Jen Plum-Forte, LMT, RYT-200
wellness and therapeutic massage therapy
About the Practitioner

About Me: A (sort of) Brief History of my Journey to becoming a Licensed Massage Therapist/Yoga Instructor/Yoga Therapist

It all started in the fall of 2000, when I moved to Massachusetts to start my MASTER'S degree in COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY.

2001-2002: Halfway through my first internship I realized that Counseling Psychology was not the "right fit" for me & I began exploring other ideas.  Around this time a colleague brought in a magazine article on Massage Therapy & the lightbulb went off!

2003: I enroll in the 750 hour Clinical Massage Therapy program @ the Massage Institute of New England. (I also finished my Master's program & graduated!)

MAR. 2, 2004: I OFFICIALLY  begin working as a MASSAGE THERAPIST @ Health Through Hands in MA.

2007:  I move back to PA and continue working as a MT in the massage therapy department @ Lehigh Valley Health Network (Hospital).

2014: After 1/2 years @ LVHN (and 10 years in the field) I decided it was time to work for myself! 

MAR. 2, 2023: CELEBRATING 19 YEARS AS A LMT! Over the years, I have taken a variety of continuing education classes & I like to INTEGRATE all the different techniques I have learned.  That is why you will never here me say that I "do" a specific kind of massage (i.e., sports, deep tissue, etc).  When you come in I will ask you what you would like worked on today and then CUSTOMIZE the massage to your specific needs.  Because some days you just want to relax & other days you have a SPECIFIC ACHE OR PAIN that is bothering you. 

 I take Pride in my profession & craft.  My goal is to help you FEEL BETTER IN YOUR BODY.

Wait, now there is more! 

Feb. 6, 2018: And then I became a Yoga Instructor!!  I began my 200 hr. training with the Himalayan Institute at Moondog Yoga in Quakertown in October of 2016. I finished the training in June 2017 and received my official certificate in Feb. 2018 (mainly because I procrastinated in handing in all my requirements, ha!)  I LOVE Yoga!! Before I became a yoga instructor I had been practicing yoga on and off since 2000.  I still only practice on and off.  I can't bend myself into a pretzel and I lose my balance. Students who come to my classes appreciate the fact that I "look like them" doing yoga. 

 

July 2019 - February 2020: Became a Certified Roll Out Method PractitionerThe Roll Out Method utilizes Therapy Balls for self myofascial release. I will show you how to use the balls and you can help yourself at home maintain the results we get in our massage therapy sessions. How great is that!

 

March 2021: Now I am a Certified YomassageTM Instructor! This is a massage modality that uses Restorative Yoga positionslight to moderate massage, and mindfulness to create a very relaxed state for the client.  P.S. I added Table YomassageTM to the mix as well. Same modality but on the massage table.

 

September 2021: The next journey begins. Yoga Therapist Training!   2 years, 800 hours......

August 6, 2023: The journey has ended. I am now a Certified Yoga Therapist. What a long journey this was. I was blessed with some fantastic teachers and classmates. And I learned so many valuable tools and techniques to help people feel better in their bodies and their lives!

 

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