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Celebrating online booking for massage with a special offer
New! Online booking for Ashiatsu and massage! I’m very excited! I just got online booking set up for my massage practice! If you need a massage here in Austin, I’d love to work with/on you. I do...
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SOS holiday party, silent auction, gift certificates for massage….
I am really feeling jazzed! I’ve been a supporter for many years of the Save Our Springs Alliance, a local environmental group dedicated to preserving the quality of “the soul of Austin,” Barton...
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Body self-care tools: the spine aligner and a workbook on trigger points
My two best self-care friends right now in my career as a bodyworker are a tool and a book that anyone can use. One of them provides daily relief from tight, achy back muscles caused by bending over...
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What Ashiatsu clients say about it
Here’s what my clients are saying about Ashiatsu: “Just got a great ashiatsu session from MaryAnn Reynolds in her cozy office on W. 12th Street. She was able to deliver bodywork with deep and...
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Who just loves Ashiatsu?
When I first learned Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy, I thought that really large men who like a lot of pressure and can’t get it any other way would seek it out. That is definitely one type of Ashi fan!...
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What clients say about integrative massage
One recipient of an integrative massage (which combines Swedish massage, Lauterstein deep massage, acupressure points, foot reflexology, body mobilization techniques, stretching, trigger point therapy,...
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Time, money, and massage packages
At The Well Ashiatsu and Massage, I always give you the full time you pay for, and if I run over a few minutes, it’s on me. You can take your time getting off the table and getting dressed afterward,...
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Pay-what-you-wish days, massage email list, and donation-basis practice sessions
I occasionally offer pay-what-you-wish Ashiatsu days. If you haven’t experienced pay-what-you-wish bodywork, you balance what you can afford with the value you receive. This allows people with...
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Massage outcalls
I do outcalls only for established clients with whom I feel comfortable who have a massage table set up in their homes. There’s a fee for my travel time, usually $25 in the Austin area. Having a...
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Gift certificates and referrals
A massage makes a great gift. We all know someone who would be incredibly grateful to receive one. If you’d like to give the gift of massage, you can purchase gift certificates from me in any...
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Developing attentional flexibility: the 12 states of attention
I just took four more days of training in biodynamic craniosacral therapy, and what I learned about practicing it has made me want to revisit the 12 states of attention. Attentional flexibility is a...
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Massaging the upper traps
I’m going to begin sharing some thoughts from doing massage… The trapezius is an interesting muscle. It’s big, shaped like a kite (a trapezoid), covers a large area of the back from T12 up and out to...
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My bodywork and changework practice
I offer bodywork and changework at my downtown Austin, Texas, USA, studio. To read about my offerings or to make an appointment, please click this link to my online booking site.Filed under: body,...
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Incorporating NLP into bodywork sessions: two stories
I want to share a couple of stories about how I’ve used my NLP training (practitioner, master practitioner, advanced techniques) to help my bodywork clients with issues in their lives. One client, a...
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Pay what you wish: how it works
It's worked out well. I have more people coming in to be worked on, new people (often via word of mouth but some from Yelp) are coming in, and I am making ends meet, thanks to the generosity of my...
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Report on effective treatments for fibromyalgia
A few folks with fibromyalgia have come to me for bodywork. Fibromyalgia, if you don’t know, is a condition of chronic pain with tender points located in various places on the body. There’s a lot of...
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Using a flexible/health spending account to pay for massage
If you are in the top tax bracket and set aside (and spend) the maximum, $2,500, you can save 40 percent, which is $1,000. Your savings on regular massage can be significant, especially when combined...
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Tight shoulders? You gotta try this Pressure Point Massager aka Spiky Roller...
As a massage therapist, I do lots of chair massage, and this tool, the Gaiam Pressure Point Massager (aka the spiky roller ball gadget), is so amazing, I must write a blog post about it! I first...
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Stay hydrated all the time, not just after a massage
I’ve written about this before. I tell my clients to stay hydrated, rather than asking them to drink “extra water” after a massage to “flush the toxins out.” Water makes physiological processes,...
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Orthopedic massage for injuries and conditions
In the Advanced Program at the Lauterstein-Conway Massage School, I’m currently in the segment learning Orthopedic Massage, as taught by Jan Hutchinson, PT, LMT, and assisted by Lizabeth Franklin, LMT...
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