MoJo Wellness Therapies

01/28/2026

"Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping."

I'll be collecting food donations at the office. If I'm with a client, please feel free to leave on my steps at either the front or back doors of the office.

01/26/2026

Can't believe it's been 15 years! It was terrifying going off on my own as a massage therapist, but it has allowed me the freedom to pursue medical modalities which make a lifelong difference. As a thank you, please enjoy $15 off a session of your choice. I believe it's automatically applied when you book a session from now until 2/28. For gift certificates to use at a later date, you can use this link. Limit one per client. If there are any hiccups, please let me know. Technology is still my arch nemesis.

https://www.vagaro.com/mojowellness/deals/Celebratingour15thAnniversary-22195176?isdeal=yes

Customized massage/manual therapy that combines tools of the trade with extensive knowledge and phenomenal technique to provide you with the opportunity to feel your best - thus reclaiming your mojo - naturally! Techniques used in sessions include trigger point therapy, active isolated stretching, m...

01/06/2026

⚠️ Fern Creek is closed from Robinson to Livingston ⚠️

Not sure for how long. The black dot is the office, you can take Shine or Altaloma as detours to Amelia to get to the office.

Fingers crossed it won't take as long as the construction by my house 😅🫠

Customized massage/manual therapy that combines tools of the trade with extensive knowledge and phenomenal technique to provide you with the opportunity to feel your best - thus reclaiming your mojo - naturally! Techniques used in sessions include trigger point therapy, active isolated stretching, m...

01/04/2026

She states that no props are needed, but I HIGHLY recommend having yoga blocks handy. Yesterday going into the first high lunge of the 30 days had me a little wobbly. How to modify:
- Widen the stance to help with balance
- Don't come all the way up, have the yoga blocks on the highest level and rest your finger tips on them.

Today was a lizard pose with an optional quad stretch into a half split. A FANTASTIC block of movements for the hips, made much easier with yoga blocks. I couldn't do the quad stretch on my right leg this morning (my hamstring wanted to spasm). It's so important to LISTEN to your body and not push it.

What I love about 30 day yoga challenges to start the year - you can really see a difference within a matter of days. I couldn't bring my heels down for my first downward facing dog. By day 4 I'm already lengthening back out. I might not be able to add the quad stretch at the end of the month, but I'll be so much closer than where I am now. Consistency is key!

01/01/2026

The playlist link wasn't working. Let's try this again:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW0v0k7UCVrlq7AxN2I3wxOX5WEYcwYB8&si=-3p4w42sEPX_kjnS

Happy New Year! If you're trying the yoga challenge with me again this year, this is the playlist I'll be working off of. I'll try to post highlights!

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW0v0k7UCVrlq7AxN2I3wxOX5WEYcwYB8&si=DHd9sLIaJgBBKIt_

12/26/2025

It's happening! Brought in the best project manager treats could buy.

12/13/2025

HALP! A or B? Over the holidays I plan on possibly taking over another room in the office with a much more efficient layout. I'm torn between the lighter green or the deeper green. Please vote in the comments!

Update: within a couple of hours, B is clearly the favorite... But now I'm even more torn because the votes for A described it as refreshing and energetic. Most of you know my sessions aren't the type where you get to fall asleep. Keeping the medical nature of the sessions in mind, would you still go B?

11/22/2025

If you have tight hips, you don't even have to do everything he lists. I did a couple of moves just to run through them and then when I tried to go into pancake my hip popped back into place AMAZINGLY. Loosening up hips, working through pelvic tilts, becoming aware of your core through all of these movements will also help things like back pain. The hips are made up of 3 bones. Abs and adductors attach to the p***c bone, on the front of the hips. If you've focused on the ilium (lower back along the iliac crest) and the ischium (hamstrings where they attach to the ischial tuberosity), and still have lower back or hip dysfunction... This video is for you!
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14NquXjkehW/

10/03/2025

For some after surgery, it's a struggle to get to normal range of motion. For those of us who are hypermobile, this is very eye opening, and explains how I randomly injure myself with all of the extra movement I'm not supposed to have 😂

09/25/2025

October will see some more weekend appointments available as I'll have family in town during the week, so keep an eye out if that's your jam!

07/14/2025

Over there weekend, the number 1 dad in my life ended up in the hospital, impacted. After a couple of rounds of IV antibiotics, he was allowed to go home, as long as he had a bowel movement. I learned a manual colon flush technique 20 years ago in massage school. A technique I don't use very often, but incredibly effective most of the time, especially paired with walking. Here's a video on how to do it to yourself. After a few effluerage strokes clockwise from the ascending, transverse and descending colon, I start on the descending side to try to break everything down closest to the sigmoid. The physical therapist in the video demonstrates starting on the ascending colon. Probably time for a refresher on my end in case best practices entail beginning on the ascending colon, but either way, manual therapy techniques can be incredibly helpful when medication fails to get desired results.

A walk afterwards was the finishing touch. Yoga also has great poses to help the abdominal cavity. As always, if you're experiencing abdominal discomfort, please get checked out by your doc. I didn't work on my dad until the infection was under control. Not taking care of infections can lead to sepsis, so while manual therapy, physical therapy and yoga poses can assist in these situations, it's crucial to be cleared by your physician.

VIDEO: Colon Massage to Improve Bowel Mobility

In this video, Jillian Miller, PT, DPT, shows us a self colon massage. This should be completed about 20 minutes prior to a bowel movement.

06/26/2025

In a class I learned that cortisol is released in tears. Ever since, in stressful situations I'll watch a sad movie and get a really fantastic, ugly crying session in. I have been wearing an oura ring, and the science nerd in me loves having quantifiable metrics to back up what I learned long ago. Yesterday was an extremely traumatic day with Shadow. He's doing great today. All day long I was crying randomly, so I finally asked Jon if we could watch "A Dog's Purpose," knowing I would for sure be sobbing at some point.

This was the first time my ring ever said I had a "Restorative Day."

The 126 bpm was during the incident with Shadow. I didn't work out yesterday.

So, when life is hard and you have all this pent up visceral emotion and no outlet, try finding the movie, song, or book that lets your body self regulate. Don't fight back tears, your body releases them for a purpose.

For those who wear an oura ring, what activities get you in that "restorative day" category? I'm so curious.

In the comments you'll find a link on how to do the heimlich for dogs.