Life in Balance Massage Therapy

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"It's not how deep you go, it's how you go deep." --Ida Rolf

About Us

IF YOU ARE A FIRST-TIME CLIENT, PLEASE READ BEFORE SCHEDULING!

If you book through this website, I will assume you have read from here at least through the end of the "A Few Other Notes" section; you are thus responsible for knowing what kind of work I do, and for adhering to all policies and practices stated below.

COVID-RELATED PRECAUTIONS

1) Clients must wear masks over mouth and nose for the entire duration of their time in the Healing Hub, even if fully vaccinated. I will be masked, as well. This is per best practices according to the CDC and the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), as well as the rules of the Healing Hub itself. Briefly dipping the mask for a quick sip of water or something similar is fine, but no just hanging out with your mask off or below your nose. If I spo...

IF YOU ARE A FIRST-TIME CLIENT, PLEASE READ BEFORE SCHEDULING!

COVID-RELATED PRECAUTIONS

2) Clients must have their temperature taken at the beginning of each session. In the interest of using an abundance of caution, a temperature of 99.9 degrees will be disqualifying for massage.

3) My own precautionary protocols include:

a) Mask: I double-mask, using both a paper surgical mask and a KN95 over that.

b) Frequent and thorough hand-washing: I wash my hands immediately upon entering the Hub (i.e., before I touch anything in my office) and immediately before and after each session. I've always done the pre- and post-session scrub, but now I use pre-operative antiseptic soap.

c) Disinfecting all surfaces after every session: including the door knobs, face cradle, lotion tube, bolster, the stool I use for neck work, Square credit card reader if used, basically any hard surfaces touched during a session.

d) Linens: When I remove linens and blankets from the table, I do it hospital-style, rolling them up and agitating them as little as possible.

e) Air purifier: I use an air purifier with a HEPA filter, and I keep it running even when I am not in the office.

ABOUT MY WORK

I specialize in generalized deep tissue massage, with elements of myofascial release and neuromuscular therapy. My style tends toward the slower and more meditative, listening to the body and giving you space to release tension in your own time. I work firmly, with a mix of specificity and breadth, holding trigger points to release those tight spots and relieve referred pain, applying cross-fiber fiction to break up adhesion and improve muscle function, using PNF stretches/METs to improve joint range of motion, and using long, integrating strokes to lengthen and flush the tissue and soothe the nervous system.

Although many people find my firm, patient, listening style to be relaxing, I am much more skilled in deep tissue work than in specifically relaxation/spa/Swedish massage; if you prefer lighter pressure or relaxation-only massage, there are many other therapists out there who love and specialize in that work. However, if you want a good, muscular massage, if you like having the knots worked out, and/or if you need specific treatment-oriented sessions, I would be happy to work with you!

MY SERVICES

60-Minute Massage: Great for specific, focused work. An hour sounds like a long time, but it goes by fast; cramming a full-body session into this amount of time can feel very rushed, especially if you have any particular areas in need of special attention. If you have an area of extreme tension or injury, give yourself the gift of a whole hour to more fully address the issue, and attend to both the actively painful areas and to the muscles that may be stealthily contributing to or even causing the pain.

90-Minute Massage: This is my most popular service! Ninety minutes is a lovely amount of time to fully relax into a whole-body session, with some extra focus on one particular area, if needed. It also works very well for deep-focus work on one to two specific areas.

120-Minute Massage: This service makes for a very satisfying full-body session, allowing ample time for some additional focus on a couple of areas. Or, if you have multiple areas calling for particular attention, consider allowing yourself a full two hours to receive the focused work your body needs.

Nota Bene: If we've never worked together before, please tell me a little about what you need from your session in the "Notes" section when scheduling, e.g., your particular areas of pain or tension, or if you are coming in with a recent injury or surgery, if you are pregnant, or if you otherwise require anything in particular in the way of bolstering in order to be comfortable on the table.

A FEW OTHER NOTES

Business Hours: My working hours are 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Thurs - Monday. All massage appointments and business communications take place within those hours.

Session Length: My sessions are a full 60, 90, or 120 minutes on the table, and I allow around 5-7 minutes for intake, which means that your hands-on time will actually end several minutes after the stated end time (e.g., for a 60-minute session starting at 12:00 p.m. your time on the table will actually end somewhere around 1:05 p.m.). Please allow for this, plus additional time for a brief outtake and payment, in your scheduling.

Payment: I can accept cash, check, charge, or Venmo.

