Table & Chair Massage Sessions at my San Rafael Office.
And Out-call Massage Sessions in SF North Bay, SF & Nearby Areas.
Massage sessions support wellness-affirming relaxation, athletic performance,
relief from physical & mental tension & stress, assist recovery from soft tissue injury & exercise,
enhance strengthening & agility development processes, and embodying comfort.
Provided with a calmly focused, relaxing quality.
Marin Office Massage Sessions.
Table massage sessions can be received clothed,
or using massage creme or organic oil.
or using massage creme or organic oil.
Massage Modalities Utilized Include -
* Deep Tissue
* Swedish.
* Myofascial
* Trigger Point
* Thai
* Lymph
* Sports
* PNF
* Assisted stretching
* Deep Tissue
* Swedish.
* Myofascial
* Trigger Point
* Thai
* Lymph
* Sports
* PNF
* Assisted stretching
Massage sessions are available by appointment.
At my Marin office & at your location, every day 11 am - 9pm.
My office is conveniently located near the 101 freeway,
in downtown San Rafael.
At my Marin office & at your location, every day 11 am - 9pm.
My office is conveniently located near the 101 freeway,
in downtown San Rafael.
Benefits of massages at my Marin office include -
* Enjoying relaxing, healthy massage away from a busy home life, at my San Rafael, Ca. office.
* Helps resolve many types of muscle & fascia pain & tension.
* Compliments athletic - fitness performance.
* Naturally nurturing.
* Transforms stress into peaceful vitality.
* Enjoy more deeply comfortable, healthy embodiment.
* Encourages healthy lymph & blood circulatory flow.
* Calms nervous system.
* Deepens quiet minded, open hearted unity of mind, emotions & body.
* Nourishing ones embodying awareness and yin - yang harmony.
* Affirming respect for ones' natural physicalizing nature.
Rate is $100 per hour for table massage.
E-mail me call or text me at (510 )435-1263 to schedule massage(s)
at my Marin office, or at your home.
Please leave your first and last name and clarification of why you are calling
when leaving a voicemail, sending emails or texts. To filter out spam & telemarketing.
💙☯️A useful consideration, sometimes overlooked by some people, is that areas of pain, soreness, and tension in the body are often not the only areas & muscles that are involved or necessarily the main cause of discomfort, pain & related issues.
For instance, someone may be experiencing tension and discomfort in their neck and upper back, and expect that massage just in those sore areas alone will resolve the issue. Sometimes it will.
Yet that tension & discomfort may be related to other issues as well. Such as weak or excessively tight gluteus medius or adductor muscles on one side of the hip or inner thigh, causing the hip to tilt or rotate to one side more.
That can cause quadratus lumborum, rhomboids, traps, levator scapula & upper body generally on one or both sides to attempt to compensate by contracting or slightly rotating to the other side to try to keep the head & eyes level.
Or pain & tension in back & neck can be caused by the common forward rounding of shoulders, contraction of pectoral - chest & anterior shoulder muscles, and pulling the rhomboids ( which may also be weak & need strengthening ), trapezius & other muscles into an overly extended, stressed state.
That can create a forward tilting, off-balance alignment which will cause tension and discomfort in the hips, back and neck, possibly headaches, shoulder impingement, calf tension and other issues.
Opening & releasing the anterior torso, chest, and shoulders, and being centered over a healthfully strong, supple core and balance of weight on feet, helps allow the body to release back into a more optimum balanced alignment of upper body through hips, legs and feet. Which is often more effective than just massaging the back & neck alone.
The body, our muscles, fascia, bones, attitudes, habits, lifestyle, whether we are overweight or maintaining a healthfully trim - physically fit body, hydration, our attitudes ( negatively projecting or being openly honestly communicative with each other & appreciative, stressed or calm ), our alignment as we move, stand, sit & sleep, are all interconnected.
Contributing to our health, how we feel, our discomfort or comfort in our body and mobility, relational experiences, and harmony with ourselves, each other, and life in general.
So while I of course include massage of areas that are obviously tense & symptomatic during your massage sessions, consideration & massage time as needed can also be given to how other areas of the body & factors can influence areas of excess tension, pain, alignment, etc.. Factoring this in your sessions to be supportive of your healthy, comfortable embodiment.
A common occurrence when people maintain 1 position or do repetitive movements for long periods of time, is the fascia & muscles enveloped within fascial sheaths - web of sorts, can become stiff and dense. This can create pain, restricted mobility, soreness, areas of numbness & decreased proprioceptive feeling awareness.
