Bio’s are listed alphabetically and include team members from all locations and specialties.
Dawn Brockhaus
Senior Level Receptionist, Buyer
Dawn graduated from Abbotsford and now lives in Colby with her children and husband. She is a loving mother of 2 great kids and enjoys spending time with them as much as she can. Dawn also loves to spend time with her adorable puppy Tucker. She is always on the go supporting her kids in every activity they are in. Dawn is a dance mom, but not like the ones you see on TV, she is 100% supportive of her daughter as well as every other girl on the team.
She can usually be seen at any choir or show choir event since both of her children have talents that let them excel in all aspects of the art. Dawn has such a ray of sunshine, you can see that everyday you walk into Back to Bliss with a genuine smile on her face. She can take care of any product needs you may have, if we don’t have it, she can order it for you!
Crystal Chenier
Senior Level Massage Therapist
Location: Marshfield, Colby
Crystal grew up and continues to live on a farm in Curtiss. She has always been passionate and focused. When she turned her attentions to the massage world, she directed all of that energy towards serving people and becoming the best massage therapist she could be. Avidly learning new techniques and developing a broad range of massage types has allowed her to quickly become a favored therapist amongst our marshfield clients.
In her spare time, Crystal likes to be with people and spend time in the outdoors. Hiking, snowshoeing, hunting, and competing in various athletic events keeps her smiling. She seeks to see into the deeper core of illness and uses a compassionate questioning conversation to help guide her clients to finding answers to their wellness concerns. Crystal is intuitive and compassionate with an open heart that is ready to help anyone.
While best known for including a comprehensive range of deep stretches in her massages, she has a capacity to provide strong therapeutic work with relaxation that make her a well rounded therapist. Her energy is playful, positive, sincere, and focused.
Elizabeth Cruz
Experienced Level Stylist
Location: Colby
Elizabeth has returned to Abbotsford after graduating and working in Eau Claire. She has a passion for what she does and a cheerful demeanor. Her friends love to share her passion for ethnic foods of all flavors and types, but they refuse to watch scary movies with her. Evidently her screams make the whole experience much more intense.
She specializes in cut and color and has a gift for bringing out the best in her clients. As one of the areas few bilingual spanish speaking hair stylists, Elizabeth we are happy to have her vivascious personality and humor in our salon.
Mara Dubois
Associate Level Stylist
Location: Colby
I graduated from Medford high school and attended cosmetology school in Wausau. After college I worked at a salon in Medford for a year and then found my way here. I am mom of two very energetic girls. Some hobbies I enjoy are camping and hiking , crocheting ,canning, cooking. Some would even say we have a little hobby farm. I really enjoy using essential oils in many things in my life and would love to learn more about oils.
I really enjoy men’s hair cuts and I love the complexities and challenges of coloring hair. I am happy to be working at Back to Bliss and look forward to meeting many of you soon!
Sylvia Gannigan
Advanced Level Massage Therapist
Location: Colby
Hello, my name is Sylvia. My goal is to help you take time out of your busy life to focus on just yourself. My true desire is to help busy families learn how to find their center and calmer parenting approaches leading to a path of wellness and getting back to nature. I think this can be accomplished by teaching parents about the power and healing that massage can provide, which they can then incorporate into their own lives and pass on to their children. I have been a licensed massage therapist since 2017. I specialize in myofascial, Swedish and Deep Tissue massage, but I am continuously expanding my knowledge in the massage field and holistic lifestyle.
Some of the inspirational activities I enjoy are barefoot nature walks, cooking wholesome meals with my kids, gardening, and watching my family grow together. This year, we are learning about growing herbs, keeping bees, landscaping, the benefits of different garden produce, bach flowers, and canning our own food. If you have any tips or tricks, I would love to hear them or I am willing to share my experience with you as well.
