What sort of session should I book?

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Quiz Questions

1.
I want to book a session for someone who is
- A.
  currently pregnant
- B.
  a child
- C.
  neither
2.
What is your main goal for your session?
- A.
  getting relaxation and stress relief
- B.
  reduce tension and muscle pain
- C.
  manage severe or chronic pain issues
- D.
  help with fluid retention or post-surgical recovery
- E.
  work on tight or restrictive scar tissue
- F.
  several of these (help with scar work, fluid retention, post-surgical recovery, reduced tension, pain management)
3.
Are you looking for a soothing experience?
- A.
  Yes, I could really use some relaxation too
- B.
  I don't care if it's relaxing, just make the pain better
4.
What style of massage do you like?
- A.
  I like a soothing experience that still works out tension
- B.
  I like medium to deep pressure for serious tension relief
- C.
  I have pain or chronic issues that need relief
5.
What would you like your session to focus on?
- A.
  massage for tension or pain
- B.
  massage for stress or overwhelm
- C.
  scar work for stiff or tight scar tissue
- D.
  lymph drainage for fluid retention or other inflammatory concerns
- E.
  lymph drainage for post-surgical recovery
- F.
  2-3 of these: scar work, lymph drainage, massage

Quiz Outcomes

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Book an Intuitive Massage
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Book an Intuitive Massage, only with Shelby!Shelby is intentional about crafting a massage experience that not only impacts a person's body but also connects with them energetically and emotionally. Her gentle style, influenced by acupressure, myofascial release, and kinesiology, seeks to create a non-painful path to relief and deep relaxation.What an Intuitive Massage looks like:Your session will involve long, soothing strokes that settle the nervous system. You may be worked on with steady pressure to acupressure points controlling stress, pain, or emotional blockages depending on what you need. Your connective tissues will soften up with some myofascial work that opens up the tension that can wrap around your muscles. This gentle but incredibly relaxing massage seeks to connect with you in a way that will make you feel cared for, let you breathe easier, and have you walking away feeling like you're floating on a cloud.Want to try it for yourself? Click the "Book Now" button and select "Intuitive Massage" to secure your spot.Not sure if this is the massage style for you? Click around our booking options to see descriptions for each appointment type.
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Book a Rapid Neuro-Fascial Reset Session
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Book a Rapid NFR Session, only with Kari!Kari enjoys addressing acute and chronic pain issues, seeking to get to the root of the issue to solve it. Using slow, assessing strokes, she may use gentle stretching, movement, trigger point therapy, or even address scar tissue restrictions.What a Rapid NFR Session looks like:As a movement-based therapy, NFR is done fully clothed, so wear workout clothes or at least soft, stretchy clothing to your appointment. Trouble spots will be worked with trigger point therapy combined with quided movements aimed at communicating with the nervous system so it reassesses the way in which certain muscles are held subconciously. This forced reassessment on the part of the nervous system is done with some discomfort or pain as the trigger to get chronic tension to finally release.Want to try it for yourself? Click the "Book Now" button and select "Rapid NFR" to secure your spot.Not sure if this is the massage style for you? Click around our booking options to see descriptions for each appointment type.
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Book a Therapeutic Massage
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Book a Therapeutic MassageA therapeutic massage is focused on targeting pain and tension in the muscles and connective tissues using techniques like trigger point therapy, gentle mobilization of the joints, heat application, as well as familiar kneading and slow, gliding strokes.Each massage therapist has their own style, so take a look at each person's description and pick a practitioner that suits what you are looking for.What a Therapeutic Massage looks like:Your session can either be focused on a particular trouble area or address overall tension in the body. With careful tactile assessment, knots and adhesions in the tissue will be targeted and released. You may have a hot towel, hot stones, or hot pack used in the course of your session to aid in softening up the muscles so we can get in there more effectively for deep relief from tension. This is a session that you would likely think of when you think of a traditional massage experience.Want to try it for yourself? Click the "Book Now" button and select "Therapeutic Massage" to secure your spot.Not sure if this is the massage style for you? Click around our booking options to see descriptions for each appointment type.
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Book a Pediatric Massage
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Book a Pediatric MassagePediatric sessions are tailored to meet the needs of younger clients. Whether a client is an athlete who pushes their body hard, a kid with chronic illness and pain, or a little one who simply feels emotionally overwhelmed and stressed, there is a reason to seek out massage for lots of clients under the age of 18.What a Pediatric Massage looks like:For younger kids, a parent/guardian must be in the room for the duration of the session. These sessions can be done clothed if that is more comfortable for the child. If the client is an teen, then they may be in the massage room without a guardian during the session, but must be still accompanied to the clinic by a parent/guardian if they are younger than 16. Each session will be specifically tailored to the needs and comfort of the client, with a gentler, more soothing focus on littler ones, and a more tension-relieving, traditional massage style for older kids.Want to to book a session for a minor in your life? Click the "Book Now" button and select "Pediatric Massage" to secure your spot.Not what you were looking for? Click around our booking options to see descriptions for each appointment type.
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Book a Pregnancy Massage
