A few words about my practice and the origins of it’s name “Blissful Metamorphic Massage”….

Blissful:

Extremely happy… full of joy!

“Follow your Bliss and the universe will open doors where there were once walls”.

Joseph Campbell

Metamorphic:

To change state or structure

Massage: To manipulate the soft tissues of the body

Blissful Metamorphic Massage will transform your achy, knotted muscles back to their supple, relaxed state and rebalance your body’s structure.

I am delighted to have chosen the path to become a Registered Massage Therapist (R.M.T.) graduating in 1991 from the widely respected Sutherland-Chan School in Toronto, Canada. This 2200-hour program is the second highest level of training offered in North America. (British Columbia is 3300 hours. I have been blessed with a sensitivity and strength that I combine with my intuition and 30 years of professional practice to confidently and expertly care for my clients.

I integrate Swedish Massage, Trigger Point Therapy techniques and if requested Hot Stone Massage to relax muscles, increase circulation, reduce pain and promote a deep sense of well being.

I serve clients who feel stressed, overwhelmed and needing a “reset” including those  with muscular, joint, neurological, respiratory and circulatory imbalances. I also create rites of passage with the traditional  Lomi Lomi Kahuna massage.

I wrote a little poem years ago that I would like to share with you!

 

Pain

Pain is your Teacher,

First it will whisper,

Then it will shout,

Then it will hold you hostage,

        Until you figure it out!

                                                                                                                                Pam O’Dea

Whether you are seeking a blissful, nurturing, relaxation massage or a therapeutic treatment designed to address pain, specific injuries or medical conditions, I will provide a massage best suited to your particular needs.

I specialize in working with women in all stages of life including pregnancy, providing bodywork, education and support in life transitions.  I see men by referral only.

 

 

Swedish Massage

Traditional  Swedish massage involves using the  hands and forearms to ply the muscles, and other soft tissues,  increasing   the circulation, releasing lactic acid and  “knots” or trigger points so your  body can freely move with full  pain-free range of motion.

Hot Stone Massage

Hot Stone massage is one of the most popular spa services in the world. A unique experience you’ll never forget! Come let the stones melt away your tension, transforming your tight achy muscles back to their pliable, natural pain-free state.

I heat smooth basalt stones in water and hold them in my hands while doing massage strokes and also place them on tight areas. Muscles can’t resist the powerful combination of massage and penetrating heat. “I feel like I’m ironing the kinks out of your birthday suit.” Legends of Native people have been handed down for generations, which share the wisdom of the inherent powerful  healing abilities of stones. People just melt and say it’s the most amazing bodywork they’ve ever felt.

Cold stones also offer great therapeutic value for injuries and contrasting temperatures for those who would benefit from it. I enjoy sharing my love of Stone massage with clients and students and would like to see this incredible experience available to as many people as possible! Let me initiate you into the  pleasurable world of hedonistic Stone therapy. You have to feel it to believe it!

Hawaiian Temple Style Lomi Lomi Massage

This Traditional Massage has a powerfully transformative, relaxation inducing effect on all who surrender to it. The massage takes place in a warm room on an oiled  massage table with Hawaiian music and scents wafting in the air. The nurturing strokes performed with the hands, forearms and elbows glide from head to toe in rhythmic waves like the ocean.The body is treated 3 dimensionally with some strokes under as well as over and around the torso and limbs. This work can be enhanced with Hot Stones if you desire.

The effect is total submission to a healing energy that feels like it totally surrounds you… reminiscent of when you were being cared for as a baby. This style of massage embodies the Hawaiian spirit of love or Aloha. It is nurturing, deeply replenishing and harmonizes your mind, body and spirit. Different parts of the body are massaged simultaneously and asymmetrically so you are unable to focus on one area and sink out of your brain down into your body.

Hawaiians believe that physical pain and discomfort are often caused by emotional issues and old patterns held at the cellular level, blocking energy. The deep yet gentle flowing energy of Lomi Lomi or “Loving Hands” massage enables you to surrender and long standing blockages dissolve with the powerful persuasive strokes.

You can choose the traditional way of being massaged on a heated oiled table with a top sheet  or towel covering private areas which allows me to massage under as well as over your body or if you prefer you can choose to use  a bottom and top sheet. Hawaiian music, ocean waves, floral prints and scents all combine to enhance your blissful experience.

Lomi Lomi is a powerful Rite of Passage for women going through life changes such as birthdays, marriage, menopause etc. You will be “Pam-Purred” for 90 minutes and time is allowed afterwards for a rest period and shower.

Chair Massage

David Palmer “The Father of Chair Massage” developed this brilliant  technique in 1986 in San Francisco. He designed a portable chair that enables clients to receive a seated acupressure massage while fully clothed. Many therapists have since created their own style of bodywork integrating as I do elements of Acupressure and Swedish techniques to address the aches and pains we develop in the course of living, working and playing. This kind of massage can be a “purrfect” introduction for people who may be curious but too modest to try a massage in which they have to disrobe. Common complaints like headaches, neck, shoulder and back pain respond quickly to pressure and manipulation customized to each client’s preferences.

I have offered chair massage in San Francisco, Toronto and Cape Breton Island at spas, resorts, work places, street fairs, music festivals, schools and senior homes to the great delight of the recipients from ages 5 to 95! Anyplace is a good place for massage…. and anytime is a good time for massage!

Please fill in and submit  the case history form 24 hours  before  your scheduled appointment .