Our Therapists
Massage Styles
Eagles Nest Massage Therapy has both female and male therapists. All therapists have their own personal areas of training and expertise. We encourage you to try a number of therapists to find the one that you feel most relaxed with and provides you the style you enjoy. Please refer to the therapists menu for more information on what styles each individual therapist offers.
We have many talented and well studied therapists at Eagles Nest Massage Therapy. We encourage you to come in and try a number of therapists until you find the person and style that fits you. Some clients choose to make their appointments with the same therapist for all of their visits, while others choose to make appointments with a variety of therapists. We encourage you to do that which fits you personally.
Richard Anderson
Quote: ”Always look on the bright side of life.”
“Live for today, for tomorrow isn’t here yet.”
Therapy: Deep Tissue, Relaxation, Neuromuscular, Pregnancy, Geriatric, other (special needs)
Training: 720 hours – Massage Therapy program at Duluth Business University
What I like best about body work: The satisfaction people get from receiving massage. Making people happy makes me happy.
Biography: I am happily married with two wonderful children that we raise in Knife River, where my wife grew up. I’ve been in the Duluth area all my life and find it a blessing to be so close to one of the largest fresh water lakes on Earth. I have many relatives in the area that I love to camp, hike, fish, hunt, ride four wheelers and do many other outdoor activities with. I also like to volunteer for the marathons and other civic activities.
Therese Bower
Quote: “When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
” -G.K. Chesterton
Therapy: Neurostructural Therapy (Bowen), Raindrop Therapy, Energy Psychology, Swedish/Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Pregnancy, Seated Chair
Training: 600+ hours at Cincinnati School of Medical Massage, licensed by the State Medical Board of Ohio
What I like best about body work: The most satisfying thing about this work is when I am a part of someone’s healing, assisting them to be in touch with their own inner healer.
Biography: Keith and I have been married for over 30 years and we are the parents of four “above average” children. We have lived in Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, California, and we are glad to be back in my native Duluth.
Danni Gruhlke
Quote: “We often underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a listening ear or a kind word, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
Therapy: Swedish Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Pregnancy, Geriatric, Chair Massage
Training: 600+ hours from Duluth Business University, 400+ hours from Rasmussen College of St. Cloud, MN
What I like best about body work: The natural impact it has on the human mind, body and spirit. I enjoy being that positive influence through touch and making people feel great!
Biography: I grew up in Superior, Wisconsin and have lived in the Twin Ports area for over 23 years. I enjoy being outdoors, spending my time biking, rollerblading, walking or playing tennis. I am also currently working in a group home with REM – Arrowhead, serving adults with developmental disabilities. In my free time I listen to music, and paint or sketch. I love spending time with friends and family. I also love spending time with animals, and share my home with a cat and a bunny.
Marcy Kernez
Quote: “Trust in yourself.”
Therapy: Esalen, Deep Tissue, Pregnancy, Geriatric, Healing Touch and Seated Chair Massage.
Training: Bachelors of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy received in 1987. 400 hours of massage training. Nationally Certified bodyworker since 1992. Certified in spiritual direction.
What I like best about body work: To bring a person to a level of comfort and relaxation rarely visited by most.
Biography: I grew up in Hopkins, MN and have lived in Duluth since 1988. In 1990 I was blessed to be one of the initial founders of Eagles Nest Institute. I have greatly enjoyed working and growing Eagles Nest Massage in the Duluth area. I have also worked as an occupational therapist throughout the Twin Ports area ending that career with teaching at St. Scholastica in their OT program and have recently held the position of Program Manager of SMDC Caring Ways Cancer Resource Center from 1/07 – 6/10. Being a cancer survivor myself, it was a great experience to develop the resource center providing resources and programs to assist cancer patients and their families. My husband, Bob, is our beloved Eagles Nest maintentence man and I have two children, Carly and Noah, who love to teach me the joys of living in the present moment.
Heather Murphy
Quote: “Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” -Jalaluddin Rumi
Therapy: Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Pregnancy, Reflexology
Training: 600 hours – Heartwood Institute
What I like best about body work: I enjoy giving people the amazing gift of massage. I enjoy helping people relax and learn how to take care of their bodies in this world that often does not do a good job of teaching us how to do these things. I enjoy watching people making connections between the tension in their bodies and how they deal with the stress in their lives – the recurrent patterns of thought, belief and action that they choose that create their physical tension.
Biography: I grew up in a small town in Ohio, lived in Minneapolis on and off for ten years, moved to California for massage school and then lived on the Olympic Penninsula in Washington State for a year. In 2003, I moved to Duluth and met my future husband a little over a year later – we have lived here in our home overlooking Lake Superior ever since! I have been a massage therapist since 1997 when I attended Heartwood Institute in the mountains of northern California, and received over 600 hours of bodywork training. My massage technique is a creative and intuitive combination of the modalities I have studied, including Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Pregnancy Massage, Foot Reflexology and energy work. I have continued to study the emotional connections to the physical tension in our bodies as well as healthy nutrition, yoga, Buddhism and Evolutionary Astrology. I also enjoy camping, travel, canoeing, snowshoeing, swimming, gardening, biking and visiting with my family at our cabin on Bright Lake in Ontario, Canada.
Elizabeth Opseth
Quote:”It’s all in a lifetime, sun, shadow, and pain. There is never a rainbow until after the rain.” - My Grandfather
Therapy: Swedish, Deep Tissue, Neuromuscular Therapy, PNF Techniques, Pregnancy, and Sports Massage
Training: 780 hour program at Health Works Institute – Bozeman, Montana Nationally Certified
What I like best about bodywork: Being able to facilitate the unique experience an individual can recieve during a massage session; seeing my clients walk out the door relaxed/rejuvenated and feeling more connected with themselves.
Biography: I have been in and out of Duluth manu times throughout the years following my graduation from East High School, spending most of my time in Montana and Seattle before moving back to Duluth. While in Bozeman, I received my massage trainging and worked in Big Sky for a few winters. Upon moving to Seattle I practiced in a physical therapy office and an Aveda spa. Working in a variety of atmospheres has allowed me to expend my skills and help clients’ specific needs.
Emily Rounds
Quote:“Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being happy, that is for those who write their names in the lives of others, and hold the hearts of others as the treasure most dear.”-Children of the Mind, by Orson Scott Card
Therapy: Swedish/Relaxation massage, Deep Tissue, Sports/Athletic, Pregnancy, Neuromuscular/Trigger Point therapy, Myofascial Release, Proprioceptic Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)
Training: 600+ hours of training in Swedish/Relaxation massage, Deep Tissue, Sports/Athletic, Pregnancy, Neuromuscular/Trigger Point therapy, Myofascial Release, Proprioceptic Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)
What I like best about body work: My favorite aspect of massage therapy is being able to help people feel good in a way that is beneficial for their health, and I enjoy enlightening people about the profound benefits of receiving massage on a regular basis.
Biography: Emily began studying Massage Therapy at Duluth Business University in September 2008, and has been receiving very positive reviews from her clients ever since. She offers her passion for the art of healing soft tissue, an intuitive approach to therapeutic touch, and continual efforts to administer high quality massage bodywork. Emily lives in Duluth with her bunnies, Levi and Mugs.