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Book a Pregnancy MassageNo matter what stage of pregnancy you may be in, let us cater precisely to your needs by booking your session as a Pregnancy Massage. The body undergoes quite a bit of change over the course of a pregnancy, and that can take a toll on both muscles and joints, making them work harder than usual, and thus feel tighter and more sore than usual. Pregnancy massages are typically gentler than other massages. Your joints will be softer and looser due to hormones released during gestation, so not as much pressure is needed to soften things up. For this same reason, too much pressure can result in unnecessary soreness and may be unhelpful. Even with a gentler touch, pregnancy massage can be an incredible help to a body working extra hard to create new life.What a Pregnancy Massage looks like:You will be bolstered and positioned in a way that is comfortable for your phase of pregnancy. For bigger pregnant bellies, we will have you lay down on your side with a big body pillow to cuddle and a nice fluffy pillow under your head. We have plently of pillows and bolsters at our disposal to make sure you feel comfortable and supported. In these cases, the massage is done with you laying on your side, with gliding strokes working your back, hips, and kneading your feet to address all the spots that may be bothering you.Want to to book a session during your pregnancy? Click the "Book Now" button and select "Pregnancy Massage" to secure your spot.Not what you were looking for? Click around our booking options to see descriptions for each appointment type.
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Book a Lymph Drainage Session
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Book a Lymph Drainage SessionLymph drainage is needed when the lymphatic system can't keep up with the demands placed on it and it needs a little outside help to work more quickly. This may be from something long-term like lymphedema, or it could be from something short-term like a recovery from a surgery (especially lipo). Either way, this manual therapy helps the lymphatic system do what it does best at a faster rate to minimize swelling, speed healing, and get rid of that sense of heaviness associated with fluid retention.What a Lymph Drainage Session looks like:Manual lymph drainage is a very gentle type of therapy. It works to move and slightly stretch the lymphatic vessels located just under the skin so that they pump fluid through them more effectively. This means that the work will feel like short sweeping motions across the skin moving along lymphatic pathways. Depending on your focus area, this may mean working up the arms, legs, across the abdomen, or back. If you have had a fat relocation procedure such as a BBL, you will be positioned on bolsters and pillows so that the fat graft location will not have any pressure placed on it.Want to to book a session for lymph drainage? Click the "Book Now" button and select "Lymph Drainage" to secure your spot.Not what you were looking for? Click around our booking options to see descriptions for each appointment type.
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Book a Scar Release Session
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Book a Scar Release SessionScars can be stiff and tight and not move as well as the tissue around it. This is something easy enough to notice, but did you know that scar tissue can also web out internally and cause problems to the surrounding tissue? Little tendrils of inflexible scar tissue can restrict full range of motion, cause a chronic ache in an area, or result in the body moving in uncomfortable ways to compensate for the tissue in one area not gliding normally. For all these reasons, scar work may be helpful at loosening up tissue that you thought would never be flexible again.What a Scar Release Session looks like:These sessions just focus on the area of your scar, so depending on the location of your scar, you may only need to partially undress or even not undress at all. The scar work itself involves very small movements aimed at releasing the tension in bands of scar tissue and allowing it to return to a softer, more pliable state. This process may feel a bit odd, especially if you have nerve damage in the area, but it should not hurt. Any improvement to scar tissue is a permanent improvement and does not require ongoing maintenance.Want to to book a scar release session? Click the "Book Now" button and select "Scar Release" to secure your spot.Not what you were looking for? Click around our booking options to see descriptions for each appointment type.
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Book a Blended Session
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Book a Blended SessionThese sessions are for people looking for several different types of specialized massage work. Lymph drainage, scar release, Rapid NFR, or simply pain-focused therapeutic massage can be combined into one session to address all of your needs. Lymph drainage focuses on helping alleviate swelling or edema, scar release softens up stiff scar tissue, Rapid NFR uses movement to manage serious pain problems, and therapeutic massage gets deep into the tissue to release knots and adhesions.What a Blended Session looks like:One Blended Session can look very different from another as they are built to address the particular needs of the client. Lymph drainage is a very gentle experience, with short, sweeping movements helping to mobilize fluid out of a swollen area. Scar tissue release involves small movements which focus around a scar and may feel funny but shouldn't be painful. Rapid NFR does tend to be a little painful as it targets areas where the nervous system is on red alert, but it has the goal of resetting the way the nervous system percieves the area, alleviating pain that way. Therapeutic massage is more what you would traditionally think of as massage and focuses on tense areas with gliding strokes and deeper pressure where it is needed. Each session will have a blend of whatever is needed of the above modalities, working to help your body feel its best.Want to to book a blended session? Click the "Book Now" button and select "Blended Session" to secure your spot.Not what you were looking for? Click around our booking options to see descriptions for each appointment type.

What sort of session should I book?

Looking at all the options and special session types can be a bit overwhelming, so here's a handy guide to get you the kind of session you're looking for!

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