Bio

Jenny LePage, BCST, LMT (Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapist, Licensed Massage Therapist) has been practicing professionally for 18 years since March 2006. Her work has evolved over time, trainings, and thousands of hours with the human system—and she is always studying and learning more. Jenny brings precision and presence to her work, equipped to address a wide range of conditions utilizing a full tool bag of techniques and interacting directly with the profound healing potential of the deep source within us all. Practitioners seek her reliably effective and grounded work. Students often receive guidance and support along with a wealth of practical information in her office.

Trainings

Michael Shea: Michael Shea, PhD, RCST®, LMT is one of the preeminent educators and authors in the fields of somatic psychology, myofascial release, and craniosacral therapy. He leads seminars throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe and has taught at the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. He was mentored by Raymond Gasser for five years and completed a mentorship with Jim Jealous, D.O., in the 1990s. Dr. Shea has published several books and has a new release forthcoming in 2025: "The Biodynamic Heart."

Biodynamics and Other Craniosacral Approaches: Similarities and Differences, with Michael Shea, PhD, RCST®, LMT. August 21, 2024

The Biodynamic Heart, Applied BCST to The Vascular System. November 8&11, 2023

Jenny and Michael are discussing hosting Michael for a training in Boulder, CO. Please stay tuned!

The Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America 2023 Breath of Life Conference in Estes Park, CO: September 7-10, 2023

Katherine Ukleja, DO, RCST: Something Happens: Transformation in Craniosacral Therapy. Workshop 5/28/2022. Synopsis: How healing occurs during Craniosacral treatment lies in the understanding of the ‘stilling’ stage of the State of Balance when ‘something happens’ (Rollin Becker). This ‘Something’ is the centerpiece of the transformation that takes place as the Potency shifts from its protective state to reveal its healing capacity.

Franklyn Sills: A conversation/Q&A with Franklyn Sills, pioneer in the field of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. 12/13/2021

Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapy Foundation Training

Jenny completed her Foundation Training in Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapy (BCST) at the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute® with Carol Ann Agneessens and Ray McCall in Boulder, Colorado in 2016. She began her BCST Foundation Training with the Body Intelligence school in Chiang Mai, Thailand in 2015. She then tutored in BCST in Bozeman, Montana with her dear friend, Heather Baughman, Advanced Rolfer®, Rolf Movement® Practitioner, graduate of the Osteopathic College of Ontario, Level III Neurokinetic Therapy® practitioner, and a Biodynamic Craniosacral Practitioner trained by Michael Shea, before enrolling in and completing the BCST Foundation Training at the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute®.

In 2017, Jenny completed Advanced Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Training: A Biodynamic Orientation to Neural Ontogenesis with Carol Ann Agneessens and Ray McCall in Crestone, Colorado.

Massage and Shiatsu Education

Jenny began her professional massage education in 2004 at the renowned Boulder College of Massage Therapy (BCMT) in Boulder, Colorado and graduated from the 1000-hour massage therapy certification program in 2006. There, she learned a variety of modalities with special emphasis on Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT); she mentored with her NMT teacher, Nate Cuddihy-Garner, refining NMT treatments including Trigger Point Therapy (TPT), Muscle Energy Techniques (METs), and Myofascial Release (MFR). Jenny also attended a cadaver lab and completed three elective courses in Prenatal, Postpartum, and High-Risk Pregnancy Massage.

Jenny's Shiatsu education began through her first modality at BCMT in 2004, where her Shiatsu teacher, Christa Forsythe, taught her to perceive and work with ki (also known as qi or chi) around the body even before contacting clients physically. This initial training in subtle energies greatly influences all her bodywork; she approaches clients with great care and sensitivity, and she is able to maintain awareness of subtle energetic systems whether she is working with ki, deep tissue, or liquid light (subtle viscous gold light) withing the system of craniosacral biodynamics. Jenny later completed a workshop with Five-Element acupuncturist Brendan Kelly (fellow teacher at Healthworks Institute, massage school in Bozeman, Montana), learning techniques including Five-Element theory applied to bodywork, guasha, and liniment application. In 2017, she attended two semesters at the masters-level acupuncture school in Boulder, Colorado, learning theory and all the main meridian points in Chinese and Japanese Medicine systems, studying chi gung, and observing clinic. This further study greatly informed her ability to work more precisely with ki (chi) and the meridian system.

Professional Background

Jenny taught at the massage school, Healthworks Institute, in Bozeman, Montana for two years in 2006-2008. Her courses included the massage modality Integration along with a Body Awareness class, and she assisted teaching Chair Massage. She supervised clinics and also mentored students through regular assessment of their work in formal feedback sessions.

