massage
therapy
World class massage therapies from around the globe. Advanced therapeutic applications and individualized treatment plans. Holistic care that makes you feel cared for on every level.
You are meant to be whole and experience the bliss of just being you and being alive. Sometimes that can require going on a real journey. I would love to help you on your journey any way I can.
Thai Massage
Where yoga meets massage.
Thai massage therapy combines the practices and benefits of both yoga and massage. Just as yoga works with the bodymind to effect change, so does Thai massage. Thai is very supportive in allowing the body to open up and recruit its own abilities as an ally in healing.
Rocking and rhythmic movement lull the body into relaxation, allowing bodywork to sink in more deeply. Postures and stretches open up the body and move energy through.
Instead of a table, we work together on a cushy floor pad, which allows us to explore the full range of dynamic postures that your particular body is suited for. It is a chance to blend breath work with other yoga techniques and Western techniques into specialized body care.
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Thai Thai Thai massage.
Massagy, wagy, ssaggye sage
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even heroes have problems
Pain and discomfort in body, heart or mind affects us in many ways. Maybe it's just enough to keep us from feeling good as it slowly zaps our vitality. Maybe it keeps us from what we love. Maybe it even starts to snowball into more problems that threaten to swallow our whole world with stress and anxiety.
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When your body isn't able to get rid of a problem on its own, it can be confusing and downright scary. If you try a few go-to things that don't work, it can be very disheartening. The voice of pain and dysfunction can even try to make you feel guilty because on some level you think you should be able to solve every problem you have by yourself.
Integrated Table Massage
Where yoga meets massage.
Thai massage therapy combines the practices and benefits of both yoga and massage. Just as yoga works with the bodymind to effect change, so does Thai massage. Thai is very supportive in allowing the body to open up and recruit its own abilities as an ally in healing.
Rocking and rhythmic movement lull the body into relaxation, allowing bodywork to sink in more deeply. Postures and stretches open up the body and move energy through.
Instead of a table, we work together on a cushy floor pad, which allows us to explore the full range of dynamic postures that your particular body is suited for. It is a chance to blend breath work with other yoga techniques and Western techniques into specialized body care.
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Meridian Massage
Where yoga meets massage.
Thai massage therapy combines the practices and benefits of both yoga and massage. Just as yoga works with the bodymind to effect change, so does Thai massage. Thai is very supportive in allowing the body to open up and recruit its own abilities as an ally in healing.
Rocking and rhythmic movement lull the body into relaxation, allowing bodywork to sink in more deeply. Postures and stretches open up the body and move energy through.
Instead of a table, we work together on a cushy floor pad, which allows us to explore the full range of dynamic postures that your particular body is suited for. It is a chance to blend breath work with other yoga techniques and Western techniques into specialized body care.
More About Massage
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Lymphatic Drainage
Where yoga meets massage.
Thai massage therapy combines the practices and benefits of both yoga and massage. Just as yoga works with the bodymind to effect change, so does Thai massage. Thai is very supportive in allowing the body to open up and recruit its own abilities as an ally in healing.
Rocking and rhythmic movement lull the body into relaxation, allowing bodywork to sink in more deeply. Postures and stretches open up the body and move energy through.
Instead of a table, we work together on a cushy floor pad, which allows us to explore the full range of dynamic postures that your particular body is suited for. It is a chance to blend breath work with other yoga techniques and Western techniques into specialized body care.
More About Massage
Massage massage​ massage.
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Pregnancy Massage
Where yoga meets massage.
Thai massage therapy combines the practices and benefits of both yoga and massage. Just as yoga works with the bodymind to effect change, so does Thai massage. Thai is very supportive in allowing the body to open up and recruit its own abilities as an ally in healing.
Rocking and rhythmic movement lull the body into relaxation, allowing bodywork to sink in more deeply. Postures and stretches open up the body and move energy through.
Instead of a table, we work together on a cushy floor pad, which allows us to explore the full range of dynamic postures that your particular body is suited for. It is a chance to blend breath work with other yoga techniques and Western techniques into specialized body care.
More About Massage
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problem
Finding answers can be hard.
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While our medical system comes with tons of upside, it also comes with challenges. We excel at differentiating information and honing in with laser-like focus, which pays off with great data and analysis.
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The trade-off is that we struggle with re-integration, putting the pieces back into a cohesive whole. For one thing, this means that we as people are left to navigate our medical institutions without a guide, which can feel like blindly moving through a map-less terrain of bunkers and silos of information. Each silo approaching a person as if its way is the only way of treating whatever it treats; each silo perhaps giving the impression that whatever it doesn't treat isn't worth treating.
