06/04/2026
Your massage does not start when my hands first meet your body on the table or mat. And your muscles are not the only things that I'm listening to. Here are some things that I'm quietly noticing that you might not be aware of:
1. Your breath: your breath is key in learning where your nervous system is at and how much you've been carrying lately. Shallow, quick breaths tell me that you've had a lot on your plate lately. You might need a little extra help getting into your body or letting go that day.
2. Your movement patterns: I ask everyone to take off their shoes before coming back into the treatment room. This is of course to help maintain cleanliness, but it also gives me a chance to see your gait pattern, notice if you are favoring any areas of your body, see if there is any immediate lack in range of motion as you reach for your shoe.
3. Held tension: not all pain and tension comes from muscle injury. There could be places where you're holding on to worry or grief or excitement and it's showing up in the body. I shift the work accordingly, to give that area the input it needs in that moment.
Did you know I was noticing this much?
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