In Touch Bodywork by Wendy Mooney, LMT

Wishing you a peaceful and healthy Holiday Season and Joyous New Year!!!
The office is now closed until
the first week of January.
(My apologies to any last minute shoppers!)

Moving a little like a stiff? 💀
Wearing a 🤡 mask to hide your pain?
Massage can probably help!
Improving lives one massage at a time
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Proof that touch is healing!!
Wow, SO much love between these two!!
Turn the volume on too!

Scott Galloway (@profgalloway) on Threads Off to record w/ the Jungle Cat — then it’s Scott-free August

Happy Summer 2023!
While I’ve been busy celebrating my 28th year in business, I’ve been pretty absent on my business page, so I thought I’d reach out to you all & let you know I’m still accepting new clients and I’m usually booking 2-3 weeks in advance.

Wishing you all safe, happy & healthy Holidays!
The office is closed until Jan 3rd.

🌸 Happy Spring 2022!! 🌸
The office is open, masks are still required and I’m booking 4-6 weeks in advance.
Thank You!

Feeling like a rockstar after a friend sent me this tshirt! ❤️
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We all know the turtle won the race...but now we know why the rabbit was so relaxed he fell asleep during it!!

Happy Easter,
Ostara, Passover
& Spring to all!!
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Stress levels are reaching the moon as we surpass year one of the pandemic. If Massage Therapy has been part of your self care team in the past, don’t hesitate to contact your chosen LMT to see what protocols they’re following to determine how comfortable you are returning and dropping some of that stress into someone else’s capable hands! 🙌🏼 💕💆🏽‍♀️💆🏼‍♂️💆🏻‍♀️💆🏾‍♂️💆🏼‍♀️💕🙌🏼

WELCOME SPRING!! 💐
We are all waking up from a long winter’s nap, and like the bears, the birds and the flowers, we are wanting to stretch our limbs and reach for the sun! If you haven’t been as active as you’d like, now is a great time to “get moving”!

Start small, for some that means 5-15 mins of movement, for others starting with 30 mins and working your way up to an hour is perfect. Either way, be gentle with yourself, it has been a long winter, but maybe now is a good time to add a wee bit more discipline into your weekly movement goals.

https://www.massagemag.com/spring-season-get-moving-28994/

Spring is the Season to Get Moving As you catch glimpses of spring, those warmer days of thawing iciness and more sunshine, you may feel an inner stirring, an urge to get up and get moving. In this season, our natural impulse is to …

So this happened today, I’m smiling! ❤️

As this year has provided time to slow down, I’m taking notice more of the magical spots that surround me. This is one near my yard and the light was just stunning. Hope you’re finding moments of magic too!
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Please contact me directly for Reopening information and details. I hope you and your families remain healthy and safe throughout the pandemic. ❤️

Hi Everyone, The State of Massachusetts reopen date has been extended to May 18th. I think this trend will continue so as not to overwhelm people. I suspect when the State does allow businesses to begin opening again, it will be done in phases as evident of other States proposals. I will be surprised if my office will be open before July 1st given current circumstances. Know that I continue thinking of all of you and hoping for your best and safest health. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you need any help with current discomfort that stretching or positional therapies may help alleviate. ❤️

Benefits of being married to a Massage Therapist during Covid-19.....❤️
Staying healthy & safe & at home, You’re all in my thoughts & I’m looking forward to when we can be in touch again!!
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Update 4/3/20: The office will be closed until at least May 4th unless the Governor extends that projected date. If you are looking for ways to support small businesses such as mine, some clients have sent checks for their next scheduled massage . (whenever I’m able to reopen) If you’re moved to do so, please contact me at 413-522-2293.
Many thanks for all of you & very best wishes for your health & safety! 💗🙏💗

Hi everyone,
My thoughts are with you all.
sending lots of positive healing energy
out into the world as we take the steps to stay safe ❤️

Hi everyone,
I hope you and your families are safe & healthy. 💗
The Town of Greenfield Board of Health has declared my business and others listed below to remain closed through April 7th pending further State and Federal Mandates.

I know I’m not alone taking deep breaths and trusting that we will all get through this as financially difficult as it may be.
I’m wishing you all the best of health and wellness throughout this global pandemic and look forward to being in touch with you as soon as it’s considered safe to do so. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Be Well ❤️
Wendy

3-16-20
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Dear Clients, Friends & Family, Hope you are well!

I’m closing my office through March 31st pending based on Massachusetts Governor Baker’s protocol of non essential healthcare workers, schools, banks, restaurants and cafes closing to flatten the curve of rate of the coronavirus spreading.

If you have an appointment scheduled before April 1st, I’ll also be contacting you directly to reschedule. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Call or text me at: 413-522-2293
Or email me at: [email protected]

I’m sorry to miss seeing you, but I believe this closure will aid in the effort of maintaining health and safety for all of my clients and myself.

Stay healthy & well!

Thanks,
Wendy Mooney, LMT

Wishing you all a very Happy & Healthy Holiday & New Year!
*~Peace to All~*

❄️Office re-opens Jan 2cd
❄️Currently scheduling the week of January 13th

Happy Snow Day! ⛄️
Be careful out there!
4 More Days to pick up your last minute gift certificates.....
Office closed for the holidays at 6pm Monday 12/23! 🎄
Call ahead to schedule pick up
413-522-2293

Seasons Greetings!
❄️ If you’re in need of a gift certificate for yourself or someone you love, please let me know!

