BodyMinded

1. Please drink extra water the night before, the morning of, and after the session, which helps the tissue move more fluidly. Electrolytes or lemon juice is helpful too. Please don’t have a heavy meal before hand.

2. Good choices of clothing to wear are summer clothes/active wear such as a loose t-shirt or tank top, and exercise shorts.

I accept Cash, Venmo, Zelle, or credit card (3% fee)

$60 deposit required at booking. Cancel at least 4 days before session date for refund

If anything is confusing, don’t worry about it 🙏 We can go over any questions when you’re here.

1. It’s important to the process to feel safe and comfortable. We’ll be communicating back and forth regularly on the level of pressure. I do a GOOD HURT/BAD HURT system.

BAD HURT (We want to avoid) - any level of pressure/sensation where your insights to protect yourself come online, where you can stop yourself from clenching up, you may start to think to yourself “this feels dangerous”, or may try holding your breath to “tolerate”/“survive” the experience. If you feel a Bad Hurt, call that out right away and I’ll back off just a bit to get to a Good Hurt.

GOOD HURT (what we’re looking for) is when you really feel it, it might even be slightly intimidating, but you don’t feel the instinct to run away. We want you to be able to relax your mind into the feeling itself, and if it’s too much your mind will try to run from it.

** It doesn’t always actually hurt, sometimes Good Hurt just feels good, or sometimes Bad Hurt is some other unpleasant sensation, but the concepts still apply.

2. You may feel what I call REFERRALS - any sensation that really stands out but somewhere other than where I’m applying pressure. I may be working on your shoulder and you may feel heat run down your leg, or twitching in your forehead, or buzzing in your legs, or aching in your opposite arm, etc. These are all part of the release process. It’s different for everyone and it’s a clue of how different areas of your body or interconnected.

3. This is a game of patience. Most of the time we’ll be holding pressure in one area for as much as a couple minutes, which is why it’s important to avoid Bad Hurt. Sitting with Bad Hurt for minutes can wear you out and make you feel more tense

4. Breathe the entire time. If you’re finding yourself holding your breath, that’s probably Bad Hurt or a habit that encourages tension, and we have to step back slightly. Generally I recommend breathing as if you’re pretending you’re in a deep sleep. This helps slow down your mind and helps you feel more pressure with less pain. Big slow inhales, and soft passive exhales. But when there’s an instinct to change the pace or rhythm because we landed on a Good Hurt, let the body take over.

** Some people know breathwork techniques. If you know any, I’m happy to incorporate those in because breathwork pairs really well with fascial release!

5. Emotional/Trauma releases can arise in different ways… emotions without context, tears/laughter without context, a train of thought that catches your attention, symbolic/dream-like images, a memory, an ah-ha moment. If you notice any of these, gently lean into the experience. If it passes, take note of it but let it pass and let your mind move on to whatever comes next, even it it’s nothing. Don’t try to hard too hard to make something happen.

** Even if you’re not looking for trauma release, it’s good to be aware that something could come up

6. The most important thing is to be as passive as possible, mentally and physically. Call out Bad Hurt, try the deep-sleep breathing, feel free to share anything you notice if you’d like (Good Hurt, Referrals, mental experiences), gently lean in to an experience if your instincts tell you to, but aside from that, try to get as close to not doing anything as possible.

** If you feel like you’re falling asleep, allow it. Some people fall asleep during the work and often times you being out of the way completely makes releases go faster! Some people go into a lucid state, and that’s ideal!

7. If your mind is very busy/restless and you need to keep it occupied, the general rule is to either focus on feeling the movement of your breath, focus on the physical sensation your feeling, or a combination of the two.

Fascial Release is a specialized therapeutic technique that focuses on releasing tension and restrictions within the fascia, the connective tissue surrounding muscles, organs, bones, nervous system, and blood vessels in the body.

Physical benefits include reduced chronic pain, improved flexibility, increased range of motion, better alignment, more fluid movement, and an overall sense of ease in the body.

The most common issues clients come in for are

• Chronic pain/tension
• Mobility/posture issues (/from injuries)
• Post-menopausal pain/tension
• Some neurological disorders
• Sleep problems
• Digestive issues
• (Non-physical) Stress management and Trauma/emotional release

With this technique the goal is to create lasting change within a few sessions and not temporary relief.

Yes, due to the interconnectedness of emotional and physical stress, Fascial Release can promote emotional well-being by facilitating the release of stored emotions.

Most clients report meaningful benefits after the first session - feeling lighter, taller, less pain, more mobility, and more in tune with their body.

But everyone is different and it can sometimes take several sessions. It’s common for it to take 3 sessions to start seeing lasting results.