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Self-Massage for Headache Relief

Statistics show that one out of every six Americans suffers from chronic headaches—that's roughly 45 million sufferers every year. Every 10 seconds, someone in the United States goes to the emergency room with a headache or migraine. More than $1 billion is spent on over-the-counter…

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The Need for Nurturing Touch

Human beings and other mammals are hardwired to be watchful for threatening situations. A part of our subconscious brain is always asking and answering the question ‘Am I safe?’ This is healthy, as long as we are able to recover from stress as readily as…

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Meet Jiong Qin, Advanced Therapist

Jiong Qin, CMT, received massage therapy training at Santa Clara University of East and West in 2014. She has found massage to be beneficial for chronic pain, mobility, flexibility, and for promoting mental clarity as well as overall well-being. Jiong supports healing and wellness through…

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Self-healing

Freedom of Movement Supports Self-Healing

Says Bonnie Gintis, Osteopath, Continuum Movement teacher, and author of Engaging the Movement of Life: "If our bodies were able to move freely, the way they are designed to, without the constraints of habit, they would self-correct more often. Many people have lost the instinctive…

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What’s Your Body Telling You?

Developing mindful listening to your body is a powerful self-care step that can improve your life. Your body speaks to you, warning you when things are out of balance. When you learn to hear these quieter distress signals, you can notice more quickly that you…

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Sports Massage

Benefits of Sports Massage

Sports Massage is a specialized form of Swedish Massage that we offer at Massage Therapy Center Palo Alto. It focuses on enhancing athletic performance, boosting endurance, and facilitating post-event recovery. It especially benefits professional and amateur athletes, exercise enthusiasts, dancers, and performers. Sports massage practitioners…

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Meet Phoebe Selo, Advanced Therapist

Phoebe Selo, CMT, graduated from Western Career College in 2010 and joined the Massage Therapy Center Palo Alto staff in 2021. Her massage is a custom combination of deep tissue techniques, blended with integrative, restorative strokes. She is especially helpful as a recovery therapist for…

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Self-massage

What To Tell Your Massage Therapist

Each of our therapists at Massage Therapy Center Palo Alto wants to support your quest for healing and wellness, and to give you a session that leaves you feeling well taken care of. Before you book your session, check over our therapeutic modalities to see…

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Massage Benefits Exercise

Exercise Promotes A Healthy Brain

Neuroscientists, psychologists, and physicians agree equivocally that exercise is the best thing you can do for your brain. ‘The latest research shows the cognitive decline is not inevitable,’ says Laura L. Cartensen, Director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, and author of A Long Bright…

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