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Massage and Spa at Bethany
By Mary D. Edwards

Walk into Massage and Spa at Bethany and you can’t help but notice how relaxing it feels. From the friendly hello from office manager Lorraine Flowers to the big comfy chairs and calming colors, the place oozes relaxation—and that’s before anyone has started kneading those tight muscles.

Walk into one of the similarly appointed private rooms and you will see that owner Jennifer Oulds, who is Lorraine’s sister-in-law, is realizing her own dream of bringing personalized massage and spa treatments to help her clients in Bethany and Cedar Mill unwind and refresh.

Rooms are ready for their special Couples Massage for a relaxing way to celebrate with your honey!

Massage and Spa at Bethany offers massages ranging from 30 to 120 minutes that can be personalized to whatever a client needs, therapeutic or relaxation, more here, less there; as well as hot stone and aromatherapy.

Spa services include French facials performed by estheticians trained to use the Yon-Ka skin-care line: waxing, glycolic peel and microdermabrasion, hand/foot treatments and peppermint scalp massage. Massage and spa packages are available to help you save money and get into the habit of tending to yourself.

Jennifer goes beyond the typical massage and spa services to provide clients with what she calls “self-care classes” to help clients feel just that much better. These include aromatherapy, meditation and MELT, a technique that hydrates the fascia or connective tissue, to help clients feel the benefits of a massage longer.

The daughter of a nurse, Jennifer didn’t consider a health care career at first, but was looking for a change a few years ago when she moved from Ponca City, Oklahoma, to Seattle to live with her mother and attend Everest College’s massage program. A former office worker, she was looking for work that would be more fulfilling. “I wanted feel good at the end of the day,” she said. “I wanted more than just a job.” She graduated in 2009 and practiced in Bothell, Washington, for four years.

In 2012 she moved with her two children to Bethany to be closer to Lorraine and her family. She put her skills to work at Bethany Massage. Then, when the chiropractor- owner decided to sell that part of his business in 2014, Jennifer turned to Lorraine and suggested they buy it, renaming it Massage and Spa at Bethany.

Jennifer seems to have found her niche. She has a thriving business —many clients are word-of-mouth referrals from the area as well as Beaverton and Hillsboro. She also gets the word out with a combination of traditional advertising and social media, racking up good reviews in Yelp, for instance, and announcing classes and specials on their Facebook page.

In her free time, she has embraced the natural beauty of Oregon, hiking the Columbia River Gorge waterfalls and compiling a wish list of natural wonders nearby like Tunnel Falls and faraway, such as Yellowstone National Park to explore with her family.

Their clients are like family, too. “Our culture here is very family-oriented,” Jennifer said. Lorraine agreed, adding that hugs are generously given.

Massage and Spa at Bethany is located at 15280 NW Central Dr, Ste 102, in the Bethany Town Center. Call them at 503-533-5614; email them at massageandspabethany@gmail.com, and visit their website for details about their services, fees, and more.

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