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It is too common to work within a healthcare system that views us through one lens and pushes only its own type of solution. Over-specialization increases the likelihood of very important things falling through the cracks--things like information, treatment, communication, care for you as a human and not just a data set, to name a few major ones.
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Ultimately, when we are viewed through a lens that slices us into separate bits so that it can isolate the "relevant" data and discard the rest, it leaves us feeling separated and isolated. We feel dis-integrated. We get the idea that there are parts of ourselves that are irrelevant and unimportant. Inevitably, this approach leaves us feeling not truly seen, wondering what more we are missing and wondering if any solutions offered will really work.
The problems of pain, stress, anxiety and trauma can be very complicated and interwoven. They come with many pieces that need to be put together and re-integrated into a whole picture.​
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Nothing in our experience is irrelevant data; there are just pieces that haven't been connected yet to their significance in our life. I'm here to help with that.
hello
My name is Travis Thieszen
Contrary to the voice of pain, I am here to tell you that you are not alone and you don't have to navigate everything on your own. I believe you deserve more than that.
Like so many good things, healing is better when we do it together. A healing journey can be delightful, and why shouldn't it be? Doesn't it sound delightful to leave pain, stress and anxiety behind? Sure every treatment has its place, but well being is a lot more than just pills and surgery. There is so much more available, and if given the chance, you might even discover that you are capable of so much more than you know.
MA, LMT, RYT-200, Reiki Teacher
Thai Massage
Deep Tissue
Contract-Relax therapies like PNF
Facilitated Stretching
Myofascial Release
Acupressure
Medical Massage
Sports Massage
Meridian Massage
Massage for Injury, Recovery & Longevity
Lymphatic Drainage
Tui Na
Pain and discomfort on any level
affects every level
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Something that starts as a physical injury like a Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) can bring us down emotionally and cloud our judgment. Likewise something that we might label as mental like PTSD or workplace stress will spill into emotional and physical stress, too. Emotional anxiety leads to mental and physical anxiety, perhaps jaw muscles clenching and not letting go. The discoveries we make along the way may be simple or profound.
body heart mind
Carpal Tunnel
TOS - Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Frozen Shoulder, Frozen hip
Ergonomic injury
Repetitive Stress that builds up from doing the same things in life
Joint replacement rehab
Scar tissue treatment - which is less for aesthetics and more for functionality. One little scar can pull on tissue that affects the whole body.
Check your math: 1 + 1 = 3
That's often how I describe the synergistic benefits of integrated care. Thousands of studies over the past couple decades have noticed additional benefits when multiple treatment modalities combine. When a person receives several types of treatment in close succession, such as reiki, massage, acupuncture and so forth, each of the treatments become more effective and beneficial together than they would have been alone. Integrating multiple body work modalities into your healthcare can increase speed of recovery, reduce re-occurrence of treated conditions, and much, much more.
Getting the care you need is even better for you than you might think.
These are just a few conditions commonly prescribed for massage with benefits that can show up in your quality of life and in the bottom line of your healthcare spend.
Once we've been taken apart, we need to be put back together again. We need systems of medicine that help us reintegrate findings back into our experience.
This is why I incorporate Thai massage and yoga, because they developed alongside medical sciences that have successfully been doing exactly this for ages. Western analysis and Eastern insight are very, very powerful partners.
The dynamic movements of Thai massage often help people discover things like their functional movement patterns, for instance. It is possible to gain sensation and discover relationships in your body that you didn't even know were there, but which have been running the show all along.
Discovering things like this along the way allows us to focus on your specific issues of concern and also fit them into the bigger picture of your current, lived experience.
This is important because when things are treated too separately, changes are less effective and fade faster. Integrating the many facets of our lives helps us to feel truly connected with our body, our process, our world.
What can you expect from a session?
Body work--Massage & Energy work--with a dash of yoga and mindfulness.
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Specifically, I do Thai massage. I do Swedish and more familiar table massage as well, but typically I lead with Thai. Everything else is layered in as we go. I might bookend our time with reiki. During your massage we could draw from the well of yoga therapies with breathwork, guided meditation or perspectives that could help with your current situation. If you have a specific preference on what type of massage you are looking for, then you can specify in the comments section when you book your massage, and I will be happy to accommodate.
