Massage Therapists near Pasadena, CA

Attuned to how energy works, I believe that healing starts with YOU and your choice to empower yourself with action. Let me help you to facilitate your own healing. Someone once said "commit the action and the mind will follow"! -PEACE-

I'm a licensed massage therapist practicing Structural Integration and somatic bodywork. Integrating heart and science into every session, I believe that bodywork, often pursued in relief of pain, can also improve our relationship with our bodies and deepen our experience in the world around us. I bring an awareness of the educational, experiential process of receiving bodywork, making lasting change through awareness and embodiment, in addition to very effective technique. Originally from New York, I trained at The Swedish Institute in New York City (a 1226-hour program) and at IPSB in San Diego.

Please see website first, massagebyjulia.com then phone me. I have a mobile practice & bring my table to people's homes/nursing homes to: the San Fernando Valley & Santa Clarita Valley. Winnetka, Studio City, Sylmar, Northridge, North Hollywood, Santa Clarita/Newhall, Burbank etc...My focus: Swedish massage for pain relief & stress, back/neck/sciatica, fibromyalgia, oncology, hospice, lymphatic drainage therapy (MLD) for detox, lymphedema, lipedema, cosmetic surgery. Gift certificates available. I am one of only 3 mobile certified lymphatic drainage therapists in the SFV & the only one covering the SCV.

Take time to take care of yourself with my in-home therapeutic massage to relax, balance, and breath in wellness energy bodywork. I specialize in muscle release and alignment, pain management, stretching utilizing passive and active range of motion facilitation. Active stretching helps my clients lengthen, strengthen, and condition their muscular fascia restoring flexibility. I also incorporate deep tissue, strain counterstrain, and myoskeletal therapy to release scar tissue in surrounding joints and areas difficult to release with common stretching. These techniques help realign muscle fibers for greater mobility and stability.

My ideal client is someone who recognizes that the body heals itself when given appropriate opportunities through bodywork, and also shares and values the philosophy of the body, mind, spirit connection. My sessions are client-centered, and each session is unique. Effective communication is a key component in the therapist-client relationship, and I encourage each client to keep me informed during the session of any modifications they need.

I offer a natural, comprehensive, somatic approach to headache, migraine, stress, pain, tension, and trauma. I developed Transcranial Somatic Therapy (tST) in 1970. This protocol calms and resolves headache and migraine pain and its associated symptoms, such as light, sound, and smell sensitivity, nausea, and lethargy. Learn Self-tST as part of the Somatic Headache Care Program for Relief and Prevention. Self-care, hope restoration, and empowerment practices are powerful tools, as taught in The Headache Healer’s Handbook. I offer 1:1 and group sessions online; some in-person sessions.

Simonetta is a State Certified and Licensed Massage Therapist who has been in practice since 1988. She is trained in multiple techniques that include deep tissue, swedish, pregnancy, reflexology and sports massage. She specializes in therapeutic deep tissue and shiatsu-anma which are combined in her sessions. Her extensive work in rehabilitation therapy has given her the experience to help with specific conditions and heal chronic pain such as sciatica, tennis elbow and tendonitis. Simonetta was on staff at the Sports Club /LA in West Los Angeles for 20 years and has extensive experience with many doctors and chiropractors.