Our Team

Melanie Smith

Melanie started Jupiter Mountain Massage with the goal of providing relief through body work to as many people as possible. She is passionate about massage and getting her clients back out on the trails, slopes, fields, roads or wherever they ned to be. She understands how chronic pain and discomfort can take from our lives and wants to help alleviate this as much as possible through thoughtful therapeutic massage and body work. Melanie will customize each session based on the needs of the client.

Melanie trained at Utah College of Massage Therapy, graduating in 2007 with honors. She chose her school based on quality of the anatomy program and National Certification Board pass rates and this one stood out. She is therefore able to assess the body and treat appropriately, specializing in sports, injury and recovery massage. Practicing for almost 15 years, she is ready to help with almost any physical pain her client may be experiencing.

Outside of work, Melanie is active in her community through several non profits and loves the outdoor playground that is Park City. She practices yoga every day and loves to hike, bike and ski as well. Melanie’s greatest passion lies in being a mother to her two children.

Orion Baker

Orion has been practicing massage for 15 years, in beautiful Park City. He is passionate about helping his clients achieve pain relief, stress reduction and overall well-being. Orion specializes in treating a vvariety of conditions and ailments including back, hip and neck pain, sports injuries, chronic pain and rdeucing stress ans anxiety. His compassion and care for others is immediately obvious when you arrive to your massage with Orion.

Outside of work, Orion spens lots of time with his wife and two sons traveling the US in their RV. He is passionate about conservation and renewable resources for daiy life.

Laura Bluth

Laura has been an elementary school teacher and a whale watcher, but she found her true passion when she stepped into her first massage anatomy class. She loves learning ever more about, and providing clients a deeper awareness of, the systems engaged in a massage session, including neuro-muscular feedback loops that can be utilized to release hypertonic muscles and fascial restrictions.

With experience in various modalities, and a particular affinity for sports therapy and medical massage, Laura draws on myofascial, trigger point, manual lymphatic drainage, stretching, and active release methods to develop a therapeutic massage program targeted to the specific needs of each client.

Outside of massage, Laura enjoys wandering new places, a hike where a bit of rock scrambling is required, and a deep conversation over a stellar cup of coffee.

Jordan Parkerton-Gross

Jordan Parkerton-Gross, a graduate of Salt Lake City’s Healing Mountain Massage School, loves seeing the impact massage has on people. She intuitively works with various modalities to craft a session that best supports her client’s needs. Her technique incorporates Swedish, deep tissue, sports, lymphatic and any other modality her client may need. She found her passion for anatomy and massage during yoga teacher training. Becoming enthralled with learning more about the body than the typical yoga training offers, she enrolled in massage therapy school and now loves taking care of her patients. Outside the studio, she is also a yoga instructor and busy mom. She enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, and skiing. Being born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, she’s also is a bit of foodie.