Workshop & Training Testimonials
“Jacki Gethner as a vital and strong spearhead of self-care/ improvement in the Portland, Oregon outreach community. Jacki has been an integral part of our large community event, Take Your Brain Out to Play (TYBOP). (A program for Stroke Survivors.) Jacki led multiple interactive sessions geared in well-being dimensions such as emotional, physical, psychological, and spiritual health.
“Direct feedback from participants included the following:
“I loved how she rang that low-toned bell – it made me feel relaxed inside like I haven’t since my stroke. I have to remember that breathing stuff.” – a stroke survivor
“I really love the reflexology thing she taught us to do with our feet. I can see how this will help me and my husband relaxes and communicates with each other through touch, something we haven’t been able to do for a long time.” – a caregiver
“Where had she been hiding? I have lived here for years and this is the first time I‘ve heard her? The part where she guided me into a peaceful place with my eyes closed was amazing. You have to get her back next year.” – a stroke survivor and his wife
“I would recommend Jacki’s work anytime.”
— Louise Jenkins RN, MSN MBA, CPHQ
former Stroke Program Manager for the
Comprehensive Stroke Program in Vancouver, Washington
“What an asset Jacki Gethner is to Hollywood Senior Center participants! From her Arthritis Exercise classes to her women’s health and empowerment workshops (‘The Girlfriend Guide’), Jacki helps older adults age with dignity. Her students tell us how much she has done for their physical, cognitive, and emotional health. Plus, she’s driven, passionate, caring and funny. Her skill set is unmatched, and we are honored to have Jacki as part of the Hollywood Senior Center family.”
— Sarah Barrett Volunteer and
Center Manager Hollywood Senior Center
“It is with pleasure that I recommend Jacki Gethner, LMT. From 2014 Jacki brought her knowledge, skills and compassion to the Fix-It Fair, events which highlight community resources for healthy homes and healthy families.
“Jacki shared her knowledge of self-care of the individual at all walks of life, especially with regards to aging communities, and with regards to stress and preventative health. Additionally, Jacki provided local resources to educate and empower women by providing them with skills for identifying issues and implementing strategies for healthy personal relationships. Jacki hosted an information table at all fairs and led workshops on the healing effects of touch and other techniques to reduce stress. These workshops were consistently incredibly well received.
“Besides her immense range of knowledge, Jacki has always been a pleasure to work with and has contributed her ideas and experience at the fairs to make them more valuable to all attendees.”
— Wing Grabowski
Coordinator, Sustainable Community Program
City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
“Jacki's workshop will remind you how important it is to take care of yourself. Easy self care strategies are provided… I use them to this today. She has a very soothing voice and a calm about her that is refreshing. If you want to improve your health, I highly recommend her workshops!”
— Kate Desmond, MSW
Department of Community Justice
“Your class was wonderful. The information you shared was vital. Your kindness and generosity is evident. Thank you for the "gifts" you provided us to take with us. I use mine daily.”
— Workshop Attendee
Body Work & Massage Testimonials
“It has been a great blessing for me to have discovered the therapy practice of Jacki Gethner. In conjunction with my other modalities, her hands-on healing skills have been measurably instrumental in my recovering mobility and flexibility in my physical and emotional body. Her capacity to cultivate a healing response in the body is truly something wonderful to be experienced, which I suggest you gift to yourself, as I did. Life after 50 can be less painful with a little help.”
— Laura Roderick
Curator
“Need a little ‘me time?’ Spend an hour with Jacki as she soothes your stiff, sore muscles, massaging your body from head to toe. It’s like a little vacation. She knows just how to relieve the tension in your tight muscles and joints — shoulders, neck, lower back, glutes, even your feet, and toes.
“If you have a chronic ache, buy a package and let Jacki work her magic with several massages. Don’t you deserve it? Her space is inviting, musically appealing, smells so good, and abounds in positive energy. Treat yourself to Jacki’s amazing expertise. I’ve been elsewhere, but when I found Jacki, there was no need to go anywhere else.”
— Michelle Fusco
Hospital & Healthcare Professional
“Jacki gives a great massage and excellent advice for personal wellness. Jacki is very knowledgeable and compassionate to help her clients achieve optimum wellness.”
— Karen K.
“I have seen Jacki's passion for what she does progress and increase as I have known her over the years. With her work ethic, compassion and expertise as a massage therapist and advocate for people in recovery; she has encouraged me and I'm sure many others, to continue doing service work at times when the difficult circumstances have seemed insurmountable.”
— Phil B.
“I first met Jacki 18 years ago. She is a fabulous massage therapist as well as a passionate educator for self-care, HIV and women's issues. I highly recommend her work!”
— Randy Z.
“I first met Jacki because she did chair massage a few times for my company. When I got into a car accident and needed support, she was the first person I thought of. Eight years later, I am still seeing her on an almost weekly basis to maintain my physical, emotional, and spiritual health.
”As a person whose work is mostly on the computer, the regular work I do with Jacki has proven non-negotiable to maintain my health and wellness, and I am certain that it has kept more serious physical issues from manifesting. (I'm amazed by the amount of pain and discomfort I used to tolerate, and how little I recognized it was affecting so many areas of my life negatively, from my productivity to my emotions.)
”Through regular body work with Jacki, where we explore the connection between physical symptoms and emotional states, I have managed an immense about of change and growth in my life. I see massage and body work with Jacki as imperative to my mental and emotional health — it increases my capacity to manage the challenges I face running my own business and it helps me meet my relationships from a place of grounded-ness, calm, and wellbeing.
”With the integration of sound healing, reiki, aromatherapy, and crystal work, I feel a deeper sense of healing and balance than I've ever felt with any other massage therapist. Jacki's thirty plus years of experience shows, and she holds a very sacred and safe space for growth and balance to co-mingle.
”I am very grateful to her for being a resource in my life and in my work in the world.”
— Theresa Pridemore
Sovereign Spirit, Business Strategist & Web Designer
“My fibromyalgia leads to tight muscles with hard knots. I look forward to my sessions with Jacki as she uses a variety of techniques to dissolve the knots and resolve the tightness. She has also been generous in teaching me methods of self-care. She discusses lifestyle modifications and celebrates my efforts to be aware and responsive to the needs of my body. I thoroughly enjoy my sessions and leave feeling more relaxed, in less pain, and ready to renew my life in a more healthy way.”
— Patricia
Body Work Mentorship Testimonials
“I have been a massage therapist for 23 years. I have a successful practice with a wonderful flow of clients and generally I am in good health. However, even though I have received massages fairly regularly in the past, none were as significant as the sessions I have received from Jacki Gethner LMT.
“Jacki's work with me is a beautiful reminder of what hydrotherapy, reflexology, traditional massage and emotional energy release can achieve. I am a kinesthetic learner and therefore continuing education workshops really don’t sink in. Seeing Jacki consistently for weekly sessions has rekindled my love for techniques that are true to our profession. Also, a big one for me, cleaning out and recognizing the importance of removing our clients’ energy and keeping an energetically clean room. When you experience that by seeing Jacki regularly, you feel the difference and my clients feel the difference. Not all my clients know how to express that but they know something has changed and they feel better for it.
“If the above description resonates with you because you are looking for a mentor, I highly recommend you see Jacki for guidance in a plethora of techniques by experiencing them. Also for a much-needed self-care, emotional and/or physical tune-up... you will be surprised how it will help you in your practice.”
— Sarah Watson LMT
OBMT # 6232