Celebrating 20 years in business in 2025!
Massage therapy not only helps you feel great, it has been shown to improve your health. Welcome to Serenity Massage. We want to meet you and help you take essential steps along your health journey.
The approach to massage therapy by Jill Ellsworth, LMT, BS, and owner, is unique, tailored to your individual needs and soundly based in professional best practices.
The approach to massage therapy by Jill Ellsworth, LMT, BS, and owner, is unique, tailored to your individual needs and soundly based in professional best practices.
- Relieve stress.
- Soothe an injury.
- Celebrate an event.
These are the basics of massage therapy applied to YOUR life or the lives of those important to you.
Make an appointment. Purchase a gift certificate. You will be glad you did.
Serenity Massage offers:
Improved Health!
Experience a new level of health through regular massage therapy. We offer a VIP Wellness Program (receive at least 13 1-hour sessions per year). Ask Jill for details! 515-270-0030 or serenitymassage2957@gmail.com
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A Word From Jill
We are partnering with 2 lovely small businesses for the holidays:
To The Moon Esthetics, located in the same suite. For all Serenity Massage gift certificate purchases made on Small Business Saturday November 29th, you will receive a gift card equal to 20% of the value of your gift certificate purchase to To The Moon Esthetics when you mention this offer.
Levels Family Chiropractic. What massage therapy does for the muscles, chiropractic does for the skeletal system. Our special can help you get BOTH! Purchase $100 or more in Serenity Massage gift certificates, and receive an exam including any needed x-rays FREE from Dr. Von Steck, owner of Levels Family Chiropractic (located on Hickman in Urbandale just west of I80/35). This exam needs to be scheduled by 1/15/26.
Email Jill at serenitymassage2957@gmail.com after your purchase so she can email you your gift card. Click Buy Gift Certificate Now above or call Jill at 515-270-0030 to make your purchase. Thank you and stay safe!
Couples massages are very popular this time of year. Please give as much notice as possible when requesting a couples massage. We have extremelylimited availability from 12/28-1/5 for couples massages due to colleagues celebrating the holidays/travelling with family.
Live simply so that others can simply live.
Did you know that the concept of the gift card originated in the late 19th century? Paper vouchers were given at mercantile trading companies. Department stores caught on to this concept in the 1930’s. In the 1990’s plastic gift cards were introduced. Today, even the most last minute massage gift certificate shopper can be the best gift giver as there are instant purchase gift cards – that can be printed or emailed to the lucky recipient – available online. We are pleased to offer massage gift cards (click Buy Gift Certificate Now icon above) and massage gift certificates (paper) – quality service and convenient – for a lovely gift option.
Spread joy in whatever way feels right today – sing, dance, hold a friend’s hand. -Jill
Appreciate simple beauty today.
Did you know we have HEATED massage tables? If you’re looking for a way to take the chill off and the edge off, look no further…a massage is just a call or a few clicks away! -Jill
Massage near me may get you to A massage business, but you’re much more likely to get a quality massage if you do a little research. For some, spelling isn’t a strength so message near me even gets you some choices. 🙂 Take time to peruse a website, look at reviews, etc. to increase your chances of getting what you are looking for.
Got a student at Iowa State University? Today through Friday (12/8-12/12) free chair massages are available at Parks Library (rotunda) from noon-3. It’s part of an event called Barks at Parks and therapy dogs will be available for petting. Jill’s colleagues will be there Mon-Thurs, and Jill will be there Friday. Relax into studying for finals! -Jill
Give the gift of relaxation! See above for our holiday specials. -Jill
Only in the Midwest can one be golfing on Monday and have a huge snowstorm on Saturday of the same week! -Jill
Grateful. Thankful. Blessed.
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is not promised. This moment is a gift – that’s why it’s called present. -Jill
Shopping is made easy as pie – who on your list would love a massage gift card? Gift certificates are just a few clicks away…click Buy Gift Certificate Now above!
Relax, breathe deeply and savor the moment. -Jill
Please give as much notice as possible when requesting a couples massage. Coordinating 4 schedules is easier said than done! -Jill
Have an attitude of gratitude.
Freedom isn’t free. Please thank a Veteran(s).
Entering massage near me on your phone or device may direct you to all kinds of massage businesses; your chances of getting a quality massage increases if you do a little research. Ask friends & family, look at online reviews, and contacting the local chamber of commerce to recommend best massage therapy services are great ways to start your research. -Jill
It’s amazing what can be accomplished you can accomplish if you don’t care who gets the credit. -Harry Truman
Stretching is underrated. Taking a few minutes each day to stretch can make well-being stay!