Jenny received her license as an Anusara-inspired™ yoga teacher in 2007; she began serious yoga studies soon after her first yoga class in 1997 at the University of Wisconsin-Madision. She taught yoga for a number of years in yoga studios, gyms, private sessions, and wilderness settings. Some of Jenny’s main yoga teachers have included Jeanie Manchester, Cindy Lusk, Christina Sell, and Bill Garrett.

Jenny volunteered at LHA Charitable Trust in Dharamsala, India, in 2008, teaching advanced massage techniques to a group of Tibetan refugee massage therapists alongside a fellow graduate of Boulder College of Massage Therapy.

While living in Bozeman, Montana, Jenny was able to help numerous clients over nearly a decade in her practice, Bozeman Massage Therapy LLC. She was invited to write a regular column representing green practices and her business in a local newspaper, and she contributed an article to the much-loved magazine, Outside Bozeman. Her business received international recognition for its eco-friendly practices including a front-cover, 17-page article in the national American Massage Therapy Association’s (AMTA) Massage Therapy Journal. She was featured on the Boulder College of Massage Therapy’s blog and the Prescott College Alumni website as a notable alumna.

Jenny maintained certification as a Wilderness First Responder (WFR) for 15 years while working in the outdoor field.

Jenny is a member of the Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America (BCTA-NA) and the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA).

Additional Education and Experience

Jenny began her undergraduate education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1996, and, although offered a full scholarship as a first-year student (one of 100 students nominated through professor recommendation), she carefully and courageously listened to her heart and transferred to Prescott College in Prescott, Arizona, graduating in 2000 with a double B.A. in Adventure Education and Agroecology. As a student, she was invited by the College Dean, Steve Pace, M.S.W., Director of Accreditations and Certifications at AEE, (Association for Experiential Education) and emeritus professor at Prescott College, to be a student member on the Presidential Search Committee hiring the College’s highly successful and longest-term President, Dan Garvey. Upon graduation, Jenny was invited to present at the College’s esteemed Baccalaureate Ceremony honoring Girls’ Adventure Club, the outdoor girls adventure multi-day and afternoon empowerment program she co-created with a fellow student which received media attention through a local newspaper interview and article; the program continued to run through the local YMCA. Her Agroecology Senior Project likewise received notice through an article in the local newspaper after implementing a flock of 50 heirloom chickens onto the College farm incorporating an organic, closed-loop (self-sustaining) feed and nutrient system that produced eggs for the College CSA and partnered with another student’s Senior Project building a straw-bale chicken coop of local and renewable building materials.

Jenny worked extensively in the outdoor field for many years as a Guide, Instructor, Course Director, and Staff Trainer for outdoor adventure and wilderness therapy programs including Outward Bound in Montana, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, Vermont, California, and Mexico. She led trips with youth, adults, families, and at-risk populations—backpacking, rock climbing, canyoneering, and whitewater canoeing on expeditions in desert, mountain, river, multi-cultural, and alpine environments. She also worked with The Women’s Wilderness Institute (now Women’s Wilderness), The Chadwick School, Boojum Institute, Crossroads School, Farm and Wilderness Summer Camps, Prescott College, and Open Sky Wilderness Therapy. In 2006, Jenny was invited to work among an initial team of experienced guides at Open Sky Wilderness Therapy, based out of Durango, Colorado, to help form this program in its first months of inception—this unique program included sweat lodges, vision quests, whole organic foods, naturopathic medicine, and spiritual and contemplative mind-body practices, such as meditation and yoga, along with typical approaches like backpacking and therapy for troubled teenagers and young adults. In 2015, Jenny was honored to accept the role of Operations Director for a well-respected outdoor risk management company, Outdoor Safety Institute (OSI).

Jenny applies her Agroecology (sustainable agriculture) degree as a way of life and continually seeks ways to co-create a thriving world amidst our challenging times. This degree included receiving a permaculture certification along with exploring many other diverse and interconnected topics over years of study—perhaps most notably learning the importance of observing the land through approaches including Natural Systems Agriculture. She is especially supportive of the work happening around regenerative agriculture, soil health, and carbon farming with perennial grain polycultures at The Land Institute (TLI) in Salina, Kansas, a science-based research organization founded by scientist and renowned author, Wes Jackson, and home of the famed annual Prairie Festival—and where her Agroecology teacher at Prescott College, famed soil scientist Dr. Tim Crews, leads and inspires us all through his role as Chief Scientist, International Program Director, and Director of Ecological Intensification at TLI. Check out his work as a contributing author to the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2019 Report!

Jenny loves to travel and learn about healing modalities, spiritual practices, and land-based connections around the world. Over the past few decades, she has greatly enjoyed spending time with varied and indigenous communities throughout the United States, India, Southeast Asia, Central America, and South America.

Ventricles, Cranium, and Pelvis in Expansive Crestone, CO