Are you passionate about helping people move with greater ease, recover from exercise, and feel more comfortable in their bodies?
Mindful Body and Skin is seeking a qualified Mobility and Recovery Specialist to lead recurring group classes and provide private, movement-based mobility and recovery sessions inside Vera Wellness Center in St. Paul.
This is an independent-contractor position within our wellness programming. The selected practitioner will help us deliver established group class concepts while developing personalized private services that complement our memberships and multi-session passes.
ABOUT MINDFUL BODY AND SKIN
Mindful Body and Skin creates approachable wellness experiences that support relaxation, nervous system regulation, self-connection, mobility, and whole-person well-being.
We currently offer yoga, sound baths, acupuncture-based wellness sessions, private appointments, and small-group experiences. We also host monthly spa-inspired events that bring skincare, relaxation, and healing together.
Mindful Body and Skin operates inside Vera Wellness Center, a shared wellness space that also includes a fitness community. Many of our clients, including active adults ages 55 and older, already participate in strength-building exercise. Our mobility and recovery offerings are designed to complement that work through stretching, joint mobility, body awareness, breath, and guided recovery.
ABOUT THE POSITION
The Mobility and Recovery Specialist will lead recurring Stretch + Release classes and offer private mobility and recovery appointments.
Group offerings are expected to include:
- Stretch + Release: An accessible class featuring guided stretching, joint mobility, post-workout recovery, breathing, and relaxation
- Stretch + Release 55+: A supportive class for active older adults featuring chair-supported, standing, and optional floor-based movements
- Occasional mobility workshops, recovery events, or specialty class series
Private offerings may include:
- Mobility and Recovery Assessments
- Private Stretch + Release Sessions
- Post-Workout Recovery Sessions
- Guided Foam Rolling and Self-Release Instruction
- Personalized Mobility Routines
- Private Mobility Introductions for Adults 55+
- Multi-session mobility and recovery programs
The selected practitioner will work with Mindful Body and Skin to finalize the exact format, duration, progression, and client experience for each offering.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead safe, welcoming, and professionally structured group classes
- Provide individualized, movement-based private sessions
- Assess clients’ mobility goals within the practitioner’s professional scope
- Offer appropriate seated, standing, and floor-based modifications
- Teach stretching, joint mobility, breathing, body awareness, and self-release techniques
- Create simple at-home mobility or recovery routines when appropriate
- Support beginners, active adults, older adults, and clients with different mobility levels
- Refer clients to an appropriate licensed healthcare provider when needs fall outside the practitioner’s scope
- Maintain required waivers, session notes, and client documentation
- Arrive prepared and manage class or session setup and cleanup
- Follow Mindful Body and Skin’s safety, privacy, scheduling, and cancellation policies
- Provide a professional biography, headshot, credentials, and promotional information
- Participate in reasonable promotion of classes and private services
- Communicate consistently and professionally with clients and the Mindful Body and Skin team
- IMPORTANT SCOPE OF SERVICES
All services offered under this position must be movement-based and performed within the practitioner’s education, credentials, insurance coverage, and lawful scope of practice.
This position does not include massage, manual therapy, hands-on assisted stretching, diagnosing injuries, or treating medical conditions. Any future hands-on service would require appropriate professional credentials, facility licensing, insurance coverage, and separate written approval.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Relevant certification, education, or documented professional training in mobility, flexibility, corrective exercise, personal training, Pilates, yoga, somatic movement, exercise science, older-adult fitness, or a related discipline
- Knowledge of functional anatomy, safe movement progression, and exercise modification
- Ability to facilitate both group classes and individualized private sessions
- Ability to create an inclusive experience for clients with different ages, abilities, and fitness backgrounds
- Professional liability insurance appropriate for the services provided before beginning work
- Dependable attendance, timely communication, and professional conduct
- Willingness to commit to a consistent schedule and build a long-term relationship with our community
Preferred:
- Experience working with adults ages 55 and older
- Training in corrective exercise, mobility, functional movement, or active-aging fitness
- Experience providing chair-supported and accessible movement options
- Experience teaching foam rolling or client-performed self-release techniques
- Previous group fitness or wellness-class experience
- CPR/AED certification
- Experience supporting active adults, caregivers, beginners, or people experiencing stiffness and stress
SCHEDULING
We are initially seeking a practitioner who can support:
- One recurring weekday evening Stretch + Release class
- One recurring weekday morning Stretch + Release 55+ class
- One or more weekly appointment blocks for private sessions
- Occasional workshops or collaborative wellness events
Exact days and times will be determined based on space availability, client demand, and the selected practitioner’s availability.
We are seeking someone interested in establishing a consistent, long-term presence. An initial commitment of at least six months is preferred.
WHAT MINDFUL BODY AND SKIN PROVIDES
- Established group class and private-service concepts
- Inclusion of approved group classes in applicable memberships and multi-session passes
- Booking and payment processing for approved offerings
- Promotion through our website, email, social media, and booking platform
- Opportunities to create private multi-session programs and member benefits
- Potential referrals from Mindful Body and Skin classes and the Vera Wellness Center community
- A welcoming space for group and private services
- General furnishings and agreed-upon equipment
- Opportunities to participate in workshops, special events, and collaborative programming
COMPENSATION
This is an independent-contractor position. Compensation is negotiable and will be based on credentials, experience, service format, session length, and the final responsibilities of the role.
Potential compensation structures include:
- A negotiated flat rate for completed group classes
- A per-session rate or revenue share for private appointments
- Additional compensation for approved workshops or specialty events
Final rates, payment timing, cancellation terms, scheduling expectations, and responsibilities will be confirmed in writing before services begin.
Pay: $25.49 - $30.70 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
