Meet the practioners
Jane Kauffman-Marinelli, MS, LMT, CZB
MD License#: M00306 NPI#: 1063724334
(She/her)
My aim is to combine a warm, therapeutic presence with a down-to-earth sensibility that helps you become an active participant in your own well-being, while feeling deeply cared for.
As part of your healthcare, our work together can ease chronic tension, pain, and distress that often accompany life and illnesses. Beyond the various clinical techniques employed with my hands, my hope is that our work together allows you to feel safe and facilitates deep relaxation.
I enjoy learning and am perpetually participating in additional training to continue my education. Included in my journey are classes about the alignment of the pelvis and how this relates to the rest of the body, the use of essential oils, specialty techniques like CranioSacral Therapy, Zero Balancing®, facial work with scars, and other manual therapy techniques. In addition, I’ve spent time learning about Trauma-Informed Care and Social Justice in Health Care, various medical conditions and massage, and have completed specialty programs in Oncology Massage and a Hospital Based Stewardship.
My entire career has been in the wellness field, starting with personal training and recognizing psychological benefits of movement, to working with and teaching Mind-Body Skills, all with the aim of influencing the well-being of the entire human.
Before working in direct patient care, I developed and coordinated wellness programs for individuals and organizations. This work included programs for teachers and administrators at both public and private schools, for individuals experiencing intimate partner violence, and for people living with diabetes or other chronic illnesses.
As a graduate of the first Mind-Body Skills Facilitator Training Program at the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, where I also worked for 3 years, I teach Mind-Body skills to individuals and groups, including meditation and guided imagery, breathing techniques, self-hypnosis, and biofeedback.
I enjoy working in a variety of settings including Chair Massage at JHU School of Medicine and Keswick, and volunteering in the community in a variety of capacities.
“Regular massage smooths out my rough edges from all of the cancer medicines I’ve had to take over the years. I feel better able to handle the side effects and live life more fully.”
—M.G.
Stefanie Stolzenberg, LMT
MD License#: M06331 NPI#: 1811532690
(She/her)
Stefanie Stolzenberg, She/Her, a Licensed Massage Therapist, graduated from NY College for Health Professionals with an associates degree in Massage Therapy in 1999. She immediately began working in a variety of massage locations including Gyms, salons, spas, chiropractic office, private practice and even a dentist's office.
Stefanie got her bachelor degree in Restaurant management and was working 50-60 hours a week, but when she was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and her mom with Fibromyalgia, Stefanie knew she needed a change. The day after making this decision, she received a flier about an open house at the local massage school. Having never even received a massage, she definitely never thought of being a massage therapist, but by the end of the first week of the first semester, Stefanie knew she found her new path.
In the last 20 years, Stefanie has continued this journey and has taken many hours of Continuing Ed courses to improve her massage techniques, including sports massage, hot stone, pregnancy and infant massage. This gave her the experience to pull elements from a wide variety of modalities to find the best solution for your wellbeing. There are a number of different philosophies regarding massage and healing the body, and Stefanie believes the body will heal best when nurtured and cared for. Massage doesn’t have to hurt to be effective. She hopes each person thinks of the massage room as a sanctuary, a safe and comforting space to start your healing.
In the past 16 years, Stefanie and her family have moved quite a few times including to Long Island, New Jersey, Kansas and Altoona, Pa, this time they bought a house. They are enjoying living in the Baltimore area where their child is finishing High school and her husband is the new Cantor at Beth Israel Congregation in Owings Mills. When not working, Stefanie and family are busy making new friends and checking out all there is to do in and around Baltimore.
“I have been dealing with chronic pain since 2012 after being T-boned in a car accident. I’ve experienced significant improvement since finding Stefanie over a year ago and I continue to progress enough to return to a more active lifestyle. I am beyond grateful for Stefanie’s skill and expertise enabling my progress.”
—BT