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We’ve been treating our community since 2008.
After more than a decade as a center for healing in SE Portland, Xenana recognizes that what remains the same in our region is an active spirit, and a consciousness that focuses on health, wellness, and care.
Every day, we make ourselves available to you and your self-care needs.
Xenana’s values reflect our culture:
Authenticity:
No matter what face you wear in the world, or what label you adopt at different times of day—professional, parent, spouse, friend— Xenana meets you as you are.
Connection:
Connecting means something different to everyone. It can be about community, the chance to connect with others, or connecting with yourself in new ways.
Community:
Xenana is built on a foundation of inclusion, conversation and opportunities. We thrive as a collective because we are always listening, trading ideas, and inviting others into our circle of care.
Excellence:
You want your trip to spa to be nurturing, and to help you flourish in the world. Our practitioners and staff members go about their work with the utmost professional care.
Commitment:
We are committed to our clients, our community, and our team. We support you with services that address your presenting issue or need, and nourishing you over time.
Britani Kavanaugh, Esthetician
With over 15 years of experience in the aesthetics industry, Britani has always been passionate about helping others achieve their personal skin goals. She received a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University and after suffering with cystic acne, she went back to esthetic’s school and became an esthetician. She brings an extensive background and provides a holistic approach to skincare with each facial customized to her clients needs. Skin care is her purpose in life and she feels the secret to having radiant skin is caring for it each day.
In her spare time she enjoys running & doing yoga, shopping and is an avid sports mom!
Favorite Xenana Service? The Works facial!
Favorite Xenana Product? Osmosis Stem Factor Serum
Emma Hanley, she/her, LMT
Emma is a must see for a classic, fluid, Swedish massage. In a massage session with Emma, you can count on her to artfully guide you into a deep state of relaxation using a blend of strokes that are always deep enough to feel satisfying while never too deep to distract you from nearly leaving your body. If you’re someone who feels a little like “Goldie Locks” when it comes to bodywork and need things juuuust right -Not too firm, not too light- Emma is definitely our recommendation.
Grace Kerr, LMT
Grace welcomes every client with an open heart! She personalizes each treatment to match every client’s specific needs, listening and responding with an intuitive, methodical and strategic approach. Having been a licensed massage therapist since 1996, she is certified in Clinical Deep Tissue, Swedish, Lymphatic Drainage, and IASTM, (Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization)
*Grace requires clients to wear a mask during appointments. Regular clients of hers don’t mind because they know her massage is worth it!
Jennifer Lunceford, LMT
Jennifer specializes in Prenatal and postpartum massage, and is a Certified Birth Doula. She is driven as a Massage Therapist to unlock and ease the physical demands of pregnancy through body work. Tapping into deep relaxation through touch can drastically reduce tension and anxiety helping you have a more comfortable birth. She loves to guide partners in providing effective comfort techniques so they feel they can provide rockstar care and stay connected to their birthing loved one.
In her free time Jennifer enjoys gardening, beekeeping and playing in the river!
Favorite service to perform: Prenatal and postpartum massage
Julie Hasson, Esthetician
Julie’s approach to bringing out her clients’ most gorgeous skin embodies the principles of holistic care. With a background in functional nutrition and advanced training in Oncology Esthetics, Julie has both the expertise to manage immune and gut health related skin issues as well as the sensitivity to craft a deeply restful experience for her clients.
Julie is a versatile esthetician with a specialty in sensitive, aging skin. She’s our top recommendation for those interested in exploring how their nutrition and gut health affects their skin
Iva Dubyak, LMT
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Iva is an intuitively gifted massage therapist whose hands on skills are confident and diverse in both style and technique. Incorporating broad, deep strokes with a strong ability to clinically address chronic and acute issues, while emanating deep respect, focus and kindness. Their inherent ability to cultivate trust provides a unique invitation to safely surrender to your more subtle sensitivities allowing for the openness necessary to achieve functional change in your body.
Iva’s capability to hold space for you – both physically and emotionally – without imposing an agenda is a true marker of a gifted healer. This rare and valuable quality allows clients to feel recognized and understood.
For those seeking deep bodywork with a soulful energy, even if you’re intimidated or insecure about receiving a massage, Iva is an excellent choice.
Kelcy, LMT
More info coming soon!
Mariana Blackstone, she/her, LMT
Mariana approaches bodywork with a myofascial foundation. Her sessions are integrative, with an artful blend of therapeutic release and luscious, spa-quality nurturing. Mariana is an excellent therapist for those ready to detangle and unwind fascia that’s been chronically bound up. She’s able to work with you to make substantial changes in your body, at a pace your tissues can handle. The nuance in her work has a way of initiating deep change without leaving you feeling beat up.
Meredith Wiste, Esthetician
By incorporating lymphatic and fascia work into her facials, Meredith has a remarkable way of having you walk out of her treatment room feeling like you just had a facelift; without all the trauma or downtime!
Specializing in treating clients with allergies, sensitivities, breakout-prone and hormonal acne, Meredith aims to leave clients feeling excited about their skin as well as relaxed and rejuvenated. With licenses in both massage as well as esthetics, Meredith has massage moves to die for. A facial with her is a double win!
Paulina, LMT
More info coming soon!
Sara Greenhouse, LMT
Sara believes touch is one of the most deeply transformative forms of communication. Through very
attentive and caring touch, she responds to a client’s need for pressure or different techniques, creating a safe and professional, exceptionally satisfying experience. Her calm demeanor, comforting verbal communication, compassionate nature, flow, and present energy contribute to achieving clients health goals through bodywork.
Sara enjoys ‘yardening’, playing the bass guitar and drums, traveling to remote spots to hike and swim, and connecting with her animal and human friends as often as possible.
Favorite service to perform: Prenatal Massage
Shubha Lakhani, Esthetician
Shubha Lakhani is a highly skilled and experienced esthetician with a passion for holistic skincare. She graduated at the top of her class from the Aesthetics Institute in Portland, Oregon, and has been in the skincare industry for over a decade.
Shubha’s superpower lies in her ability to elevate her clients’ skin and overall appearance without resorting to invasive treatments. She’s a master at incorporating serums and actives into facials and expertly skilled with a dermaplaning blade.
But what Shubha’s really known for, is facial hair removal – particularly brows! Shubha uses the traditional eastern art of threading for facial hair removal and uses this technique to create gorgeous, defined brows that somehow look luscious, natural and precise all at the same time.
If you’re looking to achieve smooth, glowing skin and brows to die for, Shubha’s our recommendation for you!