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Some tips on how to be an amazing therapeutic massage client: No. 4

In Business, Manchester, Marketing, Massage, self care, studio on main on October 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM

Have achievable goals. There are many reasons to get regular therapeutic massage. You can come in once a month as part of your complementary / preventative healthcare routine to help you reduce overall stress and increase a sense of calm and peace. You can also come in to reduce pain, increase range of movement, improve sleep. It is important to maintain realistic session goals. For example, if you have discomfort and limited mobility from twenty years of hard, repetitive movement at a job, it is probably not going to go away in one sixty minute massage treatment.  

What could be possible is the pain going from a ten to a six; range of motion improving by a few inches; anxiety around what is going on in the body decreases; willingness to do follow up self-care at home, like stretching, walking, or drinking more water increases. Healing often comes in small increments and over time how you live in your body will feel freer and easier.

When you are ready to book your next massage just go here and click on the ‘booknow’ button.

I look forward to seeing you.

More tips to follow  . . .

[See tip No. 1 here.  See tip No. 2 here. See tip No. 3 here.]

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Some tips on how to be an amazing therapeutic massage client: no. 3

In body positive, Business, CT, Manchester, Massage, Music, reflexology, Refresh, self care, studio on main on September 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM

Communicate. Before you ever step into the office, communication is important. A health intake form is sent via a secured site so that you can take your time to fill it out, completely, without pressure. Amongst other things, we are looking for contraindications, to be sure it is safe for you to receive massage, and for your session goals, to gauge if our style of working and accumulated CEU’s align with your desired outcome. Once you are in the office, please take a minute to let us know what is going on that day. Do you just want to relax or is there a knot in your shoulder that you would like us to address? Let us know about superficial adjustments as well. Is the heat on the table too much? Would you prefer different music? Does it feel better to have a pillow under your head when you are supine?

We are invested in creating an environment that feels safe and relaxing and want you to leave feeling a little better than when you arrived. Each person who walks through our door experiences life in their body differently. To one person the lightest touch can feel painful, and to another all the pressure we can muster feels like nothing.  While many bodyworkers are intuitive and are looking for clues to how the body is responding to the work, we cannot read your mind, and it is ok to speak up and let us know what is going on.

When you are ready to book your next massage just go here and click on the ‘booknow’ button.

I look forward to seeing you.

More tips to follow  . . .

[See tip no. 1 here.  See tip no. 2 here.]

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Some tips on how to be an amazing therapeutic massage client: No. 2

In Business, Manchester, Massage, Uncategorized on September 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM

Prioritize hygiene. This does not mean you need to shave your legs or have stepped out of the shower five minutes before your appointment. It does mean that we need you to come in clean. For example, don’t come to us directly after a hot yoga class. Please have showered and washed your hair the same day as your session. Consider not wearing strong perfumes, colognes, or body lotions. If you have a cold, please give us notice and reschedule your appointment for when you are feeling better.

It is respectful to your massage therapist to consider their experience as well as your own. We prioritize hygiene and cleanliness too, for ourselves and our rooms. Everything that we used for your appointment, anything that we have touched or you have touched, gets sanitized after you leave. All sheets, towels, etc. get washed. All surfaces get wiped down. It is part of our job to make sure your health and well being are looked after. We love it when you take our health and well-being into consideration too.

When you are ready to book your next massage just go here and click on the ‘booknow’ button.

I look forward to seeing you.

More tips to follow  . . .

[See tip no. 1 here]

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