Heeling Sole Barefoot Massage

09/03/2025

Our bodies can bend and adapt under pressure... but only for so long. Chronic compensation leads to densification for reinforcement, disconnection from optimal function, and sometimes all of that gets neurologically associated with a perception of pain.

When stress builds without adequate distribution throughout the system, dysfunction follows. Too much force, too little recovery or integration, and not enough space for freedom or flow… eventually, something has to give. Sometimes that's when little injuries show up, or it's when that pain stands up and speaks her peice... Nevertheless she persists!

Barefoot Massage and Structural Integration offer decompression, slow sustained input, and the chance for tissue to reorganize. In my sessions, I look for patterns of compensation in the body. Lately, it seems like these overworked, strained, dense areas of tissue have stopped paying attention to input — just doing everyone else’s job as well as their own. Burnt out, disconnected, unheard.

My role is to wake those layers back up… to show them the way, give them independence again, and help your body move with more ease. Maybe this will help you on more levels than one 😉

Book your massage here >>> www.HeelingSole.com

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08/26/2025

Visit HeelingSole.com to schedule your Myofascial Barefoot Massage & Structural Integration sessions with me!

I work Tuesdays 10:30-5ish, Wednesdays 12-5ish, and Fridays 10:30-3ish

🕙1 hour $170
🕑1.5 hour $255 (when available)

The office is on Jones-Maltsberger Rd near McAlister Park just north of Bitters road and the Airport

No walk-ins, no phone scheduling, but the convenient online scheduling from my website is open 24 hours and it will show you what is available for the next 3 weeks!! (Anything further out is only available to be booked by my regular clients.)

You can read all about who I am, what Barefoot Massage is, and what Structural Integration can do for you on my website so you can know a little more about what I do here at Heeling Sole in San Antonio!

Thank you!

08/25/2025

OK San Antonio: I'm holding a Student Clinic on Thursday 9/25! It is specifically for the Stretch Therapy class I'll be teaching, so you'll need to wear yoga/workout clothes that move with you easily, as you won't be getting undressed. I'll be guiding the students through the work they learned as they try it out for the 1st time on you!

It's $75 for the 90-minute session, and is happening at 2:15 and 4pm Thursday 9/25.

Schedule your appointment online Barefoot Massage @ 12915 Jones-Maltsburger Rd, #603

08/24/2025

Did you know that Heeling Sole used to have a Yoga Studio?!

And we used to take yoga and mobility classes to Crossfit Gyms around town, too! Here's a typical view of our work environment at our offsite Mobility or Yoga classes 😂

The good 'ol days, lol

08/17/2025

Sensitive doesn’t equal broken.

If your body reacts strongly to light touch or minor stressors, it doesn’t mean you’re fragile. It means your nervous system is working overtime to protect you. Barefoot massage meets that sensitivity with slow, grounded pressure — helping your body feel safe enough to soften and recalibrate.

But here’s the thing: I can’t read your mind. Your nervous system is talking to you first, not me. That’s why your feedback during the session matters: tell me if the pressure feels too much, too little, or if sensations show up somewhere unexpected. That’s the map that helps me guide you out of pain.

You don’t need to push through.
You don’t need to toughen up.
You just need to feel supported — and heard.

08/14/2025

Whether you are a client at my business or someone I meet on the street, I'm going to explain lots of things about Fascia to you at some point during our time together! Here's one of the people I look to for brain snacks to chew on: WATCH THIS and get smarter about your own body from one of my fave sources >>

www.gilhedley.com Make sure you watch this one to the very end for some amazing footage of fascia-in-action. In this video, Gil drills down into the details ...

08/12/2025

𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴, 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮⁣
𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.⁣
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𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘁 — 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘱 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. That's not the quote, they don't say it that way, but they definitely 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱, 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗽𝘂𝘁, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲.⁣
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It doesn’t “release” because you overpower it. It listens, waits, and responds when you meet it with safety and respect.⁣
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𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲.⁣
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And no, I’m not here to talk politics while you’re on the massage table. This is your time. But make no mistake — 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵: 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺.⁣
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My recent teacher, Sharon Wheeler, said over and over in class: in Structural Integration, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗜’𝗺 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 — 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘁. 𝙄 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙘𝙠, 𝙨𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣.⁣
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I choose therapeutic pressure, not political pressure.⁣

08/08/2025

Meet interoception—the sense that tells you what’s happening inside your body. Hunger, heartbeat, tension, calm… it’s all part of this internal radar and inner GPS. But stress, trauma, and chronic pain can blur those signals.

Barefoot massage uses sustained foot pressure to create space for your awareness to drop in, helping you notice cues like tension, breath, and ease. It’s not about zoning out… it’s about tuning in—a shift from disassociation to embodiment, one safe, curious step at a time.

Because when you can feel more, you can heal more, and pain fades away.

08/04/2025

“What if pain isn’t just about what’s happening in your body—but what your brain thinks will happen?

New research shows our pain experience is shaped by expectation. If we believe something will hurt more, our brain amplifies the sensation. If we expect less pain, the nervous system may dial it down.

This is why client education and reassurance matter so much in massage therapy. When we explain what’s happening and why, we’re not just calming nerves—we’re literally changing how the brain processes sensation.

Read the full story here: https://neurosciencenews.com/pain-expectation-neuroscience-29533/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwL9lpNjbGNrAv2WYGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeQhPqQhsU_ZsgSX19HJ0-pRlQXcaZWNAkBP7dpINKMuwpZR9ow6Y9zNUbuyg_aem_6_dI_ElzanboqqqKpp6nGA

A new brain imaging study reveals that how people expect pain relief—through visual cues or treatment explanations—can significantly influence how much pain they actually feel.