Tipping: Tips are always welcome, but never expected. At a place like Massage Envy, a therapist's wages are only a percentage of the massage price (new therapists start at $16/hr), and tips are asked in order to more fully compensate them for the value of their work. However, at my office, I am the business owner, I set my own rates, and I receive that payment in full; it is therefore my responsibility to charge what I want to be paid. I am always honored when people feel my work is worth more than what I charge, but it is never disrespectful or insulting to pay only what is asked. If you pay with a credit card, the Square app will give you an opportunity to provide a tip, but please do not feel obligated to do so.

Cancellation/No-Call, No-Show: I have a 24-hour cancellation policy. Every client gets one freebie for a last-minute cancellation or no-call, no-show, and after that, I charge full price.

Illness: Illness is the exception to the cancellation policy. If you are within 72 hours of the onset of a cold or other illness, or if you are actively contagious in some other way, PLEASE CANCEL YOUR SESSION. I will not charge you. First of all, in those first 72 hours of illness, what a body needs most is rest, not to be messed with, so please do not ignore your body's needs. Second, I don't want to get sick; any days I can't work are days that I can't earn my living. Last, but by no means least, this is an issue of public health; I work in a suite shared by many other practitioners who have clients of their own, and one never knows who might already be immunocompromised or how little exposure it might take to put them at risk. Therefore, if you come in when you are sick, I will send you home.

Update May 10, 2020: That said, fear of the coronavirus is not a valid reason for a last-minute cancel or a no-call, no-show. I absolutely want everyone to do what feels best for their own health or safety; if you would prefer to cancel your session to avoid potential contagion, I of course fully respect that decision--however, please do so with appropriate notice, or I will charge you for the session.

OFFICE INFO

My office is located in the Boulder Healing Hub at 1650 38th St #100E, just west of Foothills Parkway. From Arapahoe Ave, turn north on 38th St, take your first right, and then an immediate left. (The building is essentially right behind Ska Street Brewstillery.) You are free to park anywhere you like; there should be plenty of spaces available. Once in the building, the Healing Hub is one floor upstairs and then to the right. The restrooms are up the stairs and to the left. WOMEN'S restroom code is 5431. MEN'S restroom code is 1235. (Or you can go up to the second floor, where there are no codes.)

ABOUT ME

I knew from a young age that I wanted to make a career out of helping other people. As a child, I wanted to be a doctor. As a young adult, I decided on becoming a counselor. I graduated with a degree in Psychology, but when the time came to go to grad school, that didn't feel right anymore. I didn't know what else I wanted to do or was missing until two years later, when an intractable running injury got me in for my first massage. That's when the lights came on—what was missing was the power of working with the body, the power of safe, intentional, non-judgmental touch.

I moved to Boulder in 2011, graduated from Boulder College of Massage Therapy in 2013, and today I have a career that I love and am doing what I know I was meant to do.

I named my practice Life in Balance because, as all of my clients hear me say at least once, it's all connected. Disruption in any one area of the musculoskeletal system has an effect, direct or indirect, on all of the others. The musculoskeletal system affects the physiological and nervous systems, and vice versa. The physical body is inextricable from one's mental and emotional life, all of which can profoundly affect one's spiritual life and practices, and vice versa. The older I get and the longer I practice, the more deeply I learn that the principle of balance—physical, mental, emotional, spiritual balance, both individually and collectively—is fundamental to a happy, creative, productive life.

Bodywork has changed and continues to change my life, through the relief of pain and stress, the creation of awareness around my tension patterns, and the simple comfort of the compassionate presence of another human being. I absolutely believe in its ability to do so for everyone who is willing to receive these gifts. I feel honored that my clients trust me with their bodies, and allow me to help facilitate these kind of changes for them; I look forward to continuing to deepen my practice and expand my toolbox, so that I can as effectively as possible help my clients bring balance to their lives.

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Life in Balance Massage Therapy

1650 38th St

100E

Boulder , CO 80301 map it

(573) 528-6813

Hours of Operation

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Life in Balance Massage Therapy

1650 38th St

100E

Boulder , CO 80301 map it

(573) 528-6813

Hours of Operation

M By Appointment Only

T Closed

W Closed

Th By Appointment Only

F By Appointment Only

Sa By Appointment Only

S By Appointment Only

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Life in Balance Massage Therapy

1650 38th St

100E

Boulder , CO 80301 map it

Phone: (573) 528-6813

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100E
Boulder , CO 80301
(573) 528-6813

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