Saturday, July 25, 2009

Ahhh, the Love of Massage!


I enjoy being a new practioner at Skystone. It’s like a breath of fresh new air for me. I’ve done physical work before like cleaning houses and waitressing (some of you might know me from the Palace), but there is nothing like massage therapy. I love making people feel better. Through massage therapy, I can do this
in a greater way.

People come in and get a massage from me and then leave feeling a whole lot better. This feels like a great accomplishment especially when they come back to continue improving their life. I see some clients on a weekly basis – I do enjoy developing these working relationships.

I often (with the client’s permission) combine Reiki with my massage, because it adds more relaxation and depth to a person’s well being. I look forward to implementing the advanced training techniques I’ve learned and will write you about those in the months that follow. But you don’t have to wait. Come see me and experience the wonders of massage. You can decide for yourself how much it helps.
Taking time for yourself is very important for each of us, so I encourage clients to come in by offering a breakfast special with Chair Massage from 9-11 and Lunch Special from 11-1 on Tuesdays for those who have 15 minutes to squeeze in during their lunch hour or even at a morning break. It gives people a chance to come in even if they only have a few minutes – it’s amazing how effective we can be and because this is clothed massage, the client gets more hands-on time. They feel better and also get a sense of how their body responds to massage. Clients have asked for a “Happy Hour” Special so beginning in August I’ll add a Happy Hour from 5-6. p.m. 15 minutes for $10.

Carolyn

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Blog Curves

Hi everyone,

I just published a new blog post, which I started a while back. So it posted on the date I began it. So scroll back until you see a pic of a puppy - that's it - the new blog post.

I guess it's a bit like the healing process. You start something. You make progress and then it can feel like you took a couple of steps backwards. We call this last aspect a healing crisis. It refers to the times when you feel worse than you when you started with a treatment. But soon after, your healing progress jumps by leaps and bounds.

Build up of scar tissue sometimes requires this. Scar tissue really inhibits movement and range of motion at joints. Massage effectively reduces scar tissue - even older scar tissue. The treatment can at times be pretty intense for a very short time, but the results are very worth the process.

We often hear clients speak of old injuries that nothing can be done about. We can make a difference with many of these injuries, particularly if scar tissue is involved. So if you've got something going on - check it out with a bodyworker. We have different tools and perspectives than many allopathic practitioners.