Forward Movement and Massage

10/08/2025

Honeybee Healing Arts has officially taken flight … and Forward Movement and Massage is a closed chapter. 🐝

I am full of gratitude for ten years of service and would be honored to be able to provide ten more.

All the and scheduling future appointments can be found at www.honeybeehealingarts.net

Honeybee Healing Arts is owned and operated by Melissa Thomas, Licensed Massage Therapist, Bodyworker, and Personal Trainer. For the past decade, I’ve helped people across southeastern Wisconsin through professional bodywork and intentional movement - work inspired by my own journey of weight loss...

10/08/2025

www.honeybeehealingarts.net is LIVE, all future appointments can be scheduled there. Be sure to follow Honeybee Healing Arts
to stay up to date!

Thank you for your patience, encouragement, and support as my practice has evolved. I am full of gratitude for the many days that I feel privileged to be a chosen provider.

Forward Movement and Massage is officially a chapter closed, and Honeybee Healing Arts is now in flight!

It has been ten blessed years serving, I would be honored and privileged for ten more.

New horizons…same bee. 🐝

Honeybee Healing Arts is owned and operated by Melissa Thomas, Licensed Massage Therapist, Bodyworker, and Personal Trainer. For the past decade, I’ve helped people across southeastern Wisconsin through professional bodywork and intentional movement - work inspired by my own journey of weight loss...

08/16/2025

Sept 27th 9am-12pm 🗓️ Wisconsin Fitness Co. has put together a beautiful collective of local wellness providers that will be offering strategies to support your overall wellness. This is an opportunity to meet likeminded people, and make positive connections within the community! It takes a village!

I will be there offering demonstrations of fire cupping and deep tissue massage techniques (volunteers, anyone?). I will also demonstrate a couple of my favorite stretches for all bodies, and answer any questions about the benefits of massage and healthy movement practices.

I’m confident there will be other FREE stuff for those who love a good “tchotchke”!

Resilience RX Essence Family Chiropractic

Something new is coming. You’re not going to want to miss this.
The WFCo Wellness Collective Saturday September 27th 9am - 12pm.

07/26/2025

I will NOT be *regularly* logging in to this social media account going forward. I will be launching my new brand “Honeybee Healing Arts” 💛 this Fall as I enter into my 10th year of practice; and rather than continuing to invest further into FM&M, I am directing my energy into the creative and conceptual process of evolutions ahead. ✨

In the interim, please visit www.forwardmovementandmassage.com to ⏰ book an appointment or read more about current service offerings.

You are encouraged to use the wait list function as I do get an average of 1 cancellation per week. ✅ The wait list online helps me keep track of people waiting, as well as provide their specific availability.

As always, feel free to reach out directly to 414-801-6355; text is usually best if you have questions or any other concerns. 😊

In Health,
Melissa
🙏🏻

07/26/2025

I will NOT be *regularly* logging in to this social media account going forward. I will be launching my new brand “Honeybee Healing Arts” 💛 this Fall as I enter into my 10th year of practice; and rather than continuing to invest further into FM&M, I am directing my energy into the creative and conceptual process of evolutions ahead. ✨

Please visit www.forwardmovementandmassage.com to ⏰ book an appointment or read more about current service offerings.

You are encouraged to use the wait list function as I do get an average of 1 cancellation per week. ✅ The wait list online helps me keep track of people waiting, as well as provide their specific availability.

As always, feel free to reach out directly to 414-801-6355; text is usually best if you have questions or any other concerns. 😊

In Health,
Melissa
🙏🏻

We are Licensed Massage Therapists & Asian Bodyworkers and Personal Trainers passionate about helping people. We offer an integrated approach that includes deep tissue, sports massage, Swedish relaxation, and Traditional Chinese Medicine tools like fire cupping and guasha, as well as acupressure, mo...

07/22/2025

UNWIND > OPEN > RELEASE

07/20/2025

Next opening is Sept 3rd…but my my wait list works!

🔗 🤲🏼👇🏽

07/20/2025

06/28/2025

Thank you for doing this well! 🥶I appreciate you!

06/21/2025

First plunge for these chicks, they rocked it!

06/18/2025

Thirty-something weightlifter presents with pain below knee cap, but only when squatting under load.

I went after the entire quadriceps group and the tensor fasciae latae (TFL) - this is where it is the darkest, nearly black in color, as well as the patella tendon below the knee cap.

That darkness is referred to as “blood stasis” in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is stagnant blood and waste, congealed and stuck inside tissue. While it looks unsightly and difficult to understand, I am always so happy we got it OUT! It will probably take another monthly session or two to clear it out completely, and then we will maintain going forward.

I am confident this person will have positive results, as long as they rest and ease back into the loaded squat position. He is well hydrated and stays moving, so the outlook is good for him to get under the barbell this week.

Think of cupping as an oil change for your tissues…..Clean out the sludge, and add clean lubricants. 💡 🩸 💦

06/12/2025

Tonight, I am returning to my mat after several months of hiding from it. Yes, I am there to practice downward dog and all of the challenging poses…but mostly I will be there to develop and strengthen my “patience, perspective, and presence.”

This is why I choose Soleil Lune Yoga Center, LLC , for the depth, richness, and soul searching practice that goes beyond the pose.

Namaste
🙏🏻

Downward Dog: the pose you meet again and again and again.

Some days it’s a resting pose.

Some days it’s a full-body struggle.

Some days it feels like flying.

Other days? Like your hamstrings are plotting against you.

Just like life.

In yoga philosophy, we return to the same practices not to master them, but to see ourselves more clearly through them. To notice what’s changed—and what hasn’t. To meet ourselves with compassion, even when the pose (or the day) feels hard.

Downward Dog is never just about open shoulders or lengthened hamstrings.

It’s about patience. Perspective. Presence.

It’s the practice of grounding down while reaching for something greater.

Whether you’re a teacher or a student, whether your heels touch the mat or hover in midair—this pose holds space for the truth of the moment. No filters. No forcing. Just you, breathing through it.

Keep showing up. Keep coming back. That’s the real yoga.