$20 off an hour massage with a new therapist through May!
Name: Lesley
Born or Grew up in: Detroit (suburbs)
Massage School: McKinnon Body Therapy Center, Oakland, CA
Years as a Massage Therapist: 15
Years at Urban Oasis: 1
Massage Specialties: Pre-natal. Acupressure. Neuromuscular Therapy.
What I like best about being a massage therapist: Helping people connect with and experience joy in their bodies.
What I most enjoy doing when not at work: Traveling. West African Dance. Reading. Writing. Story Telling. Spending time at the Art Institute. Riding my vintage Raleigh 3-speed around Chicago.
My schedule: North Ave (Wed PM, Thur PM, Sat PM)
Name: Joseph
Born, or grew up, in: Syracuse, NY
Massage School: New Mexico Academy of Healing Arts
Years as a Massage Therapist: 20
Years at Urban Oasis: 2 months
Massage Specialties: Trigger Point, Deep Tissue, Myofascial, Thai.
What I like best about being a massage therapist: Helping people reconnect to their bodies, experience less pain, feel lighter and happier!
What I most enjoy doing when not at work: Writing, walking, reading, studying.
My schedule: North Ave (Thur PM, Fri AM, Sun AM)
Name: Wayne
Grew up in: Riverside, IL
Massage School: New School for Bodywork and Massage Therapy
Years as a Massage Therapist: 1
Years at Urban Oasis: 2 months
Massage Specialties: Deep Relaxation Massage.
What I like best about being a massage therapist: The feeling I get when I know I have truly helped someone.
What I most enjoy doing when not at work: Camping, kayaking, watching baseball and playing the harmonica. I also work for the Cubs as a security service ambassador.
My schedule: North Ave (Fri PM, Sat PM)
Name: June
Born, or grew up, in: Chicago suburbs
Massage School: New Mexico Academy of Massage and Advanced Healing Arts, Santa Fe
Years as a Massage Therapist: 20+
Years at Urban Oasis: 1/2
Massage Specialties: Swedish, Deep Tissue, Energy Balancing.
What I like best about being a massage therapist: Connecting with people. I am so grateful that I get to help people that I get to people become more comfortable in their bodies.
What I most enjoy doing when not at work: I have a degree in creative writing, and I enjoy the intuitive aspects of both bodywork and fiction writing.
My schedule: North Ave (Sat PM), Maple St (Fri AM)
Name: Kate F.
Born, or grew up, in: Michigan
Massage School: McKinnon Body Therapy Center, Oakland CA
Years as a Massage Therapist: 3
Years at Urban Oasis: Less than 1
Massage Specialties: Sessions are rooted in Swedish and Craniosacral, but often include a wide array of techniques including Deep Tissue, Acupressure, Reflexology, and Tui Na.
What I like best about being a massage therapist: Being in a position to positively impact someone’s day, and seeing the long-term, transformative effects of regular bodywork in people’s lives.
What I most enjoy doing when not at work: Having a glass of wine with friends, eating outside on a patio, going on long walks, taking the train to new places.
My schedule: Maple (Tue AM, Thur PM)
Name: Carolyn
Grew up in: Chicago
Massage School: Chicago School of Massage Therapy
Years as a Massage Therapist: 15
Years at Urban Oasis: 6 months
Massage Specialties: Deep Tissue, Aromatherapy.
What I like best about being a massage therapist: I love helping people feel better and helping them on their way to health.
What I most enjoy doing when not at work: Music, karate & bicycling.
My schedule: North Ave (Tue AM, Wed AM)
Name: Sara S.
Born, or grew up, in: Born in Mobile Alabama, raised in Chicago
Massage School: Soma Institute Chicago
Years as a Massage Therapist: 4
Years at Urban Oasis: Less than 1 year
Massage Specialties: Swedish, Deep tissue, Myofascial, Sports and Trigger Point Therapy.
What I like best about being a massage therapist: To be able to help people feel happy and healthy.
What I most enjoy doing when not at work: Travel the world, create apothecary goods, laugh with friends, listen to music and play around with yoga!
My schedule: North Ave (Sun AM, Wed PM)
Name: Christina C.
Grew up in: Holmdel, New Jersey
Massage School: Chicago School of Massage Therapy
Years as a Massage Therapist: 8
Years at Urban Oasis: Less than 1 year
Massage Specialties: Christina specializes in Clinical Massage Therapy, catering each treatment specifically for the client’s individual needs. Christina’s experience as a professional dancer has honed a deeper understanding, appreciation, and fascination with the human body.
What I like best about being a massage therapist: I love being a part of someone’s commitment to self care and wellness.
What I most enjoy doing when not at work: Dancing, rock climbing, and eating ice cream.
My schedule: Maple (Tue PM, Wed PM, Thur PM)