Bainbridge Island · Serving Kitsap County
Massage Therapy
For the tension you can name, and the kind you can't.
What massage actually does
Massage therapy is hands-on work with the body's soft tissue: muscle, fascia, the layers that hold tension. Skilled, sustained pressure does a few things at once: it loosens tissue that's shortened and compressed, moves blood and fluid through areas that have gone stagnant, and signals the nervous system that it's safe to come down from high alert. That last part is why you can walk out feeling different in your head, not just your body.
People come in for relaxation or something specific — a shoulder, a low back, a recurring headache — or just because they've been carrying too much for too long. Both are good reasons.
The techniques
No two sessions look alike. The work draws from a handful of techniques I keep coming back to, in whatever mix your body's asking for.
Swedish massage
The foundation: long, flowing strokes that warm the tissue, settle the nervous system, and get blood moving. If your goal is to unwind and reset, this is the heart of the session.
Deep tissue massage
Slower, more specific pressure into the deeper layers of muscle — for the stubborn, wound-up fascia, the shoulder that's been complaining for months, the chronic tension that a lighter touch doesn't reach. Deep doesn't mean painful; it means intentional. We work at the edge your body allows, never past it.
Myofascial release
Slow, sustained stretching of the connective tissue that wraps every muscle. When something feels restricted or pulled-on rather than knotted, this is usually the work it's asking for.
Hot stones, cupping & hot towels
Tools I bring in when the body calls for them. If you love the warmth of a hot stone massage, say so. Heat softens tissue before deeper work. Cupping lifts and decompresses where pressure alone isn't landing, and hot towels are there because they're wonderful. I fold them into the session when they fit the work.
What a session is like
Sessions run 60 or 90 minutes. The longer session is the one to book when you're working through something specific, or want real time on more than one area. Pressure runs light to deep. I read what your body needs that day and work at that depth, checking in as we go and easing off the moment you want me to. You'll undress to your comfort level and stay covered by a sheet the whole time; only the area I'm working on is ever uncovered.
Pricing
- 60 minutes$140
- 90 minutes$180
Common Questions
It shouldn't hurt. "Good pressure" and pain are different things, and pain makes your body brace, which works against us. Some soreness the next day can happen after deeper work, like after a good workout. Water and movement help it pass quickly.
60 minutes is plenty for general upkeep or one focused area. Book 90 when you're working through something specific, or want real time on more than one area without rushing either.
It depends on what we're working on. Chronic tension usually responds best to a few closer-spaced sessions before stretching out the interval; for maintenance, every three to six weeks is common. We'll figure out what your body actually needs. I'll never recommend more than that.
Yes. Reiki can be added to any massage as a 30-minute extension. Lymphatic drainage is its own session (the pressure and rhythm are completely different), but plenty of people alternate between the two depending on what their body needs that week.
Yes, HSA and FSA cards work. At this time, I don't bill insurance.
Getting here
The studio is inside Fire Dragon Acupuncture at 9431 Coppertop Loop NE #206 on Bainbridge Island, an easy drive from Poulsbo, Silverdale, Bremerton, and the rest of Kitsap County, and a 35-minute ferry from downtown Seattle. Sessions are by appointment, Monday through Friday.
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