Learn about the benefits of massage
This mother’s day, give your mother, or the mother of your children, a special gift that will do more for her than a beautiful flower bouquet or a box of chocolates. Give her an hour (or more!) of blissful relaxation. Beautiful Handmade Gift Certificates $65 for 60-minutes $90 for 90-minutes Please contact me for details. I will be available to do massages on Mother’s day, please schedule in… More
Those of you already familiar with my work know a little bit about trigger points. A trigger point is a microscopic contracture knot that is sensitive when pressed upon. It can cause pain locally or in a specific referred pain pattern. For example, trigger points in the gluteus medius muscle cause a specific type of pain in the lower back. Pressing on those trigger points helps release the contraction and eliminates the pain. A large part of deep tissue massage focuses on this work, and I often… More
Recently a client came to me complaining about severe pain between her fourth and fifth metatarsals (those are the bones on your feet that connect to your tarsals- your toes). She had been diagnosed by both an orthopedic surgeon and a podiatrist as having Morton’s Neuroma, also known as interdigital neuroma, which is a nerve inflammation believed to be caused by an enlarged nerve confined between the deep transverse metatarsal ligament and the pressure from the ground with each step. Both… More
As part of the curriculum in my first massage class we had to read Roger Jahnke’s “The Healer Within”. It was and still is one of the most influential books in my personal life and in my career. Several years ago I had the wonderful chance to take a five day Tai-Chi and Qi-gong workshop with Roger Jahnke. We are very lucky to have him teach a class next Sunday here in Santa Barbara, at Yoga Soup. I strongly recommend this to anyone interested in improving their health and becoming an active… More