News & Updates from Massage Vermont

In Which We Say No to Massage Requests

This week someone called to schedule a massage. I explained we were closed for their protection and ours, and that our state has barred massage…

Breathe Easy and Often

If you had access to a free, never-ending resource that would calm your body and mind and improve your overall health, wouldn’t you use it?…

We’re Closed until Further Notice

Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Neighbors, For everyone’s protection, we are closing our doors until further notice. COVID-19 carriers may be asymptomatic or presymptomatic. Whether someone…

We’re Taking Precautions so You Can Relax

We’re taking precautionary measures amid the spread of the coronavirus. Please cancel or reschedule your appointments here if you have any sign of illness symptoms…

If you feel something, say something.

Dear Clients, We care about you and dedicate our sixty years of combined professional bodywork experience to your well-being. We care about ourselves, too, and…

Choose Bodywork Because It Feels Good

When you call us for a treatment, you want to know how we can help meet your needs. Stress reduction, pain quieting, and increased relaxation…

I read this and yelled, “Yippee!”

This, this, this! We don’t often recommend articles in our profession’s literature to clients. Instead, we apply what we learn to your treatments so you…

We are present to your pain, but we don’t take it on.

A client mentioned that it must be exhausting to do massage all day and take on other people’s bad vibes, toxins, and (insert whatever word…

Anxiety and Our Choices

I can’t control when anxiety floats into me and takes hold. Can you? What I can do is choose how I use my time and…

Doing More, Blogging Less

We’re still here! We’re treating clients, tending our very senior cats, and enjoying late winter in Vermont, with more sunlight every day. Why am I…

A Time for Stress-Reduction in Every Season

Are the winter holidays a crazy time for you? Friends might urge overwhelmed people to make the time for a massage. But that could result…

Is “happy birthday” a thing for you?

So, this happened. A customer at Monarch and Milkweed in Burlington left $0 tip after having been carded and not wished a happy birthday. For…