Do you have a nagging pain in your back? Does that nagging pain shoot down the back of your leg? You may be able to thank (or curse) your sciatic nerve for that. The sciatic nerve is the largest single nerve in the body, running from each side of the low spine through the buttock […]
Read More »Shoulders…. One of the most complex parts of the body. They can lift you up, but they can also drag you down if they’re not functioning properly and unfortunately, most of us have some kind of shoulder problem (and some of us may not even know it!). I have seen countless clients at Michigan Massage […]
Read More »I have a confession. I hate yoga. Let me back up here. Hate is a strong word. I hate people who hurt animals/people, movies that make me afraid to go to sleep, and kumquats. I don’t really enjoy yoga. Now, there are so many variations of yoga that it’s hard to keep track of. Ashtanga, […]
Read More »Mobility classes and workshops are here! Back when I was still at my little office in Royal Oak I had this idea of one day opening a wellness center and offering classes and workshops (never mind the fact that I wasn’t qualified/certified to teach anything). I’ve always joked that I’m a trendsetter ahead of my […]
Read More »If I had a dollar every time someone said that massage is a luxury, I’d have a lot of dollars. (More dollars means more trainings I can go and take!) Sure, going to a fancy day spa where you are walking around in plush robes sipping on cucumber water (or champagne if you want to […]
Read More »Where in the world have I been lately?? And what’s new at Michigan Massage and Wellness? More like where HAVEN’T I been?! I have to apologize to my readers as I had to kind of abandon this blog for a little bit, life got in the way, I got busy, burned out and quite frankly, […]
Read More »Do your squats suck? Let me fix that. If you’ve read my recent blog post about my time in Colorado with Level 2 Lokte Method (you can find it right here), you already know how much I love this work and I’m even more excited to add something very specific to Michigan Massage and Wellness: […]
Read More »Lokte Method Level 2 update! Greetings everyone! I know that I’ve been very absent from this blog lately, but it’s because I’ve been SO busy getting things up and running in my new location. Michigan Massage and Wellness moved into its new home on May 1, 2017 and it’s been going great! Hopefully the floors […]
Read More »Let me tell you a story….. Back when I was in massage school at Irene’s Myomassology Institute way back in 2002, all I wanted to do was go and work at a fancy day spa and do fancy body treatments. And, after I got out of massage school I got a job at the Elizabeth […]
Read More »If you’re one of those regular desk jockeys that hangs out in a cubicle 40-50 hours a week (or more), stop and ask yourself how much you’re moving. I’m guessing that it’s not a lot? Think about it, you get in the car and drive to work, you get to your desk and plug away […]
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