Healing with Holly

Healing with Holly Healing from life’s trauma can go a lot deeper than just physical. This is a safe space to heal.

All you need is some relaxation. Relax your shoulders. Take a big deep belly breath. And just be. 😌👐🏼•Heal with me• Beav...
01/10/2026

All you need is some relaxation. Relax your shoulders. Take a big deep belly breath. And just be. 😌👐🏼

•Heal with me• Beaverdale Des Moines Iowa • licensed massage therapist • reiki master

12/30/2025

Touch is how the nervous system learns it’s safe.

Before words or logic, the body understands pressure, warmth, and rhythm.
That’s what tells it: you’re supported — you can soften.

Safe, intentional touch activates the vagus nerve, lowers stress hormones, and brings the body out of survival mode without needing to think about it.

It releases oxytocin, serotonin, and dopamine — the chemistry of connection — while helping muscles and fascia let go of the patterns they’ve been holding to protect you.

In a world of constant stimulation and little connection, touch reminds the body it’s allowed to rest and receive.

And when touch is consensual, attuned, and client-led, it becomes one of the most powerful tools for nervous system regulation — not indulgence, but biology.

Deep Tissue Massage: What It Really Does 🤍Deep tissue isn’t about “hurting to heal.”It’s about intentional pressure, slo...
12/27/2025

Deep Tissue Massage: What It Really Does 🤍

Deep tissue isn’t about “hurting to heal.”
It’s about intentional pressure, slow movements, and working with your nervous system—not against it.

✨ Deep tissue helps with:
• Chronic muscle tension
• Knots and adhesions
• Limited range of motion
• Old injuries & repetitive strain
• Stress held deep in the body (jaw, hips, shoulders)

I use tools like targeted pressure, slow fascial work, and therapeutic creams to help muscles soften and release—not brace and protect.

💡 What you might feel:
✔️ A deep, relieving “good pressure”
✔️ Emotional release (totally normal)
✔️ Soreness for 24–48 hours as your body integrates
✔️ Long-lasting relief when done consistently

💧 Aftercare matters: hydrate, stretch gently, and support your body between sessions.

For best results, deep tissue works beautifully as a monthly maintenance practice, not a one-time fix.

Your body holds your story.
Deep tissue helps it let go 🤍

Sending extra love to anyone who feels this season a little heavier than it looks.To those grieving, missing loved ones,...
12/25/2025

Sending extra love to anyone who feels this season a little heavier than it looks.
To those grieving, missing loved ones, feeling stretched thin, holding it together by a thread, trying to create magic for their kids, or quietly worrying about what’s next—you’re not alone.

It’s okay if joy and sadness exist at the same time.
It’s okay if rest is your biggest win today.

May you feel held, seen, and supported exactly where you are. 🤍
Gentle reminders: breathe, soften your shoulders, and give yourself the same compassion you give everyone else.

A princess with tired eyes is still royalty.This is your sign to choose restoration.Schedule the massage.🎄 Limited openi...
12/23/2025

A princess with tired eyes is still royalty.
This is your sign to choose restoration.
Schedule the massage.

🎄 Limited openings available ✨

If you’re still last-minute shopping, trust this nudge ✨A massage meets the body where words can’t.The kind of gift that...
12/23/2025

If you’re still last-minute shopping, trust this nudge ✨
A massage meets the body where words can’t.
The kind of gift that lingers long after the holiday.

🔗 highvibeholly.glossgenius.com

12/21/2025

Hi, I’m Holly — a licensed massage therapist and the heart behind Healing with Holly.

I went to Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School in Urbandale, where I learned that massage is about so much more than muscles. It’s about the nervous system, emotional release, and creating a space where the body feels safe enough to soften.

I became a massage therapist for a deeply personal reason.

Growing up, my mom struggled with her mental health. We would go get massages together, and every time afterward, I noticed a shift. She felt more aligned, more present, more herself. Those moments showed me the power of touch — not just to relax the body, but to bring someone back into themselves.

That experience stayed with me.

