12/10/2025
đ I have been waiting TWENTY THREE YEARS to appropriately tell this story, and for however long since social media began Iâve been trying to figure out how to put it in video.
This is a TRUE STORY of a client I had in the student clinic in Massage school. She was one of the ONLY TWO bad reviews I gotâŚ& Iâll figure out how to put that one on video soon too.
This lady made me so uncomfortable; I could not wait to turn her over so she could stop staring at me, and her body was hard as a brickâŚ
While I never had anyone quite like this again đđž, as I came to be in practice for a few years I realized that most people just donât know how to relax⌠and the body tells the story.
đ¨Not knowing how to relax doesnât just âfeel stressfulââyour body literally pays the price.
Chronic tension becomes a physical habit, and your muscles, fascia, and nervous system stay in a constant state of alert.
Your body forgets what âsoftâ feels like.
Your body literally loses fluidity.
Posture changes, and the problems then loop back and create more tension.
Unreleased stress often settles in, so if you never truly relax, your body never gets to âprocessâ any of it.
-Makes recovery slower.
-Your breathing becomes shallow
Relaxation isnât a luxuryâ it is a form of healing, it lets your breathing return to a natural rhythm⌠itâs a nervous-system reset.
Itâs not always easy to relax, and I always think about that lady, and hope that she somehow finally learned to⌠RELAXATION IS NECESSARY. STRESS IS A SILENT KILLER.
What helps
Deep Breathing Exercises.
Massage Therapy.
Stretching & Mobility Work.
Heat Therapy (like our Sauna Blanket).
CryoTherapy (like our SubZero).
Mindful Movement (like Yoga).
Grounding Techniques.
Good Sleep Hygiene.
Hobbies that Slow your Mind. (Coloring, gardening, crafting, puzzles, cooking, anything rhythmic)
Touch (hand on chest, self massage, foam roller⌠calms the nervous system).
