Booking with Viveca Massage for the first time? Welcome! PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY TO ENSURE A SMOOTH FIRST-TIME BOOKING EXPERIENCE. NOTE: At this time I am welcoming new patients for DAYTIME appointments only. If you require an evening appointment, please check back here periodically to see whether I am able to accommodate new patients for evening appointments. Please request an appointment by selecting “Phone Consultation” and choose the date and time you’d like me to call you for your free 20-minute consultation. I look forward to speaking with you about how therapeutic massage can help you achieve your wellness goals. * New patients must have a Phone Consultation prior to their first in-person appointment. * All first appointments should be 90 minutes, to allow ample time for intake and hands-on treatment time.
~ A place of refuge in your grief ~
Grief-induced stress can manifest as physical symptoms such as sleep disruption, headaches, and tightness in the jaw, neck, and shoulders. Grief can be physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausting, and can leave people feeling stuck inside their heads and hearts, disconnected from their physical body. It can feel particularly intense during the first year (or longer) following a loss, and around marker days such as anniversaries and holidays. Viveca Massage provides a safe and nurturing environment for grief support offered through gentle therapeutic massage.
Tanya Thomlinson is an experienced Registered Massage Therapist (RMT) with a particular focus on supporting patients experiencing grief and loss. She has taken specialized courses in grief theory, the grieving process, and the effects of grief stress on the physical body. Tanya has also been trained in intraoral Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) massage and Gentle Scar Therapy.