My mission is to help people regulate their nervous system so they don’t feel stuck in their head, overwhelmed, or disconnected from their body.

✨ Fun fact: The vagus nerve is the main nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system — it tells your body when it’s safe to relax. Gentle, intentional touch and slow breathing help stimulate the vagus nerve, which can lower stress hormones, slow the heart rate, and create a deep sense of calm.

If you’ve been holding it all together for too long,
if your mind never seems to shut off,
if your body is asking for rest —

I’m here for you 🤍
Holly Jones LMT

12/20/2025

🖐️ sciencebacked exercises that reverse aging 👇🏼

12/18/2025

This is a great lymphatic drainage video for self lymph movement 👇🏼

What area of your body holds the most stress right now — neck, shoulders, or low back?I see this all the time in my mass...
12/18/2025

What area of your body holds the most stress right now — neck, shoulders, or low back?

I see this all the time in my massage room 👇

A lot of people think pain means something is wrong with them.

But most of the time, your body is just holding more than it was designed to carry.

Tight shoulders?
Low back tension?
Jaw clenching?

That’s often:
• stress stored in the nervous system
• shallow breathing
• muscles doing jobs they weren’t meant to do

Massage doesn’t just “work on muscles.”
It teaches your body how to let go safely.

When the body feels supported, it softens.
When it softens, pain decreases.
When pain decreases, everything else gets easier — sleep, mood, movement.

If your body has been whispering (or yelling) at you lately, this is your sign to listen 🤍

— Holly Jones LMT
Healing with Holly

📍 Des Moines
🔗 Book here: https://highvibeholly.glossgenius.com

✨ Why Your Muscles Feel Tight… Even When You “Did Nothing” Today ✨Most people think muscle tension only comes from worko...
12/12/2025

✨ Why Your Muscles Feel Tight… Even When You “Did Nothing” Today ✨

Most people think muscle tension only comes from workouts or physical strain…
but your nervous system actually plays a bigger role than your muscles do.

Here’s what your body’s been whispering:

1️⃣ “I’m holding stress for you.”
Your shoulders + low back are the first to lock up when your mind is overwhelmed.
Your body will literally brace even if you’re sitting still.

2️⃣ “I haven’t fully exhaled.”
Shallow breathing keeps your muscles in “micro-fight-or-flight” mode.
A long exhale can relax more tension than a full stretch.

3️⃣ “I need circulation.”
Tightness is often just blood flow that isn’t moving well.
Massage increases circulation by up to 30%—that’s why you feel so warm + loose after a session.

4️⃣ “Let me feel safe again.”
Your body softens fastest when it feels supported, grounded, and safe—
that’s why moms especially feel tension melt on the table.
Your system finally gets permission to let go.

⸻

✨ If your muscles feel tight for no reason…it’s not “in your head.”

It’s in your nervous system—and that’s exactly what my massage work is designed to help with.

When you’re ready to feel like yourself again, I’ve got you.

Book a session with Healing With Holly:
👉 https://highvibeholly.glossgenius.com

To share the love of my business booming 🥹🙌🏼🤍 I’m gifting you this Christmas a chance to win! ✨ HOLIDAY MASSAGE GIVEAWAY...
11/29/2025

To share the love of my business booming 🥹🙌🏼🤍 I’m gifting you this Christmas a chance to win!
✨ HOLIDAY MASSAGE GIVEAWAY! ✨
I’m giving away a FREE 60-minute massage to one lucky winner who could really use a reset before the New Year.

To Enter:
1️⃣ Like this post
2️⃣ Follow my page: Healing with Holly / Click invite Friends
3️⃣ Comment below with:
• A friend you’re tagging who deserves a massage 💛
• And what you love most about getting a massage

That’s it!
Winner will be announced December 25th — because healing is one of the best gifts you can give. 🎄✨

Double your chances: Share this post to your stories and tag me!

Good luck & happy holidays!
— Holly Jones LMT 🤍
Healing with Holly – Massage, Body & Energy Work
📍 Beaverdale – Des Moines
📲 Bookings: https://highvibeholly.glossgenius.com

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