Release Technique

I’ve been thinking a lot about the different personas we carry, and how strange it is to feel like we have to show up as just one of them online. I’m a healer, but I’m also a mother, a creative, a lover, a person who wants to go to a silent disco tonight. We contain multitudes, and I’m giving myself permission to let more of them be seen. 💛

Ever feel like your hamstrings are tighter than tight? Stretching might not always be the answer! Most of us actually have a blood flow issue in our hamstrings because we sit all day. Instead of stretching with no results, let’s try increasing blood flow together!

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Say goodbye to bunion pain with this simple ball massage!

Whether you have bunions or just want to give your feet some love, this technique can help. Choose a ball (pinky ball, tennis ball, or a squishy maxi ball) that feels challenging but tolerable. Spend at least five minutes per foot, and feel the relief.

Ready to embark on your wellness, pain free journey? Follow Release Technique w/ Maggie | Foam Rolling Classes & Cert for more self-care tips!

If your ankles feel stuck, don’t forget the front of your shin.

Your tibialis anterior plays a big role in ankle movement, and giving it some focused attention can feel so good.

Try this pin-and-stretch technique to explore the tissue while moving your ankle.

Want more? My full foam rolling classes give you guided techniques to release tension from head to toe.

Comment YES and I’ll send you the details.

“GOOD PAIN VS BAD PAIN”
Here’s the rule I live by:
👉 Good pain isn’t really “pain”—it’s a tolerable, productive sensation. The kind that challenges you, feels better the more you move, and leaves your body stronger and freer.

👉 Bad pain is sharp, irritating, and only gets worse the longer you push. That’s your body waving a big red flag 🚩 telling you to pause, modify, or make your movement smaller.

Your movement practice should feel like self-care, not punishment. You don’t need to push through pain to create change—you need consistency, gentleness, and awareness.

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85% of massage therapists have worked through pain at some point in their career. (I KNOW—that number stopped me the first time I heard it, too.)

If you’ve ever pushed through shoulder or wrist fatigue with a client still on the table, your body wasn’t being dramatic. It was trying to tell you something.

I used to think that was just the job. Then I integrated foam rolling into my practice, mostly out of necessity, and things started to shift. My pain decreased. My energy came back. And for the first time, my income wasn’t tied to how long my body could hold up under the work.

Fellows! You don’t have to sacrifice your own body to help other people. That’s not sustainability…it’s borrowed time.

If you’re a massage therapist, yoga instructor or movement professional looking for a more sustainable way to work, I built a free workshop exactly on this. I’ll show you how Release Technique can support your body and your business.

Comment WORKSHOP and I’ll send you the link. ✨

Do your shoulders feel like they’re carrying the weight of your day?
This 2-minute foam roller exercise releases and melts tension in your rotator cuff, eases posture, and calms your nervous system.

Follow Release Technique w/ Maggie | Foam Rolling Classes & Cert for more simple foam rolling tips—or join foam rolling classes (link in my profile) for full-body myofascial release anytime.

Been MIA as I trying this so-called “soft life”.
Do you have that one ritual? care to share your secret?

Learn how to roll your calves in a nicer way in today’s challenge

Day 4: Calf Roll Technique 💛

Your calves work harder than you think. Releasing them can improve circulation, boost energy, and melt away tension that travels far beyond your lower legs.

“It’s already Day 4... can I still join?”

Absolutely! The challenge is completely self-paced, so you can start today and catch up anytime. Your body doesn’t care what day you begin—it just wants to feel better. Comment CHALLENGE and I’ll send you the link.

Summer has a way of filling up before we even notice it happening.

Teach your body to wind down all the Summer chaos before it shuts down.

The Summer Live Foam Rolling Series is four Tuesdays, 7:30pm PT, starting August 11 — a guided hour each week to release what your body’s been quietly carrying and come back to a little more ease. Join us in Oakland or from wherever you are, live on Zoom — with replays sent directly to your inbox.

No pushing, no forcing. Just steady, guided release.

Get an early bird pricing (code SUMMER10) for the entire series pass

👉 Comment “Summer” to save your spot to the Summer Series

👉🏻 Comment “Challenge” to join the free foam rolling challenge