News & Updates from Massage Vermont
“Better than a week at the beach”
A client told me after receiving a massage last week that it was better than a week at the beach. Does having a 1-hour massage…
Hush.
A client told me she is usually quiet when receiving a massage and didn’t really want to chit-chat. I assured her I would talk only…
“Do you do couples’ massage?”
The other day a client who was picking up a gift certificate asked if we do couples’ massage. Chris and I looked at each other…
Late Spring’s Eternal in Vermont
The lawns and fields are greening. Buds are peeking out. Peepers are peeping. And it’s only May. That’s Vermont spring. This is also Vermont spring:…
What is this I feel in my back?
When I feel a sensation in my body, I have several choices. I might feel sharp pang in my right low back and think, “It’s…
No Pain, No Pain
One of my Muscular Therapy Institute teachers used to say that. She was drawing a contrast to the counterproductive cliché “no pain, no gain.” My…
Why you probably like your massage therapist
Walk into any room and notice how you feel. Are your muscles more relaxed or tense? Do you feel more energized or drained? Did your…
The Body-Mind Connection
It’s not a compliment when someone says, “It’s all in your head.” Or, “You’re making too much of this.” Yet those statements point directly to how…
Comfort Is Therapeutic
That’s right, it’s not a “luxury” to luxuriate in comfort. It’s essential to your health and well-being to sometimes stop the signals telling your central…
Healing Moves
Is stiffness in the human body due to aging? Or does lack of movement cause the aches and pains about which so many of us…
Do You Get Massages?
Soon after we moved to Montpelier in October, I began working with new massage and bodywork practitioners for my own care. I’m in the long-term…
What does a baby deer say?
Since we moved in, we’ve seen hoofprints in the grass, and later in the snow on our lawn and front porch. We’ve watched our windows…
