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About

Kara Motta - Executive Director of Operations and Co-Owner After completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Kara began working for The Wellness Center as a Wellness Coordinator in 2012. Working for The Wellness Center, performing, and participating in various art communities in the Twin Cities inspired Kara’s passion for organizing and managing teams. Rachel Garrison - Director of Outreach and Education and Co-Owner After becoming a Certified Massage Therapist and graduating from Northwestern School of Massage, Rachel practiced therapeutic massage for 13 years at various clinics and centers in the Twin Cities. Rachel joined The Wellness Center team in 2016 and grew her client following and successes. She is passionate about helping all people who need pain relief receive therapeutic bodywork! During the Covid-19 pandemic, Kara & Rachel developed business plans for the future of The Wellness Center MN and took over in 2023!The Wellness Center MN opened its doors at 4201 East 54th Street, Minneapolis in 1986 by Katie Meisner Olson. Katie had been injured in a serious car accident and massage was the only therapy that relieved her pain. It was this experience that inspired her to train professionally and open The Wellness Center MN. Terri Burks, received her first professional massage at The Wellness Center in 1996, and it turned out to be a transformative experience. A few years later, Katie stepped down due to her battle with cancer and Terri purchased the business to continue that transformative legacy for 24 more years. As of March 22, 2023, previous employees Kara Motta and Rachel Garrison, took over this women-owned legacy and vow to serve the Nokomis East neighborhood with high quality Massage and Float Therapies for years to come.