Maya

Greetings, I am Rev. J. Maya Ravensong-Lawrence. My journey has led me to many roles with pride: Licensed Massage Therapist, ordained Priestess of the Old Gods since 1997, Northern Tradition Shamanic practitioner, award winning artist, Reiki master, author, educator, ritual facilitator, death doula, and an Master Clinical Aromatherapist.
I started as an intuitive healer started in 1991, in aromatherapy. Over the years, my path evolved, shaping me into a Shamanic Practitioner well-versed in energy work, crystals, sound therapy, and beyond. I was ordained in 1997. This path took me to massage therapy and in 2010 I graduated from Universal College of Healing Arts.

This inspired the development of a groundbreaking modality in 2013—one I documented in my book, "BodyArt Therapy," published in 2014.

In September 2015, I proudly earned an Associates Degree in Applied Science: Massage. This achievement coincided with the birth of Serenity Massage & Energywork, which opened its doors on October 31 of the same year.

In 2016, I was an LMT for the 2016 USA Olympic Swim Team Trials in Omaha.

In 2018 that I was officially certified as a Master Clinical Aromatherapist.

I became Death Doula : certification from INELDA in 2019.

​March of 2020 saw the relocation of our humble home-based business to our first (though small) commercial space, where we flourished. Fast forward 18 months, and it became apparent that our growing enterprise had outgrown its confines so in January 2022, we signed a lease for a larger space with 4 rooms -one for couples and a movement space.

January 2023 we embarked on a new and enriching journey with UCHA by partnering with them as a student internship site providing a nurturing space for clinicals while serving as dedicated mentors.

By August 2023, I proudly assumed the role of UCHA's Hydrotherapy instructor, while still managing Serenity and working as a practioner there.

In May 2024, we relocated again, expanding to 7 rooms with two couples' massage rooms, a large space for Dance, movement and ritual classes, better parking, better access and a flow of space that lends to the atmosphere of Serenity.

I never started out to own a large spa. but my experience as an employee at a  national chain and then the difference working for myself made for my health, finances and more, really made me disgusted at the level of profit those businesses make off the labor of their employees while paying those employees barely enough to get by: unless they work so hard they get burned our or injured. 

It is my dream to change the massage industry: how it compensates its service professionals. From higher pay, access to PTO and other benefits, tuition reimbursement, to enough time between clients to help prevent burnout and injury, we implemented all of these concepts into our business plan. LMT's should be able to have a good living without killing themselves or hating what they do. They go INTO this profession to help people- we support that and them by our business practices.

"Be Well" is for employees too