Tecopa Massage

03/24/2026

In 2001, shortly after I took up what I thought would be a temporary residence in Tecopa Hot Springs, CA, I began offering massage simply to stay busy. I believe it was the hot mineral water that made it possible for me to feel something beneath the skin that I had never encountered before. I literally thought I had just missed that class in school.

At the time, I had no idea what I was feeling. None of the teachers or experts I consulted could tell me what it was I was probing. On one occasion, I had the publishing editor of a highly distinguished medical research journal on my table. I began the session by telling him, “I don’t know what this is that I’m feeling under here, but it seems to really work. Can you tell me?” I was so eager to understand it that I even offered to do the session for free.

He got up with his lower back pain resolved and said, “I have no idea what that was you were working on, but I sure do feel better.”

In my own way, I had “discovered” fascia.

Over the next 20-plus years, I developed a way to interact with the superficial fascial sheath in a way that is both gentle and profound, releasing restrictions that I can literally feel with my hands.

And here’s what still amazes me: when those restrictions release, range of motion is often restored immediately.

Frozen shoulders are often free in one or two sessions. Bursitis frequently resolves in a single session. Hip and knee issues that limit movement or stability can often be addressed in one to two sessions.

I’m sharing this now because when I first began trying to talk about this work 20 years ago, there was little interest. “Oh, you do massage” was as far as the conversation went.

Today, suddenly, fascia is everywhere. “Fascia experts” seem to be appearing overnight, which at first felt exciting—until I sought help for my own injuries and discovered that much of what is being called fascia therapy produces limited results over many sessions. That was not my experience of what is possible.

This is the work I’ve been quietly refining for over two decades—and for a short window this spring, the conditions here in this desert oasis make it an especially powerful time to experience it.

03/20/2026

03/20/2026

Yes, I am still working -- as busy as ever! We're having a gorgeous spring here in the desert --- and EFFECTIVE bodywork makes it possible for you to do all the things you want to do

02/16/2026

I am increasingly identifying as a fascia therapist. It's amazing to me that I haven't been able to find any others. And I've looked!

All things are connected and fascia is the web that connects them all.

01/11/2026

I had an amazing holiday season with a full bodywork schedule! So I'm not sorry to have a few days off to catch my breath and do some writing on my new, coming soon! website about my Fascia Therapy.

As far as I've been able to find, there is no one else doing this kind of bodywork. I wish there was; I would LOVE a session!

11/23/2025

Hi there, and thank you for checking me out!

I specialize in a new kind of therapeutic bodywork called fascia therapy—a gentle, effective approach for resolving ongoing pain and supporting recent injuries.

Think of things like:
• The whiplash that never fully healed after that car accident years ago
• Sciatica that keeps coming back no matter what you try
• A sprained ankle from last weekend’s hike or game

If your body is holding onto a story, fascia therapy helps it let go.

I combine deep listening with highly refined hands-on technique to ease restrictions, restore movement, and help you feel more like yourself again.

✨ If you’ve tried everything else and still hurt, this is for you.

Ready to feel better? Send me a message or text 760-852-4478 to book your session.

10/11/2025

These exercises, easily done as shown, are very useful and healing. Try even 1 of them (or all 5!) right before bed for a few nights to feel immediate benefits.

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🚨 SHOCKING DISCOVERY: Japanese elders in their 90s are touching their toes and getting up from the floor with ZERO assistance while most Americans can't do ...

08/09/2025

“This is not MASSAGE… and that’s exactly why it works.”

I have a confession to make:

If you’ve ever been on my table, you already know my little secret:
I don’t actually do MASSAGE.

In fact… I’m terrible at the kind of massage most people expect when they book one.

Lucky for both of us, what I do is so much better. It delivers the results we all secretly hope for—but almost never get—when we hand over our money for a massage.

Sounds like a pretty bodacious claim, right?
I thought so too… until I put it to the test on myself.

A few years ago, after a nasty slip-and-fall, I figured I’d just book a couple of sessions with someone who did the same kind of deep, restorative work I offer—and I’d be good as new. Easy.

But after countless appointments with massage therapists, Rolfers, osteopaths, and manual manipulation specialists… nothing came close to remediating my injuries—results that, based on my own work, would have been a very realistic expectation. That’s when I realized I’d been working in a territory so new, it didn’t even have a name yet.

I call it fascia therapy.

It’s a gentle, highly targeted way of working with your body’s connective tissue to free up restrictions and release the root cause of pain. In many cases, one or two sessions are all it takes to feel a profound difference—in movement, in comfort, in the way your body works for you again.

This is just the beginning—I’ll be sharing more soon about what fascia therapy is, why it works, and what it can do for you. So check back here from time to time… because you never know when I might drop the next little secret that changes how you think about your body forever.

07/16/2025

Just letting everyone know I am closed in Shoshone until it cools off a bit! 🥵 I'm really excited to spend the time writing content for my new website on Fascia Therapy.

Stay tuned!

06/12/2025

Folks, I'm staying open through the summer in Shoshone: I'll be seeing clients who need bodywork, fascia therapy and also Deep Listening.

04/23/2025

My client this afternoon had sciatica, rotator cuff pain and tension headaches when she got here for a 90 min. Bodywork session. When we finished, the sciatica was gone, along with 90% of the shoulder pain. The neck was moving much better but I think we'll need to do a bit more work to get her fully comfortable in her body again.

03/19/2025

The weather is gorgeous, the birds are migrating here .... and if you can't raise your arm, turn your head to the side or trust your knee, my fascia-focused, results-delivering bodywork can definitely help! Not your mother's spa massage!