Deep Tissue Massage Masters are hard to find
Monday, October 22nd, 2007 | Deep Tissue, Massage, Myofascial Release, healthly living, stress
I have had many conversations with bodyworkers and normal people alike on the subject of a good deep tissue LMP. The conversation is the same: a good deep tissue massage therapist is hard to find.
I have the good heart to be humble most of the time but I must toot my horn on this account. I am one of the very best deep tissue and myofascial release massage practitioners in this region.
It takes a bit of dedication and talent, I believe, to become a very effective, gentle yet deeply impactful deep tissue expert.
A master of this art refines their skill to give both the felt experience of “deep” muscular therapy as well as having effective depth-control and specificity skills so that they accomplish repair and re-organizing of soft tissues goals while also doing well to not leave their clients feeling bruised all over.
I hate it when a deep tissue practitioner seems to have it as a goal to leave their clients feeling so worked over that they are hurting for 3 days or more.
Don’t get me wrong – if you like it that deep and painful – go for it, I can even get an evil sense of glee administering such work and there really are some people have so much hard and encasing scar tissue and fascial tissue that deep brutal massage is all that will work to get freedom in the soft tissue and body in general.
Most of us have a little more interest in walking the day after the massage and not cursing the name of our massage practitioner. I have found that deep massage must be handled and encased in the warm fuzzy bubble of deep nurturing as well. To just plow the hard adhesions is not enough, the whole body, heart, feelings and emotions need to be at least acknowledged in the process of deep soft tissue bodywork.
I tend to enjoy giving a massage that is undeniably deep but gentle in its ability to be accepted and assimilated by the body underneath my hands (or elbow, in this cases).
To each his own, I suppose. I just don’t want to feel bruised and mad at my therapist the next day.
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Sierra Kennedy, LMP
I believe you are the authority of your own body. So when you come to my office, I meet you as you are. It’s a busy world, and staying on top means we must first take care of our bodies.
Type of massage provided: In-office or Home Visits available. Deep Tissue, Injury treatment, Neuromuscular Technique, Structural Integration, Swedish, Heated Stone Massage, Bindegewebs or “Connective Tissue Massage”, Myofascial Release, Cranio-sacral biodynamic technique, Reiki, Deep Muscle Therapy, Trager
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From Eric Koszyk. Wow! What can I say? Sierra is a truly gifted person and therapist. She is very knowledgeable and passionate about massage. It helps that she is extremely intuitive and a very caring human being. Her space on Broadway is very warm, comforting and inviting.
As a fellow massage therapist, I highly recommend her, especially if you are looking for extensive deep tissue work which she is amazing at. You will leave her place wiser; her treatments will change your life.
From Joe Shirley I still remember the first massage I got from Sierra over six months ago. My neck was chronically bugging me, and my carpal tunnel thing was acting up. She asked my permission to go for it. I said yes. It hurt. She told me to trust her, and I did. And both my neck and wrist felt great afterwards. She went right through that crap and out the other side. Amazing.
From Matt Hanson Sierra is fantastic! I felt she was really attentive to the needs I expressed about my upper-back and shoulders. I was really impressed that she could identify other problems spots quickly and how they positively affected those areas that were bothering me most. I have had several massages and she has the strength and understanding to do a incredible job.
From Dennis Dilday I’ve had close to a hundred massages from more than a dozen different therapists and I can say Sierra’s are unique and wonderful. She relates and interacts with the layers of facia in a way others can’t. While determined to get a response from the tissues, Sierra is also tuned into her patient and keeps the experience pleasant and interesting. Clinically, she’s both confident and competent.
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