Rest for the Wicked MassageTherapy

09/18/2025

WHY YOU NEED MASSAGE NOW
You need care when times are hard
Right now the goal is to overwhelm our communities.
Our task is to protect our community from that same overwhelm and threats.
There is a cycle of stress and trauma being intentionally used against us.
Massage, and other care modalities provided by Q***r bodyworkers, helps break the cycle.

Science has shown that stress triggers a physiological response that is useful to us, unless we're stuck in for too long. It becomes a negative feedback loop that can be broken with healing modalities, like massage and acupuncture, and through movement--especially outdoors in nature.

Right now we're being called to action, but our action must include our care. Luckily for Baltimore, there are plenty of Q***r folx who can be your guide in care and healing.

WE GOT THIS!
Tag your fave healers and movement guides in the comments!

08/07/2025

Calling all ye wicked hockey and women's sports fans!!

Chair massage and All-Star hockey Saturday, Aug 23, 4-8pm

Calling all hockey players and all women's hockey fans: grab your crew and meet top women's ice hockey players in the region, including former collegiate and professional players, at the DMV Women’s Hockey Sheroes vs. Baddies Duel and Tailgate on Saturday, August 23 at The Gardens Ice House.

All proceeds benefit Unmatched Athlete and LGBTQ+ youth in sports.

Game admission is FREE! Tickets are required to be eligible for door prizes. Meet women who are proving what's possible on the ice!

Wear any previous year's All-Star game jersey and earn an extra raffle ticket!

4:00-6:00 PM - Tailgate: Dress up as your favorite Sheroes or Baddie and join us in the parking lot for a Meet-and-Greet with players, a food truck, music, and representatives from across our community, including the Washington Capitals, and youth teams from across the region!

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM - All-Star Player Meet-and-Greet: Come out and meet the Sheroes and Baddies game players. DMV Women's Hockey will provide pucks for player autographs!

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM - All-Star Game: Head inside the rink for a classic battle — Sheroes vs. Baddies. DOOR PRIZES — including signed Washington Capitals gear.

TICKETS AVAILABLE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dmv-womens-hockey-sheroes-vs-baddies-all-star-game-and-tailgate-tickets-1489126390119

07/24/2025

EXCITING UPDATES TO MY TRAINING!

💀It's almost August! Don't know when that happened!

⛑I do know that are large chunk of my May and June went to earning my Wilderness First Responder Certification from NOLS Outdoor Education. It was a great program and I hope to build off it with Street Medic training from the soon.

👨‍⚕️I also continue to work towards my Orthopedic Medical Massage Therapist Certificate through Academy of Clinical massage. Now that the demands of the NOLS WFR hybrid course are out of the way, I can spend more time on this area of interest.

❤️I continue to look for ways to support our community in a time when s**t is dark and our community is being actively targeted by our government; whether that is in the skills I offer or the way I offer them. To make what I do accessible I have a sliding scale, will trade DIY swag for pay-it-forward contributions (see pinned posts), and accept pay-it-forward gift card purchases for folx who can't otherwise afford massage. While I can't accept insurance, I do accept trades. Some HSA/FSAs will cover/reimburse massage (you may need a referral). If you have an Afterpay account, you can break your payment into 4, plus the $25 deposit. Anyone on Disability or who has applied and been denied Disability because you are married or employed can inquire about pay-what-you-can options.

05/29/2025

COME ALL YE WICKED! 🧚🏻‍♂️
TOMORROW & SATURDAY:
🧙🏿REALMSCAPE🧜🏿‍♀️ IS HERE!

(🪼We'll be in the way back of the center, opposite the entrance.)

RealmScape Festival 2025
Celebrating Mythical Cultures of Colors

🌿RealmScape🪸 is a festival celebrating BIPOC & 🏳️‍🌈LGBTQIA+ communities in the magical world of Fae 🧝🏿‍♀️ and Mer 🧜🏿‍♂️ culture, open to all ages & gender identities 🏳️‍⚧️!

🍄May 30-31st
Cahill Recreation Center🌱
Free and open-to-the-public!

Chair massage: $15/10 min as usual!

05/15/2025

TONIGHT!

05/02/2025

Come all ye wicked!
Wellness Day for 🍉 fundraiser! Chair massage with a recommended donation to the cause, but freely available to all participants.

All proceeds will be divided amongst five vetted families: Local vendors & movement workshops for a family friendly event!

