News & Updates from Massage Vermont
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How Human Bodywork Differs from Auto Bodywork
What’s the difference between working on a car’s body and a person’s body? It might seem obvious to say, “We’re not cars.” But what does…
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How Massage Differs from Going to the Dentist
I like and respect my dentist. Getting good dental care is a priority for me. Dentists take great care to make patients as comfortable as…
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Change the course of your day
Have you noticed the way things shift after a massage? Spiky tenseness may give way to feeling more smoothly energized. Fatigue might lift. Time can seem…
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Thirty Minutes to Bliss
Once a week, I get a 30-minute massage. I emerge more relaxed and refreshed, my edges softened. Even when I can’t fully let go, I…
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Slow, Safe Relief from Back Pain
Back pain requires patience to heal from. That’s because reaching first for quick “fixes” like drugs, surgery, and even medical imaging can end up delaying…
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How I keep it together in difficult times
In these tough times, I might appear calmer than I feel inside. This is not a facade. I am taking great care in choosing what…
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Massage in the Goldilocks zone
Our goal here is simple: Provide your nervous system with sensations that feel “yummy” while avoiding sensations that feel “yucky.” This approach is therapeutic and…
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A Thank You to Massage Clients
At this time of giving thanks, I thank you, our clients, for allowing me the gift of massage therapy as a career. Livelihood matters, and…
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“Do you prefer to start face-up or face-down?”
Craniosacral therapy and foot reflexology treatments happen with the client face-up. But massage therapy clients can start face-up or face-down, and usually turn over during…
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No Time for Delays
Today I went back to Jazzercise. It was my first class in more than two years. On the drive home, I thought, “At 52 years…
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Consumer Reports “On Health”: Massage Helps Body and Mind
We know from experience what helps. Touch for comfort and relief is as old as earth’s population of beings with central nervous systems. Still, it…
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When talk intrudes. Or: Why we want to know your goals
It’s right on our intake form: What are your goals/expected outcomes for receiving bodywork? Your answer helps us create treatments that move you toward those goals….