This April 15th on World Art Day, we honour the fine balance between the scientific process & the artful approach in which massage therapists can interpret a healing connection to the canvas that is your human body.   UK Artist, Amber Griffiths has blown my mind with her anatomically minded approach to the classically traditional, textile craft of embroidery. Simply gorgeous. Find her instagram here. Art nurtures our creativity & innovation & is what inspires us on the daily to keep kinesthetically exploring the layers of tissues enveloped by patterns of tension that di ..read more

One of our favourite ways to work is to meet people exactly where they are in life, both figuratively & literally.  That is why you’ll often see our clinic team offering our massage therapy services off-site.  Meeting people at gyms, tradeshows & offices lets us connect with people in their spaces of work or play.  In particular, when we work in an office, it allows us to bring elements of comfort in people’s daily life that builds good will & fills up the well of feel-good energy in the workplace environment. In a post-Covid world, it’s been trickier than expected ..read more

a class series inspired by yoga, massage therapy & pilates We’re coming up to the month of love & in celebration have organized a few therapeutic mobility classes to support a practice of ‘self-love’ in collaboration with our friends at Decathlon Dartmouth. What to expect? A guided restorative approach to self massage, assisted stretch & gentle muscle activation to help support a well rounded exercise program or simply to help loosen tight tension patterns in your body. In a nutshell, these classes include a mix of stretching, self massage coaching & gentle activations techniqu ..read more

Winter months invariably bring us sniffles, coughs & colds. While all the preventative measures in the world will certainly help stave off cold & flu germs ~ it’s sometimes just an inevitable fact of life that the season’s germs get the best of us. Are you physically achy or sore from a cold this past month? Lately, in clinic we are seeing quite a few patients who lament of aches & pains associated with uncontrollable coughs that have stiffened their neck, clenched their back muscles & leave them weary with fatigue long after the cold or flu has fled their immune system. Re ..read more

Use our muscle melt to soothe & smooth out your sore spots with our easy gliding, absorbable & minty muscle rub. Our sore spots muscle rub formulation makes our hearts sing & of course, our muscles melt! We’ve artfully crafted & curated a blend of carrier & essential oils for you to relieve your own sore spots in the comfort of your own home. We hope you enjoy this buttery blend of natural oils to melt into your tired & achy muscles. purchase the signature sore spots muscle melt Our base ingredients: Oat Oil - Jojoba Oil - Cocoa Butter - Shea Butter – Beeswax Oat oi ..read more

Use our muscle melt to soothe & smooth out your sore spots with our easy gliding, absorbable & minty muscle rub. Our sore spots muscle rub formulation makes our hearts sing & of course, our muscles melt! We’ve artfully crafted & curated a blend of carrier & essential oils for you to relieve your own sore spots in the comfort of your own home. We hope you enjoy this buttery blend of natural oils to melt into your tired & achy muscles. Here to help you relieve your mind, spirit & sore spots too! purchase the signature sore spots muscle melt Our base ingredients: Oat ..read more

Whatever it is that’s got you stressed, we want you to know that we are here to help & ’we can work it out’.  ? ✌? ? Literally & figuratively.  Stress at work? Lower back pain? Headaches?School stress? Postural pain? Emotional tension & grief? Feeling the weight of our community strife & hardship ~ seen & unseen? Tensions in life translate to what we feel in both the physical & emotional realm. Whether you follow the news closely or not, it’s also hard to not take pause on the worries of the world both locally & globally. As it is with our work as massage ..read more

Earlier this month, we closed down for one day to enjoy a learning day between our team & community partners. We’ve got so much good stuff to unpack for you from that day. Quick ‘behind the scenes’ video montage of the day. We infused play moments by crowning Chareen ‘Head of Barefoot Pickeruper’ & Nick, ‘King of Massage Percussion’.   Plus a quick visit from our newest little ‘sore spot’, baby Willow (we miss you Grace ❤️). The day started with puppy snuggles (see montage video below) & learning from Speech Therapist, Pam Coulter from Shoreline Therapy in the lake banoo ..read more

Does your jaw pop, click or grind? Do you have frequent headaches, neck pain or stiffness? Tooth aches? Ringing or pressure in your ears? Do you play a wind instrument?  History of anxiety or anxiety related disorders?  Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders (aka joint disorders of the jaw) causing head, ear & neck pain have been plaguing humans for centuries. Hippocrates noted a relation between irregular & crowded teeth with headaches. His influence on jaw pain was so great, the Hippocratic Method is still used today in reducing jaw dislocations.[1] As the s ..read more

I was recently invited to speak at our provincial association’s gathering of Nova Scotia RMT’s for the semi-annual general meeting.   Our massage therapy association – MTANS – organizes two annual meetings for its 1300+ active members.  The RMT community in Nova Scotia is fairly substantial. To compare, there are 880 Physiotherapists & just over 200 Chiropractors. During the meeting, I spoke to a crowd of 30 plus RMT’s & over 120 virtual attendees to field questions on best career-building practices for RMT’s. Coming to these meetings is such a lovely way to sh ..read more