Welcome! Come learn a little bit about our staff and what they specialize in at the Comfort Zone. We will continue to offer available hours 7 days per week. All therapists have an on-call schedule to cover this commitment. Please call to make your appointment whenever convenient for you, and we will have a therapist available for you.

Name: Jan Oltmanns
Days Available: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Bio: Owner and Nationally Certified Massage Therapist. Modalities include Relaxation, Sports, Swedish, Deep Tissue, Neuromuscular, Manual Lymph Drainage, Senior, Chair, Pregnancy, Child and Infant Massage, Upledger Cranio Sacral, Myofascial Release, Stone massage, Reflexology and Raindrop Therapy. Your session may include Aromatherapy, Somatic or Facilitated Stretching. Jan has a background in management, computer training, and 25 years in the nursing profession. Jan is a member of Professional Woman's Network, Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, Greater Downtown Council, and Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce. Jan is also teaching the evening class at Lake Superior College in the Massage Therapy Program.

Name: Melina Koenig
Days Available: Mondays and Thursdays 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. and Wednesdays 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Bio: Certified Massage Therapist who has worked at Comfort Zone since 2001. Her modalities include Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Geriatric, Swedish, Lymphatic Drainage, Pregnancy, Infant, Somatic Stretching and Exercise, Raindrop Therapy and Chair Massage. Melina is a member of the Business Network International, Lake Superior Chapter, and is an Advisor for the Lake Superior College Massage Program. Melina is also a trained yoga instructor.

Name: Stefanie Kemp
Days Available: Thursday evenings 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Bio: Stef moved to Duluth in 2003 from Bloomington, Illinois. She attended Duluth Business University soon after, and became an honors graduate with a degree in Massage Therapy. She has been with Comfort Zone since January of 2005 and is one of our two Promotional Directors. Her modalities include: Relaxation, Swedish, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point Therapy, Hot Stone, Raindrop, and Chair Massage.

Name: Jessica Douglas
Days Available: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Fridays 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Bio: Jessica is our Receptionist/Office Manager. She has been with the Comfort Zone since the spring of 2004.

Name: Kristine Jensch
Days Available: Every other Thursday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Bio: Kristy is a Licensed Acupuncturist. She was trained at the Tri-State Institute for the study of Acupuncture in New York, New York, and graduated in 1990. She studied Five-Element Acupuncture with Traditional Acupuncture Institute. Kristy uses a gentle needling style and focuses on protocols that provide healing to both body and spirit. She offers Five-Element and Meridian Style Acupuncture, Facials with or with out needles, Pulse Diagnosis, and Frequency Specific Resonance for additional pain relief and for non-needle facials.

Name: Summer Johnson
Days Available: Mondays and Fridays 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. and one Saturday a month

Bio: Summer graduated from the 500 hour program at Lake Superior College in the spring of 2007. Summer is a member of the Great Lakes Chapter of BNI. She offers the following modalities: Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Sports, Hot Stone, Senior, Pregnancy, Infant, and Chair Massage.

Name: Danielle LePage
Days Available: Mondays 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Fridays 12 p.m.- 5 p.m. and one Saturday a month

Bio: Danielle Graduated from Lake Superior College in the spring of 2007. She has over 600 hours of training. Danielle's modalities include Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Pregnancy, Infant, Lymphatic Drainage, Swedish, Raindrop Therapy, Hot Stone Therapy, and Chair Massage.

Name: Matthew Carlson
Days Available: Wednesdays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursdays 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. and Fridays 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Bio: Matt knew he had found his calling when he attended the Massage Therapy Program at Duluth Business University, finishing his training in 2007. Matt started working at Comfort Zone in August of 2007. Matt is a member of the Great Lakes Chapter of BNI. He offers the following modalities: Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Sports, Swedish, Raindrop Therapy, and Chair Massage.

Name: Katie Hawkes
Days Available: Mondays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bio: Katie is our new receptionist. She began working at Comfort Zone in March of 2008. She will also be working as a Massage Therapist starting in June.

Name: Brea Morgiane
Days Available: Sundays from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Bio: Brea is a professional belly dance instructor. Classes will be starting the first Sunday in June.

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