Jessica Hopperdietzel
Senior level Stylist, Salon Educator, Assistant Manager
Location: Colby
Jessica has over 10 years of experience in the hair industry. She is our salon educator and is responsible for bringing new education to our Salon staff. She is excited to be working closer to family and friends. As a graduate of Colby High School, she looks forward to offering her expertise to her home town. Working over 30 hours a week, Jessica will be anchoring our organic salon, and we are excited about her passion and creative spirit. Jessica has been living in Abbotsford since 2004 where she lives with her hubby and best friend for six years. She enjoys archery, fishing, camping, and travel. As a 2002 graduate of State College of Beauty Culture, Jessica has been constantly studying her craft. A natural perfectionist, Jessica enjoys all aspects of her profession and it shows in the quality of her work. She is new to an organic salon concept, but is excited about working with all of the organic products we have to offer. After just a few weeks in a chemical free environment she is passionate about the possibilities of offering a better product that offers both non-toxic health benefits and works (often better than traditional color lines!) Jessica specializes in cut and color, loves pedicures, and works at a fast pace learned from her years cutting up to 24 hair cuts a day! Her energy is crisp, friendly, genuine, and professional. We enjoy her dedication and work ethic, her caring attitude, and the surprising layers of cheer and humor that lie just underneath the surface.
Chelsea Kurtzweil
Advanced Level Hair Stylist
Location: Colby, Marshfield
Chelsea is originally from Spencer and has just begun her apprenticeship to become a hair stylist. She is very active in the arts, mostly theater, and likes to let her creativity shine through in her ever-changing hair color. Her free time is spent running and perfecting her craft. Back to bliss helps her express herself and take care of her body and soul through massage, yoga, and multiple hair appointments. She is proud to be a part of the team and loves to help customers get their variety of needs taken care of.
Victoria Kniess
Advanced Level Esthetician
Location: Colby, Marshfield
Victoria is a local graduate from Spencer High School and has since completed the Esthetics program at the State College of Beauty Culture this 2017. Her professional journey began her Sophomore year of high school, when she started experiencing skin concerns herself. Then she realized that she would want to help people with their skin. In addition to being passionate about beauty, she is very musically inclined. Victoria plays multiple instruments and sings. Piano playing is one of the ways she helps de-stress and stay positive along with a good workout.
She specializes in facials, waxing, body wraps and makeup, with facials being her most passionate area of focus. Solving skin woes and make someone feel more confident in their own skin is what she strives to achieve, as she is a perfectionist at heart. She is in our Colby location but will be in Marshfield part time as well. She is excited to meet new clients and cannot wait to extend her knowledge by being introduced to even more areas of skin health.
Caroline Miller
Advanced Level Massage Therapist, Cosmotologist
Location: Marshfield
Caroline grew up in Ripon, Wisconsin. After High School she moved to Milwaukee where she graduated from the Institute of Beauty and Wellness for Cosmetology in 2008 and Massage Therapy in 2010. In Milwaukee she worked in a salon doing only hair for 9 years. After moving to Central Wisconsin in July of 2017 she took the opportunity to get back into massage therapy. Caroline is very happy to be working with experienced co-workers to guide and give continuous education.
When Caroline is not working she enjoys hiking, camping and reading. She has a big family and loves being surrounded by her parents, brothers, sisters and nieces and nephew.
Jodi Sauld-Draper
Senior Level Massage Therapist
Location: Colby
Jodi Sauld- Draper is both new to and old hat at massage. She has always been the massage therapist of her family. Even when she was just six years old, she would massage her mother’s legs and feet. In college, she was the dorm massage therapist, always giving shoulder rubs. When settling down into her course work in college she settled in to a career that was not her passion, but which would form her life’s journey for many years. Jodi is and was a fantastic manager and excelled at all things retail. Eventually moving up to higher level management, her life flowed through many phases with plenty of ups and downs. Experiencing those many ups and downs, and all the joys, sorrows, pains, and pleasures of her journey has given her a wealth of practical experience of both worldly affairs and of the heart. As a recent graduate from Globe University as a Massage Therapist, she has come full circle back to her love of massage. Now she can help family and friends process their stress and pursue a work path that her heart has always wanted. In addition to diving into her new career, she enjoys playing sports with her two young boys and watching Packer games at her sisters. She looks forward to developing her intuition and cultivating some of the finer emotional and energetic components of bodywork. People find her massage to be deeply therapeutic, nurturing, intuitive, and compassionate. She brings all her talents to bear on finding and easing your pain and stress. Jodi is up-front, humorous, empathetic, intuitive and service oriented. All in all, a perfect fit for our Signature Elemental Massage Series, which she excels at.