After we wrap up, we can go over what came up during our session. I will share any useful resources such as home care practices, and we can discuss the best plan for follow up. Depending on what we are treating, 3-5 visits could resolve an issue, or maybe it is a matter of maintaining care once every few weeks or months.
Speaking of talking, if the work we do through conversation and perspective is useful, then we can use some of the time we have for more of a coaching format. You might even consider booking an extra 15 minutes or more to make sure you have enough time to get the body work you are looking for and the perspective that you need.
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Ultimately, your body and your present experience is the guiding light of what we do during a session.
With a little talk and a little touch, we will figure out what you and your body want most.
Let's get to the bottom of what holds you down so that you can get your head back in the clouds.
I will agree to let you know what to expect: what to prepare for, what the treatment ahead looks like, how many sessions may be needed, etc.
I will encourage you to share your feedback at all times.
I will give you reasons for what we are doing.
If I see that our work together is not productive or not productive enough to be worth it, I will let you know.
If I see any opportunity for you to receive better care elsewhere or an additional type of care that can support you on your journey, I will let you know.
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Book it
make time to dream
Book online. Change doesn't happen until you make time for it.
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Tell it
like it is
Fill out an intake form online before arrival (check your email). It will walk you through a few key questions to help map out physical, mental and emotional well being.
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Visit
let the dream begin
When you arrive, we will get into the details of what's really going on for you. We will talk about what you really want and the best way forward to make that happen. By the time you leave, you will feel better, have new perspectives and a path to transformation.
Daydreaming has its perks
benefits of thai massage, reiki & yoga
break the cycle of pain
Did you know pain follows an actual cycle? It goes like this: "Pain leads to contraction which leads to more pain, which leads to more contraction..." and on and on. A simple but vicious cycle. If left unchecked, the cycle will grow & spread through the body. Massage & reiki are a great way to hit the reset button.
sleep better
If you aren't sleeping well, it's actually a huge deal. Your body restores itself at night in ways that we can only do subconsciously. I often say it's like your body opens up its "inner apothecary." This ability to regenerate during sleep is the very heart of your health and wellbeing.
Massage and reiki can help you sleep better and resolve issues that keep you from sleeping. Sleep well, dream well, be well.
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zzzzzzzzz...
give your nerves a break
As if we needed a pandemic to drive home the point that touch is healing. Human touch, especially therapeutic touch like massage and reiki down-regulates the Sympathetic Nervous System. This means less fight-or-flight stress being held in the body and mind.
Chronically and subconsciously holding onto stress is a major contributor to pathology, not to mention a constant drain on your quality of life, and it tends to tax your wellbeing a lot more than you might realize until you relax.
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Therapeutic touch also up-regulates the Parasympathetic Nervous System. This is part of how your body restores itself in sleep, except it's a liminal healing state that you are more present for. In fact, you get to consciously feel your nervous system (and other systems) shift. It can feel kind of vague and floaty, and time passes differently.
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Over time this deep, intimate familiarity with your own experience can profoundly re-regulate your nervous system and re-wire your mind.
live better
Boosted vitality.
When your body stops holding pain, it feels amazing.
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When your body is tense and holding and then it relaxes, the energy that it took to keep your muscles tensed up and in pain is suddenly freed up for... well, whatever you want it for. Like simply feeling good.
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If you sleep better, have lower levels of stress hormones, more happiness hormones, a more balanced nervous system, digestive system (and on and on), the benefits add up.
chemical happiness
Dare I say alchemical?
Because of the nervous system rebalancing during massage, one of the many chemical & structural changes this makes in the body is this:
It decreases cortisol--aka, the stress hormone. It also boosts your endorphins, dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin.
So when I say "bliss out," it is a fun thing to say, especially because it is true on so many levels--tissue levels, chemical levels... so many.
Side note: While medical communities of America may not stand by alchemy, I happen to think bodywork is pretty magical.
get in touch with yourself
After receiving pain signals for so long, the brain tunes them out. This leads to numbness. You can start to lose touch with what your body is really feeling, which can also lead to feeling out of touch with yourself in a bigger sense. Like something important is missing.
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Physical, healing touch and energy work is a great way to reconnect to yourself. If the phrase "Be your best self" means anything, I would like it to mean something like being more present and aware, more collected, more empowered, more yourself.
Don't keep following a path of isolation and dis-integration. Don't lose your days to pain.
You deserve better than that.
It is possible
to experience yourself as bliss,
to feel vibrant and empowered
to change your life, and
to transform through difficulty.
You will have a better time and be more likely to succeed with people who can help you puzzle the pieces of your life together.