The Mind Body Connection
Sometimes during certain soft-tissue release techniques in treatment, I will instruct my client on their breathing, asking them to “breathe up into my contact”, or to expand their lungs slowly on the inhale and visualize the area we are working on softening, relaxing and “letting go” as they exhale. The result is a faster tissue release […]
Why does my neck hurt?
A common question I receive in practice is “why does my neck hurt?” The problem with answering this is that there is not one answer you can give to everyone. The most common answer I give people is that posture is your issue. We have been developing the way we hold our body since we […]
What is Prenatal Massage
Prenatal massage is a type of massage therapy treatment that is tailored for women while they are pregnant. Massage therapy has been proven to have numerous benefits including improving circulation and joint mobility and reducing stress, anxiety, tension and pain, all of which are essential to maintaining a happy and healthy pregnancy. One of our […]
New Clinic, New Team Members
We’re happy to announce that our Wesbrook Village Clinic is now officially open! Located right in Wesbrook Village, close to the Wesbrook Community Centre and right above the Shopper’s Drug Mart we’re excited to become a part of the community and offer our services to UBC and the surrounding areas. In addition to our new […]
Travel Tips
Many of my clients travel this time of year, for both business and pleasure, so I love to give them tips on how relax while they’re away. You may think going on vacation would automatically allow the body to relax, and this is true in some respect as you are no longer putting your body […]
Massage 102
Last time I blogged I wrote about the four basic principles of massage strokes: General to specific to general Superficial to deep to superficial Periphery to center to periphery Proximal to distal to proximal This time I want to introduce to you some basic massage application techniques. Effleurage, Petrissage, Tapotement, Friction, and Vibration are the […]
Being Injured Sucks
So it’s been awhile but I am injured again…Not bad, don’t worry and yes, I can still work! It just lead me to think again about my clients and how they feel when they come in upset about their ailing or injured body. We’ve all been through it to some degree and we can all […]