Combining consistent exercise with regularly consistently receiving massage sessions helps decrease & prevent such symptoms. Supporting you being & feeling more comfortable, agile, enjoying supple strength, flexible and enjoyably alive in your body.
Receiving massage sessions on a consistent basis is a very useful, naturally healthy contribution to overall wellness.
For instance, someone may be experiencing tension and discomfort in their neck and upper back, and expect that massage just in those sore areas alone will resolve the issue. Sometimes it will.
Yet that tension & discomfort may be related to other issues as well. Such as weak or excessively tight gluteus medius or adductor muscles on one side of the hip or inner thigh, causing the hip to tilt or rotate to one side more.
That can cause quadratus lumborum, rhomboids, traps, levator scapula & upper body generally on one or both sides to attempt to compensate by contracting or slightly rotating to the other side to try to keep the head & eyes level.
Or pain & tension in back & neck can be caused by the common forward rounding of shoulders, contraction of pectoral - chest & anterior shoulder muscles, and pulling the rhomboids ( which may also be weak & need strengthening ), trapezius & other muscles into an overly extended, stressed state.
That can create a forward tilting, off-balance alignment which will cause tension and discomfort in the hips, back and neck, possibly headaches, shoulder impingement, calf tension and other issues.
Opening & releasing the anterior torso, chest, and shoulders, and being centered over a healthfully strong, supple core and balance of weight on feet, helps allow the body to release back into a more optimum balanced alignment of upper body through hips, legs and feet. Which is often more effective than just massaging the back & neck alone.
The body, our muscles, fascia, bones, attitudes, habits, lifestyle, whether we are overweight or maintaining a healthfully trim - physically fit body, hydration, our attitudes ( negatively projecting or being openly honestly communicative with each other & appreciative, stressed or calm ), our alignment as we move, stand, sit & sleep, are all interconnected.
Contributing to our health, how we feel, our discomfort or comfort in our body and mobility, relational experiences, and harmony with ourselves, each other, and life in general.
So while I of course include massage of areas that are obviously tense & symptomatic during your massage sessions, consideration & massage time as needed can also be given to how other areas of the body & factors can influence areas of excess tension, pain, alignment, etc.. Factoring this in your sessions to be supportive of your healthy, comfortable embodiment.
A common occurrence when people maintain 1 position or do repetitive movements for long periods of time, is the fascia & muscles enveloped within fascial sheaths - web of sorts, can become stiff and dense. This can create pain, restricted mobility, soreness, areas of numbness & decreased proprioceptive feeling awareness.
Combining consistent exercise with regularly consistently receiving massage sessions helps decrease & prevent such symptoms. Supporting you being & feeling more comfortable, agile, enjoying supple strength, flexible and enjoyably alive in your body.
Receiving massage sessions on a consistent basis is a very useful, naturally healthy contribution to overall wellness.
In Home Massage Sessions.
I bring my massage chair or table, massage oil or massage creme & caring skill to provide you with quality, relaxing & fitness complimentary massage sessions in the convenience of your own home.
Generally in home massage sessions are available between 11am - 10pm every day.
Serving San Francisco North Bay & San Francisco.
Benefits of in-home massage sessions include -
* Compliments healthy fitness & lifestyle choices.
* Convenience of massage at your home.
* Athletic performance enhancement.
* Calm embodiment.
* Muscularly, mentally & emotionally relaxing & nurturing.
* Improves lymph flow.
* Rejuvenating.
* Supports creative energy flow.
* Grounding.
* Quiets mind.
* Supports homeostasis.
* Nourishing ones embodying awareness and yin - yang harmony.
* Reconnecting to natural life rhythms.
E-mail me, call or text me at (510)435-1263 to schedule in home massage session(s).
Rate is $100 per hour, plus on-site fee dependent on location.
Leave your full first and last name, clarification of why you are calling and what days & times you are wanting to schedule massage(s),
when leaving a voicemail or sending emails or texts.
Chair Massages at my Marin Office
& On-Site at Businesses, Events, Private Gatherings, Homes...
Chair massages at my San Rafael office -
Clothed chair massages are also available at my San Rafael office. 10 - 30 minutes per chair massage session.
Generally 10am - 9pm every day by appointment.
Chair massages rates at my San Rafael office and your business & events, are -
Per Person Rates :
10 minutes - $20
15 minutes - $25
20 minutes - $35
30 minutes - $50
Group Rate :
$100 per hour for 1 - 3 hour on-site chair massage visits at your business, events, etc.. location.
5 - 20 minute clothed chair massages per person usually.
