FOR MOVEMENT AND MASSAGE
Hello! I’m Frank and I’m a Licensed Massage Therapist based out of beautiful Portland, OR.
As a licensed massage therapist and bodyworker in the Pacific Northwest, it is my intention to hold space for all clients to come as they are and be who they are, regardless of age, identity or physical ability. To experience massage therapy through movement and stretching that improves mobility, promotes flexibility and rewards each client with joy, personal achievement, emotional contentment and improved quality of life.
Through the power of compassionate touch, I aspire to be a catalyst for positive, transformational change in my clients' lives. Inspired by the human body’s healing potential, my primary objective is to enhance the overall well-being and longevity of my clients’ by providing simple, regular, and effective massage treatments to facilitate relaxation, relieve pain, release restrictions or address age and movement related issues.
"Make the most of yourself — for that is all there is of you".
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
TREATMENTS
Just like you, every experience is unique! I work with you to curate a personalized massage experience that facilitates wellness and meets your specific needs. I offer a fusion of Eastern and Western massage techniques that are influenced by Swedish massage, myofascial release, Thai massage and Ayurvedic massage modalities.
Swedish Massage
The classic Western full-body massage technique that involves soft, flowing strokes and kneading to promote the ultimate in relaxation. Unlike deep tissue, this modality targets superficial muscles and increases circulation.
Deep Tissue Massage
An important therapeutic technique that targets the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue by using slow, firm, intentional pressure to to relieve chronic pain and release tension. Deep tissue doesn’t always mean hard pressure.
Myofascial Release
Gentle sustained pressure is applied to the surface of the body to release tightness in the the connective fascial tissue that surrounds muscles. This technique aims to alleviate chronic pain and restore motion by softening restrictions in the fascia that develop through trauma, poor posture, or inflammation.
Trigger Point Therapy
A Western bodywork technique that involves applying targeted pressure to tender, tight "knots" in muscles, called trigger points, to relieve referred pain in the body and restore mobility.
Neuromuscular Modalities
Therapeutic techniques that alternate between passive and resisted muscle contraction combined with passive stretching to improve range of motion, coordination, and communication between the nervous and muscular systems. Restoring the body's awareness of it’s position and movement in space.
Eastern Modalities
Inspired by ancient Eastern healing practices from Thailand and India this influence combines assisted stretching with firm pressure and long flowing sweeps to help relieve tension, improve flexibility, promote circulation an soothe the nervous system.