Time is falling back as I leap forward

I took the leap and made it!!

November is upon us, and I hope it finds all of you enjoying this beautiful autumn we have been given to enjoy. And the "extra" hour of sleep adjusting our clocks back an hour gave us.

I am so excited to be able to announce that I am now a Certified Person Trainer (CPT) through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)! This course was fun and challenging and will blend wonderfully with my style of bodywork. I chose the NASM because of their reputation, and the fact that it was such a challenging course. Only 65% of the people who take this exam pass on their first attempt. I am grateful to say that I am one of these people.

One of the reasons I did this is that all of you come to see me for massage because you want to continue to live life to its fullest, and as mobile and pain-free as possible. The OPT (Optimal Performance Training) model that the NASM uses has me design custom workouts for you to help you achieve these goals in a fun and challenging way; while helping you maintain balance and control to help reduce the chances of injury.

And this will give me a way to stay connected with you. While also allowing the scientists to study how massaging someone with Covid affects them, even with a mild or asymptomatic case. What this disease can do to the neurological, circulatory, respiratory systems is problematic to me because the very definition of massage is to affect all of these systems.

Just like when I see you for massage, we will do a thorough intake of where you currently are, where you want to be, and how you best will achieve that goal. The assessment that I will do with you will help determine which muscles need the most in the way of stretching, and which need more strengthening.

I am currently working on my pricing, and how you will be able to use a package or gift certificate you currently have to pay for sessions, should you so choose. Be on the look-out for that email soon.

These sessions will be done virtually via zoom and will be either a 25 or 50-minute session, whatever we deem appropriate for you.

When I can open my next studio it will be a space that will accommodate all the body modalities I am certified in.

Stay healthy and well out there my friends! I look forward to zooming with you soon!

Teri
LMT, CPT