it made to the horse’s every day lives. She continues to further her knowledge and is on her journey of basic Chinese Medicine to grow her modalities.

Nicole enjoys helping clients find relief from symptoms they experience in their everyday lives and a particular passion for helping those who have experienced TBIs. She is passionate about helping those who suffer chronic migraine symptoms and have been unsuccessful in finding solutions to find relief through craniosacral therapy. Nicole loves nothing more than to help you understand how your body connects to itself and be a passenger on your journey to healing.
 
• Nicole is extremely adjustable to the client’s preferences from light, but profound to heavy/firm/deep pressure
 
Strengths:
• Focused and pinpointed pressure
• Working within optimal tolerance
• Forearm and hand
• Head, neck, face, and scalp work
• Foot and ankle work
 
Main Modalities:
• Deep Tissue Massage
• Therapeutic Massage
• Trigger Point Therapy
 
Secondary Modalities:
• Craniosacral Therapy
• Sports Massage
 
Therapist most similar to Nicole’s massage style: Elisha, Cici, and Pa

Michelle – Expert LMT

Michelle is a licensed Massage Therapist who graduated from the Minnesota School of Business in 2011. Michelle has been practicing Massage Therapy for the last ten years and enjoys helping people be able to live their lives pain free. Michelle specializes in Deep Tissue, Trigger Point Therapy and Prenatal Massages.

Michelle’s main focus is ensuring clients leave feeling rejuvenated and a little lighter. Michelle would also like you to know she has the cutest dog known to humankind.
• Michelle uses Light-Firm Pressure

Strengths:
• Finding tension/knots and working them out
• Being thorough and ensuring a balanced session
• Helping alleviate neck pain
• Reducing low back and hip pain

Main Modalities:
• Deep Tissue Massage
• Trigger Point Therapy

Secondary Modalities:
• Swedish Massage
• Prenatal Massage
• Hot Bamboo Massage

Therapist most similar to Michelle’s massage style: Crystal Lee & Cynthia

Advanced Level Therapists

Pa – Advanced LMT

Pa is a licensed massage therapist who graduated from Globe College in 2012. She excels in thorough and consistent, firm to deep, pressure throughout any length of a session, and uses multiple techniques according to a client’s needs.

Pa encourages full body sessions, but can focus on any requested area with detail orientated work. She loves anatomy and sympathizes with chronic pain from stress tension, repetitive movements, and sedentary lifestyles. Her intention for any client who sees her is to create change and leave them feeling relieved and lighter. Pa is always excited to see anyone in need of deep pin-pointed work, broad thorough pressure, and manual fascial manipulation so she can make a difference!
 
• Pa Uses Light-Very Firm Pressure
 
Strengths:
• Specific and focused work on neck and shoulders
• Focused tension release in extremities, hips, and hands/feet issues
• Effectively use multiple massage techniques
• Pressure consistency (light to deep) according to clients’ requests
 
Main Modalities:
• Deep Tissue Massage
• Trigger Point Therapy
Secondary Modalities:
• Swedish Massage
 
Therapist most similar to Pa’s massage style: Cici, Angela, Brian, and Nicole

CiCi – Advanced LMT

Cici is a licensed massage therapist who graduated from Saint Paul College with a certificate in Massage Therapy. Since early childhood, she has been on a passionate mission to be of service to others. As a person with such resolve who simultaneously finds joy in working with her hands, she naturally became immersed in the art of massage.

Cici’s objective is to create a calm and comfortable space for people to relax, tune in with their bodies, and take the time to themselves that we all so desperately need and deserve. She tailors each massage session to the individual’s needs and wants, and applies her knowledge in anatomy and kinesiology accordingly to help address pain and discomfort clients may be experiencing on a daily basis.
 
• CiCi uses a Light-Firm Pressure
 
Strengths:
• Detailed Neck Work
• Targeting Pain Points In The Body
• Pin Pointed Work Targeting Knots/Adhesions
 
Main Modalities:
• Deep Tissue
• Swedish Massage
 
Secondary Modalities:
• Cupping Therapy
• Hot Stone
• Hot Bamboo
 
Therapist most similar to CiCi’s massage style: Pa

Alex – Advanced LMT

Alex is a certified massage therapist who graduated from Minnesota School of Business in 2015 and has been applying their skills ever since. Alex grew up with a strong dedication and passion to help others and wanted to apply that to daily life.

