I am biased, but I think massages make a wonderful gift. I give them to celebrate, to console, and to say “thinking of you and wish I could be there” to far away friends and family. I also get a lot of emails asking about how to find a good massage therapist when gifting massages to friends in far away cities. As we all know, not all massages are created equal! So in this season of gifting- whether you want to give to a friend, a loved one, or yourself- I’ve prepared a few quick tips on how to gift a great massage.

What if instead of a Thanksgiving weekend spent exclusively missing family and friends and the external fun we are used to creating on this holiday while cramming stimulants (sugar, alcohol, food, tv, etc) you took a little time for active relaxation and creating deep rest in an at-home retreat? 

When I started my massage practice I had no idea what would happen. Would it be a success? A failure? Would I even enjoy being a full-time massage therapist? It’s hard to believe it’s already been seven years and I’m happy to report that I love it just as much (possibly even more) than the day I opened my doors!

Have a hankering for pumpkin in something other than pie? Or perhaps you have leftover pumpkin from making your pie? I've been serving these up to my Mama Mini Retreat, postpartum clients, co-workers, and friends all fall.

I have for many years treated September as my personal new year. I use this time for reviewing the year that has been, setting goals and intentions, deciding which projects are important to my business and my life, scheduling the self-care my body craves, and clearing away things (physical, emotional, and mental) from the last year that no longer serve me.

Do you have whispered conversations in the corner of parties about hot flashes? Are you struggling with insomnia, stress or migraines? Many clients know that we treat families moving through the hormonal changes of pregnancy and postpartum, but did you also know we work with people going through peri-menopause? Have you considered that regular massage could ease your symptoms? With the National Institutes of Health suggesting that up to 76% of women are seeking Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) solutions to ease symptoms of menopause through acupuncture, diet, yoga, herbs, and exercise, we deserve to know more about the positive benefits of massage therapy.

This week we are celebrating 10 years of Faith Davis Massage and Yoga LLC! We are so grateful that some of you have been coming in for massages for that full 10 years. In our earliest years we met clients during pre and postnatal massage training, traveling with a co-ed cycling team to multi-day stage races, and at my sweet little first office on Pearl St. Then we met at the “Treehouse” office, in yoga classes, at physical therapy and chiropractic offices, and at the Mama’hood’s Boulder location.

By both the solar and the social calendar summer is fast approaching. BBQ invitations are in the mail, camping trips are in the plans, and warm weather has arrived. With the warm summer months comes the chance for outdoor yoga. I will be out on decks, beaches, rooftops, and in parks celebrating the practice I love surrounded by the scenery I love. I invite you to join me!

LOVE. Four letters that we toss around casually until we really mean them and then we plot out the perfect moment to say them, or sometimes, they just slip out at the spur of the moment.

Trying to fight winter colds and sniffles the natural way? Try this healthy, revitalizing, and delicious tea made with lemon, garlic, cayenne, and a few more delicious ingredients.

The master cleanse, is a diet of only liquid with all of your calories coming from a drink consisting of lemon juice, maple syrup, cayenne, and water. …At this point you may be wondering the same questions I heard most often after doing a cleanse are: did you like it? would you do it again? did you get the “high” everyone talks about? Mostly, Probably, and No.

During the Safer-at-Home period from May 9th until at least May 26th we are open and will slowly start seeing clients again. In order to open in the safest way, the state and county health departments have created regulations that individual industries must follow. We are complying with all these regulations and in some cases, going beyond to more stringent protocols.First and foremost we want to acknowledge: 

It’s OK to be ready to schedule massage
AND it’s OK to not be ready to schedule massage.
We will like you just the same!

This week has been heavy and challenging for so many as services we deem essential, but are not life-saving, close to the public to keep our community safe. The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies has asked massage based businesses (this is us!) to close until at least April 30th. Massages scheduled between now and April 30th will be canceled. We look forward to rescheduling for after May 1st via email, text, or phone call. Online scheduling is currently only available for remote sessions.

As we’ve been getting more inquiries nearing the end of the statewide stay-at-home order and Gov Polis’ announcement that Personal Service providers can return to work we wanted to touch base with you about our reopening.

Thank you for all the caring.

Thank you for being enough even on the days when nothing feels like enough.

Thank you for doing your best.

I am referring to the TRAVEL time of year. Whether you are flying home to see family, driving to the mountains for snow sports, or taking a vacation somewhere tropical, winter in America often involves some amount of sitting on buses, trains, planes, or in cars. On a recent visit to see my family I remembered just how sitting on planes and buses for an extended period of time made my body feel and I didn’t like it- neck kinks, shoulder tension, back pain. Let’s face it, how many of us can sit truly comfortably in an airplane seat?

So what to do? Try out some layover yoga.

You are checking emails on your phone in a spare five moments (or while waiting in line/ at a stoplight) and as you’re reading email you receive a phone call. You answer the call and less than a minute into the call you receive a text message or two and an alert from Facebook. Does this sound familiar? It sounds all too familiar to me and I don’t even consider myself to be a tech-savvy person.

I ask you to reconsider what it is like to be totally present with the people you are with instead of trying to plan, text, and enjoy dinner with friends all at once. If it feels too intimidating (or simply unrealistic) to completely abandon your phone here are a few suggestions for starting simple:

New and continuing research is showing that a woman’s health and state of mind during pregnancy may have much to do with both their child’s health as a baby and perhaps even into adulthood and old age. This is the science of fetal origin.