Grounded In Grace - Holistic Health Center

Grounded In Grace - Holistic Health Center Certified Massage Therapist (CMT) since 2015

Well... Grounded In Grace officially opened its doors this week!🥳And apparently my body decided opening day was the perf...
09/03/2026

Well... Grounded In Grace officially opened its doors this week!🥳

And apparently my body decided opening day was the perfect time to make sure I'm prepared to practice what I preach. 😅

Halfway through my first day of seeing clients, my ankle essentially sprained itself.

No trip. No fall. No misstep or unseen obstacle. I simply took a step forward and suddenly my ankle was screaming in pain.

At first, I tried to work through it. I kept telling myself it couldn't possibly be anything serious because nothing had *happened* to injure it.

Except... something had been happening.

I'd spent the previous week working long days on my feet getting the new space ready, sleeping less than usual, pushing myself physically, and then moved straight into a full work schedule without much opportunity to recover.

And looking back, my body had been talking to me.

After those long days, my right foot and ankle would ache and bother me. I noticed it, but beyond rubbing it a little and getting a short night's rest, I didn't really respond to what it was telling me.

Eventually, those whispers became a scream.

Once I had my ankle examined and learned that it was actually sprained, I had to accept that my body was no longer asking me to slow down. It was *demanding* it.

So, just a day and a half into this brand-new chapter, I found myself canceling the rest of my week and doing the very thing I'm building so much of Grounded In Grace around:

**Listening to my body and honoring what it needs.**

Not exactly how I pictured opening week. 😂 But I can't help appreciating the irony.

So much of learning to listen to our bodies isn't about waiting until something hurts badly enough that we have no choice but to pay attention. It's learning to recognize the quieter signals along the way. The ache. The fatigue. The tension. The subtle sense that something needs a little more care than we're giving it.

Would listening sooner have prevented this? I can't know that.

But I do know there were whispers before there was a scream. The problem wasn't that I didn't hear them. I was just so busy with everything else that felt more important that I didn't make the time to respond.

And isn't that so often where we get caught?

There will always be things that feel urgent. Work to finish. People who need us. Responsibilities that don't stop just because our bodies are tired or hurting.

But we only get one body to carry us through all of it. If we continually put its needs at the bottom of the list, eventually we may find ourselves with no choice but to stop and listen.

That's part of this new chapter for me, too.

Learning, again and again, to listen when my body whispers so it doesn't have to scream quite so loudly to get my attention.

I'm still learning too. We're all on this journey together.🌱💗

09/03/2026

Looking forward to continuing my training with IoAS. This work is so important!

**The End of an Era**Today I finished the last appointment I'll be taking in the space that has been home to my work for...
08/22/2026

**The End of an Era**

Today I finished the last appointment I'll be taking in the space that has been home to my work for my entire 11+ year career in massage and reflexology.

Wow, it feels strange to even write that!

I first walked into this space fresh out of school, brand new to the field and still figuring out what kind of practitioner I wanted to be. I started here as an employee, eventually took the scary step of venturing out on my own, and somewhere along the way this little space became so much more than the place where I went to work.

It became a home away from home. A sanctuary of sorts. A place where I grew into myself and my work, where relationships were built, where countless conversations and quiet moments were shared, and where I slowly began to understand that the work I wanted to do in this world was becoming bigger than what I had originally imagined.

This room has held so much of my story, but when I think about everything these walls have held over the last eleven years, it's really the people who fill those memories.

The clients who have trusted me with your care, shared pieces of your lives with me, supported my work, referred your friends and families, and in many ways grown right alongside me over the years.

Some of you have been walking through that door almost as long as I have!

There is one person in particular who is woven deeply into this chapter. For nearly seven years, I had the privilege of working alongside Theresa Sumerfelt, who became an unofficial mentor to me as I found my footing in this field. She shared her knowledge and experience freely, answered questions, offered guidance, and, whether she knew it or not, helped shape so much of how I learned to navigate this work.

When she eventually retired from massage, her leaving created the opportunity for me to step out on my own. And because of everything I had learned working beside her, I was equipped to make that transition with far more confidence and grace than I probably realized at the time.

There's something especially poetic about thinking of that now. Her ending helped create a new beginning for me, and now I find myself standing at the threshold of another, wondering what new beginnings might bloom next.

I'm also grateful for all of the wonderful colleagues I've had the privilege of working alongside over the years, and for the people who have owned and cared for this establishment and given me the space and opportunity to grow a practice of my own within it.

And today, I close the door on that chapter.

I've been sitting with a lot of overlapping emotions as this day's been approaching, and I'm realizing there isn't really one neat word for what I'm feeling.

There is sadness in saying goodbye to something that has been such a constant in my life for so long. There is an enormous amount of gratitude for the people, experiences, and this familiar little space that's helped get me here. There is pride and excitement in knowing that I've grown enough to take this next step.

And there is fear.

Because as much as I believe in where I'm going, I'm also stepping away from something familiar, safe, and comfortable into something much bigger and far less certain.

So tonight, I'm trying not to rush myself past any of it.

I'm letting myself feel the sadness and the gratitude. The fear and the excitement. The loss of something deeply familiar alongside the possibility of what comes next.

This space has held the entirety of my career so far, but all of you are what gave those years meaning.

Tomorrow I begin moving into a space that I hope will hold the next part of our story.

And while I don't know exactly what that chapter will look like yet, I know I wouldn't be ready to write it without everything, and everyone, that brought me here.

