Marlene moved to the Bellbrook area with her family in August 2013 from Texas.   While in Texas she studied at the Austin Schools of Massage, graduating in 2008.  Since graduation she has continued her education in massage by obtaining her instructor license in the state of Texas.  She taught massage at New Beginnings School of Massage in Killeen for 3 years.  In addition she has studied over an additional 200 hours of massage.  Her years of experience and education are further enhanced by spa work.  She also had the opportunity to work with Comfort for America’s Uniformed Services (CAUSE) providing relaxation and therapeutic massage to ease combat stress to wounded soldiers diagnosed with injuries or post-traumatic stress (PTS).  She obtained her Ohio licensure in December 2013.  She is ready to use her skills to bring comfort, relaxation, relief and restoration to her clients.

     She is dedicated to excellence in the profession by making each massage experience personal.  Taking time to listen to the needs of each individual and focus her energies in those areas during the session is what makes her a caring and professional massage therapist ready to meet your needs.  The additional education strengthens her abilities to provide her clients with exceptional massage therapy solutions.  She is trained in Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Pre-natal Massage, Hot Stone Massage, Hot Bamboo Massage, Lomi-Lomi (Hawaiian Massage), myofasical massage, Trigger-point therapy, Myoskeletal Alignment, and Cranio-Sacral Techniques.  She also has experience with positional release and client-assisted stretching.

     She maintains her Texas licensure for massage and teaching.  She actively seeks to increase her knowledge of massage through continuing education and is currently enrolled in an online study to expand her knowledge of positional release.  She also plans to study lymphatic drainage techniques to assist clients recovering from surgical procedures and additional myofasical training in the upcoming year.

     When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends.