With unique and varied skill-sets, the experienced massage therapists of Metta expertly customize sessions to facilitate pain relief, relaxation, and somatic awareness for whole body healing.
Our offerings include but are not limited to:
- Integrative Therapeutic Massage
- Traditional Thai Bodywork
- Craniosacral Therapy
- Cupping Therapy
- Reiki
- Healing Touch
Find detailed descriptions of these modalities via our online scheduling system. Click the button below to schedule your next visit.
MEET OUR
Massage Therapists
Jennie Herb, RMP
Jennie Herb, RMP
Jennie Herb, a Registered Massage Therapist, graduated from the Baltimore School of Massage in 2007. Jennie incorporates Swedish, Neuromuscular Therapy, Deep Tissue, Hot Stones, Cupping Therapy and Myofascial Release in her massage as is appropriate to the individual needs of each client. Jennie believes that massage is an effective tool for relieving both mental and physical stress and that massage plays an important part in overall wellness.
Tara Parker, RMP
Tara Parker, RMP
Tara loves being able to physically and energetically assist in bringing the body back to homeostasis. She is very integrative in her approach to bodywork, incorporating both Western and Eastern techniques of healing. Overall, she leans towards a more Eastern approach to healing, as Ayurvedic Practices & Traditional Chinese Medicine are her favorite modalities to study. Knowledgable modalities are, Swedish, Reflexology, Cupping, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point Therapy, Injury & Rehabilitation Massage, and Hydrotherapy & Spa.
Lainie Smith, LMT
Lainie Smith, LMT
Lainie Smith is a Nationally Certified and Maryland State Licensed Massage Therapist. A graduate from the Holistic Massage Training Institute of Baltimore, she specializes in therapeutic massage, energy work, and whole body healing therapies. Her innovative approach to holistic wellness offers an array of services that can assist you in reconnecting your body, mind, and soul. With practices such as Reiki, relaxation massage, shiatsu, and pregnancy massage, she will help you realign your energy and intention to help cultivate a rejuvenated spirit within yourself. She strives to help you blossom to your full potential and relieve the stresses of every day life with massage therapy and energy work.
Marvin Shiflett, LMT
Marvin Shiflett, LMT
Marvin came into his massage practice after having taught in special education for eight years, and has been practicing since 2015. He is a graduate of the Holistic Massage Training Institute, and enjoys working in multiple modalities including myofascial, deep tissue, Reiki, craniosacral, and lymphatic drainage. In addition to his massage practice, Marvin has been a yoga teacher in Baltimore since 2011. He has taken over 750 hours in teacher trainings and currently works in a local 200 hour teacher training. Marvin applies all of his knowledge of the body to give a truly wonderful massage experience.
Jennifer Stephens, RMP
Jennifer Stephens, RMP
Jennifer has a deep reverence to the power of touch and the abundant healing elements immediately available at each of our fingertips. Medicine is a magic that exists within and all around every piece of this existence; we simply must accept the invitation to continually tap into it.
With an extensive background working and volunteering in nursing homes, Jennifer is highly attune to the sensitive nature of transition, and the importance of connection through and with life’s changes. It was through her work with our elderly and their caregivers that she was inspired to learn more about human anatomy, kinesiology and pathology, and the curative effects of human contact and reciprocity.
Jennifer completed her massage training at Baltimore School of Massage in 2014, is nationally certified and registered to practice massage through the state of Maryland, and insured by AMTA. She brings clinical knowledge and experience, as well as intuition and awareness to each session. Jennifer views mind, body and energy as parts of a whole being; she develops comprehensive assessments and goals to foster overall awareness and balance. Jennifer’s practice is deeply guided by Thai Folk Medicine, thus her technical and energetic approaches to the work are focused, intentional, subtle, and deep.
Esra Seniz, LMT
Esra Seniz, LMT
Esra is a Licensed Massage therapist (LMT) in the state of Maryland, a graduate from Anne Arundel Community College with an associates degree in Massage Therapy. Esra specializes in Swedish, deep tissue, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, and therapeutic massage. Her style encompasses a mind, body, and soul treatment for each session which is customized for individual needs. We hold stress and trauma in our body and Esra believes in using a holistic approach to release tension. She provides a nurturing and safe environment for you to feel comfortable and always heard in an effort to help you feel refreshed and recharged.
Esra graduated from Towson University with a B.S in Pyschology in 2009 and completed a 150 hour Herbalism program at the Ecology Academy in Costa Rica.
Laura Kalman, LMT, Founder
Laura Kalman, LMT, Founder
Laura is a Nationally and State Certified Massage Therapist since 2005. In addition to running Metta since 2009, Laura has organized many wellness related projects, fundraisers, and community events, including the seasonal Community Energy Healing events at Baltimore Yoga Village, the Wellness Camp at Fields Festival 2016, The Baltimore Healing Music Project, and the former Heal Baltimore Project.
Since graduating from The Baltimore School of Massage in 2005, Laura has continually refined her skills to expand her therapeutic knowledge and better serve clients and communities. Her most influential trainings have been in Dynamic Body Balancing with Dr. Carol Phillips, Chi Nei Tsang as taught by Master Mantak Chia, Upledger’s Craniosacral Therapy, Plant Spirit Aromatherapy with Amy Meilman, and the Jivan Yoga Teacher Training with Anjali Sunita. Laura also studied Traditional Thai Massage in Chiang Mai, Thailand and is a long time student of the Sivananda Yoga lineage.
Drawing from various modalities such as Craniosacral Therapy, Myofascial Unwinding, deep tissue massage, Thai massage, Chi Nei Tsang, Reiki, Yoga, and Aromatherapy, Laura intuitively improvises bodywork to assist the neuromuscular, visceral, and energetic systems to release what no longer serves. Being supported in this way can make create greater ease in life as you practice to observe, experience, and release sensations as they arise, while learning from the qualities, stories, and lessons they hold.
Since returning from her 2017 Sabbatical Year, Laura’s primary roles at Metta include administrative management, practitioner mentoring, and event planning. She offers Integrative Dynamic Bodywork on a limited basis to facilitate the management of chronic illness and trauma.
Inactive Practitioners
For a variety of reasons, not all of our massage therapists have returned from COVID leave. If you have any questions or concerns while these therapists are deciding if and when is the right time for them to return to work, please contact us at info@metta-wellness.com.
Molly Farwell, LMT
Molly Farwell, LMT
Molly is a Maryland-licensed massage therapist (LMT) and certified practitioner of Integrative Reflexology (R), graduate of Potomac Massage Training Institute, in Silver Spring, MD. Her training includes over 100 hours of study and practice in trauma-informed care within and beyond the bodywork field. Her previous work as an immigration legal assistant inspired a passion for working with survivors of gender-based and domestic violence to re-integrate touch as a safe, nurturing, and empowering experience.
Molly employs a gentle, slow approach to bodywork therapy, which is recommendable for treating persons suffering from stress-related tension and chronic pain. Gentle bodywork practices, including yoga, massage, and other techniques, are gradually becoming recognized as effective treatment options for PTSD and other stress-related pathologies.
Dawn Blais, LMT
Dawn Blais, LMT
Dawn is a state certified, Licensed Massage Therapist, Shiatsu (Acupressure) Therapist, and Reiki Master. In practice since 2003, Dawn approaches bodywork with a deep understanding of our mind body connection and a strong intuitive awareness. Guided by releasing the learned and held patterns of tension within the body, Dawn strives to help you find a greater sense of ease both physically and mentally. Through the integration of various modalities: deep tissue, myofascial release, cupping, zero balancing, acupressure, aromatherapy, and reiki, Dawn is able to provide gentle, focused, supportive bodywork that provides relief from the symptoms of stress, anxiety and/or depression, chronic fatigue and pain, and auto-immune conditions.
Dawn graduated from The Baltimore School of Massage in 2002, with a concentration in Shiatsu and Asian Bodywork – Acupressure and Thai Massage. She is a trained Yoga teacher 200 level. In addition, she also holds a BA in Mental Health Counseling from Goddard College, and is graduating with her MA in Mental Health Counseling in 2019.
Stephanie Barger, RMP
Stephanie Barger, RMP
Stephanie shares a rhythmic, yet calming style of bodywork with her clients. She blends gentle deep tissue with Swedish and myofascial massage techniques, as well as elements from the Trager Approach. Depending on the unique focus of each session, she can also incorporate aromatherapy, trigger point work, non-traditional cupping, TMJ and sports massage.
Since beginning her massage practice in 2010, Stephanie’s love and admiration for the healing arts have expanded in Baltimore’s inspiring community. She is currently working with other local wellness providers (massage, sound therapy, acupuncture) to develop new collaborative modalities and public workshops. She’s a Maryland Registered Practitioner (R01695) and has maintained her NCBTMB Board Certification and her professional membership of the American Massage Therapy Association.
Nyesha Roberts, RMP
Nyesha Roberts, RMP
Nyesha, best known as Yoshi, has been practicing massage therapy since 2012. While she is skilled in deep-tissue and cupping massage, her practice can focus on the energetic realms of the human body including the in-body chakra systems, the out-of-body chakra systems, and the human aura. She’s able to cultivate a unique and personalized session catering to the energetic, mental and physical aspects that may need extra attention when you arrive to the session. She is able to observe and feel energetic and physical stagnation within and around the human body, and bring attention to it so it may dissipate. She likes establishing long-term rapport with clients that may be seeking to bridge gaps in multiple parts of their well-being.
Nyesha is certified in Prental Massage, Cupping Massage, Chakra Balancing, Reiki, and Intuitive Mindfulness Therapy. She is currently continuing education in Cognative Behavioural Therapy and Reflexology.