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Janice B Gaines-Ehlen
Athletic Trainer/LMT
Since 1989

Janice B Gaines-Ehlen Athletic Trainer/LMT Since 1989Janice B Gaines-Ehlen Athletic Trainer/LMT Since 1989Janice B Gaines-Ehlen Athletic Trainer/LMT Since 1989

Licensed Massage Therapist

Certified Health/Wellness Coach & Fitness Trainer

Certified Health/Wellness Coach & Fitness Trainer

Licensed in 1989 OR Lic#4580

  • With over 30 years of experience, your massage will be just what you need and want.
  • Deep tissue/sports
  • Relaxation/stress reduction
  • Injury/chronic pain and rehabilitation evaluation
  • Assess your specific chronic pain and/or injury to help you toward structural muscle and skeletal balance. Relief of pain of pain and o

Licensed in 1989 OR Lic#4580

  • With over 30 years of experience, your massage will be just what you need and want.
  • Deep tissue/sports
  • Relaxation/stress reduction
  • Injury/chronic pain and rehabilitation evaluation
  • Assess your specific chronic pain and/or injury to help you toward structural muscle and skeletal balance. Relief of pain of pain and overall improvement of health and well-being. This service is customized to your needs, may include hands-on work, assessment and/or physical movement education.
  • Deep Tissue 
  • Sports Massage


Outcall available for certain areas.


Certified Health/Wellness Coach & Fitness Trainer

Certified Health/Wellness Coach & Fitness Trainer

Certified Health/Wellness Coach & Fitness Trainer

Janice offers her "over 40 years" experience, formal education and skills: 

Lifestyle Fitness Training, Education and Wellness

Personalized fitness coaching, instruction, education and motivation. Nutrition, body compositional change (weight lose) and lifestyle modification.  


True wellbeing means creating a lifestyle that encourages quality

Janice offers her "over 40 years" experience, formal education and skills: 

Lifestyle Fitness Training, Education and Wellness

Personalized fitness coaching, instruction, education and motivation. Nutrition, body compositional change (weight lose) and lifestyle modification.  


True wellbeing means creating a lifestyle that encourages quality nutritional decisions and makes exercise a priority as well as a passion. Can be one on one, couples or small groups.





Janice's History

Certified Health/Wellness Coach & Fitness Trainer

Janice's History

A word (or many) about me: 

Note-this bio was written by a good friend that has an odd sense of humor

Sometimes helping begins with the grace of allowing help.

At only six years old, I was lucky to meet lifeguard Jeff Solomon as I sat under a life guard tower 8 at Santa Monica beach. Seeing that I felt stuck, he befriended me. Jeff told me

A word (or many) about me: 

Note-this bio was written by a good friend that has an odd sense of humor

Sometimes helping begins with the grace of allowing help.

At only six years old, I was lucky to meet lifeguard Jeff Solomon as I sat under a life guard tower 8 at Santa Monica beach. Seeing that I felt stuck, he befriended me. Jeff told me: “Start writing”. And so I did. Writing - which I do to this very day - helped me focus, prioritize and plan. It helped me know me when nobody else would or did.

It also helped me know that life lived without challenges isn’t worth much.

Since then, and in huge part because of the helping hands and pens of Jeff, Terry, Paul and other Santa Monica City beach-guards, “I have embraced challenges…and I keep on writing”.

I have been a Peace Corp drop out, serious student (and college grad), a bike racer and member of 1988 US Olympic Cycling Team, a world class waitress, a little sister to two loving big brothers, aunt and great aunt to many, a frequent fiancé, a Master Swimmer, a daring rock climber, a corporate wellness coach, body builder, loyal friend, assistant to State Hospital staff in high risk adventure for high risk populations, massage therapist, Luna’s mom, Mike’s wife, Spa developer and owner, free form ceramic artist, stand-up paddle board instructor, gardener, Motion Management practitioner, body worker, accomplished surfer, bike commuter (back before it was hip and even with a rock in my eye), yurt dweller, fish bopper, knitter and courageous bon voyage companion. More to come...

Now I turn my attention to Motion Management - the best way to become fit, to move consciously and to manage injuries, aging and wellness.

Here’s what I do and know that brought me here:

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Educational and Professional Achievements

  • Wellness Life Coach Certification-Coach Training EDU 
  • Certified Personal Trainer
  • B.S. Physical Education and Exercise Physiology 1985
  • AA Nutritional Sciences 1978
  • Licensed Massage Therapist since 1989
  • Personal Fitness Trainer and Consultant since 1986
  • Licensed Esthetician since 2004
  • Creator and Proprietor of Spa Manzanita since 2007 - 2022
  • Proprietor of Stand Up Paddle Manzanita - 

Additional Certifications and Studies

  • Sports Massage
  • PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation)
  • Trigger Point and Deep Tissue Therapy


Athletic Accomplishments

  • 2013 50-plus Rose City Stand UP Race- Winner
  • 2006 Body Building Champion
  • 1989-90 USA National Cycling Team
  • 1990 National Gold Medalist
  • 1989 & 1990 World Cycling Team Member
  • 1988 Olympic Cycling Team Member (Alternate)
  • Professional Ski Alpine Ski Racer
  • California Windsurfing Champion 1975
  • and a few more things


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