Lydia Johnson, LE, LMT
Lydia’s skincare journey began as a teenager struggling with acne, leading her to explore the deep connection between skin health, bodywork, emotions, and the nervous system. Known for her warm, grounding presence, she brings both technical expertise and deeply restorative care to every treatment.
With over a decade of experience as a holistic esthetician—and now a licensed massage therapist—Lydia offers care that is more than skin deep. Her work reflects a multidimensional understanding of the skin, the myofascial system, and the ways stress influences skin health.
Passionate about rest as an antidote to hustle culture, she creates a space where clients feel supported and truly at home in their skin. Outside the treatment room, Lydia enjoys movement, cooking, and exploring Portland’s vibrant food scene.
Lydia is a graduate of the Aveda Institute (2014) and East West College of the Healing Arts (2024).
Taurus/Sagittarius/Cancer/Manifesting Generator
OBMT# 29257
Jessi Slavich, LE, LMT, founder
Jessi specializes in well-aging for clients who prefer a natural approach over injections or fillers. A Licensed Massage Therapist since 2000, she has given over 5,000 facials and massage treatments. Her anatomy-forward approach reflects a core belief that stress, stagnation, and neglect—not time itself—are what truly age us. She is known for her slow, intuitive, and transcendent treatments that center each client and awaken their own inner healing wisdom.
Her training includes neuromuscular therapy, myofascial release, craniosacral therapy, cupping, gua sha, and manual lymphatic drainage, as well as unembalmed human cadaver dissection through the Upledger Institute. She is also a certified flower essence practitioner, having trained with Ruth Toledo Altschuler through Flower Essence Services in 2023.
As a queer, somatic bodyworker and certified mental health peer support specialist, Jessi brings a trauma-informed, deeply attuned approach to her work, creating a supportive space for healing and reconnection. She holds dual B.A. degrees in Black Studies and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and has been featured on Dr. Tiina Meder’s podcast The Skin We Live In, interviewed by The New York Times on aging, and published in Ecotone Literary Magazine.
Outside the studio, Jessi loves curating ambient playlists for the treatment room, getting down at queer dance events and is often told she laughs too loudly. Be her friend on Storygraph.
Virgo/Cancer/Scorpio/Manifestor
OBMT#8332