Do you like FREE chair massages? Join us Saturday October 11th from 8:30-10 at Easter Seals Iowa Camp Sunnyside, 401 NE 66th Ave, Des Moines, for their fall festival. Learn about their mission to help people with disabilities become more independent. (1) Facebook
Like attracts like. Be generous, and generosity will come your way. -Jill
Being a life-long learner is good for your brain. Did you know that we can come to your workplace and give education on well-being? Some workplaces couple this with chair massages. Ask Jill for more information.
Is your body needing some soothing after some state fair strolling? Never fear, massage therapy is here! Click Book an Appointment above, or call 515-270-0030 to schedule. -Jill
Define your objective first and then move forward with clarity. -Dave Machovsky
Please note: the only valid email address is serenitymassage2957@gmail.com now. Thank you! -Jill
May peace be with you.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference (beginning of Serenity Prayer).
Vacationing in the greater Des Moines area? Getting a couples massage could be the relief your back needs from traveling. The more notice the better, but on occasion we can accommodate last minute massage requests.
It only takes a moment to call loved ones, an elderly person in a care center perhaps, and see how they are doing. You will likely brighten their day and yours! -Jill
Lord I thank you for sunshine, I thank you for rain, I thank you for joy, I thank you for pain; it’s a beautiful day. -Rashan
Treat people with respect and you will be a magnet for respectful people. Watch and see! -Jill
When there is someone in the room who seems to rain on everyone’s parade, focus on the other people in the room. -Jill
Serving Urbandale, Clive, Grimes, Waukee, Windsor Heights, Johnston and the greater Des Moines area. -Jill
Integrity is doing the right thing when no one is looking. -Jill
Look for the good in people, and good people will come your way! -Jill
There is more love than hate…keep believing that and together we can change the world. -Jill
Like attracts like. Be kind, and see what kindness comes into your life! -Jill
Some people stay at the top of others’ minds by contacting them only when they need something.
Some people attract others by letting their inner beauty and kindness shine, kind of like a positive people magnet.
Be a positive people magnet! -Jill
Some people attract others by letting their inner beauty and kindness shine, kind of like a positive people magnet.
Be a positive people magnet! -Jill
Massage – it’s like a cleanse for your mind, body and spirit! -Jill
Doing an online search for chair massage near me? Know that Serenity Massage is located in Iowa. Many times you get an out-of-state company who is very good at marketing when doing online searches for chair massages near me. Thank you for shopping local! -Jill
Typing massage near me might get you a massage now at other places, but make sure you ask questions when scheduling your appointment. For example, some places will say they offer couples massage but the massages aren’t in the same room. At Serenity Massage they are.
We are repeatedly what we do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. -Aristotle
When purchasing a gift card, please give us a heads up that you’re coming in as we don’t interrupt sessions for walk-ins. Of course, gift cards are available 24/7 by clicking Buy Gift Certificate Now above. Thank you! -Jill
Did you know that if a doctor recommends you receive massage therapy that you can use Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flex Savings Account (FSA) dollars for your massage? Massage therapy has been known to help with stress, anxiety and depression. Practice preventative/restorative health care and ask your doctor about massage.
A smart person learns from his/her mistakes. A wise person learns from the mistakes of others.
Sleep in heavenly peace…that’s what a massage feels like!
Want to feel good? Research shows giving a gift to others makes you feel good (source: The Science of Well-being by professor Laurie Santos). Books are great gifts! So are massage therapy gift certificates, just a few clicks away – click Buy Gift Certificate Now above – and you can receive a FREE gift (read in red above) by doing so before Christmas! -Jill
Wellness encompasses doing healthy things for Body, Emotions, Mind and Spirit. Did you know that barre classes are offered on Monday and Thursday nights at 5:45pm in the suite Serenity Massage is part of? Barre is kind of like ballet and kind of like pilates. To learn more or register for a class, contact barre instructor Noelle at sutrapro.com/movewithjoy
Did you know that massage therapy has some of the same health benefits as a good night’s sleep? Massage therapy not only feels great but is great for one’s health! -Jill
Offsite chair massages are a great way to add pizzazz to your conference or lift up staff morale.
A 24-hour notice is appreciated if you need to cancel an appointment. Thank you! -Jill
Spelling doesn’t have to be your best subject…type message near me (or massage near me if you want to be grammatically correct) and click your way to your next massage appointment!
The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it. -Michelangelo
Take one small step to make things better today.
To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world. -Dr. Seuss
Health challenge: play a BEAMS game with yourself this week. Do something good for your Body Emotion Abundance Mind and Spirit. Write down what you did. Share it with someone. Celebrate success! -Jill