Having worked in both the Spa and Chiropractic environments, Alex got the best of both worlds learning from a relaxing pampering environment and from a clinical therapeutic environment. And now has been able to apply that type of education, experience, and empathy to every session, tailoring to the each individual and their needs. By listening to the pull of a person’s energy and fascia/tension, the flow of each session is relaxing while also very therapeutic. Alex has helped in alleviating chronic or new muscular pain, migraines, limited range of motion, and stress, as well as so much more.
 
• Alex uses light-medium/firm pressure
 
Strengths:
• Relaxation/Stress relief while still breaking down adhesions/tension
• Neck, shoulder, back, hip focus
• Migraine/headache work
• Quiet sessions
 
Main Modalities:
• Deep Tissue Massage
• Swedish Massage
• Prenatal Massage
• Lymphatic Massage
 
Secondary Modalities:
• Hot Stone
• Cupping
• Reiki/Relaxation Combo
 
Therapist most similar to Alex’s massage Style: Crystal & Amy

Professional Level Therapists

Cynthia – Professional LMT

Cynthia is a licensed Massage Therapist who graduated in 2013 with an A.A.S in the Massage Therapy program at Anthem College.

Cynthia enjoys working with people that need help with headaches, neck and shoulders tension, and other challenges. She uses a variety of methods and pressure levels to address your symptoms. Cynthia is passionate about being a massage therapist who is always striving to gain more knowledge to better help clients with their health. She is fluent in both English and Hmong.

Cynthia uses light-firm pressure.


Strengths:
• Neck, Shoulder, and Back Issues
• Stretching
• Deep Pressure
 
Main Modalities
• Deep Tissue Massage
• Shiatsu Massage
• Trigger Point Therapy
 
Secondary Modalities:
• Swedish Massage
• Prenatal Massage
 
Therapist most similar to Cynthia’s massage style: Crystal Lee, & Jen

Crystal Lee – Professional LMT

Crystal Lee graduated from Globe College Minnesota School of Business in 2004 with her massage therapy license.

She always wanted to be a massage therapist since she was in 7th grade. Over the years she has found, what she loves most about her career is the relief she is able to give her clients by releasing the stresses of daily life, and/or pain that a client might have. She also loves continuing her education learning new techniques to better help her clients during sessions.

Crystal Lee specifically has interest in helping any client that has issues with upper body discomfort or sciatic nerve pain. She also loves bringing a sense of relaxation to the environment while seeking out, pinpointing, and then releasing areas of tension clients may have. Giving that combination of pain relief and unwinding daily stress.
 
• Crystal Lee uses a Light-Firm Pressure
 
Strengths:
• Working out tension while combining relaxation.
• Upper Back Pain Relief
• Sciatic Nerve Pain Relief
 
Main Modalities:
• Deep Tissue
• Swedish Massage
 
Secondary Modalities:
•Cupping + Deep Tissue
• Cupping + Swedish Massage
 
Therapist most similar to Crystal Lee’s massage style: Cynthia, & Katy

Amy – Professional LMT

Amy is a graduate of the Massage Institute of Memphis in Tennessee. She later moved to Orlando, Florida. While there, she studied to be certified in Manual Lymph Drainage using the Vodder technique.

She enjoys being able to provide her clients relief from the aches and pains of day to day life. Amy makes the most of the various skills she has learned to adjust to her client’s needs. Be it relaxation, release of trigger points, alleviation of pressure due to headaches, swelling, or helping boost the immune system from a recent illness or surgery.
 
• Amy uses Very Light to Deep Pressure
 
Strengths:
• Finding and relieving tension
• Neck, shoulder and back pain relief
• Reducing pressure due to swelling
 
Main Modalities:
• Deep Tissue Massage
• Swedish Massage
• Lymphatic Drainage Massage
 
Secondary Modalities:
• Cupping Therapy
 
Therapist most similar to Amy’s massage style: Alex

Elisha – Professional LMT

Elisha is a licensed massage therapist that graduated from Everest Institute of Eagan, MN in 2009. Coming from a family of C.N.A’s, She always knew she wanted to help people, and knew that there were alternative positions in health and wellness that are seldomly explored. Elisha became intrigued by home remedies & holistic practices. Massage therapy stood out because there are several different methods and benefits of tissue & muscle manipulation. Although, she was introduced to many modalities she found herself drawn to deep tissue massage and trigger point therapy to help reduce pain clients experience on a day to day basis and Swedish massage to help with overall relaxation for those who are overly stressed. She is most gratified when she can help with any pain, stress, and/or body trauma. It’s always her ultimate goal that anyone she works with receives the relief that they seek.
 
