Nervous-system-informed bodywork that supports how you move, how you rest, and how you feel—long after the massage is over.

Massage with Jeni Spring is different. This isn’t fluffy spa work—it’s real massage for real people, grounded in neuroscience, anatomy, and barefoot pressure that helps your nervous system finally chill out.

Serving San Antonio since she moved here in 2006, Heeling Sole is where people go when they want more than just relaxation—they want results.

Jeni does more than massage muscles. She reintroduces you to your body through a nerdy, ever-evolving blend of knowledge and intuition. Here’s what’s influencing every session right now (click the links if you want to geek out, too):

✅ Modern pain neuroscience (inspired by PainRevolution & PainHealth)

✅ Fascia-savvy anatomy (we speak fluent Anatomy Trains and Dalton’s Myoskeletal Alignment)

✅ Barefoot massage that’s deep and safe (trained through Center for Barefoot Massage)

✅ Movement-based self-care (inspired by Jill Miller’s Roll Model Method)

✅ All wrapped in the warmth, humor, and honesty Heeling Sole has always stood for.

A Science-Informed Approach to Chronic Pain & Tension

At Heeling Sole, massage isn’t a luxury—it’s the tool Jeni uses to help your body unlearn tension and pain. Every session is built around the belief that your body isn’t broken—it’s just trying to protect you.

We don’t treat pain like a simple sign of injury. Instead, we treat it as a complex, protective response shaped by your brain, your body’s history, and your environment.

Whether you’ve lived in San Antonio for years or just moved to the city, chances are your body’s been adapting to more than you realize—desk jobs, traffic stress, old injuries, caregiving, or just surviving the Texas heat—it adds up. Your body adapts to all of it. This is where Heeling Sole comes in—to help you adapt back to your awesome, pain-free self.

Pain isn’t always a sign of damage. It’s often a trained, learned response. That doesn’t mean it’s “all in your head”—but your brain is part of your nervous system, and your nervous system has everything to do with how pain shows up.

With consistent, supportive input through barefoot massage and structural integration, your brain learns a new story and creates a fresh pattern. One that isn’t ruled by tension, fear, or that constant bracing for impact.

Different approach to make a difference in your body

Jeni’s bodywork is rooted in skillful barefoot pressure and intelligent touch that meets your body where it’s at—without judgment or one-size-fits-all routines. Whether you’re dealing with persistent pain, postural strain, or that general “walking-around-like-a-tense-prickly-cactus” feeling, we help your nervous system downshift.

This kind of massage isn’t meant to pamper. It’s meant to work. Clients from across San Antonio and surrounding areas come to Heeling Sole when they’ve tried everything else—and are ready for something that actually kick starts a change. It’s deep, sometimes intense, and always intentional—delivered with clinical precision, barefoot expertise, and the kind of care that invites lasting improvement. There’s a physical therapy vibe here, but with more personality. Sure, it’s relaxing—but don’t come expecting to zone out for an hour while Jeni “fixes” you.

This is interactive work. You’ll be engaged during your session and supported afterward with insights and movement-based tools to keep the momentum going. Have you read my snarky blog post about “take a nap later?”  You might wanna! Because here, rest comes after the work.

We can HEEL that

When you’ve been cringing against pain for a while, even simple movement can feel threatening. Both Barefoot Massage and Structural Integration help to restore trust between your body and brain. The trademarked catch phrase at Heeling Sole has been “We can HEEL that”… meaning that whatever you bring to the table—stress, stiffness, chronic pain, or just the weight of it all—we’ll work with it together. Blending in Jeni’s clinical intuition built over decades of experience helping San Antonio locals move better, feel better, and live with less pain, along with the training she’s spent way too much money and time away from her dog training in, you’ll walk out different—not because Jeni “fixed” you, but because your body finally had a chance to remember what good feels like.  From each session you should notice more freedom, more ease, and more confidence to feel pain-free movements again.

You don’t need to stretch first. You don’t need to explain everything perfectly. You don’t need to wait until your pain is “bad enough.”

Just show up and commit to Heeling. 😉