Where We're Located

                                                         

We are conveniently located in the historic Phelan Building at 760 Market Street, between Grant & O'Farell, right at the North Market exit of the Powell Street MUNI/Bart Station—the same block as Virgin Megastore and CompUSA. We're just off Union Square and just blocks from the Financial District. MAP.

                                                         

Parking

The most convenient parking for your visit to True Massage & Wellness is the Ellis/O'Farrell Garage, with entrances on both O'Farrell and Ellis, between Powell and Stockton. Alternatively, the Fourth and Mission exit of the Fifth and Mission Garage is just two blocks away.

                                                               

There's plenty of natural light, and a warm, but simple decor with photographs by Director Mary F. Jenn, and original artwork by Bay Area artists Mel Adamson and Mike Kimball.

                           

When you enter our suite, you will be in our waiting area. If you are early for your appointment, feel free to take some time to do whatever you need to do: make sure your cell phone is off, use the restroom and help yourself to some water.

                                                         

About Us and Our Work

                                                               

                      

Lindsay Magnuson, CMT

Lindsay is a California state-licensed Massage Therapist from San Diego, California with experience in both medical and luxury spa settings which allows her to bring a unique blend of therapy and pampering to her bodywork. The result is a treatment that is both restorative and relaxing: balancing the body, mind, and spirit, while also addressing the specific issues of her clients.

                                                               

Her education and experience have taken her around the world in search of new techniques to include in her treatments. She studied at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine where she accumulated 1200 hours of classroom and practical instruction in Swedish/Circulatory, Tui Na, Traditional Thai massage, Acupressure, and Reflexology. Additionally, she worked at the Yue Yang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shanghai, China, where she further developed her practice of Tui Na and Chinese cupping.

                                                               

Lindsay's specialization in Chinese cupping treatments for cellulite are especially popular and her keen knowledge of Tui Na is effective in the relief of musculoskeletal pain (low back, sciatica, sore/tired muscles, trauma or sports injuries) and internal issues (mental distress, migraines, digestive or respiratory problems).

                                                               

Lindsay believes that taking the time to relax and rebalance can have profound implications in a person’s overall well-being. She listens to and works with each client toward achieving balance--gently guiding change and reconnecting the mind and body.

                                                               

In her spare time, Lindsay also enjoys photography, yoga, cooking Ayurvedic food, record hunting, music of all kinds, traveling and spending time with her family.

                                                               

                                            

Natalie Loera, CMT

Natalie creates a nurturing space where clients can leave everyday stresses behind, and reconnect with their bodies. A fusion of soothing, deep work and results-oriented trigger point therapy, her work relies heavily on her ability to get in tune with her clients’ bodies and hone in on the structural issues that are a source of discomfort.

                                                               

A member of the American Massage Therapy Association, Natalie has over 720 hours of training as well as experience at a local San Francisco spa. She has studied Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, Myofascial Release and Trigger Point Therapy; as well as anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, and pathology. She has also trained directly with True Massage & Wellness Founder, Mary F. Jenn.

                                                               

She has had the opportunity to work with a diverse clientele with a vast array of needs. Her clients include musicians, athletes, office workers, and those living with serious illness.

                                                               

Aside from bodywork, Natalie’s passions include hiking, cooking, gardening, her yoga practice, and volunteer work with Hospice and Immune Enhancement Project.

                                                               

                                            

Kira Underwood, CMT

Kira is a Licensed Massage Therapist who completed her certification at an accredited, 720-hour program at the National Holistic Institute. During the 10-months of training, she studied both eastern and western modalities including swedish, deep tissue, sports massage, shiatsu and myofascial thera py, as well as anatomy and kinesiology. She has also trained directly with True Massage & Wellness Director, Mary F. Jenn, CMT.

                                                               

Prior to becoming a massage therapist, Kira completed her B.B.A. at Western Michigan University. She worked in the corporate world as a project coordinator at an advertising agency and then as a financial sales associate at a research firm. That being said, she personally understands and empathizes with the body’s physical, mental, and emotional responses to stress and long hours in the office.

                                                               

Kira is also an avid runner and stays active outdoors. She played volleyball and softball for many years and enjoys working with active people who want to improve their performance and physical well-being through massage.

                                                               

                                            

Caitlin Sweet, CMT

Caitlin Sweet has been a body worker for over five years and studied at East West School of Healing Arts in Portland, Oregon. Her work is deep yet nurturing, intuitive, and customized to each person's needs in the moment. She has studied anatomy, jen shen acupressure, myo-fascial release, and somatics.

                                                           

Caitlin has experience working with clients who are recovering from trauma and injuries, have chronic pain, migraines, repetitive stress injuries, and the over worked and stressed. She believes that bodywork is a fundamental part of wellness and seeks to create well being and pain and stress reduction in her clients. Outside of being a body worker, Caitlin spends her time making art, reading, riding her bike, gardening, and taking care of all the animals in her life, a bunny, a cat, a dog, and a few chickens.

                                                               

                                            

Andy Blum, CMT

Andy's integrative style flows between the edgy manipulation of soft tissue and soothing, subtle bodywork. Coming to us from Kamalaspa, she brings her influence of Ayurvedic massage and combines it with training in Neuromuscular Therapy, Trigger Point Therapy, Shiatsu, Swedish and Connective/Deep Tissue.

                                                           

Andy's passion for bodywork is rooted in her education from the Florida School of Massage, where she graduated in March 2005 with 665 hours of training, including anatomy and physiology. She has since taken continued education ranging from Reiki to Ortho-Bionomy and is certified by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB).

                                                           

Having used massage to manage her own chronic pain and sleeping disorder, Andy knows first hand the benefits of bodywork. This also lends to her open, compassionate and mindful nature as she listens with her hands and creates space for your body to let go of old holding patterns and move toward harmony and ease. She works with a variety of clients, including those seeking relief from pain associated with repetitive stress like carpel tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, scoliosis and migraine headaches.

                                                           

Outside of the office she volunteers with the Community United Against Violence.

                                                               

                                                               

Director Mary F. Jenn, CMT

I came to massage after years of getting bodywork to alleviate pain from old injuries. There have been times that I was in so much pain that I couldn't get out of bed, so I know what it's like. My work is a bit unconventional, and is informed not only by classes I've taken, but by work that I have experienced, and has worked! Fortunately, I have never taken pain killers or had surgery.

                                                           

I received my professional massage therapist certification in August of 2002 from Phillips School of Massage in Nevada City, CA. My education there included a clinical internship, as well as experience working with the special 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 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 a Rotator Cuff workshop and a Cadaver workshop, where we were actaully able to see the muscles and their attachments.

                                                           

I can best describe my work as slow and firm, as I "listen" to the body and how it's responding to the work. I tend to work "on the edge", directly addressing tight nodules and bands of tissue to allow them to release. While I do go into deeper levels of tissue, I believe it is more effective--and more soothing--to do so gradually rather than forcefully.

                                                           

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, I've also taken continuing education classes at both the Body Therapy Institute in Palo Alto, The Neuromuscular Institute in Boston, and the San Francisco School of Massage and am certified in Trigger Point Therapy.

                                                           

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.

                                                           

Philosophy

It seems that everyone knows massage is a great way to relax. But why is it? I believe that massage is about more than just working out the knots—it's also a great opportunity to take a time out from our busy lives as workers, family members, friends and parents; to not have to do anything or be anything, but to just be. And breathe.

                                                           

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.

                                                           

Among many volunteer jobs I've held, locally I've done volunteer work with LIttle Brothers Friends of the Elderly, and have been invited to join Charlotte Maxwell, a non-profit that provides complementary health care to underserved women with cancer.