Bio’s are listed alphabetically and include team members from all 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!
Sylvia Gannigan
Experienced Level Massage Therapist
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. Currently I’ve added waxing services to my list of options as well.
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.
Caroline Miller
Experienced Level Massage Therapist, Cosmotologist
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. She currently enjoys incorporating all of her skills to provide a full range of massage, facial and waxing services. 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.
Brian Rahn
Advanced Level Massage Therapist
In my healing practice, I primarily use TuiNa; which is a Chinese form of therapeutic massage that balances and harmonizes Qi flow allowing the physical body to relax and recover from injury. By using rhythmic strokes along the bodies meridians (energetic pathways) TuiNa can effectively address many health conditions through its power of controlling pain and reducing stress. TuiNa has also been shown to increase mobility, improve paralytic conditions, relative tight muscles and aid in the recovery from trauma. Tuina is great for sport injury, musculoskeletal injury, depression, headaches, insomnia, shoulder pain, carpal tunnel and general pain relief, It is my belief, when TuiNa is combined with other healing modalities such as Hot Stone Massage, Chiropractic care, and Acupuncture it can help you overcome ongoing muscular pain in order to live a happier, healthier life. It is my mission to make each session meaningful for you, guiding your body and mind toward peace, balance, and relaxation.
Owners
Monica Groth
Co-Owner, Senior Level Hypnotherapist, Master Level Reiki Practitioner
Location: Marshfield & Online Session
Co-Owner, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Master Reiki Practitioner
Location: Marshfield & Online Session
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. This is what started her wellness journey.
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!
Monica and Josiah started Back To Bliss in 2008 and starting teaching our small communities about Wellness through Yoga, Meditation, Massage, Reiki, chemical free hair care and living. Monica found some new passions along the way Reiki being one of them, she studied and became a reiki master and now teaches others about Reiki and what energy work can do for your body and mind connection. After a shoulder injury Monica had to step away from her first passion of chemical free hair stylist.
She felt a call to become a Hypnotherapist because she wanted to help people on a deeper soul level. “I saw people wanting to make changes, but they didn’t know how or what steps to take. When I learned that with hypnotic suggestions you can change the story that your subconscious mind is telling you, you can change past trauma, habit patterns and the way we think of ourselves, I had to learn this! It was the answer I was looking for to help give people control to make big changes” Monica enrolled at The South West Institute Of Healing Arts (SWIHA) and started her program for Clinical Hypnotherapy. Two years later and she is now a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and is excited to help people in person and virtually.
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, MFT Practitioner and Soul Directed Living Program Founder
Location: Marshfield, Online Session, On-Site Classes
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.
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