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Booking Locations
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Prema Health*
2305 SE 50th Ave Ste 200 Portland, OR 97215 office hours M-Sa 9am-5pm: 971-407-3428 *Moda Health, *Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield accepted
*Motor Vehicle Accidents accepted |
Epidavros Center for Well Being
223 E Powell Blvd Gresham, OR 97030 Office hours M-Sa 9am-5pm: 503-667-1500 |
Massage Schedule
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Tuesday
twice monthly 10am-1:30pm Sliding scale clinic Akasa Healing Arts 3:30pm-7:30pm Prema Health Portland, OR |
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Offerings
Therapeutic Massage Inspired by her passion for Traditional Thai medicine and abdominal massage, Jessie combines Swedish, deep tissue, craniosacral, Thai massage and neuromuscular therapy techniques in a tailored session to meet her client’s needs. Thai medicine is an ancient healing system that sees people through the lens of elemental meditation: Wind, Earth, Fire and Water. Depending on the person's constitution, ailments, tendencies and needs, treatments may combine Swedish massage with acupressure, deep compression, stretching and passive range of motion. The practitioner uses their whole body to bring the client through a range of postures and therapies to promote relaxation, tissue unwinding and mood elevation. Hydrotherapy, Cupping or “scraping” techniques may be utilized on tissues to promote new cell regeneration and blood flow. Each session with Jessie is unique and provides a holistic approach to your therapeutic healing. Her practice is on a custom, wide floor mat so her clients feel more grounded and can sprawl out their limbs. |
Testimonials
"Wow wow wow - This massage was absolutely incredible!!!! SO creative, and confident and precise and powerful. The pressure and checking in were awesome. SO PROFOUND. The flow and variation was all amazing. I feel deeply healed on many levels. Definitely one of the best ones. A masterful massage and truly healing experience!" - Rachel, client "Jessie has a very collaborative approach to my healing. Her work is skilled and professional. She truly focused on delivering exactly what I needed in the session. She has a therapeutic presence and is intuitive, precise and effective." -Sarah, LMT "Jessie's work is really effective, one of the best massages I've had in clinic." -Mary, LMT "A dynamic and advanced bodyworker. She has a true connection to her client and their needs." -Linda, LMT "Jessie's massage was perfect in every way." -Sean, client "The stretching on my adductors was DELICIOUS. I would be insane to say that she should do anything differently." -Lexi, LMT |
Specialties
Craniosacral
Craniosacral therapy is a subtle healing art that monitors the production and absorption of cerebral spinal fluid produced around the brain. This fluid contains homeostatic properties for the whole body's systems, not just our skull and sacrum. It is a deep listening practice that assists the body in unwinding deep tensions and patterns.
Indications: stress, whiplash, muscle tension, pain, insomnia, anxiety, et c.
Abdominal Massage
Our bellies hold a tremendous amount of unconscious tension throughout our life and can benefit insurmountably from massage! Just like our muscles need "mobility," our organs need "motility," or the ability to slide and glide between each other to function most effectively. Abdominal massage stimulates the vegas nerve, down regulates our nervous system into the "rest and digest" stage, and frees up space for the diaphragm to take deeper breaths. Not to mention, our guts contain one of the largest collection of lymph in our bodies that only pumps from manual manipulation. When we massage our bellies, it's like taking an immune wellness shot!
Indications: poor digestion, cold and flu prevention, back pain, shoulder pain, neck pain, hip pain, reproductive issues, stress, anxiety, insomnia and SO MUCH MORE.
Cupping
This traditional Chinese medicine technique was made popular at the most recent Olympics, but has been used as a healing tool for hundred of years in Eastern modalities. It essentially is a reverse massage that pulls the skin and tissue "up" away from the bones rather than pushing down. The cups are placed along meridians to establish balance to the body's holistic systems, but also placed on stubborn, stuck muscles to break up adhesions. They increase blood flow and cellular turn over so that chronic, habitual patterns can rewire themselves. Cupping is also very effective self care tool that Jessie can teach you how to do at home with your own set of silicone cups!
Gwa Sha
Like cupping, "scraping" is a very effective Chinese medicine technique that Jesse may incorporate into her sessions should the need arise. Gwa Sha uses a jade, shell, or ceramic tool to essentially "scrape" along meridians and or muscle adhesions to stimulate cell turnover and blood flow or simply stimulate awareness and sensation. The pressure of the tool varies from feather-light to medium pressure. It is done repeatedly over the area so sometimes the client's skin looks like it has a pale sunburn or sometimes light bruising. This is healthy!!! It's a very effective way to break up dense tissue and to increase the range of motion in joints.
Reiki
Everything is energy. The power of human touch transcends what we can comprehend as humans and I believe deeply in holding therapeutic space for my clients. I incorporate energetic healing touch into all of my sessions because I believe that this work is not about me. We were brought together in each session for a reason and I am honored that my clients give me permission to treat them. All movement is movement, no matter how small or subtle, and with deep listening and intentional touch, my clients bodies know the way to homeostasis, balance and finding ease in their tissues. I trust the wisdom of my teachers, ancestors and most of all my clients bodies.