I graduated from the Florida School of Massage in Gainesville in 2004. I've had the chance to work with a variety of ages and physical conditions over the years-in a chiropractor's office, a fitness spa, and over 7 years in private practice in Gainesville. I've found that people today are too stressed, too sedentary, and too stuck in old patterns of body and mind-myself included!
If we can move and breathe more easily and more fully, we can begin to feel less stressed and more pain-free. I want to help people feel that freedom and move/breathe/live the way we're created. My mom has had multiple sclerosis since before I was born. She did the best she could to stay physically active, through swimming and working out, because she knew that she felt worse if she didn't.
She also tried a lot of other things like massage, chiropractic, and craniosacral therapy, and found she got a lot of benefit. Growing up with her taught me a lot about caring, patience, and having a good sense of humor in the face of adversity.
If we can move and breathe more easily and more fully, we can begin to feel less stressed and more pain-free. I want to help people feel that freedom and move/breathe/live the way we're created. My mom has had multiple sclerosis since before I was born. She did the best she could to stay physically active, through swimming and working out, because she knew that she felt worse if she didn't.
She also tried a lot of other things like massage, chiropractic, and craniosacral therapy, and found she got a lot of benefit. Growing up with her taught me a lot about caring, patience, and having a good sense of humor in the face of adversity.
Services
Therapeutic massage- This includes a wide range of bodywork options such as Swedish or deep tissue, customized to your individual need, be it relaxation, pain relief, or anything in between.
The massage can also be provided in side-lying position, making it more comfortable and safe for Prenatal Massage, or for anyone who is uncomfortable face up or down.
Hand & Foot Reflexology-Reflexology is a natural, drug-free healing therapy that puts the nervous system into a parasympathetic state, which is the only state in which the body can rest and repair.
The massage can also be provided in side-lying position, making it more comfortable and safe for Prenatal Massage, or for anyone who is uncomfortable face up or down.
Hand & Foot Reflexology-Reflexology is a natural, drug-free healing therapy that puts the nervous system into a parasympathetic state, which is the only state in which the body can rest and repair.
Imagine having an hour to yourself-no kids, no boss, no phone, no worries.
During this time, you could relax (and possibly even doze) in warm comfort, all while your health and well-being improves.
Dream no more!
This could be yours during a customized therapeutic massage.
It's all adjustable: the duration, the pressure, the temperature, the music, the conversation (or lack thereof).
It all depends on what you want and need that day.
Decrease in anxiety and symptoms of depression-Massage reduces levels of cortisol and lowers blood pressure naturally.
During this time, you could relax (and possibly even doze) in warm comfort, all while your health and well-being improves.
Dream no more!
This could be yours during a customized therapeutic massage.
It's all adjustable: the duration, the pressure, the temperature, the music, the conversation (or lack thereof).
It all depends on what you want and need that day.
Decrease in anxiety and symptoms of depression-Massage reduces levels of cortisol and lowers blood pressure naturally.
Thai Massage (nuad phaen boran), a traditional healing modality based on Ayurvedic medicine and yoga, has been practiced in Thailand for centuries, and has become more and more popular recently in the West.
You'll be moved in a series of totally customized stretches which help the body relax deeply.
While you're being stretched, you'll also be massaged by different parts of my body (hands, arms, elbows, knees, and feet) to allow aches, pains, and tension to melt and disappear.
Thai massage is done on a comfortable mat surrounded by pillows.
You'll be moved in a series of totally customized stretches which help the body relax deeply.
While you're being stretched, you'll also be massaged by different parts of my body (hands, arms, elbows, knees, and feet) to allow aches, pains, and tension to melt and disappear.
Thai massage is done on a comfortable mat surrounded by pillows.
I am a Certified Hand & Foot Reflexologist through the Academy of Ancient Reflexology in St Augustine.
Cultures in India, Japan, China, Egypt, and Europe have worked on the feet since the beginning of time.
The first records of reflexology were pictures and statues dating back as far as 2500BCE.
It was practiced 4000 years ago in China, described in a medical text where it is known as "Examining Foot Method."
Reflexology is a natural, drug-free healing therapy that puts the nervous system into a parasympathetic state, which is the only state in which the body can rest and repair.
Cultures in India, Japan, China, Egypt, and Europe have worked on the feet since the beginning of time.
The first records of reflexology were pictures and statues dating back as far as 2500BCE.
It was practiced 4000 years ago in China, described in a medical text where it is known as "Examining Foot Method."
Reflexology is a natural, drug-free healing therapy that puts the nervous system into a parasympathetic state, which is the only state in which the body can rest and repair.
Quiet your mind and relax your body with this combo of touch, stretch, and breath on the table!
Get all the attention to yourself during a Table Yomassage session - you relax fully-clothed in calming, supported positions on the table, melting more and more as you listen to a guided meditation and receive comforting massage from head to toe!
No prior yoga or massage experience is necessary.
All you'll need to do is wear comfortable clothing in which you can move (like a t-shirt and leggings/shorts/sweatpants-no need to get fancy.)
Get all the attention to yourself during a Table Yomassage session - you relax fully-clothed in calming, supported positions on the table, melting more and more as you listen to a guided meditation and receive comforting massage from head to toe!
No prior yoga or massage experience is necessary.
All you'll need to do is wear comfortable clothing in which you can move (like a t-shirt and leggings/shorts/sweatpants-no need to get fancy.)
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