So, to this little space that has been my professional home for more than eleven years, and to every person who has been part of my journey within it: Thank you.

Thank you for trusting me, teaching me, challenging me, growing with me, and supporting me along the way. I carry all of that with me now as I step out of the familiar and into whatever comes next.

THE DATE IS SET!! ✨While there are still a couple of things left for the builders to finish up, I've officially gotten t...
08/18/2026

THE DATE IS SET!! ✨

While there are still a couple of things left for the builders to finish up, I've officially gotten the go-ahead to open the doors to Grounded In Grace on Monday, August 31!!!

The new location will be:
📍1411 E College Dr., Suite 5, Marshall
(Sharing the building with the License Bureau and Thrivent - you'll find me on the back end of the building.)

All appointments scheduled on or after August 31 will take place at the new location. If you have an appointment before then, I'll still see you at my current office.

One quick note as we settle in: for the time being, it will still just be me operating the practice, so the doors may be locked while I'm in appointments. If you happen to stop by and find a locked door, don't worry, we're open! I'm likely just with a client.

Also, a quick scheduling update for those hoping to get in: my current schedule is now full through the end of the year, and I'm temporarily holding off on booking into 2027 while I get settled into the new space. One of my biggest goals with this expansion is to bring additional therapists into the practice, and I'm hopeful I'll have some help joining me soon! As things settle into place, I'll keep you updated about new scheduling opportunities and expanded availability.

There is still plenty of growing, evolving, and settling in ahead, but I am so excited to finally begin welcoming you into the new space and officially start this next chapter as Grounded In Grace takes shape! 🌱💖🌱

08/15/2026

Love this!

PROGRESS REPORT!! Things are progressing quickly with the remodel work for Grounded In Grace! It feels surreal to watch ...
08/04/2026

PROGRESS REPORT!!
Things are progressing quickly with the remodel work for Grounded In Grace! It feels surreal to watch my vision begin to come to life. I am so grateful for the amazing team of contractors that have been working hard to help me make my dream a reality. More updates coming soon!!!

06/30/2026

Your Nervous System Lives in Your Fascia 💜

For years, we were taught to view the body as separate parts—muscles, nerves, blood vessels, organs, and connective tissue.

But what happens when we look at living tissue instead of preserved cadavers?

French surgeon Dr. Jean-Claude Guimberteau spent decades filming living tissue during surgery and revealed something remarkable: the body is not made of isolated structures. It is a continuous, fluid, interconnected web.

That web is fascia.

Your nerves don’t simply run through the body independently. Every nerve is surrounded by fascia, supported by fascia, and constantly communicating with the fascial system.

This is one reason why nervous system regulation is about more than mindset alone.

You can practice meditation, breathwork, positive thinking, and mindfulness—and these are all valuable. But if your body is holding years of fascial restrictions from trauma, injury, surgery, repetitive stress, inflammation, or emotional overwhelm, those restrictions continue sending information to the nervous system every second.

The brain listens to the body.

When fascia becomes restricted, compressed, and unable to glide freely, the nervous system often remains in a state of protection. The body may feel tense, guarded, exhausted, anxious, or stuck even when you’re doing “all the right things.”

This is why hands-on therapies such as John F. Barnes Myofascial Release can be so powerful.

By gently releasing fascial restrictions, we are not just working with muscles—we are creating an environment where the entire body, including the nervous system, can feel safer, move more freely, and function more efficiently.

The body is not a machine made of separate parts.

It is a living, intelligent, interconnected system.

And fascia may be the missing link between structure, function, and nervous system regulation. 💜

Rowena Cua 💜
Expert JFB Myofascial Release Therapist
Trauma Informed Healing
🌐 www.bodymfr.com

I am very excited to announce that Gloria Grace Massage & Reflexology is officially expanding into Grounded In Grace - a...
06/29/2026

I am very excited to announce that Gloria Grace Massage & Reflexology is officially expanding into Grounded In Grace - a new holistic health center located at 1411 E. College Dr., Suite 5 in Marshall (sharing a building with the License Bureau and Thrivent)

This expansion is more than just a new name and location. It reflects something that's been evolving in my own life and in my work for a long time.

When I first became a massage therapist, my focus was helping people feel better physically. But after years of working with hundreds of clients, I began to notice something

When I first became a massage therapist, my focus was helping people feel better physically. But after years of working with hundreds of clients, I began noticing the same patterns arising.
People would come to me with pain, but often there was so much more beneath the surface.

The more I listened the more I realized that pain is rarely just pain, and healing is often far more complex and deeply personal than simply addressing physical symptoms.
Stress lives in the body. Grief lives in the body. Each of our life experiences leave their imprint on our nervous system.

Over time, my work has naturally expanded beyond muscles and joints into a desire for helping people to better understand what their bodies have been trying to communicate all along.
Grounded In Grace is the next chapter of that journey.

My vision is to create a place where people can find not only massage therapy and bodywork, but also tools, education, and experiences that inspire curiosity, exploration, self-awareness, and a deeper connection with themselves - empowering them to become active participants in their own healing

This has been years in the making, and I'm incredibly excited (and honestly a bit scared!) to finally share it with all of you.

Over the coming weeks and months, I'll be sharing more as Grounded In Grace comes to life, and I'm grateful to have you along for the journey

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1411 E College Drive Suite 5
Marshall, MN
56258

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Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 12:30pm - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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