202 S. Cook Street
Suite 206
Barrington, IL 60010
Phone: 847-304-5112
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday
by appointment

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Questions I wish clients would ask:

Who Are My Clients?  The Four "P's"

People, male and female, who come from all walks of life: architect, surgeon, banker, homemaker, lawyer, business owner, restauranteur, teacher, publisher, dancer, construction worker, singer, artist, bartender, retirees and more...

who enjoy all sorts of creative and physical pursuits:  running, curling, dancing, pilates, yoga, painting, traveling, swimming, photography, piano playing, and more...

who have different conditions or issues: shoulder problems, stiff neck, Type-A personality, postural problems, sore feet, tennis elbow, knee problems, stress overload, headaches, etc., etc.

But, what do they share in common?

Over the past 17 years, my appreciation for a person's individuality has grown immeasurably.  As with snowflakes, no two people are the same (and how different each one on any given day!) Yet, I have observed a number of definite commonalities among my clients, especially the dedicated, consistent repeaters who have incorporated massage therapy into their lives as a sophisticated, intelligent aspect of their health regimen.

1.)  Pro-active. My clients accept responsibility for the state of being of their health and welfare and their own dynamic role in the shaping of their flesh.  They know that massage therapy plays a vital role.

2.)  Patient. My clients understand that change in physical/bodily responses is a process of learning; and that learning, as with any other skill, develops over time with its own built-in order of spontaneous development, or what I call "watershed massages", and one need only show up so to speak, with an open mind (a sense of curiosity is an asset!).  There is no end to the changes which can occur!  The "relaxation response" is a dance of the physical and the mental.

3.)  Persistent.  My clients don't just "get a massage" on vacation or view it as a luxury (although they may have started out that way).  They use it as a tool to get back in touch or keep in touch with their optimal feeling state.  Sometimes, life just takes over for awhile and they can't attend their regularly scheduled sessions, but they get back on track again when they can.

4.)  Practical. Perhaps this is the feature that I admire the most! My practical clients know that "practice makes perfect".  My practical clients know that what was once difficult becomes easy.  They know that receiving the massage therapy is like learning a new song--it may take a while to learn it, but once learned, they'll never forget it.

I invite you to experience the massage therapy at Massage Movement. It is personalized to suit your body, your person. Little by little, and often with great leaps, the body learns a new song. It's always worth it!

Should a Massage Always Feel Good?

Just the other day a new client said to me, "I'm not interested in a feel good massage.  I want a feel better massage!"  I had to laugh because she summed up in a few short phrases a lot of what massage therapy is about for me.  It's about addressing a present feeling state through working with the muscles and their relationship to the skeleton.  Much of that is accomplished through letting you feel what's there by working a person's threshold, without force, acutely aware of how they are receiving the massage.  And that doesn't always feel good--at first.  Since tension is accompanied by (often unpleasant) sensation, working the tension means feeling the sensation.  And if one can open up to that feeling, it can change into a much less unpleasant one, simply by having felt it!  We are either sensing or tensing!  Practice always makes perfect.  Start practicing receiving massage and your feel better massage will feel good!

How does Massage Movement System work?

Massage Movement System is a system of attitudes, language, and hand and body movements which allows the client to sense/feel his or her own body and thus allows new feeling/response.

Massage Movement System follows definite natural pathways of muscle and bone.  This is a process of going alongside, across, or through the soft tissue while lifting and moving the soft tissue away from bone and in the direction that nature intended.  The amount of pressure utilized is that which the body allows for ease of movement without forcing, always sensing how a body/person is responding.  Massage Movement System holds, supports, and delicately allows movement of body parts in order to access surrounding soft tissue.

Can Massage Movement System Make a Difference?

The body is always in a state of becoming.  Massage Movement System provides a scenario for direct, deliberate involvement in the shaping of our living flesh.

Can Massage Movement System help with stress/tight muscles?

Only with the release of deep muscular tensions can one begin capturing a feeling in new ways.  Conditions may not be fixed, but we may at least manage our bodies more efficiently.   Massage Movement System facilitates freer movement. As we move more freely we assist our internal processes.

What Can We Expect From Massage Movement System?

Massage Movement System coaxes the body into a desired new feeling state, utilizing the body's innate ability to change its own internal relationships.  So with each Massage Movement System session our perceptions of ourselves are brought into focus.  Massage Movement System is revitalizing, invigorating and deeply satisfying.

What is the Goal of This Experience?

Therese's intent with each client is to be the catalyst through their own self-discovery in developing peaceful bodies and creating fluid feelings within that body, while moving through whatever state of discomfort the client might have and returning their body to states of lightness, ease, and spontaneity.

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