Massage Therapy by Jack Stella

Massage Therapy by Jack Stella Precision - Effective - Results Based Massage Therapy I have extensive training in Orthopedic Massage, Sports Massage and Deep Tissue Therapy.

With 20 years in private practice and the honor of being a massage and anatomy instructor, I offer my clients very anatomically specific and results based massage therapy. My training in Orthopedic Massage began as a result of having bilateral hip replacement surgery. This affords me the unique insight into the specific needs of clients who have had Orthopedic procedures. I also offer private instruction for massage therapists wanting to advance their skills.

WISDOM TO UNPACK.The self is a myth we agree to call real.
01/09/2026

WISDOM TO UNPACK.

The self is a myth we agree to call real.

The body contain many LAYERS of muscles. When you exercise, you want to perform exercises to activate these muscle fiber...
01/09/2026

The body contain many LAYERS of muscles. When you exercise, you want to perform exercises to activate these muscle fibers. Your muscles are your SHOCK ABSORBERS. Without them all of the impact and forces you come in contact with are absorbed "into your joints". Workout your MUSCLES not JOINTS.

From a client, a long-distance cyclist & avid trail hiker."Hey Jack. Great session today. I really appreciate the specif...
01/07/2026

From a client, a long-distance cyclist & avid trail hiker.

"Hey Jack. Great session today. I really appreciate the specific manner in which you work the body. Great book for your library.

I thought you would appreciate these pictures. Draw muscles on them and you have the 'Anatomy of a cyclist & hiker'. See you next week. Jill"

Thank you, my friend. I agree, this is very interesting. "The trapezius is the muscle most like a sail when it’s functio...
01/06/2026

Thank you, my friend. I agree, this is very interesting.

"The trapezius is the muscle most like a sail when it’s functioning well, and most like a yoke when it’s not (or 'knot'). It originates along our midline all the way from the back of the head, down the spine, to the bottom of the ribs. From this center, the trapezius extends out and attaches to the shoulder girdle.

So, when it is healthy and free, it gently expresses the connection of mind, throat, heart, and breath.

When it is chronically tense, however, it can limit the free movement of these critical parts of us - tense shoulders, excessive curve in the neck, pain between the shoulder blades, a shoulder girdle adhered to the ribcage rather than resting gently upon it.
The chronically tightened trapezius conveys a sense of burden rather than freedom; a sense of bracing against life’s challenges; a holding in of breath that keeps the shoulder girdle chronically elevated – no sighs or signs of relief in sight!

The good news is the trapezius, like most sails and most wings, is liberated through the element of air. When we breathe freely, especially letting ourselves fully exhale, the trapezius relaxes. Try it – just a few full breaths in and out make an enormous difference – not only in body, but in mind and spirit as well!

However, much I know this, several times a day, I need to remind myself of the liberating necessity to breath fully, especially letting the shoulders freely descend on the exhale.

Breathe! Free your wings! And let the relaxed trapezius present us with this opportunity to amplify our freedom and the sense of lightness in life."

Sky above, earth below and peace within 🌿🗻🌿Have a pleasant evening my friends.Music can heal!!
01/05/2026

Sky above, earth below and peace within 🌿🗻🌿

Have a pleasant evening my friends.

Music can heal!!

I've read this classic from Sun Tzu ("Master Sun") several times both in the Army, after and follow these teachings. In...
01/05/2026

I've read this classic from Sun Tzu ("Master Sun") several times both in the Army, after and follow these teachings.

In light of our current global environment, rereading it.

HIGHLY CONTEMPORARY & RECOMMENDED.

Successful victory during any conflict requires more than just cunning and brawn.

Whether you are involved in an individual personal conflict / relationship or are leading a group of people through a competition, the strategies required to prepare for and engage in life are the same.

Have a good night my friends. Tomorrow's a new day filled with new opportunities. New doors will open. You can open new ...
01/03/2026

Have a good night my friends. Tomorrow's a new day filled with new opportunities. New doors will open. You can open new doors for yourself and others too. Be ready for new chances

AN OBSERVATION

Sometimes and with some people there's far more there than
we can possibly see on the surface. To understand others fully, you need to get deep.

Interesting evaluation of Shoulder Pain
01/03/2026

Interesting evaluation of Shoulder Pain

This is why I served. Why my dad served. This is America.Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak ...
01/03/2026

This is why I served. Why my dad served. This is America.

Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.

A gorgeous winter day for our first saunter in the mountains. The streams are flowing; flora and fauna are celebrating t...
01/02/2026

A gorgeous winter day for our first saunter in the mountains. The streams are flowing; flora and fauna are celebrating the recent rain.
A nosh before the movie.

Goal for the New Year

BALANCE and Movement

I like da Vinci's thoughts on both topics. A great book.

Leonardo da Vinci was the first to recognize movement as a propulsive force, “.....motion is created by the destruction of balance, that is, of equality of weight. For nothing can move by itself which does not leave its state of balance and that thing moves most rapidly which is furthest from its balance.”

Happy New Year my friends
01/01/2026

Happy New Year my friends

Have a pleasant evening my friends.THOUGHTS FOR 2026Some people lose their life in 7 places:Mind (overthinking)Mouth (ta...
12/31/2025

Have a pleasant evening my friends.

THOUGHTS FOR 2026

Some people lose their life in 7 places:

Mind (overthinking)
Mouth (talking too much)
Moves (no action)
Morning (weak start)
Meal (trash fuel)
Money (impulse spending)
Mood (slave to feelings)

Fix one per week and you’ll be unrecognizable in 2 months.

Discipline isn't about restriction, but about intentionality across every pillar of your life, from how you fuel your body to how you manage your resources and reactions.

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27820 Dorris Drive, Ste 202
Carmel, CA
93923

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Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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