I've been blessed to have Misty as my Massage Therapist, Healer and friend for just over a year and a half now. Misty provides some of the very best body work I have experienced, and I've been to several amazing therapists in many states and overseas.
So yes, she is great at loosening and working my fascia. She works out the knots, twists and kinks I manage to put my body through during my speed work, my long runs, long bike rides, intense cross training workouts, swimming, and throughout my work days. She knows just the right pressure to use, and her innate knowledge of anatomy allows her to quickly determine what is causing a particular problem, ache or pain that I am experiencing - I often have something bothering me, but don't make the connection that the problem lies further upstream/downstream from what I feel as the problem (I'm experiencing the symptoms, she knows where the problems are).
So yes, she's technically very proficient and good at what she does. But it's more than that with Misty. She knows me, and what's going on with my body (and I'm confident she is the same way with her other regular clients), and that puts me in a good position going into every session. She knows my baseline - what to expect, and we work from there.
Sometimes I come in with a specific concern or problem ("I did XXX this past week, and now XXX is tight/sore"), but typically, I just give her a quick rundown of how I'm feeling, and she takes over.
Where Misty excels is the connection she establishes. She is able to inuit what is going on with my body within minutes of each session starting. I have complete trust and confidence in her ability to know where to concentrate her efforts, and have never once been disappointed.
She is a gifted Healer, and I'm thankful to have reaped the benefits of her energy work, and her healing heart and hands.
My most recent massage from Misty was under different circumstances than most of our sessions. Without going into specific details, my pain and stress were mostly mental anguish from the loss of a family member, plus the physical stress of nearly 30 hours round trip driving.
This was a significant difference from her just working on sore/banged up muscles. Yet she rose to the occasion, and I walked out feeling as refreshed and content as if I'd spent a week relaxing at the beach. She worked my muscles, unknotted my neck and spine, opened up my hips, and, most importantly in this session, spent some time at the end doing some energy work that was just what I needed.
I highly recommend you seek out Misty if you're wanting excellent bodywork. She's an amazing massage therapist, who will do superb work for you. But more importantly, she is a genuinely nice, caring person. read more