Carrie Schug
Master Level Massage Therapist
Location: Colby, Marshfield
Carrie has over 10 years of Massage practice. Her specialty include Craniosacrel therapy, Reiki, and Polarity Therapy. Her experience in energy work allows her to create releases in the body without the need for deep pressure. She is highly recommended for those people who’s nervous systems need to relax and who have noticed that sometimes massage feels too deep. Carrie is happily married with two children. They reside in Athens.
In her spare time she is pursuing a degree in Acupuncture and hopes to provide a wealth of new knowledge in service to her community upon completion of her schooling.
Samantha Yocius
Advanced Level Reception & Design
We would like to introduce Samantha Yocius to you. You will be able to see her face as you walk in most days at Back to Bliss in the Colby location as she one of our Receptionists. She has many interests with organic and natural remedies and a background in Massage Therapy; as well as: Digital, Video, Graphic, and Still Design Media. While she is our receptionist, she also helps with the Graphic Media Design and Advertising. She looks forward to someday become a Yoga Instructor. Samantha is currently residing in Marshfield, WI. She looks forward to many years working with us as we do with her.
Owners
Monica Groth
Co-Owner, Senior Level Stylist, Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master
Location: Colby, Marshfield
Monica went to school to study hair in Green Bay, WI. She has worked in large salons in Green Bay and in Madison, WI. 8 years into a career that constantly put large amounts of toxins into her body, she decided to leave the industry because it was profoundly affecting her health. She needed to let her body heal.
She moved to The Himalayan Institute in search of a healthier lifestyle and a new passion. There she discovered the joys of Yoga and how to teach it! When Josiah and Monica spoke about Back To Bliss she never thought that going back to the hair industry was an option. After doing hours of research and study she found that several product lines were working hard to make the hair industry more organic and toxin free. These new products would allow her to enjoy her passion once again.
Monica is so passionate about changing her industry for the better and educating people about the harmful effects these chemicals can have. She is kind, loving and gives 100% to every person that sits in her chair. Monica is a mother of three beautiful daughters that she is blessed to split her time between her girls and her business.
Josiah Groth
Co-Owner, Master level Massage Therapist, Yoga Teacher, and Wellness Educator
Location: Marshfield, Colby
Josiah has always been interested in finding ways to live in passionate connection to his philosophy. As a young man it was in martial arts that he found those connections; studying Tae Kwon Do and Ninjitsu. While he finished his Bachelor’s degree in Biology Education at UW-Green Bay he stumbled upon the world of massage and yoga. In 2002 he graduated from Blue Sky School of Massage and embarked on his current path.
Under the tutelage of Blair Lewis and Pandit Rajmani Tigunait of the Himalayan Institute, Josiah studied a living philosophy of yoga intensely with his wife Monica for the next seven years. Living and working as a massage teacher, therapist, yoga teacher, consultant, and facilities manager gave him the experiences developed the concept of Back To Bliss.
Josiah combines his insights of compassion and the human mind with bodywork to create a massage experience that is based on helping you heal your entire being, not just your muscles. Often described as a spiritual massage, his work connects you and opens your heart so that you can comfortably release deeply held muscle tension, emotions, and energy blocks. Currently his work focuses on expanding Back To Bliss as well as expanding his capacity to reach more people through community building and teaching classes.
