Mountain And Sea Massage of Gig Harbor

How We Can Help You:

An initial visit generally consists of body assessment, establishing postural boundaries, & discussing the ideal outcome (pain relief, enhanced range of motion, better breathing, etc.) for each individual we work with.

Learning the individual’s body awareness is the primary objective, and it is to assist an adaptive approach for Long-Term improvements. My theory: offering energy to “stimulate the system,” coordinating the fascial network to form body coherence, integrating trigger points and reflexology to localize circulation patterns, and “teaching the body” to “hear the brain,” through proprioceptive techniques; including ‘bone tapping’ and ‘breath work.’ 

A Common Example: Movement Patterns Influence Energy Pathways

Left shoulder pain: the body stabilizes the skeleton through inter-related connections throughout the body. Tendons, ligaments, muscles, bones, nerves, blood, all are contributing to homeostasis and function.

The pec minor is a muscle commonly associated w/ nerve entrapment, as it can become constricted, limiting circulation from neck to sternum, thorax to lumbar, hips to legs, feet to brain… to restore movements such as reaching, lifting, walking, sitting, etc., the body will establish “holding patterns” to sustain everyday function, and this usually will cause rotational compensations in the vertebrae.. these leverages in movement are reflected in the ribcage, and the neuromuscular relay will affect the sacrum. Essentially, posture will adapt to habitual function.  And that is why most “injury” is repetitive stress related. Beneficially, these “stress routes” can be redirected through the fascial network at the source: brain to body to breath.

To correct an isolated area, the ideal place to improve is usually our core, including the thorax, glutes, hip flexors, and knees.

Initially, I will address the “local awareness” of patient tension/discomfort, by “tracing” the tissues along the joint network. This “sensory surfacing” provides a clearer path to “ open and close” (flex/extend, stretch/shorten, stimulate/relax) the affected areas.

As most pain is observed when nociceptors (pain detectors) are 'trapped' somewhere along the “brain map,” becoming more aware of the body leads to “lessened” nerve interference. This is because coiled tissue elicits entrapment along the pathways, causing impingement, weakening connections, & eventually muscles will atrophy rather than struggle.

My focus is to “align the frame & mobilize the tissue.” My techniques are an amalgam based upon personal experience (injury, fitness, study), working with a variety of body types and injuries, and “learning” athletic movements. This schema (visual aid) in my mind, is used to simulate the sensory that might cause pain, in order to strategize a “systemic redirecting.” Specifically, through basic motor function.

Pressure Test Your Body

The reason for pain is a lack of circulating flow (blood, oxygen, chi/electric impulses). The 'cold nerves' are very sensitive, and it is because the tissue is bound in a protective state, to best preserve functional energy to the unit (limb, organelle, “side”of body).

Tracing The Origin Of Your Pain

By tracing the origin, and seeking localized association with the nervous system, the objective becomes harmonious integration in the body. In the left shoulder pain example, this indicates, “buffering the connections” from thumb, wrist, elbow, ribcage, jaw, and shoulder. This method aims to stabilize the sensory which may lessen the anxiety relative to pain. For all of us people who enjoy NOT being in constant duress, establishing a resting state to self-govern, with coordinated circulation can calm cognitive stress.

Bring Peace to Your Perception

Tactics such as bone tapping and self-tapotement help bring awareness to the body and active breath work reframes the response we experience during pain/sensory interruptions.

Ultimately, our bodies are most effective, when we can manage and transmute distress into eustress/positive stress, which helps us grow toward balance. My core desire is directed toward helping those who need help.

Schedule your session & rediscover your familiar frame. Feel the difference.