About GLBM

Meet Shelby!

I’ve been a massage therapist since 2013 and founded Great Lakes Barefoot Massage to help people move, feel, and live better. My passion lies in helping clients not just relax, but truly improve the way their bodies function — whether that means easing chronic tension, preventing injury, or getting out of pain fast.

My approach offers two distinct paths to healing. Sarga Bodywork and Barefoot Massage are ideal for those who want to relax and unwind while improving how their body feels and moves. These slow, deep, foot-based techniques promote alignment, mobility, and overall well-being — helping prevent pain before it starts.

RAPID NeuroFascial Reset (NFR), on the other hand, is for people currently experiencing pain and ready to address it head-on. This clinical, clothes-on treatment works directly with the nervous system to quickly reduce pain and restore function. There’s nothing “fluffy” about it — it’s fast, effective, and grounded in science.

RAPID holds a special place in my heart. After years of dealing with plantar fasciitis that made every step painful, RAPID helped me eliminate that pain completely and gave me my life back. That experience inspired me to travel to Canada to train in this groundbreaking technique so I could bring it home to my clients.

My hunger for knowledge never ends — I’m constantly learning and adding new approaches to therapy to improve the quality of life for every client I see. Whether you’re looking to unwind, move better, or finally get out of pain, my goal is to help you reconnect with your body and feel your absolute best.

February 2013

Graduation

Became Licensed Massage Therapist

I was top of my class at Everest Institute’s massage therapy program.

December 2016

Certification

Barefoot Massage Certified

I decided to take the leap and learn barefoot massage in December 2016 through DeepFeet. This experience taught me deep tissue full body gliding techniques that a hands on massage doesn’t even come close to achieving. Since learning DeepFeet, I have shifted my massage technique to myofacial barefoot massage and working with clients who suffer from chronic pain. Releaving their pain has become a passion of mine.

October 2022

Expanded

Opened My Own Business

I opened my own business, then called Serene Escape Massage & Bodywork. I became the only massage therapist in Eaton Rapids to offer any type of barefoot massage.

July 2023

Learning

Center for Barefoot Massage

I took Myofascial Barefoot Massage with another massage therapist in July 2023 and since then, I have successfully converted my hands on clients over to barefoot massage and completely taken hands on massages off my menu.

October 2023

Achievement

Voted 'Lansing's Top of Town' #3 Massage Therapist

With barely 1 year of being open as a business, I was #3 in ‘Lansing’s Top of the Town’ for solo massage therapists, despite being nominated about half way into the voting period.

October 2023

Rebrand

Rebranded Business Name

Due to me truly finding my niche in barefoot massage, I rebranded my business and that’s how Great Lakes Barefoot Massage was born.

November 2024

Certification

SARGA Certified

Learning and applying new techniques to help others in different situations or with different massage needs.

September 2025

Certification

RAPID NFR Certified (Upper Body)

Switching gears to focus on eliminating pain by targeting the body’s central nervous system. When barefoot massage or sarga wasn’t quite the relief I wanted to provide for my clients, I decided to do something about it! This led to me traveling to Canada in September 2025 to learn this groundbreaking Canadian technique that has changed so many lives, including my own.