Patience, a Massage Tip by Shawn White Patience in a Massage When performing a massage it is important to have patience, to take your time and be gentle. In the application of your pressure, whether it is soft or firm you must enter and exit slowly. Today we are going to explore [...]
Pain Aim to Ease their Pain When massaging someone experiencing pain, we should aim to provide them with a pleasurable day. Unfortunately, we have been trained to believe we should alleviate pain with pain. When we hurt, we might ask someone to rub us, then they dig their fingers in like [...]
Corrective Massage Corrective Massage is for people who are searching for targeted relief. In this session your massage therapist will focus on one or two areas to help alleviate pain and discomfort related to those areas. This session may be performed like a regular massage or like a sports massage, so bring with you [...]
Monica, LMT Hi, I’m Monica and I graduated from Missouri College in 2014 as a Licensed Massage Therapist. I fell in love with massage shortly after being a relaxation volunteer for a massage class. “People really get this done?!” I said, and “Why do I have to leave?” It was THE BEST journey [...]
Goldilocks Pressure Discover their Goldilocks Pressure What is the Goldilocks pressure of massage? When you are massaging someone, whether it is a friend, client or special someone, we want them to enjoy every second of the experience. It shouldn’t be too little, or too much. Goldilocks pressure is just right, and that [...]
Barriers Life Tip We have all encountered barriers in our life, whether they were imposed by others, the systems of the world, or ourselves. Some barriers are healthy, good and productive, while others prevent us from reaching for our dreams, doing good things or even living a healthy life. Some barriers exist [...]
Motivation Are you searching for motivation? Have you chosen a New Year’s resolution to start exercising on a regular basis? There is a myriad of factors that influence the outcome of your wellness journey, and today we are going to explore a few. Let us start with two motivation types. Intrinsic and [...]
Lower Back Pain Lower Back Pain Exercises Pay attention to how your body feels as you perform each exercise. The purpose of this is to help you develop your enteroception, also known as your mind-body connection. Enteroception is an essential tool for managing pain. Remember, pain is an output. The brain consults neurotags to [...]
Neck Pain I've worked with a lot of people who suffer with neck pain and as a result it has become my specialty. Neck pain can be brutal. I know how horrible it feels to endure the burning, electrical discomfort of a pinched nerve, the sharp stiffness of a stiff neck, and [...]
Healer Heart of a Healer What does it mean to have the heart of a healer? To me it means someone who wants to inspire others to reach for their dreams, to live in harmony and encourage peace. They are people who want to help others avoid strife so they may live [...]