Serving San Francisco North Bay.
E-mail me to schedule a massage appointment.
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Will massages cure my pain, injury, etc.?
Massage sessions have many benefits.
You need not be in pain or have specific physical injuries, pain, etc., to benefit from receiving massage sessions.
As the deeply relaxation, calming, stress relieving, nurturing, and physical - athletic ability-enhancing benefits of receiving massages are beneficial even when not in pain or having specific issues.
Especially when included regularly as part of wellness self-care choices along with exercising consistently, maintaining a healthy trim weight, hydrating sufficiently, and having a healthy work-relaxation balance in life.
When massages are received to assist in recovering from injuries, chronic or acute pain, mobility restrictions, and other physical ailments, many times massage sessions are quite beneficial to the process of healing, regaining functional physical abilities, reducing or eliminating pain & excess tension, facilitating healthy range of motion, etc..
Even the general calming, relaxing qualities of receiving massages helps to calm the nervous system, release endorphins, reduce pain & stress symptoms. Usually after receiving massages from me, people mention feeling a noticeable reduction or even elimination of pain, discomfort, excess muscular tightness and stress they were experiencing before their massages. And feeling refreshingly relaxed, nurtured and more present in their body when they appreciate receiving.
It is also important to be honest & realistic in our expectations for massage sessions. As there are often many factors contributing to individuals' specific symptoms of pain, stress, injuries, discomfort, muscular issues, and other physical ailments they want to be resolved.
Massage by itself is, of course, not a cure-all for everything. Anyone who claims it is or should be able to resolve any & all physical issue and that people's choices of daily living, activities, level of physical fitness, etc have no effect in the process, is being dishonest and trying to sell something via dishonesty.
But massages do provide many useful health benefits, relaxation & stress reduction, helps prevent various types of overuse injuries, aides recovery from exercising and muscular - soft tissue injuries and related stressors. As well as simply being healthfully nourishing for ones mood & body.
You need not be in pain or have specific physical injuries, pain, etc., to benefit from receiving massage sessions.
As the deeply relaxation, calming, stress relieving, nurturing, and physical - athletic ability-enhancing benefits of receiving massages are beneficial even when not in pain or having specific issues.
Especially when included regularly as part of wellness self-care choices along with exercising consistently, maintaining a healthy trim weight, hydrating sufficiently, and having a healthy work-relaxation balance in life.
When massages are received to assist in recovering from injuries, chronic or acute pain, mobility restrictions, and other physical ailments, many times massage sessions are quite beneficial to the process of healing, regaining functional physical abilities, reducing or eliminating pain & excess tension, facilitating healthy range of motion, etc..
Even the general calming, relaxing qualities of receiving massages helps to calm the nervous system, release endorphins, reduce pain & stress symptoms. Usually after receiving massages from me, people mention feeling a noticeable reduction or even elimination of pain, discomfort, excess muscular tightness and stress they were experiencing before their massages. And feeling refreshingly relaxed, nurtured and more present in their body when they appreciate receiving.
It is also important to be honest & realistic in our expectations for massage sessions. As there are often many factors contributing to individuals' specific symptoms of pain, stress, injuries, discomfort, muscular issues, and other physical ailments they want to be resolved.
Massage by itself is, of course, not a cure-all for everything. Anyone who claims it is or should be able to resolve any & all physical issue and that people's choices of daily living, activities, level of physical fitness, etc have no effect in the process, is being dishonest and trying to sell something via dishonesty.
But massages do provide many useful health benefits, relaxation & stress reduction, helps prevent various types of overuse injuries, aides recovery from exercising and muscular - soft tissue injuries and related stressors. As well as simply being healthfully nourishing for ones mood & body.
Simple moments & ways of embodying can be influential.
Awareness & healthy alignment of how one stands, sits, moves, & balance of tension & relaxation of muscles contributes to how we feel in our body. Even seemingly small, frequent misalignments over time can create excess stress, pain, joint degradation and other issues.
As one example, if muscles & fascia involved with breathing are chronically tight they can restrict optimum mobility of the rib cage & diaphragm, decreasing amount of oxygen intake, keeping the body - mind in some degree of fight or flight - sympathetic nervous system mode. This will result in living with a certain baseline of unhealthy, needless stress, even if it feels normal. Which can negatively effect mental focus, emotional regulation, decrease enjoyment of living, circulate stress hormones in the body, among additional effects.
The scalene muscles in the neck may also try to compensate by chronically tightening, contributing to upper back & neck tension & pain, headaches, balance and other issues.
