Massage: Conversation without words | Una conversación sin palabras (Copy)

My mentor told me once that massage is conversation between nervous systems.  I did not understand then, but I do now, maybe. . .  

Mi mentor me dijo una vez que un mensaje es conversación entre el sistema nervioso. Esa frase parecía rara y me tomo muchos años entenderla, pero ahora pienso que tiene sentido.   

When I work with a client, I am physically touching their skin, putting pressure that reaches the muscle, and moving arms and legs, moving bones and joints.  The skin and muscles are sense organs.  We sense the world through touch.  Touch, pressure, warmth, vibration, stillness are some of the things we can feel with specialized nerve cells in the skin and muscles.  This is all part of the nervous system that controls movement, muscle tension, and posture.  

Cuando trabajo con un cliente, físicamente toco su piel, con suficiente presión para llegar hasta el músculo, moviendo brazos y piernas, moviendo huesos y articulaciones. La piel y los músculos son órganos de tacto, sentimos al mundo a través del tacto; Tacto, presión, calor, vibraciones y quietud son algunas de las cosas que podemos sentir con células nerviosas especializadas. Esto forma parte del sistema nervioso que controla movimientos, tensión muscular y postura.  

All of this sensory action is information.  We learn from the sensory, even if it is not words and we cannot give it words.     

Toda esta acción sensorial es información, y aprendemos de ella aunque no sean ni podamos transformarla a palabras.   

When you touch someone, you learn about them.  You learn if is it safe, is it cold, are we in a hurry, are they confident.  Do you know after you hug someone, you immediately know something about them and how they feel that day?  But you did not say a word.  Your nervous system tells you sooo much information through touch. 

Cuando tocas a alguien, aprendes de esa persona, si es segura de si misma, si esta fría, si tienen prisa. Sabías que al abrazar a alguien, inmediatamente conoces algo de él y de como se siente en ese momento? Pero sin decir ninguna palabra. Tu sistema nervioso revela demasiada información por medio del tacto.   

It is my honor to physically touch my clients and communicate with their nervous system.  And I learn from them.  My hands are listening:  Is the skin hot, are the muscles tense, is the breathing fast or slow, is the pressure too much.

I listen and speak with my touch, and the client's body listens and speaks back.  Then I might modify my pressure, speed, technique to speak back to the nervous system.  So, there is communication back and forth without words; a kind of conversation without words or thinking.  

Es un honor poder tocar a mis clientes para comunicarme con su sistema nervioso y poder conocerlos, mis manos están escuchando si la piel eleva su temperatura, si los músculos están tensos, si su respiración es rápida o lenta, si la presión que hago es mucha. Escucho y hablo con mi tacto y su cuerpo me responde de la misma forma; entonces modificó la presión que les estoy aplicando y la velocidad.   

This is the reason I start my massage very slow and gentle touch, so that your nervous system knows it is safe and there is no rush.  I think of it as saying hello to the nervous system in the body while the verbal brain rests. When I end a massage, I also gently wake up the body, to end the conversation lightly, not suddenly.  

Ésta es la razón por la que empiezo a enviar mi mensaje lentamente y con un toque gentil, para que tu sistema sepa que es seguro y no hay prisa; Lo veo como el decirle hola al cuerpo mientras el cerebro verbal descansa. Cuando termino un masaje, voy despertando lentamente al cuerpo para terminar la conversación ligeramente y no de repente.   

Great teachers help us find a new perspective. I am thankful for my many teachers!
Excelentes maestros nos ayudan a encontrar una nueva perspectiva y se los agradesco mucho!

Therapeutic Massage for Hino Patients (Copy)

Updated June 2019

Therapeutic massage supports Hino Medical Center HMC therapies by decreasing pain, increasing circulation, and improving sleep. We approach the body through the perspective of the nervous system, as alternative health care with a view of biopsychosocial model of wellness. While Hino treats the biological, we work with the social and psychological elements of wellness.

Dr. Hino and staff have worked with us and referred patients since 2015 when our office was next door on Obregon.  We are now just 2 blocks away.  We are now just 2 blocks away.

We are highly trained to safely adapt massage techniques to various medical conditions including sciatica, lymes, oncology, arthritis, IBD. Jesse is a cancer survivor with compassion for patients in medical conditions including the physical, financial, and medical stress.

We are 2 blocks for HMC, offer online booking, trained and registered therapists, deep tissue work, mobile massage and credit card payments.  Call me to discuss special medical situations and how we can help. There is no charge for initial consult.

Jesse Atkinson, MA

+16085544567 jesse@ensenada-massage.com

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Just a quick thanks to our many happy clients for the reviews earning us Best Massage Spa in Ensenada!

Every year since #2016! Our team has evolved and grown, with the same outstanding service and professionalism.

#2020 team of Andrea, Mara, Claudia, Annie, Mariela in our Mobile Team

#2019 team of Vanessa, Claudia, Cynthia, Mahala, Annie

I really listened to our clients to craft couples packages, flexible scheduling, online booking, and multiple forms of payment to keep the service great while making the massage and facials better and better.

Thanks from Jesse, Vanessa, Viviana, Claudia, Flor, and Sandra.

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Hi Friends, 

New clients ask what technique I use to resolve pain and deep muscle knots, so I want to explain deep tissue massage as I practice it.   

For most pain problems, I use a form a deep tissue. (If you are more interested in relaxation, see this blog:  http://bit.ly/relax_style ) In a future note I will describe orthopedic massage training with Whitney Lowe, which guides my entire massage thinking.

Deep tissue is a technique designed to reach tissues that are deeper in the skin, so it is better suited for muscle knots and deeper fascia.  With deeper pressure, the nervous system receives different information compared to a lighter, relaxation only massage.  This information helps the body release the  tension, and can bring some new circulation to the area.

I recommend this for clients with chronic stress that is not easily relieved, and for clients with high levels of anxiety.  

Compared to other techniques that target only the surface skin, deep tissue is a slower massage stroke.  It includes many of swedish movements, but with greater pressure and different 'tools' or parts of my body. Deep tissue is particularly great for pain coming from a trigger point or muscle knot and sports soreness.

Technique # 1: The most common is simply using greater pressure on an broad area at a slower speed.  This is useful for broad areas like the shoulders that carry stress.  

Technique # 2: A deeper form is to use elbows and knuckles directly on the tight muscles or knots.  This deep pressure resolves many knots and gives the nervous system a diferent sensory input, allowing the body freedom to change routine use of that muscle.  

Technique #3: The deepest form is to use a tool such as the one in the picture which I use.  This form allows very deep and precise pressure. I use this tool very carefully because it is sooo intense.  I also use it to lighten the pressure on my thumbs and body. 

Of course, I only use these techniques after a full discussion of your body and its needs. And, I don't believe pain is healing, just momentary discomfort. Many clients tell me other massage therapists have hurt them, so I am very careful always.

Come in to see us soon! 

Be Well Friends, 

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