Arcadia Therapeutic Massage

02/12/2025

This has nothing to do with massage, but it made a debut at our Thanksgiving celebration. It is definitely a keeper.

Everyone will demand seconds.

01/12/2025

I am wishing I could practice this holiday season.

27/11/2025

I apologize in advance. This explanation is rather lengthy. It is also one of the most important aspects of the process.

The first step of the Raindrop Technique is the Valor balance. It is a very basic technique, but it causes something absolutely phenomenal to take place inside your body.

We all have electrical energy flowing through our bodies. That is why we sometimes get a shock when we touch someone or touch something metal. The Valor balance helps to realign and balance that energy. It also opens up any pathways that may be blocked.

I am feeling for two separate things in this process. I am feeling for your energy to be equal in each of your feet. It is similar to that tingling feeling you get when you slap your hands together.

The second thing I am feeling for I liken to popcorn. When you place popcorn in the microwave, as the energy is introduced, the kernels start to explode. With the Valor balance, I feel little "explosions" in your feet, much like the twitch you get with a tired eye. I have had clients describe it as a rolling earthquake, a pulse feeling, or a warmth that is felt in the feet alone or that spreads throughout the body. Some people feel nothing. It really depends on how in tune a person is with their body, how self-awarethey are. With popcorn, as long as the kernels are exploding, you do not open the door. The popcorn is not done. It is the same with the Valor balance. As long as I feel that transfer of energy, I hold on. This process takes a minimum of five minutes, but I have had it take as long as 34 minutes. We cannot rush this process as it sets the stage for the next step.

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Open in 9 weeks!

20/11/2025

Once the safety and preliminary process is done it is time to get on the table. The first two steps of the Raindrop Technique involve the feet so the client starts on their back. Before starting the massage itself I like to give the client a good stretch. It has nothing to do with the actual Technique, but it is a lovely platform to start from. I also manipulate your feet to stretch out the muscles in the lower legs.

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Practicing again in 10 weeks.

19/11/2025

I did a thing yesterday. This one was much better than the "thing" I did three weeks ago! I am now a New Zealand citizen!!!

13/11/2025

As you know by now, I am laid up for a while I heal from my hip surgery. I thought I would use this time to introduce people to, or remind them about, the different steps of the Raindrop Technique. It is such an exotic, unique, and effective experience.

Every experience starts with filling in a Client History Form. It is rather in depth, but it allows me to make any necessary modifications allowing for a safe, personalized treatment. I also conduct an oil test to see how your body will respond to the individual oils themselves. This is followed by an in depth explanation of what is about to take place. The Raindrop Technique is so unlike anything else out there that I want clients to be mentally prepared for all of the aspects involved in this process. Finally, I conduct a body assessment prior to and immediately following the session. With the body assessment I check your alignment and do a before and after height comparison. Not every client increases in height, but 99.9% of my clients have come into complete alignment thanks to this gentle yet powerful technique.

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05/11/2025

Now that I am one week on this side of my hip surgery, I am feeling the impact of just how serious this procedure was as far as its effects on my body. Last week, I said I hoped to be up and operating within 4 to 6 weeks. That was wishful thinking on my part. I love what I do. The idea of not being able to treat people is deeply distressing to me. But after a Google search (I am sure you can guess the question by the result given) I fear I will need to follow the surgeon's directions and take the full three months to allow my body to heal properly.

02/11/2025

Always know the quality of your oil before even considering oral consumption.

A double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial compared the benefits of ingesting lavender EO (softgel providing 80 mg/day; about two drops) against sertraline (Zoloft; 50 mg/day; an antidepressant medication) for mild-to-moderate major depressive disorder. A placebo group was also included. Both the lavender EO and sertraline produced significantly greater reductions in depression severity according to the Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) when compared with placebo. Response rates were 53–54% for the lavender EO and sertraline versus 41.5% for placebo, and remission rates were 44–45% versus 32.6%. The lavender EO also significantly improved functional impairment on the Sheehan Disability Scale. Both treatments were well tolerated; with only EO burp back being the most common undesirable effect of the lavender EO. These findings demonstrate that ingested lavender EO is an effective, well-tolerated treatment for mild-to-moderate depression, comparable to sertraline.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12500811/

01/11/2025