May 17, 10am-2pm
2640 Space, Charles Village, Baltimore
Pay-what-you-can tickets; suggested donation of $20-25

04/29/2025

COME ALL YE WICKED!
Rest for the Wicked Massage Therapy will be at Boyz Nite II (Holistic Hunk) with free 15 min chair massages.

One of many free services available to our transmasc community!

This event is hosted by and will take place at Peabody Heights Brewery, LLC,
Thurs, May 15th, 6-9pm.

04/29/2025

COME ALL YE WICKED!
Get ready to roll back to the 80s! (That's the 1980s, not the 1880s--for the confused white dudes in red hats!)

Chair massages will be $15/10 min at this upcoming double-header bout!

is throwing two totally tubular matchups!
PRD Kelpies take the track against Iron Mountain Roller Derby at 4pm, and PRD Sirens roll against the Penn Jersey B Devils at 6pm!

🗓 When: Saturday, May 10, 2025
📍 Where: Benfield Sportscenter - 1031 Benfield Blvd, Millersville, MD 21108
⏰ Doors open: 3:15 PM
🚨 First whistle blows: 4:00 PM
Show up for a fun day with food, drinks, and 1980s throwbacks!

Don’t forget to BYO chair and get comfy for all the fast-paced action!

Image ID: On a white grid background with "1980s" shapes and colors, there is a pink header and a blue footer, in the middle is an arrow shaped frame with the image of Puck, a white Trans Enby with a blue unicorn mane and black clothing, giving a chair massage to someone in roller derby gear at a roller rink. In the image are a roller skate, Rubik Cube, cassette tape, and boom box in "80s colors" and aqua green badge that says "back to the 80's" in cursive over top a pink lightning bolt. Over the top right corner of the image is pink, blue, and white Rest for the Wicked Massage Therapy logo. At the bottom of the image is a pictogram of someone giving a person a chair massage and the details for the event included in the text above in the post.

04/10/2025

We were rained out last Sunday, but we plan to be out there this upcoming Sunday! See you there!

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT!
COME ALL YE WICKED!
*BIG Q***R SPRING PICNIC*
It's a Potluck!!

Chair massages: $15/10 min
(Recommended donation)
FUNDRAISER for & 5 Palestinian Families

April 6th, 11am-1pm,
Lake Montebello
Fundraiser for Baltimore Safe Haven
& Palestinian Families

Image ID: On a black background there is a pink header and a blue footer, in the middle is an arrow shaped frame with the image of Puck, a white Trans Enby with a ball cap and a keffiyeh in black clothing, giving a chair massage to someone in long sleeves on a digital painting of a field of flowers. Over the top right corner of the image is pink, blue, and white Rest for the Wicked Massage Therapy logo. At the bottom of the image is a pictogram of someone giving a person a chair massage, the text "Big Q***r Spring Picnic" with the logos of the hosting organizations and the details for the event included in the text above in the post.

04/03/2025

Despite the protest of its TDOV youth event, the AACty Public Library is committed to hosting more events for the Trans community. This in addition to a host of other resources and activities they host to support people in the community. It's books, yes, but it's so much more than just books. Say thank you to them with a donation: https://www.aacpl.net/foundation/donate or get some fun library swag: https://www.bonfire.com/store/aacpl/.

Donate to the Anne Arundel County Public Library Foundation

04/01/2025

Want to use your privilege? Remind media outlets that trans rights are not a debate.

Also, in reference to the protesters at the TDOV youth event: livestreaming a protest so your followers can dox library staff and [counter] protesters and then trying to film children and minors is very clearly not someone who gives a s**t about children.

An Anne Arundel County library provided a safe space on Monday for members of the transgender and nonbinary communities despite backlash from outside protesters.

03/31/2025

Two things you can do right now for trans folx on Trans Day of Visibility!
1 is a public comment re: plans to remove gender care from Medicaid/Medicare.

2 is a call to your federal rep/sens--tell your rep to stop the SAVE Act which is a voter suppression law that will hit trans folx (and others); then contact your sens and tell them not to allow the Senate to take up a similar measure BUT THE BEST CHANCE TO STOP THE BILL IS IN THE HOUSE!

Learn more at the link below!
https://transequality.org/national-actions

Learn how you can take action to protect trans rights at the national level. Through our National Action Center, you can contact Congress and other federal policymakers to make sure trans people and their allies have a voice in the decisions that impact our lives.