Before booking your session, find out more about Sheila’s way of working:
“For my wellness clients, I take the time to find out where you want extra attention. Are there are any places or techniques that you know that you like or dislike?
“For clients coming in for therapeutic work, I spend some time during the session assessing the body–this may include postural analysis, gait analysis, and/or range of motion. This allows me to gather important information about where and how to focus; it also helps me determine whether or not massage will be beneficial for your particular complaint, or if you should set up an appointment with your primary healthcare practitioner before we continue working together.
“Thai massage is sometimes described as Asian deep tissue. It uses many parts of the practitioner’s body (knees, elbows, feet, hands, thumbs) to provide pressure and stretch. The client remains fully clothed, and it’s best to wear clothing that moves–like workout attire–as to wear layers to stay comfortable. The massage is performed on a mat on the floor.
“If you’re interested in finding out more about the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy, please visit the Arvigo website FAQ. This modality may be beneficial for gastro-intestinal and reproductive complaints, as well as low back issues.
“Three key words from the Hendricks Institute body of work are breathe, move, and love. These come into play very naturally with bodywork. We use the expansion and relaxation that comes with the flow of breath to facilitate change in the body. Pairing movement with massage helps rewire the brain and create new patterns of use. Bringing your loving attention to an area that feels stuck or painful is an amazingly simple way to help it release.
“Although I bring a lot of knowledge, experience, and skill to the table, in the end, you are the expert on your own body! I want to dial in on what’s working for you, at this spot, on this day:
- Let me know whether you’re feeling pleasure, “therapeutic discomfort” (hurts so good), or pain
- What are you noticing in your body during a certain technique?
- Is anything uncomfortable or not quite right?
“Combining our resources to co-create a session is so much more interesting and effective than staying silent and separate. I have good intuition; I’m not a mind reader.”
