A Seattle native, Julie is in her 32nd year of massage practice, having first graduated from the Lindsey Hopkins School of Massage (Miami 1975), and later from the Brian Utting School of Massage (Seattle 1990) where she has been a guest instructor since 1991 teaching her unique style of full body massage (targets circulation with deep, broad-hand pressure: systematic and vigorous). She is certified in Event Sports Massage and Clinical Sports Massage and is a member of the WA State Sports Massage Team. Julie has worked with the Seattle Sonics, members of the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers, and pitcher Roger Clemmens. She’s an avid sports fan, and considers SAC Downtown to be an ideal workplace (she has worked here continuously since it opened in 1982). She is a Certified Onsen Technique Therapist, Instructor and Examiner (assesses/corrects skeletal structure; tests muscles for equal ROM/strength and assigns stretches/exercises so body achieves balance and corrections hold). In treatment work, Julie’s goal is to identify the source of pain and alleviate it, permanently, whether it’s acute or only chronic and nagging. She considers giving a full body massage to be equally important and still is amazed at the positive transformation that happens both physically and mentally for her clients in just one hour. Julie is passionate about relieving human discomfort. She has a broad store of knowledge toward that end and she continually adds to it because gaining more knowledge and applying it is fun and exhilarating. She likes hiking, camping, swimming in alpine lakes, geography, exploration, languages, history, reading and telling jokes.
Kurt graduated in the summer of 2004 from Ashmead College in Seattle. He began his bodywork career in Boston after sustaining injuries where massage and structural treatment therapy were crucial for a full recovery. Kurt uses Swedish and deep tissue combined with a blend of acupressure and structural realignment to assist his clients' needs for improving their quality of life. He recently finished coursework in advanced sports massage and injury prevention/treatment as well as a certification in the introduction to Daucik Therapy for Injury Rehabilitation and Healing. He is currently working on his certification in the medical massage methodology. Kurt's knowledge of the human body allows him to treat individual clients for their specific needs, listening to the body's responses.
Jessie Jo is a Licensed Massage Practitioner and graduate of Brian Utting School of Massage in 1999. Her education includes many modalities of bodywork with an emphasis on deep tissue. She is also the Director on Massage here at the Seattle Athletic Club.
Jessie Jo’s massage is a melting pot of many styles that include Swedish, deep tissue, sports massage, TMJ and tendonitis treatment. She also includes a bit of Thai massage in each session, which is an ancient practice that encompasses yoga, and rhythmic compression along energetic pathways.
Jessie Jo was introduced to yoga at the age of 12 and believes it not only saved her life, but it made it much more interesting! She is currently teaching hatha-based yoga, studying Anusara yoga and Ayruveda. She continues to be enthralled by all of the many philosophies that were birthed out of the Indus river valley.
Jodi James is a Licensed Massage Practitioner and graduate of the Brenneke School of massage, 1997. Her education is based on a holistic model that includes a broad range of body and energy work.
Jodi’s massage is a deeply relaxing base of Swedish, Lomi Lomi, deep tissue, and myofascial release techniques, and may include energy work, craniosacral therapy, injury treatment, or sports massage, depending on the client’s request.
Jodi is a devoted student of the human experience and the curious state of being embodied. She has a passion for spirit, humor, and the heart-blossoming practice of Anusara Yoga, and endeavors to bring compassion, intention, and grace to each session of bodywork.
MaryAnn has been a Massage Practitioner since she graduated with honors from the Seattle Massage School in 1994.
Her sessions include an eclectic mix of styles ranging from lomi lomi, strain/counter strain, to MET and others. She believes flexibility is a key element of health and fitness. Massage can release the muscle tension that often drains energy, pulls joints out of alignment, and stresses other muscles.
Tod has been a practitioner in Seattle since 2005, after graduating from the Brian Utting School of Massage where he acquired a solid base of Deep Tissue, Swedish, Neuromuscular Therapies, as well as Sports Massage, Circulatory and Hydrotherapy techniques.
Tod is dedicated to bringing healing bodywork into the lives of others with integrity, presence of mind and compassionate respect for the human experience.
Hannah attended Myotherapy College of Utah where she became proficient in 14 bodywork modalities.
Her style of massage consists of Swedish, deep tissue, segmental, and shiatsu combinations dependent on the needs of the client. For optimal benefit, Hannah likes to use lotions combined with a variety of essential oils.
Hannah is a dedicated health care professional skilled in the practice of massage and therapeutic bodywork. She views massage therapy not as a luxury but as a necessity for healthy living. When combined with regular exercise and good nutrition, massage therapy improves the quality for day to day life, thereby allowing people to live happier, more active lives.
