Bene Massage

11/14/2022

Another blog post about skin hunger and touch as social grooming. Plus snow monkeys!

Getting a massage is about improving our health, yes, but it’s also about connection and caring for both ourselves and others. Kind touch is simply the medium and one our bodies are built to understand.

11/10/2022

I'm a writer as well as a massage therapist, so why not start a blog? This first one is a FAQ.

For people who have never received massage or have less experience with it, it can feel like a strange activity, riddled with potential faux-pas. So I thought I’d launch this blog by answering a few of those questions.

10/20/2022

Putting Bene Massage back up on Facebook. Why not? Lots of new updates on my website. If you have any thoughts or questions, I'd love to hear from you.
https://www.benemassage.com/

Tracy Burkholder, LMT brings 25+ years experience to her gentle, intuitive and deeply supportive massages in her cozy Hawthorne/Mt. Tabor studio.

10/20/2022

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09/06/2017

I'll be in Seattle for the next few days beginning my training in Mindful Awareness in Body-Oriented Therapy (MABT). This technique helps people develop interoceptive awareness and related self-care skills. Looking forward to bringing this training to my practice soon. http://www.cmbaware.org/about-mabt/

Visit the post for more.

02/14/2017

Get a little Valentine's Day love with a massage gift certificate emailed immediately to anyone you'd like, even your own sweet self. $10 OFF TODAY and through the end of the month!
http://www.benemassage.com/gift-certificates/

Therapeutic massage for stress reduction, pain managment and wellness located on SE Belmont in Portland, OR

01/06/2017

Some great thoughts on finding safety in our own bodies by an amazing acupuncturist (and writer and visual artist). Liz Greenhill Acupuncture
http://us3.campaign-archive2.com/?u=77ad7e6c01b7b61014cbb72f5&id=366541523c

10/12/2016

Massage for the elderly is so important. I hope to do more and more of this work in the future.
http://www.bodysensemagazinedigital.com/i/727614-autumn-2016/6

01/21/2016

Science catching up with the wisdom of yoga, meditation and all the good stuff that comes from being fully in our bodies. "We can’t control our mind with our mind (or our pre-frontal cortex with the pre-frontal cortex), but with interoceptive awareness, we may be able to escape our racing thoughts."
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/decoding-body-watcher/

The brain uses a fundamentally different circuit for paying attention to the internal world, and this could have important implications for stress and mental illness.

12/13/2015

Staring at that phone hurts not only your body, but your mood, memory and behavior as well. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/opinion/sunday/your-iphone-is-ruining-your-posture-and-your-mood.html?_r=0

Stop slouching over that tiny screen. It’s bad for your self-esteem.

11/17/2015

Massage Gift Certificates on Sale until Nov. 30th.
$10 refunds on all certificates for all services at Bene Massage. Purchase online here:
http://www.benemassage.com/gift-certificates/

10/29/2015

Exciting news! Bene Massage is expanding to include the talents of Laura Reilein, LMT who will be working in the office on Thursdays providing deep tissue, trigger point therapy and craniosacral massage. She's awesome. If you book with her in November, you'll get $10 off your massage. Here's more info: http://www.benemassage.com/about/

Therapeutic massage for stress reduction, pain managment and wellness located on SE Belmont in Portland, OR

08/19/2015

Some simple solutions for pain caused by working on the computer.

03/19/2015

Great article about the power of touch. "The more we learn about touch, the more we realize just how central it is in all aspects of our lives—cognitive, emotional, developmental, behavioral—from womb into old age. It’s no surprise that a single touch can affect us in multiple, powerful, ways."
http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/power-touch

The more we learn about it, the more we realize just how central it is, from womb to old age.