Cascade Therapeutic Massage, Grand Rapids

Mary Jo Thompson, the heart and hands behind Cascade Therapeutic Massage, strives to banish muscle tension and stress in every client she meets. It's not just because she's so well-trained—she's a graduate of the Blue Heron Academy of Healing Arts & Sciences and a member of the American Massage Council—but because she's a great listener. By staying attuned to every patient, she takes her nimble fingers precisely where pain and stress reside, eliminating them with modalities including hot-stone, Swedish, deep-tissue, and pregnancy massage. In addition to her massage savvy, Mary Jo is also a reiki master capable of channeling the body's chi to jettison anxiety and promote healing.