Posts categorized as Healing
20% discount: Mention Montpelier Home Tour when booking/buying before 10/31
On Saturday, October 11, Chris and I opened our home to members of the public who were taking The Montpelier Home Tour. This very local fundraiser is spearheaded by The Montpelier Chamber Orchestra. The MCO invites four other organizations to participate….
Keep reading“I want total, delicious relaxation.”
Our brief intake forms ask clients what they want from their treatments with us. Clients’ goals include relief from particular aches and pains, increased mobility, support for better sleep, reduction in anxiety and depression, or a complement to their fitness…
Keep readingWhen the massage therapist has an aching back
It happens. Of course it happens. Clients have told us they’re surprised that Chris and I experience illness and even muscle spasm. Healing touch is special. Bodywork can be utilized as health care, palliative care, personal service, pleasant diversion, and…
Keep readingNight light
Chris has done bodywork for over 30 years, I for more than 20. Yesterday we flipped the switch on our very first lighted sign. I surprised myself by feeling self-conscious. Maybe because I know that an illuminated sign shining out…
Keep readingHush.
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 as it related to her session, such as checking her comfort with my pressure or…
Keep readingWhat 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 my kidney” or “My low-back hurts.” Or I could step back from concluding anything. I…
Keep readingNo 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 massage therapy teacher was right. When your nervous system senses noxious input – like too…
Keep readingWhy 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 mood change when you entered the room? Now look around the room. Listen for ambient…
Keep readingThe 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 our thoughts and feelings blend with our bodily experiences of the world. In fact, there’s…
Keep readingComfort 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 nervous system that you need protection, and reassure your brain it’s safe to relax. After…
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