Founder/Owner of Deeper Kneads; Licensed Massage Therapist

Penny received her license in August 2002, from Hands on Therapy School of Massage in Tyler, TX. She worked for a few years in Nacogdoches. In 2008, she began working at Helping Hands Chiropractic with Dr. Karen Austin, D.C. She remained with Dr. Austin until June of 2017 when the practice was sold and began working at KH Fitness the subsequent November. 

She moved inside Physical Therapy Services called PT Solutions May 2018 when KH Fitness closed and eventually set up shop inside of a personal training gym while the business grew in numbers.

Deeper Kneads most recent move established Penny in a full Spa/Office space of her own to accommodate the growth and evolution of her “small business”.

Penny is a devoted mother to a brilliant little boy, she’s a loving daughter, dedicated leader and wonderful friend. She enjoys spending her free time with her kiddo and tending to her chickens!

Licensed Massage Therapist & Esthetician

Samantha Friedrich graduated from Stone School of Massage and became a Licensed Massage Therapist in 2017. A short 2 years later, in 2019, she returned to school to add an Esthetician’s License to the resume.

She started her massage career at Hand & Stone but in 2019, with dual licenses in hand, she found great opportunity and community at Headquarters Male Grooming Salon as their Aveda Esthetician and MT.

4 years into Male Grooming and several continued education certificates later, Samantha was looking for a path into medical massage and mentorship in the field. In 2022 she joined Penny Harner and Deeper Kneads at the Edge Performance Gym location.

A year went by, the business grew and so did DK’s ambition. In March of 2023 Sam, Penny and the DK team found themselves in their own office space! Ina group effort with Samantha as the create lead, a spa space was curated that took care of every person who walked through the door.

Samantha’s list of modalities include:

Deep Tissue, Oncology Massage, Lymphatic Drainage, Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial Release, Cupping, Full Body Stretching, Thai on the Table and Reiki

Her focus is to use her blend of modalities to provide a unique client/pathology-based massage that increases each persons functionality and quality of life.

Licensed Massage Therapist

Licensed Massage Therapist

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