About The Therapist

Hi, I’m Christine Janzen, BS, RDH, CMT, and I’m a registered dental hygienist and massage therapist. Like you, I’ve suffered with pain and stress of temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD) for over 20 years now. While practicing clinical dental hygiene for a decade, I found a need for a non-invasive approach to easing TMD pain, and thus started this path to creating a gentle, whole-body treatment with Jaw Zen Therapies!

I initially took a myofunctional therapy course from MyoMentor, which opened my eyes to an epidemic of improper breathing – stemming from improper posture, tongue placement, swallowing, etc. However, I knew I wanted to focus on a blend of hands-on therapies and education for relieving TMD symptoms for clients. I found out about myofascial release and TMJ Massage Therapies, and I knew this was the direction I wanted to take.

If you’re looking for a holistic, manual approach to addressing your jaw pain and related issues to complement your current TMD treatments, I would love to help you!

Licenses & Education

• California Massage Therapy Council
  Certified Massage Therapist
  No. 95679
• School of Holistic Touch
  Graduate 2023
  500 Hours
• Dental Hygiene Board of California
  Registered Dental Hygienist
  No. 27835
• Loma Linda University School of Dentistry
  Graduate 2013
  Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene

Jaw Zen Therapies

My approach to massage therapy for my clients is to diminish the aches and pains of TMJ dysfunction, with a particular focus on reducing stress and chronic pain of this disorder. Using manual therapy techniques and encouraging healthier habits, I hope to guide my clients to improve their quality of life!

Here are some of the massage techniques I’ll use in my practice:

• Craniosacral Fascial Therapy
• Myofascial Release
• Buccal Massage
• Intraoral Release
• Neuromuscular Therapy
• Lymphatic Drainage

Continuing Education

2025

• Tackling TMJD 12 Week Mentorship
  TMJ Niagara – Jeannine Weddell
• Craniosacral Fascial Therapy (23 Hours)
  Gillespie Approach
• Face Contouring and Buccal Massage (1.5 Hours)
  Esthetics LA

2024

• NMT for TMJ (8 Hours)
  LMT Success Group – Shamaya Chah
• Simply TMJ – Online (2 Hours)
  Dynamic Therapies – Robert Hackwood

2023

• Level 1 TMJ Massage Therapies (12 Hours)
  TMJ Massage Therapies

2022

• MyoMentor 12 Week Myofunctional Therapy Training Course (30 Hours)
  MyoMentor