Shoulders and torso muscles may also be more rigid rather than interconnected in a supple way.
Integrating massages to feel more deeply, and to relax excessive tension in scalenes, sternocleidomastoid, levator scapula, pectoralis major & minor, intercostals, diaphragm, psoas, serratus, latissumus dorsi, trapezius & related muscles as relevant, can contribute to relaxing into healthier balancing synergy, freer breathing and comfort. Even pelvic alignment and how one stands and walks, can influence upper body tension and breathing in compensations for changed whole body balance - alignment.
Sensing the relative amounts of tension & supple relaxation throughout the body, and allowing muscles to cooperatively synergize together to move, stand and sit with balancing supple strength, fluidity, grace and healthy alignment with gravity and what & who we relate with, helps prevent & resolve unnecessary amounts of tension, wear & tear, compression, strain in our joints, muscles, ligaments and mind.
Massages contribute to sensing areas of both healthy, and excessive or misaligned tension & torque. And to supportively relaxing, positively transforming ones' mood & body into healthier qualities of tone, suppleness, balanced strength, comfort. And supports a free-flow of nourishing, blood, lymph, oxygen...in ones' body.
As one example, if muscles & fascia involved with breathing are chronically tight they can restrict optimum mobility of the rib cage & diaphragm, decreasing amount of oxygen intake, keeping the body - mind in some degree of fight or flight - sympathetic nervous system mode. This will result in living with a certain baseline of unhealthy, needless stress, even if it feels normal. Which can negatively effect mental focus, emotional regulation, decrease enjoyment of living, circulate stress hormones in the body, among additional effects.
The scalene muscles in the neck may also try to compensate by chronically tightening, contributing to upper back & neck tension & pain, headaches, balance and other issues.
Shoulders and torso muscles may also be more rigid rather than interconnected in a supple way.
Integrating massages to feel more deeply, and to relax excessive tension in scalenes, sternocleidomastoid, levator scapula, pectoralis major & minor, intercostals, diaphragm, psoas, serratus, latissumus dorsi, trapezius & related muscles as relevant, can contribute to relaxing into healthier balancing synergy, freer breathing and comfort. Even pelvic alignment and how one stands and walks, can influence upper body tension and breathing in compensations for changed whole body balance - alignment.
Sensing the relative amounts of tension & supple relaxation throughout the body, and allowing muscles to cooperatively synergize together to move, stand and sit with balancing supple strength, fluidity, grace and healthy alignment with gravity and what & who we relate with, helps prevent & resolve unnecessary amounts of tension, wear & tear, compression, strain in our joints, muscles, ligaments and mind.
Massages contribute to sensing areas of both healthy, and excessive or misaligned tension & torque. And to supportively relaxing, positively transforming ones' mood & body into healthier qualities of tone, suppleness, balanced strength, comfort. And supports a free-flow of nourishing, blood, lymph, oxygen...in ones' body.
A few factors that will support massages being effective, include :
- Exercising consistently. Especially types of exercises that are healthy for the joints, and provide a balance of strengthening and stretching and meditative calming qualities.
- Being a healthfully physically toned & fit. This keeps the body healthy, able to recover from injuries quicker and more fully, agile, more positively responsive to massage sessions, and feeling comfortable in one's body. It also allows for clearer, effective palpation, sensing and massaging of bony landmarks, muscles and fascia of the body during massages.
- Not smoking, using hard drugs or drinking alcohol often. This keeps the body cleaner, more resilient, supports a healthy immune system, and reduces inflammation risks.
- Communicating self-responsibly, proactively & responsively directly openly honestly with me generally. And about any relative issues, medical & injury issues, boundaries & preferences you have at any time relative to your massages, lifestyle habits, symptoms, and other related factors. As this ( a boundary - requirement I have for all my clients ) co-creates mutual clarity & giving of massage sessions according to one's specific individual needs, preferences and comfort.
Especially as I am not a mind-reader. And through my decades of experiencing as a certified massage therapist providing massages for thousands of people in diverse contexts, I am aware of the vast diversity of individuals interpretations, boundaries, openness, comfort and preferences relative to depth, types and areas of massage. Thus directly honestly verbally telling if & when specifically you have any boundaries and preferences during your massages helps prevent misunderstandings, and co-creates mutually respect, comfort and clarity.
- Creating time to receive massages on a frequent, consistent basis from me. This allows for the development of deepening clarity about your specific issues, what is helpful during massages & generally, supports harmonious rapport ( combined with appreciation and open honest communication referred to above ), and increases the cumulative benefits of massage sessions. Among additional benefits.
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