Meet Melissa Russell (she/her)

Lead Myofascial Release Therapist, Somatic Life Coach

Melissa Russell, our lead therapist, is an expert-level myofascial Release (MFR) therapist and the founder/owner of Quantum Healing Arts in Saint Louis, Missouri. Identifying the lack of aftercare for women recovering from breast cancer, she developed Beloved Bust; offering online programs and Somatic Experience coaching sessions, community, and support to help women decrease that lingering pain and tightness, gain peace of mind, and reclaim their body after breast cancer. She also teaches weekly Myofascial Stretch Method™ classes; a series of classes and self-care techniques created from her twenty years of experience as a myofascial release therapist. As a Licensed Massage Therapist, Melissa specializes in the John F. Barnes (JFB) MFR approach; a manual therapy based on gentle sustained pressure into the fascial restrictions to help eliminate pain and restore motion. 

Before starting her private practice, Melissa gained invaluable skills and expertise while working in the physical therapy department of a pain management center treating patients with various chronic pain symptoms and disorders.  She has been an instructor for the JFB MFR seminars since 2007 and is the approved facilitator/leader for the JFB MFR study group in Saint Louis.  Melissa is certified as an “Expert Level” MFR therapist by John F. Barnes in 2011 and is a current member of the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals and a graduate of Myotherapy College of Utah, in 1999. She is currently in training for Peter Levine’s Somatic Experience to become SEP certified.

Melissa Russell is uniquely qualified to treat complex symptoms and pain patterns with varying degrees of dysfunction, assisting her clients to find relief while helping the body restore its natural balance and alignment. 

MEET Robin Hahn (she/them)

Myofascial Release Therapist, Licensed Massage Therapist

Robin Hahn is a graduate of the Healing Arts Center as a licensed massage therapist specializing in the John Barnes Method of Myofascial Release.  She originally came to Quantum Healing Arts as an assistant and as office personal for Melissa and was then wowed by the amazing results of Myofascial Release and enrolled in massage school to become a therapist.  Her extended classes studying myofascial release with John Barnes for the last eight years, along with her love of Reiki have made her a valuable addition to our team here at Quantum Healing Arts. She has now been working with pain patients here at Quantum Healing Arts for the last eight years.

Robin loves working with campers at Girl Scout camp and enjoys spending time with her family and friends and is even known to knit a scarf or two.  Robin was homeschooled and has a unique approach to life, valuing connection, honoring each person as an individual, and seeing the bigger picture.  She is a self-motivated, compassionate healer who has found her calling.  She was honored to be inducted into The Order of the Twin Heart, the highest award offered at the Healing Arts Center.  

Robin believes that Myofascial Release is the best way to help as many people as possible get back to feeling like themselves again.

MEET Lena HUnt (She/her)

Myofascial Release Therapist, Licensed Massage Therapist

Lena Hunt graduated from Temple University physical therapy school in Philadelphia, PA in 1996. She specialized in geriatric physical therapy, earning board certification as a Geriatric Clinical Specialist from the American Physical Therapy Association in 2002. She worked as a physical therapist in multiple settings: hospitals, rehab centers, outpatient clinics, and home health care, with both adult and pediatric clients. 

 In 2012, she began to practice and receive John Barnes myofascial release treatment, and experienced profound healing and a significant shift in perspective about what traditional physical therapy can and cannot achieve. She now specializes in John Barnes Myofascial Release technique, with a special interest in women’s pelvic floor health.   

Lena graduated from The Body Therapy Center and School of Massage in Swansea, IL in August of 2023. She is a licensed massage therapist in both Missouri and Illinois, and is a certified instructor for Levels 1 - 3 with Low Pressure Fitness™ .