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One more month spent tending to the sweetest thing I’ve ever grown.

Massage books are officially closed 🤯

I am no longer taking waitlist or cancellation requests as those have also filled.
Three weeks left… wow. What a season this has been.

Thank you for the overwhelming support, patience, kindness, and for trusting me with your care before I step into this next chapter of motherhood. I have felt so held by this community.

For now, I’ll be soaking in these final weeks of treatments, slow moments, and the transition ahead.

Muscle Monday ☆ Gluteus Medius ☆The Quiet Stabilizer
The glute medius is one of the most important — and often underappreciated — muscles when it comes to pelvic stability and low back comfort.

Located on the outer hip, this muscle plays a key role in stabilizing the pelvis during walking, standing, and single-leg movement. When it’s not functioning optimally, other areas (like the low back or sacrum) often step in to compensate.

From a massage perspective, I often see this muscle become:

Overworked from compensation

Tight and tender to the touch

Associated with low back or hip discomfort

Supporting the glute medius doesn’t just mean strengthening — it also means releasing, breathing, and allowing it to function without over-bracing.

A well-supported glute medius contributes to a more balanced, supported, and comfortable body overall.

Image: The Trail Guide to The Body

Join me this Thursday for one last yoga practice before I step into mat leave.

7:30–8:30pm at Altitude ✨

We’ll move slowly, breathe deeply, and settle into the kind of presence we’ve built together over the years…
and then we’ll wander over to High Seas to linger a little longer — to sip, connect, and soak it all in.

This isn’t a goodbye forever — just a gentle transition into a new season of pregnancy, birth, and meeting this little one 🤍

To everyone who has come once, come often, left and returned again… thank you.
For the past 7 years of sharing space, movement, and moments — it has meant more than I can put into words.

I’d love to see you there for this one last gathering ✨

BLOOM where you are PLANTED

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Here we feel grounded.
Here we breathe.
Here we leave the tension, the aches, and the worries.

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Tone up Tuesday! 💪
The vastus lateralis is one of your quadriceps muscles, running along the outer part of your thigh.

It plays a big role in:

straightening the knee

supporting walking, standing, and daily movement

stabilizing the leg during activity

It’s a muscle that works hard—often without much attention.

You might notice it when:

the outer thigh feels tight or dense

there’s tension through the hips or knees

squatting, lunging, or even walking feels a little restricted

This area can become overworked from:

repetitive movement

long periods of standing

or even how we carry ourselves day to day

A helpful thing to understand—
the vastus lateralis often feels like it’s “stuck” to the IT band.

This is usually the area we’re actually trying to release when we foam roll or receive massage.

The IT band itself is not a muscle—it’s a thick band of connective tissue, which means it’s naturally going to feel tight.

But when things get really restricted, you might notice that defined line running down the outer leg—
often referred to as IT band tightness or contracture, and commonly seen in runners.

So instead of trying to “loosen” the IT band,
we bring attention to the muscle beside it.

It responds well to:

massage (especially deeper, targeted work)

gentle stretching of the quads and hips

slowing down and bringing awareness to how you move

A small check-in:
Can you feel the outer line of your leg… and how much it’s holding for you?

How NASA astronaut Christina Koch's yoga practice keeps her grounded—even in microgravity.