02/02/2026
💬 “My muscles feel like a rock.”
When it feels like that under my hands, here’s what’s really going on:
🧠 Your nervous system is guarding.
Stress, overuse, or instability makes your brain increase muscle tone to protect you.
🔗 Fascia isn’t gliding well.
When connective tissue gets dehydrated or sticky, everything feels stiff and dense.
💥 Trigger points are firing.
These irritated spots shorten the muscle and create that knotty, boulder‑like feeling.
💧 Circulation slows.
Tight tissue limits blood flow, which adds to soreness and tension.
💆♀️ Massage helps reverse all of this.
Pressure, movement, and nervous system calming soften the tissue, rehydrate fascia, and restore healthy circulation.
Your body isn’t being dramatic — it’s asking for support. And massage gives it exactly that.