Compliment Your Body Integrative Massage

10/08/2025

🔥 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐜 🔥

“You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
’Cause baby, you’re a firework.” 💥

60 minutes of steady effort: 20 on the stair climber, 40 on the treadmill, and a whole lot of positive energy.

At one point, a 20-something on the treadmill next to me matched my pace perfectly - step for step, beat for beat. Neither of us said a word, but we both smiled. It turned into this unspoken challenge to keep going.

That’s community. That’s connection.

What did you do today to inspire community?

10/08/2025

🌹 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 🌹

People come into our lives in the most unexpected ways . . .

It was my first day in ballet class at Shenandoah Conservatory when I met this girl - and she instantly took to me. Neither of us were dancers (imagine Lucy McGillicuddy at the Trocadero 🤣), but we did our best!

She was about 12 years older than me and lovingly called herself my second mom. Through college and beyond, we walked through so many chapters of life together - celebrating the highs, surviving the lows, and always being each other’s rock.

It’s amazing how someone can step into your life so innocently and create a bond that lasts forever.

💔 Rest in peace, Betty. You’re always in my heart.

As cheesy as it may sound, this song - For Good - was our song. It perfectly captured the deep, unspoken connection we shared.

https://youtu.be/TZ0pXUb5jVU?si=KfyjCyl8TVcJXJkL

If you’re reading this, I’d love for you to take a moment and share in the comments: Who came into your life unexpectedly and left an imprint on your heart that lasts forever?

10/07/2025

This song always resonates with me!

The women who started it all return with “For Good.” Watch the newest installment in WICKED’s Out of Oz series! For information about WICKED, visit us at: ht...

10/07/2025

I welcome a peaceful, prosperous, and gentle day - and I wish the same for everyone reading this. Let’s move through today with grace and intention.

10/06/2025

Monday Momentum | Staying the Course 💪

Each week I’ve been tracking my progress using my InBody scanner - and while the changes might not always look dramatic from week to week, the deeper story keeps getting better.

Over the past month, my body has been slowly shifting: fat is going down, lean muscle is holding steady, and my overall balance and recovery are improving.

This week brought another small but solid step forward - even after a “real life” weekend with pizza and a sweet coffee treat!

Progress isn’t about perfection - it’s about the trend line moving in the right direction. One step, one scan, one day at a time.

Here’s to consistency, commitment, and the quiet work that may not be noticed/felt in the beginning, but always pays off in the long-run!

10/05/2025

💓 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 ... 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝

Earlier today, I shared a post about listening to the heart before the mind. Later that morning, I had an experience I wanted to share at The Synthesis Center of Saint Mary’s.

Over the past few months, I’ve been learning that love can take many forms - some that surprise you, some that soften you, and some that teach you what it means to stay open even when you don’t have all the answers.

I’ve been exploring what happens when you let the heart lead before the mind interprets - when you allow connection to exist without needing to label or define it. There’s a quiet kind of beauty in that space.

As part of my own growth, I’ve been engaging in experiences that help me listen more deeply - to myself, to others, and to something greater than either. One of those has been the SCSM Resonance Project at The Synthesis Center of Saint Mary’s - a meditative sound experience that’s helped me release old patterns and uncover new layers of clarity.

In both of my sessions, I felt something within me open a little wider - like a lotus unfurling, or the moment The Wizard of Oz shifts from black and white to Technicolor.

I’m discovering that when we gently dismantle the guardrails our conscious mind builds around the heart, life feels both more tender and more alive.

If you’ve been curious about reconnecting with your inner self - or simply quieting the mind long enough to feel - I encourage you to reach out and learn more about this work:
📩 info@synthesiscsm.com

10/05/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭

Sometimes the mind feels like a crowded room - filled with noise, logic, and looping thoughts.

But beneath all that chatter,
something quieter is always listening.

The heart. 💗

It hears before the mind can speak.
It senses truth before we can name it.
And when we slow down long enough to listen - really listen - the heart gently teaches the mind to rest.

Take a moment today to drop from your head into your heart.

• 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲.
• 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲.
• 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠.

Have a WONDERFUL and HEARTFELT Sunday! 🙂

10/04/2025

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬

Tonight I’m excited to see some friends perform in a show - including someone who was actually my very first massage client here in Southern Maryland. Over the years, that simple beginning has grown into a wonderful friendship.

It’s a reminder that sometimes the most meaningful connections appear in unexpected ways - and they deepen when we take the time to nurture them.

Who’s someone in your life you’ve built an unexpected friendship with?

10/04/2025

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞! 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐘𝐁 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬!

This month’s 𝐂𝐘𝐁 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 is dedicated to the incredible individuals who help keep NAS Pax River running behind the scenes - those working at places like the 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲, 𝐠𝐲𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 who make daily life smoother for everyone

I’m offering an $𝟖𝟓 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 (normally $145) exclusively for base support staff earning under $50,000 a year - because 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲.

🕛 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰: 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟕
- 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫
Only offered to the first (8) who schedule, limited availability!

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 and could benefit from this offer. The CYB Cares initiative will highlight a different deserving group each month, so your shares truly help this grow!

🔗 https://bit.ly/CYBCaresOctoberNASPaxRiver

💚 With gratitude,
Richard
Compliment Your Body Integrative Massage Therapy

10/04/2025

Today’s moment of gratitude! I love it when I can help people move and feel better. :-)

10/03/2025

𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐚, 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐈𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬

A client once told me, “𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬.” But here’s the thing - 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲.

Fascia is like the rigging of a sailboat: a continuous web of lines that run throughout the body. One of the longest is the posterior fascial line - stretching from the bottoms of your feet (the plantar fascia) all the way up to the base of your skull.

That means 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐤.

I’ve had clients who couldn’t touch their toes improve their range of motion dramatically after just 5–10 minutes of focused work on the plantar fascia of the feet.

The takeaway: 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐭. Trust that your massage therapist is looking at the whole picture. :-)