Restorative Balance Massage & Bodywork

The office will be closed for 1-2 weeks due to having surgery on my wrist tomorrow. I will be doing a trial basis after with massaging one handed depending on recovery. Thank you for your patience during this time!

There are some opportunities for massage next week!

Monday 4/1 @ 10:30 and 12:30

Wednesday 4/3 @ 10:30

Shoot me a text or DM to claim your spot!

I have a 90 minute opening this Sunday 2/18 at 10am!

Sundays are usually booked out a month so grab this opportunity! Text or send me a message here if you want in!

Due to a cancellation, there is a 2 hour opening this Friday at 12:30! Start the new year right and get a hold of me!

PLEASE READ: I will be cancelling all appointments for this upcoming week for sure and will be playing further by ear.

I have been transported to University of Iowa Hospital and will be kept here for an uncertain amount of time.

I do not have my schedule book with me and will not be answering messages at this time. If your friends/family see me, please let them know as I do not know who is scheduled to come in.

One persons cancellation is another’s opportunity!

I have a 90 minute opening this Tuesday at 10am!

Comment, message, or text me to claim your space!

One 60 minute slot opened up for 2:30pm tomorrow!

Text or message me if you want it to be yours.

563-231-1423 ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

If you choose to pay with a credit card, there will be a 3% credit card fee added on from today moving forward. I will be sending out messages about this as well!

Be well ✌🏻❤️

Restorative Balance will be closed for at least the next few days due to a family emergency. I will be traveling out of state and will not be able to check or return messages. Once I return I will contact everyone to reschedule. Thank you for your patience and understanding. 

Happy Sunday everyone!

As of right now evening and weekend appointments are booked out until the end of October. I HIGHLY recommend if you require an evening/ weekend spot that you book a few appointments out at a time!

Or make some time and space for yourself and health during the day. ✌🏻

If you’re looking to schedule reach out through messenger or text 563-231-1423 to set something up!

There’s nothing more gratifying than learning about new ways to help your body. ✌🏻

I am so excited to be able to add this into sessions soon!

Restorative Balance Massage & Bodywork updated their information in their About section.

Restorative Balance Massage & Bodywork updated their website address.

Be proactive and schedule time for your health! February is almost booked up now, make sure you get in!

Limited openings on Friday Feb 4th, Friday Feb 11th, and Monday Feb 14th available!

I am truly grateful for each and every one of you. I hope your holiday is full of laughs and good times. I will see you soon to hear all about it!

❄️Merry everything ❄️

🎄 Have you been knotty?! Ask Santa for a gift certificate this year! 🎄

Shoot me a message to set up a time to pick yours up!

I assure you your wife doesn’t want a vacuum nor does your husband want another tie this year. ✌🏻❤️🎅

Welcome to adulthood! Isn’t this great?!

The position that you find yourself sleeping most frequently in is an important point to mention in your consultation. It is helpful information to evaluate which muscles may need to be worked on! This may seem odd but you’re putting your body in a position for 6-8 hours with the possibility of limited movement.

Imagine clenching your fist for 8 hours, 7 days a week, how do you think your hand and forearm would feel when you let go? 😬 The concept is the same!

Let’s try to be self loving and proactive and address any little (or big) concerns you have with your body! The time is ALWAYS now to put your own care at the top of your to do list.

Text (563) 231-1423 for scheduling ✌🏻❤️🙂

It happens to the best of us right?! 😅

Those who sleep on their sides will often have tight pecs due to positioning for that many hours.

Why does that matter? If you suffer from upper back pain, THIS could be the culprit! Pecs that are shortened due to tension will stretch your back muscles out farther than they should be. Result? 💥 Back pain.

So if you’re coming in for back pain, this is why we stretch and work the chest too. 👌

Lifestyles have changed and as a whole we spend entirely too much time at computer desks and on cell phones. More times than not you will catch yourself in these positions without realizing it.

Work on mind/ body connection to recognize when you’re slouching and take the initiative to come see me. 👌

Being proactive vs reactive will always be in your best interest.

Text/ call 563-231-1423 to get yourself set up!

Guys I’m so excited to add this to my toolbox for you! If you are interested, send me a private message and we will discuss if Temple Style Lomi Lomi is a good fit for you!

We officially have a name!

More big news to come as I am taking some additional continuing education classes this week!

If you do what you love, you will never work a day in your life ✌🏻

BIG NEWS! I have moved and will be at 950 Cedar Cross Rd now! New business name to come! Stay tuned ❤️ Thank you to all my wonderful clients who made this possible

💥 Big news 💥

I am happy to announce that I am teaming up with ENG as the massage therapist! All Earned Not Given Barbell members will now receive $10 off all massage services at my office with me.

Keep your muscles firing at max capacity with me 💪 For the love of gains and healthy muscles.

(563) 231-1423 to get set up 👌

Earned Not Given Barbell

The million dollar question: How often should I get a massage?

Though the answer depends on why you’re going, here are the basic bones.

If you are in acute pain or injured it’s best to try a weekly regime until your pain is under control. Once you’re making progress (and doing self care in between at home, I’m good but not a miracle worker 😂) you can continue to stretch out the duration in between to bi-weekly then monthly as maintenance.

The real key is to be proactive. Waiting until you can’t move to get out of bed is a far lengthier process to reverse than taking the time to keep the muscles healthy in the first place. Chasing pain is never the greatest idea. Stay ahead of it and take care of yourself. Your body will thank you.

Post worthy topic: Does deep tissue massage hurt?

Fiction: “If I’m not in pain it’s not working.” is something I hear frequently. Truth of the matter is if you’re at a level of pain that you’re tensing up, your brain will send a message to the area to “guard and protect” and the real benefit of relaxation to the area won’t be fully met. Once your in a higher level of discomfort you also trigger your fight or flight response releasing adrenaline and cortisol (your stress hormone 😬). So being in a high level of pain during a massage is counterproductive to your body.

Fact: As deeper layers of muscles are worked and trigger points (tender spots or “knots”) are released it can be somewhat uncomfortable. Loose rule of thumb is never greater than a 7 on a pain scale, never to the point of holding your breath and tensing up. Truth is, you can massage an area of your body gently and after a while the increased blood flow will continue to relax muscle fibers and eventually you will be able to work deeper layers. Doesn’t have to include tears rolling down your face and sweating from pain. Deep tissue massage should be enjoyable and productive to the body’s natural balance.

So no need to walk out of your appointment wanting to cut a body part off thinking you’ll feel great next week. The more you know, the better you shall be ❤️

What we do with/ for our bodies continues on for the rest of our lives. Are you wearing yourself thin beating your body to the max, or are you taking care of it so you can live a life without limitations 30 years from now? Think about it and take action.

I have openings Monday July 26 & Tuesday July 27th both at 5:30pm waiting for you.

563-231-1423 to set your spot up. 👌

💥 Important fact 💥

A lot of times where you are feeling your pain is the result of tension in the muscle doing the opposite action or nearby muscle pulling on it. Like a pulley system, if one muscle is contracted it will put strain on the other muscles stretching it further than it should be causing discomfort.

Have upper back pain? Let your massage therapist work on releasing your pecs.

Have low back pain? Let your massage therapist work on releasing your hip flexors and glutes.

Our muscles are designed to work in harmony together and sometimes that gets off kilter. Lets get back into balance.

If you had to list off all the things you have to take care of this week, how long would it be before you named off yourself?

We fill our days with tasks and neglect the fact that if we aren’t 100%, we aren’t able to give our best efforts to the other things.

Start putting yourself first and see how the other things in the day improve.

✌🏻 ❤️ 😊