Massage Therapists near Idlewild, MI
Holly Joy
Massage Therapist, LMT
Verified Verified
Cadillac, MI 49601
Life’s unexpected changes can leave you feeling adrift, and the stress that accompanies them manifests as emotional pain, anxiety, and physical tension. Whether you seek solace through massage or insights and healing from an intuitive reading or reiki, all paths lead to the same destination—reconnecting with yourself amidst life’s challenges. With a decade-long practice in Traverse City, I understand the profound impact stress and grief can have on your body, mind, and spirit. As a seasoned Medium and Massage Therapist, it’s my calling to guide you through this healing journey.
Life’s unexpected changes can leave you feeling adrift, and the stress that accompanies them manifests as emotional pain, anxiety, and physical tension. Whether you seek solace through massage or insights and healing from an intuitive reading or reiki, all paths lead to the same destination—reconnecting with yourself amidst life’s challenges. With a decade-long practice in Traverse City, I understand the profound impact stress and grief can have on your body, mind, and spirit. As a seasoned Medium and Massage Therapist, it’s my calling to guide you through this healing journey.
Who can practice massage in Idlewild?
Most states have licensing requirements that must be met before a practitioner (a 'masseuse' or 'masseur') can use the title 'Massage Therapist', and some states require a license to practice any form of massage. Licensed Massage Therapists in Idlewild have obtained the highest level of authentication. They must complete academic coursework in anatomy and physiology, as well as on the application of massage and bodywork, business and ethics, and specialized massage techniques. The Idlewild LMT must then pass a certification exam.
What are the benefits of Idlewild massage?
Clients use massage in Idlewild because it relieves pain from muscle aches and sprains, muscle injuries and other causes of pain. It reduces stress and helps clients relax, and can decrease feelings of anxiety and depression by stimulating the release of endorphins and serotonin. Massage therapy in Idlewild can help prevent fibrosis or scar tissue, increase the flow of lymph, and improve sleep. Idlewild massage therapy can help rehabilitate sports injuries.
How does massage work?
Massage involves working and acting on the body using pressure from the hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearm, or feet of the massage therapist. The Idlewild massage therapist focuses on muscles, tendons, ligaments, myofacia, skin, joints, or other connective tissue, as well as lymphatic vessels, or organs of the gastrointestinal system.