If your muscles are sore after a workout, should you reach for a pain pill or get a massage? A new scientific study suggest that you should go for the massage. Massage after vigorous exercise reduces pain and speeds muscle recovery, without the counterproductive side effects of drugs like aspirin and naproxen, concludes Dr. Mark [...]

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If today’s weather forecast holds, this will be about the 27th time in a row that the day on which I teach my couples massage class is unseasonably sunny and nice. I’m offering the class this Saturday, which you could have figured out just by glancing at this screen shot from my iPhone weather app. [...]

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I am raising my rates for wellness massage today. The new rates are: $80 for a one-hour session $120 for a one-and-a-half-hour session My rates have always been on the low end for downtown (and still are) and have held steady for nearly four years. Over the past four years I have: earned numerous 5-star [...]

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Ode to Larry, Feb 14, 2011 I met Larry in the first year that I moved to Seattle. By the second year, I had made use of his skills as an LMP. It is a decision that has served me well for the last ten years. Larry has been able to offer me healing hands [...]

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Make Massage a Priority

by on January 4, 2011

in Massage

I had coffee this morning with a friend who is also a massage client. She was very appreciative of the massage she got last week and was kind enough to tell me why she likes my work. She appreciates that, while I provide a serene and relaxing massage, I also educate her about her posture [...]

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The Seattle Times reported today that the City of Seattle will increase rates for curbside street parking. The plan is to use market-based pricing, charging more for prime locations and/or peak times of the day (and possibly reducing rates during off-peak times). Paid street parking hours may also be extended. I recently added a Medical [...]

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Reposting this e-mail from my friend Ellesa. Please contact her directly if interested in this opportunity. I have received massage in this space and have visited it many times. It’s a very nice room in a very nice location. Looking for someone to share a sizable office in Fremont.  The building is a turn of [...]

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Working on Will Shortz’s Puzzle this morning I came up with this list of country names that consist of exactly six letters. 6-Letter Countries Angola Belize Bhutan Bosnia Brazil Brunei Canada Cyprus France Gambia Greece Guinea Guyana Israel Jordan Kuwait Latvia Malawi Mexico Monaco Norway Panama Poland Russia Rwanda Serbia Sweden Turkey Tuvalu Uganda Zambia

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Posting this here for my friend Scott. Please contact Scott directly if interested – Scott Pauker, LMP, 206-349-4987. Scott is a great guy, and this is a nice neighborhood. The PT clinic he is in is one of the best in Seattle. Check this opportunity out if you’re looking for a massage office. Details: Fully [...]

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I recently met Dr. Todd Luther, a chiropractor with a nice office in that new complex next to Whole Foods, near Westlake & Denny. He needs part-time massage help – all day Mondays and Fridays noon-3:00 – for a month or so. No need to be credentialed, as these are all pre-paid cash massages. Please [...]

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This is the text of a speech I recently delivered at my Toastmasters group. * * * * * Plenty of terms were bandied about in the recent discussions of health care reform, including “universal health care.” Universal health care simply means that everyone in a society is entitled to health care. The same way [...]

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