Healing Hands Bodywork & Massage

Healing Hands Bodywork & Massage Healing ones self is individually unique.The same as the techniques employed in massage therapy. There's immense benefit for every person young and elder.

From injury and consistent pain to a serene escape to bring the body and mind back into balance.

Labor of love!
09/01/2025

Labor of love!

If you know me, you know this is my standard conversation with each client because we ALL do it! If you are experiencin...
08/23/2025

If you know me, you know this is my standard conversation with each client because we ALL do it! If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, reach out. There's no reason for you to be in pain.

TRUTH: Nobody has "perfect" posture.

In fact, it may not even be possible.

"WHY?!?!?"

We live in a RIGHT-HANDED DOMINANT WORLD. 90 percent of all humans on the earth are right-handed. This means are products and tools that we use are designed by right-handed people for right-handed people.

This means that will repeat all of the same patterns over and over again with just one side. Unfortunately, this can lead to muscle imbalances and ultimately PAIN.

Fortunately, our posture can be a tattle-tell.

If you have a tendency to bear weight more on the right leg, don't be surprised if you notice:

- your left arch is a little flatter
- your right hip is a little higher
- your right shoulder is a little lower
- your neck bends & rotates left

****THE REVERSE IS TRUE IF YOU LEAN ON YOUR LEFT MORE.****

Obviously, this doesn't help you move and could easily lead to pain in places you can't explain.

FORTUNATELY, posture is made and not given. Once we understand our deviations we can use exercise to reverse muscle imbalances and restore alignment.

Massage therapists don't need to fake medical expertise.We’re not here to diagnose. or impress anyone with jargon.But......
08/02/2025

Massage therapists don't need to fake medical expertise.
We’re not here to diagnose. or impress anyone with jargon.
But... let’s not pretend we don’t know what we’re doing.

We spend more hands-on time with clients
than almost anyone on their healthcare team.

We palpate their pain, swelling, structure, and stress in real time.

So. I say, our legitimacy isn't from medical mimicry,
but rather, embodied clarity!

You know the difference between constriction of fascia and congestion of edema.
how it FEELS under your fingertips, and how it responds to your hands.
That matters.

That's what gives us the authority to set an example.

Not our ability to blend in with other health care expectations.
Our ability to sense and perceive.

Our awareness.

Good information! Remember, if it feels "tight" or you have limited range of motion, it is very likely they are overstr...
05/28/2025

Good information! Remember, if it feels "tight" or you have limited range of motion, it is very likely they are overstretched already!

Chronically tight calves? Stretching them isn't likely to help. This happens most often if the glutes or hamstrings aren't activating well and the calves aim to compensate. Consider rolling out the front of the quads in this case. https://www.rfr.bz/f5d9351

Deep Pressure and the Nervous System!!!Not every client needs deep pressure and sometimes, it’s the worst thing you can ...
05/28/2025

Deep Pressure and the Nervous System!!!

Not every client needs deep pressure and sometimes, it’s the worst thing you can do.

We’ve all had clients say, “You can go as deep as you want, I like it hard.”
But here’s what they don’t know and what most therapists forget:

When pressure goes too deep, too fast, for too long... the body doesn’t relax it fights. That’s not therapy. That’s trauma with oil.

Instead of calming the nervous system and inviting the body into a healing state, you’re triggering the sympathetic response adrenaline, bracing, guarding, shallow breath. Muscles don’t release. They contract harder.

You might feel like you’re “breaking through,” but the client’s brain is actually screaming:
“Protect, protect, protect!”

This creates the illusion of progress but nothing actually changed.
No signal reached the brain to let go.
No shift into parasympathetic mode.
No healing.

Deep work should feel safe, not forceful. It should invite not invade.

The most skilled therapists don’t push harder. They listen deeper.
They adjust pressure based on the nervous system’s response not their own ego.

It’s not about how deep you go, it’s about how deep the body lets you in.

This was so powerful and a stark reminder:When the world falls apart, we still have these hands.Even in the most forebod...
05/22/2025

This was so powerful and a stark reminder:

When the world falls apart, we still have these hands.

Even in the most foreboding future you may imagine.

No WiFi.

No sterile clinics.

No fancy machines.

Just touch. Skill. Presence.

Massage therapy doesn’t need electricity.

It doesn’t need imports.

It doesn’t need perfect conditions.

When nervous systems are fried

and survival mode won’t shut off—

Touch Is Medicine.

We’ll be here.

Still working.

Still human.

Like we have been since the very beginning.

Have a beautiful day!
05/11/2025

Have a beautiful day!

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610 South Tillitson Avenue Suite 220 Rm. 10
Muncie, IN
47304

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Monday 10am - 7pm
Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 7pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm

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