Nurturing Nature Therapeutic Massage
Rejuvenate~Renew~Regenerate: Body~Mind~Spirit
Lori A. Matthews, NCTMB
Board Certified Massage Therapist
Member:
American Massage Therapy Association
'08, '09 & '10 Voted Livingston, Montana's Best Massage Therapist!
(Now located in White Bear Lake Minnesota)
By Appointment Only
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Mission
The mission of Nurturing Nature Therapeutic Massage is to provide high quality therapeutic massage which nurtures and encourages the body/mind/spirit's inherent knowledge and ability to heal and regenerate; to promote client education and self care;
to maintain the highest degree of ethics, intent and respect in regard to positive client/therapist/community relationships;
to protect and maintain client privacy at all times and
to celebrate health and wholeness through therapeutic healing touch and massage.
Philosophy
I was drawn to massage therapy as I feel there is a need for more human connection in the healing process. Massage therapy provides complimentary care where clients may feel nurtured, listened-to and provided valuable cues to encourage their own inner healing processes.
I believe the growth in the popularity of therapeutic massage and healing touch is due to an increased need for people to reconnect. Our society has become fragmented and disconnected. Not only are folks disconnected from one another, they may also be disconnected from their own bodies,minds and spirits. Massage therapy provides a time and space for people to quietly reconnect with their bodies, their inner-selves and their inner physicians.
I possess an intuitive nurturing nature within myself and a desire to care for and be of assistance to others.
Benefits of Massage:
Helps relieve stress and promotes relaxation.
Helps relieve muscle tension and stiffness.
Fosters faster healing of strained muscles and sprained ligaments;
reduces pain and swelling; reduces formation of excessive scar tissue.
Reduces muscle spasms.
Provides greater joint flexibility and range of motion.
Enhances athletic performance.
Promotes deeper and easier breathing.
Promotes deeper and more rejuvenating sleep.
Improves circulation of blood and movement of lymph fluids.
Reduces blood pressure.
Helps relieve tension-related headaches and effects of eye-strain.
Enhances the health and nourishment of skin.
Improves posture.
Strengthens the immune system.
Mental Benefits:
Fosters peace of mind.
Promotes a relaxed state of mental alertness.
Helps relieve mental stress.
Improves ability to monitor stress signals and respond appropriately
Enhances capacity for calm thinking and creativity.
Emotional Benefits:
Satisfies requirement for caring, nurturing touch.
Fosters a feeling of well-being.
Reduces levels of anxiety.
Increases awareness of mind-body connection.
Conditions aided by Massage:
Allergies and sinusitis
Anxiety
Arthritis, joint stiffness and pain
Asthma and bronchitis
Back pain
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Chronic and temporary pain
Circulatory problems
Depression
Frozen shoulder
Headache, migraine and muscle tension headache
Insomnia (inability to sleep through the night)
Myofascial pain (a condition of the connective tissues of the body)
Neck pain
Recovery from trauma, surgeries, accidents
Reduced range of motion
Sports injuries, pulled or strained muscles and sprained ligaments
Stress
Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) pain and/or clicking of the jaw
Tendonitis (Inflammation of the tissues connecting muscles to bones)
Education and Training
Lori A. Matthews has a 780 hour certificate in Massage Therapy (2006) from Health Works Institute in Bozeman, Montana. Classes included in her certification include: anatomy, physiology, pathology, postural assessment and integration, swedish massage, myofascial release, neuromuscular therapy, sports massage, asian massage and assessment, chair massage, hydrotherapy, tissue palpation, energetics, body/mind integration, nutrition, psychology, ethics, body mechanics and business.
Recent Continuing Education includes Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques from Erik Dalton's Freedom From Pain Institute (2009) and Postural Assessment from Deborah Kimmet's Practical Movement Seminars (2008).
Lori also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Montana, Missoula and a Limited Radiology Technologist permit.
As of October, 2010 I have moved to Minnesota...Livingston calls are being taken by Stacey at 406-223-8540 or Lianne 406-539-1567 Please tell them Lori referred you, Thanks!
