Serenity Wellness Massage

Serenity Wellness Massage is a Somerville massage therapy practice focused on pain relief and calming the nervous system. Its holistic massage and structural integrative bodywork target tension stored in muscle tissue, aiming to restore ease of movement and reconnect body and mind. The practice works with clients dealing with chronic pain, fatigue, muscular imbalances and medical conditions, and offers body-centered trauma release for chronic stress, PTSD and anxiety.

The practice is led by Latoya, a certified massage therapist and esthetician with about 20 years of experience whom clients call the massage guru. She earned a degree in sociology and criminal justice and worked in social work before training at the Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy. She worked at two holistic spas in Brookline before going into private practice, and in 2016 she was hired as lead massage therapist at the Whole Foods Market in the South End.

What to Know

• Signature sessions include restorative deep tissue massage built on neuromuscular therapy and realignment.
• In 2017 Latoya began teaching massage therapy technique part-time at the Medford school where she trained.
• The business is listed in a Black-owned business directory and with the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts.
• The practice’s approach rests on the belief that the body is self-healing and the nervous system is its master controller.