About Jen

Jennifer Leigh (Smith), LMT is a lover of fascia, touch healing, Gongs, Tarot, gemstones, and astrology (vibrations and what connects everything).  She is intuitively-guided bodyworker and energy healer, passionate about improving our relationship with our bodies, self-awareness, and empowering ourselves through our internal guidance.

Jennifer Leigh is a Certified Feminine Embodiment Coach (2023), Breathwork Facilitator (2023), Licensed Massage Therapist (2016), offers Usui Reiki training and attunements (since 2009), Soundbaths (since 2021, & in 2017), Gongwashs and Embodied Self-Care mini-retreats since 2023.

Jen is mom to an 12yr old son, a 3yr old Pomsky (68% fluffy Husky) Roxie, 2 cats, Lisa and Blackie, and Army Reserve Veteran since 2006 (“disabled” since 2014).  Through 24+ years of chronic pain (labeled in 2017 as “Somatic Symptom Disorder”), Jen continues her personal and professional journey to balance holistic wellness for herself and offers insights to her clients.  She has been a business owner for 15 years, from a retail metaphysical storefront and Wellness Center in Belleville, IL, to a massage therapy office, and now the founder of Holistic Journey Healing Collective in O’Fallon, IL.  Jen provides the opportunity for other businesses to grow and offer classes or events.  

Jennifer's intention is for you to feel safe as a foundation to heal. From here our healing journey helps us feel fully embodied; whole, comfortable in your body, expressing your emotions and living from your authentic self.

Part of healing is recognizing the need to LET GO of the resistance we HOLD onto (possibly from outdated mindset and beliefs, or what we store from others as an empathic sponge); this is what causes our pain, stress and discomfort. Years of dismissing our emotions and/or needs, creating a web of restrictions that our body remembers. The ONLY way out is IN. Into the body -- to feel and acknowledge what we are rejecting and need to allow to be felt and processed out. To learn how to OPEN up our energy, awareness, our heart.

Jennifer 's goal of helping alleviate pain to encourage moving towards healing the root causes of issues is an inward, personal journey for every Body. Gradually over time, layer by layer, the journey unfolds to us, as we maintain our trust in our deepest inner selves. Healing deeper requires prioritizing self-care on a daily and weekly basis. Without doing our own work for our Body-Mind-Spirit, we may not progress or maintain as well as we’d like. Suffering is optional - but we continue it at times because the healing work is challenging and requires surrendering to flow.

Jen guides you to activate your Self-healing from within (keys are Breath, movement, sound + awareness > presence with these elements) and Jen will empower YOU to be self-accountable in your holistic wellness.

During a bodywork session, Jen is intuitively guided based on your body's feedback. Jen may not be able to help everyone, but appreciates the opportunity to communicate on what is working and where, or if, we can improve the outcome of each session.

Jen first spoke aloud the idea for Holistic Journey being a dream she recalled while laying on a massage table in 2006, having been researching holistic resources since 2002. Jen completed her BA in Psychology in 2007, followed by hip surgery and physical therapies. In 2008 she was ready to begin Reiki and commit to the path of holistic healing. She had a lot to heal from her earlier experiences in the military, from injuries and personal assaults. Over the years, her chronic pain was an ongoing challenge. She felt like something was missing and came to understand the body-mind connection and decided to heal herself. This brought her to uncovering her depths of buried and repressed emotions, negative self-talk and false core beliefs about her self-worth. Jen focuses on her self-care, facing everything she rejected about herself and is still discovering a new level of peace in the process.

Trainings:

2025:

Deep Rhythmic Fascial Integration

2024:

Craniosacral Therapy (CST 1)

Visceral Manipulation (VISM)

2023:

Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification

Breathwork Facilitator Certification for Individuals, Couples & Groups

2022-2021:

Barefoot Intermediate

Barefoot Fundamentals (Fasci Ashi)

Acupressure Meridians

Yomassage Restorative

2020-2019:

Yoga Teacher Training, Vinyasa Yin

Thai Bodywork

Medical Massage Therapy

2018-2016:

Gemstone Crystal Energywork Certification, 2011

Reiki Master Teacher Training, 2009

Bachelor of Science - Psychology, 2007