• Elisha uses light to firm Pressure
 
Strengths:
• Back tension/pain
• Leg tension/pain
• Holding consistent pressure throughout massage gauged to what a client prefers
 
Main Modalities:
• Deep Tissue Massage
• Swedish Massage
• Trigger Point Therapy
 
Therapist most similar to Elisha’s massage style: Angela & Nicole

Katy – Professional LMT

Katy graduated from St. Paul College in 2024 with her massage therapy license.

Although Katy is new to massage she is not new to helping others feel their best. She has been a fitness and yoga instructor for 16+ years and specializes in Mobility, Flexibility and Foam rolling. Katy has a passion for helping others to feel better, more relaxed and reach whatever goals they have for their bodies.

Katy has always been interested in helping others and ended up falling in love with Massage Therapy. She also, found how much it helped her personally while training and navigating life. She’s now excited to take everything she’s learned and bring pain relief and relaxation to you.
 
Strengths:
• Consistent pressure for back & shoulder pain relief.
• Releasing excess tension with a relaxing element.
 
Main Modalities:
• Deep Tissue Massage
• Swedish Massage
• Trigger Point Therapy
• Active Release
 
Therapist most similar to Katy’s massage style: Crystal and Crystal Lee

Brian – Professional LMT

Brian is a licensed Massage Therapist who graduated from the East-West Arts Institute in Madison, Wisconsin in 2024 and has worked hard every day to learn and to grow. Brian chose East-West Institute because of their focus on healing, extensively on the mind, body and spirit. The reason Brain became a Massage Therapist was because of his passion for healing people.

At East-West Institute, Brian trained extensively in different types of healing, from all over the world. Brian studied Deep tissue massage, Tui Na (Chinese form of therapeutic massage that uses kneading, pressing, and stretching techniques to manipulate the body’s muscles and acupressure points), Swedish massage, Cupping, and Hot Stones. His passion for utilizing the healing arts, to help relieve chronic pain and stress relief techniques, is to help his clients feel healthier, happier, and to feel whole again.
 
• Brian uses medium to very firm pressure.
 
Strengths:
• Can apply very firm pressure
• Using acupressure points to elevate pain or discomfort
• Can manipulate the muscles for better relief
 
Main Modalities:
• Deep Tissue
• Sports
• Tui Na
 
Secondary Modalities:
• Cupping Therapy
• Hot Stone Massage
• Swedish Massage
• Reiki
 
Therapist most similar to Brian’s massage style: Angela & Pa

Tai – Professional LMT

Tai is a licensed massage therapist who graduated from St. Paul College in 2024

Tai approaches massage therapy from an evidence-based, neuromuscular perspective, focusing on the kinesthetics—the ‘why’—behind your body’s movement patterns. He skillfully blends techniques like deep tissue massage, neuromuscular trigger point therapy, and restorative Swedish methods to address areas of pain and tension that stem from active lives, sports, or everyday habits. His process begins with a thoughtful assessment of functional movement, allowing him to provide attentive care that aligns with his client’s goals. Tai takes joy in helping people restore function and move forward on their path to healing, believing that real wellness grows from informed choices and a deeper awareness of your body’s potential.
 
• Tai uses a light to firm pressure.
 
Strengths:
• Focusing on and relieving pain point areas
• Releasing tension headaches
• Addressing shoulder issues
• Addressing lower back tension
• Addressing plantar fasciitis
 
Main Modalities:
• Deep Tissue Massage
• Swedish Massage
• Trigger Point Therapy
 
Secondary Modalities:
• Cupping Therapy
• Hot Stone
 
Therapist most similar to Tai’s massage style: Crystal

Maya – Clinic Manager

Maya is the Clinic Manager of L’amour Massage. She manages all the therapists, their schedules, and works behind the scenes to ensure that everything runs smoothly. Her favorite thing about her position is that she gets to help in the process of making people feel better. Outside of work she enjoys being in nature and spending time with her husband and family.