FAQs

  • New client sessions are $125 for 75 minutes - this includes an intake, health history and 60 min session.

    Follow up sessions are $100.

    All prices include sales taxes. (9.025%)

    Gratuities / tips are not expected but are appreciated.

    If you bring a note from a doctor, therapist, chiropractor etc.indicating why massage is beneficial for a specific condition, you are exempt from sales tax. This letter remains on file for one year.

  • Clients who cancel their visit with less than 24 hours notice (1 business day) will be billed for 50% off the visit fee except in the case of family or medical emergency.

    Clients who miss or forget an appointment will be billed for the full amount of the visit fee.

  • Credit card, Apple Pay, cash and check.

  • Massage therapy and Rosen Method is not covered by insurance in Minnesota. Payment is due at the time of service. If you have a Health Savings Account or Flex Spending Account, a receipt will be provided to submit for reimbursement.

  • Masks are optional - I will wear a mask if you arrive wearing a mask. No questions asked.

  • It’s a gender neutral restroom - a single room containing a sink and toilet.

  • The maximum weight is 375 pound.

  • No, I only work with clients at my office.

  • In 2010 a friend was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. No one would give her a massage. NO ONE! I was working in corporate cubicle culture during the day in Baltimore, MD and started attending evening classes at a nearby massage school to see what I could learn to support my friend. The economy tanked, I was laid off from my day job and the rest is history. I am deeply passionate about massage, Rosen Method and holding space for others.

    My business LLC, Malaika Massage Therapy is named after my three friends who journeyed with cancer. Maddie, Linda and Kathy. Malaika is also a Swahili word for angel.

  • I opened my Minneapolis office in March 2022 bringing with me over 10 years of experience working with medically complex clients in Rochester, MN. Many of my office clients were patients at Mayo Clinic.