Empowered Spirits Therapies

10/31/2025

The struggle is real: trying to stay awake because the massage feels too good to miss… 😅
Anyone else fight sleep just to enjoy every second?

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from your massage therapist!

10/30/2025

These knots are brewing trouble...

10/29/2025

Quick self-check: are you clenching your jaw right now? (Most of us do without realizing.)

Try this: place your tongue lightly on the roof of your mouth and breathe deep. Feel that release?

Massage helps with jaw tension too, but this mini reset between sessions works wonders.

10/28/2025

My philosophy is simple: massage shouldn’t just be the thing you turn to when you’re already in pain. It’s a tool to keep you moving, sleeping, and living with less stress day to day.

I believe your body deserves consistent care, not just an occasional ‘fix.’

10/28/2025

Who cares what day it is, anyway?

10/27/2025

🙌🏻 Massage for Those Living with Cancer 🙌🏻

Massage isn’t just about relaxation — it’s a gentle, evidence-based way to support the body through one of life’s most challenging seasons.

Oncology massage, when adapted safely and skillfully, has been shown in research to reduce pain, anxiety, fatigue, and nausea, while improving sleep, mood, and overall quality of life. Studies from leading cancer centers (like Memorial Sloan Kettering, where I received my oncology massage training) show measurable decreases in cortisol and increases in serotonin — helping the body find balance again, even in the midst of treatment as well as lower blood pressure, lessened anxiety, and better sleep.

And then there’s the part science can’t fully capture

💛 The sigh of relief when someone feels safe being touched again.

💛 The moment a body that’s been through so much begins to soften.

💛 The reminder that healing isn’t just physical — it’s emotional, energetic, and deeply human.

Every session is approached with care, compassion, and communication — always honoring where you are in your journey.

✨ The goal isn’t to fix — it’s to comfort, connect, and support the body’s own wisdom to heal. ✨

10/19/2025

When you skip your massage, those knots don’t disappear… they come back to haunt you. 👻
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Regular bodywork helps keep tension from creeping back in - so you can move, sleep, and feel your best all season long.
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Don’t let stress linger like a ghost, schedule your session today!

10/14/2025

Massage + Immunity: The Body’s Natural Partnership

Did you know your immune system loves massage?

Every time you receive bodywork, your body shifts out of stress mode and into healing mode — where your immune system can actually do its job.

Massage can
🙌🏻 Lower cortisol (your stress hormone)
🙌🏻 Boost circulation and lymph flow — helping your body flush toxins and move immune cells where they’re needed
🙌🏻 Support better sleep and reduces inflammation
🙌🏻 Encourage the parasympathetic nervous system — your body’s “rest + repair” state

Think of it as a gentle reminder to your body:
“You are safe. You can heal now.”

Regular massage isn’t a luxury — it’s immune support in its most natural, nurturing form.

10/13/2025

✨ Let’s talk about cupping ✨

If you’ve ever seen those circular marks after a cupping session and thought, “What in the world happened there?” — you’re not alone.

Cupping is an ancient healing practice that’s all about creating space — in your tissues, in your breath, and even in your nervous system.

By using gentle suction, cups help lift the layers of muscle and fascia away from each other — like opening a window to let fresh air in. That lift increases circulation, encourages lymph flow, and helps your body release what it’s been holding (tension, stagnation, stress — both physical and emotional).

Sometimes the marks are deep and dramatic, sometimes they fade quickly — but what matters most isn’t how they look, it’s how you feel afterward.
Clients often describe feeling lighter, freer, and deeply relaxed — like their body can finally exhale.

✨ When combined with massage, cupping can help:
🙌🏻 Relieve muscle tension
🙌🏻 Improve circulation and recovery
🙌🏻 Calm the nervous system
🙌🏻 Support detox and lymph flow
🙌🏻 Lessen or Eliminate Pain

Your body is always seeking balance — sometimes it just needs a little help remembering how. 💆‍♀️

✨ Align. Empower. Thrive. ✨

04/22/2023

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