❄️If you leave me a voicemail or text, let me know how many you need & what day you’d like to pick them up. I’ll confirm & they’ll be ready when you arrive at your convenience & you can leave cash or check in a specified spot so we don’t disrupt anyone else’s treatment.

❄️For you last minute folx, the office will be closed for the holidays at 4pm Friday Dec 20th and reopen Jan 2cd.

❄️ 1 Hr- $85
❄️1/2 Hr-$50
❄️90 min-$135

Last minute opening this Thursday 12/5 at 2:30....Let me know if you’d like to come in once you’re done shoveling!!

With the holidays just around the corner, this is a gentle reminder to take care of YOU during what is often a busy and stressful time for many. The best gift you can share with others is how well you take care of yourself. ❤

Massage to Treat Anxiety
July 3, 2018 by Jaimi Jansen

Massage therapy has been anecdotally accepted as a treatment for stress and anxiety for as long as it has been practiced, but only fairly recently have rigorous clinical investigations of this folk wisdom been undertaken.
After sufficient research had been performed to get a clear sense of the relationship between massage and anxiety across multiple studies, a remarkable result then emerged: the relationship between massage therapy and anxiety relief appears to be among the strongest of all traditionally understood massage benefits.

This is true of state anxiety, the short-term condition of feeling anxious. State anxiety can experience relief from a single massage therapy session. It is also true for trait anxiety, which is the tendency for an individual to be anxious often. Trait anxiety responds to long-term treatment.

The Benefits of Massage:
The reason for massage therapy’s efficacy is not fully understood, but researchers have discovered a number of exciting facts about this. One proposed solution to the question of how massage soothes the psyche has to do with its observed effect on oxytocin. Oxytocin is a hormone responsible for feelings of social closeness and associates with reduced anxiety levels.

Furthermore, one EEG study found that areas of the brain associated with alertness ‘light up’ after administration of massage. Some subjects even experienced a temporary increase in math skills. This therefore suggests an increase in focus. Distraction itself also links to anxiety (think of ‘test anxiety’ and how hard it can be to problem-solve under stress). A focused mind can be a very useful tool against anxiety, and studies have clearly linked reduced focus to both depression and anxiety disorders.

Also possibly related to massage’s efficacy against symptomatic anxiety is the fact that massage indirectly stimulates the vagus nerve. This is our body’s longest nerve, extending through most of the major systems of your body. Stimulation of the vagus nerve causes a reduction in cortisol. Cortisol is a hormone that builds up in your body during prolonged periods of stress, linking to mood disorders as well as chronic pain. All of these tangible benefits go hand in hand with the fact that, unlike some treatments, the experience of massage itself can often be extremely pleasant.



Body and Mind:
Of course, it is true that physical pain can be a contributing factor to anxiety and vice versa. This is why massage can have the secondary impact of helping to relieve the emotional complications of an injury or condition. At CORE, we believe in an inseparable link between physical and mental wellness. Negative feelings and physical pain then transmit to the same nervous system. It is in massage therapy that we have the chance to treat body and mind in the most simultaneous way. If anxiety is getting in the way of giving your full concentration to school or work, then scheduling with one of our massage practitioners is worth trying. You may experience short-term relief, or even feel compelled to try multiple sessions.

Here’s a helpful article written for massage therapists and health care providers. It’s quite informative and offers some helpful tips and information to ensure quality and comfort for
ALL clients (LGBTQA&EVERYONE!) Hope this helps inform those of you who may have questions and offer resources to those who need more support. We are all learning, and as always, I am offering safe space to all. 🌈 💜 ❤️

https://www.massagemag.com/is-your-practice-lgbtq-friendly-how-to-create-a-welcoming-space-41181/

Is Your Practice LGBTQ Friendly? How to Create a Welcoming Space As a massage therapist and health care provider, I am sure that you make every effort to make all of your clients feel comfortable and welcome. Why, then, would we need to take extra care for the l…

Here’s a few fun facts about Massage Therapy to start your week off right! Happy Monday ❤

“Surveys show that 52 percent of adult Americans who had a massage in 2015 received it for medical or health reasons such as pain management, soreness/stiffness/spasms, injury rehabilitation or overall wellness.”

Massage Therapy Works for Much More than Just Your Muscles There are over 250 types of massage in the world, but here I focus on 8 that you should consider using depending on what ails you. It's been proven to help everything from back pain to arthritis, from high blood pressure to diabetes, from hormone imbalance to depression.

Friday Facts....
Happy TGIF!! ❤️

Yes!!
Comfort, Safety, Pain Relief, Influencing Tissue....We’ve been providing this all along, but here’s more research proving Massage is an effective healthcare benefit! 💗

4 science-backed ways massage helps people feel better Growing healthcare costs, paired with the ongoing opioid crisis have prompted stakeholders at all levels of healthcare to re-evaluate how treatment is...

Hello Everyone, Happy Spring-mud season!💐
Returning from winters hibernation. I know it’s been a while since you’ve heard from me. I’ve been busy offering chair massage at the Greenfield Senior & Community Center twice a month. Many seniors and caretakers have been enjoying taking advantage of the discounted $1/per minute rate and it’s been a wonderful way to introduce new folks to receiving massage as a way of self care.
Hope you are all continuing to find and practice new ways of self care!! 💗