Tag: professional massage

I feel like these days (especially with the new year) we tend to start putting more pressure on ourselves to be the “best self” we can be. If this is the case for you, trust me, I’m in the same…

4  minute read Should I stretch after a massage? What exercises should I do? What can I do to get rid of this pain? What postural changes should I make? I get some version of these questions a lot, which…

4 MINUTE READ I have been a massage therapist for over 11 years.  Considered long enough in most professions to have a solid understanding of the foundational experiences that are required on a day to day basis. I would like…

Brittany Lee-Anderson 3 minute read What “should” you do right after a massage? What I recommend is relaxing.  Going for a walk, take a nap, do some gentle yoga, go out or food etc. Just have fun and live your…

Brittany Lee-Anderson 2 Minute Read The breath should be automatic right? The body should know instinctually how to  breathe, otherwise wouldn’t we perish? Definitely, but how we breathe is key. For different reasons most of us rarely breathe to our fullest capacity, therefore depriving ourselves…

Brittany Lee-Anderson 2 Minute Read Don’t get me wrong, pressure is great! Using pressure to relax tight muscles is a great tool for the right moment, for the right scenario, for the right time. When I am working on your…

5 Minute Read Exercise and massage?  Exercise and massage go together. Having both practices in your life can greatly reduce chronic pain and inflammation. Trust me, when you start to move and groove outside of your massages, you will start…

4 MINUTE READ It may start innocently enough with a little bit of irritability here, a sparkle in the peripheral vision there. Creeping up like a slow malaise, the discomfort gets larger until it engulfs the entire body. The presence…

We want to make getting a massage easy, so we compiled a quick list of things we want our clients to be aware of when booking a session at Amara… 1. We welcome all bodies and body types, and don’t…

2 MINUTE READ “If we want to live a wholehearted life we have to become intentional about cultivating rest and play and we must work to let go of exhaustion as a status symbol and productivity as self-worth” -Brene Brown,…