Tree of Life Therapeutic Bodywork

01/04/2026

Incase you missed it, offer expires 1/5. Make 2026 the year of self care for your mind, body and spirit.

01/03/2026

Wishing you a happy new year! May 2026 be a year filled with hope!

12/24/2025

Happy holidays, everyone! I hope you are able to spend time with family and friends making memories that last a lifetime!

I’d like to offer this special rate for you to take care of yourself. You deserve it. You deserve to feel good in your body, mind and spirit.

12/14/2025

I wish I could take credit for writing this! This is MYOFASCIAL RELEASE!
Light pressure, holding space, waiting for the body to soften and let go. If you or someone you know is struggling with pain, loss of mobility or postural imbalances please reach out! I can help you. ❤️‍🩹

Confessions of a Myofascial Trigger Point

I was never meant to be permanent. I began as a moment, a response, a slight tightening when holding felt safer than releasing. At first, it was subtle, just a brief pause in the tissue's rhythm. But the body asked me to stay. So I did. I shortened my fibers, thickened my layers, and held the chemistry still. I became a place where the river slowed and gathered its weight.

The body learned to move around me. Fascia stiffened along familiar lines, rerouting tension and sensation elsewhere. Pain drifted outward, tracing old pathways through the shoulder, jaw, back, or breath. I wasn’t creating chaos. I was containing it. I held pressure because something inside wasn’t ready to let go.

Then the hands came, not hurried, not demanding. They rested with warmth and attention, and I felt the first change before I understood it. Compression softened the alarm. The nervous system quieted its vigilance. Hyaluronic layers warmed and began to slide. A gentle current brushed past me as the fascial wave moved through the body, reminding the tissue of motion I thought had been lost.

When the wave reached me, it paused. I was seen. The hands didn’t press me deeper into holding. Instead, they slipped beneath me, lifting me gently toward the bone. The pressure shifted in different directions, changing the shape of everything I had been holding together. My fibers lengthened. Blood returned. Chemistry softened. I felt warmth where there had been tightness and a trembling where there had been certainty.

I tried to stay. Old patterns don’t dissolve easily. But time was offered instead of force. Breath moved. Electrical chatter quieted. The nervous system loosened its grip on the story I had been carrying. Slowly, and with only a little drama on my part, I melted. The dam cracked, and the water I had been holding found its way forward again.

As I released, the river surged outward, carrying the change through the fascial lines that connect the whole body. Where I once stood, there was space, warmth, and movement.

I was never the enemy; I was the pause that kept the body safe until it was ready. And when it was finally met with patience, presence, and understanding of a healer like you, I let go. The river remembered itself, and so did I.

12/14/2025

However remember it’s not just a massage it’s Myofascial release! Gentle and oh so effective!

It's getting snowier out, which could end up as a pain in the back when it comes time to clean your driveway. ❄️ Back pain is a fairly common snow shoveling injury. Massage therapy is a great option to help relieve your back pain.

10/15/2025

Is it time to let it go? I can help you resolve your pain issues.
Time to turn over a new leaf…

10/10/2025

It takes treatment, time, patience and self care to resolve pain and mobility issues. These issues accumulate over time so it does take time to resolve.

10/08/2025

I’m not on social media often as much as I try to post here. I’ll try to post here more often.
Please check out my website www.treeoflifemfr.com.
Laurie.treeoflife@gmail.com
708-204-2927

Welcome to Tree of Life Therapeutic Bodywork Laurie Myers PTA, LMT, CPT, CYT, MFR SpecialistHelping my clients resolve their pain and mobility issues is why I practice myofascial release (JFB-MFR) exclusively.I understand your pain and can help you learn to manage it or ditch it all together, so you...

01/31/2025

01/28/2025

I have a few openings tomorrow Wednesday 1/29. Message me for availability!

01/27/2025

If you or someone you know is struggling with pain, poor posture or having difficulty moving I can help. Please share!