How My Journey Began

ABOUT ME:

My name is Deann Czaplewski, LMT, NASM-CPT. I am a mother to three beautiful daughters and a wife to my high school sweetheart and best friend. I am the Owner of Better Naturally, LLC, which came about in 2014 when I lost my mother suddenly due to health complications. This rocked my world! I started wondering what I was doing to my own health due to stress, anxiety and overwhelming feelings of never being enough for everyone and working literally non-stop. I started seeking better ways to address my health needs including massage, bodywork, essential oils, chiropractor and naturopath visits, and a lot of self-care. This led me to become a doTERRA Wellness Advocate educating people on how to use pure certified therapeutic grade essential oils in their overall wellness plans.

I left the corporate world in 2018 to take care of my father who was in hospice, and this is when I decided to make a complete career change. I enrolled at Wellspring School of Allied Health where I graduated from the Massage Therapy program in October 2019, after which I passed the MBLEX to become a fully Licensed Massage Therapist. This allowed me to expand my services and move into my own space in downtown Olathe January of 2020. I further continued my education through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and received my Certification as a Personal Trainer in 2021. Prior to 2018, I graduated from Doane University with my Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Relations, and received certification in Craniosacral, Orthopedic Massage and Reiki levels I and II. I continue my education yearly through classes and trainings to further build upon my skills by getting 12+ CEUs for my massage license and 2.0 AMTA CEUs for my Personal Trainer license. I also keep my CPR, AED and First Aid training certification up to day bi-annually.

ABOUT MY PASSION:

The massage practices that I use are unique and focus on the rehabilitative aspects following any trauma, injury, surgery or those caused by chronic pain. Orthopedic massage focuses on the muscles and soft tissues surrounding joints, aiming to relieve pain while restoring balance to the tissues and create a fuller range of motion. While Craniosacral focuses on the central nervous system and gently releasing the body’s connective tissue, or “fascia'“, which is found throughout the body including organs, glands, nerves, muscles, blood vessels, brain and spina cord. The combination of these two modalities put together helps with such issues as frozen shoulder, thoracic outlet syndrome, bursitis, sciatica pain, migraines, TMJ, and any joint issues throughout the body.

The other technique I use that works in conjunction with orthopedic and craniosacral massage is the use of the Dolphin Neurostim device, which is the world's first device specifically designed to reduce sympathetic stress for the reduction of soft tissue pain. This device applies brief, concentrated DC micro-impulses to key neurological points that reduce nervous system stress to relax muscles and relieve pain. This natural but potent form of pain relief is now being applied in over 60,000 hospitals and pain clinics world-wide. It is effective in treating scar tissue, trauma and injury, fascia release and assists in the relief of chronic pain within in the body.

If you are interested in creating or adding to your own wellness plan, please text me at (913) 378-4279 to discuss what might be best for you.