Nice to meet you, I’m Joe, a Licensed Massage Therapist and Reiki Practitioner here in Tucson. My approach to massage centers around flow, both in the physical sense and energetically. I aim to connect the mind and the body, drawing an awareness to the way our mental states affect the way we carry ourselves.

I enjoy helping people from all walks of life. I have developed a particular skill and interest in working with people who are mentally and/or emotionally distressed, or dealing with physical or emotional trauma. The events of 2020 brought me a new and vivid awareness of the toll that trauma can take on our physical, emotional, and energetic bodies. Delving into trauma-informed bodywork, I began to see just how much the body holds on to, and how trauma affects us in ways we might not notice. I apply physical and emotional bodywork techniques specialized for trauma recovery to bring a deeper level of awareness to the connection between the body and the mind.

I constantly adapt my style to make the most of each treatment. I have a multifaceted approach that incorporates elements of Thai Massage, Shiatsu, Neuromuscular Therapy, Sports Massage, and CranioSacral Therapy for a well-balanced, therapeutic, and rejuvenating  experience. I also use Reiki to provide a channel for healthy energetic movement during massage. 

A session with me begins with a brief conversation about my client’s particular issues and needs. Communication stays open during the treatment, to gauge progress and ensure their comfort. Once on the table, the treatment is guided by how their body is reacting to the work. I start building a checklist of certain patterns I’ve seen in myself and other people. Everything from the energy I feel to the rigidity of the limbs to where the body is holding tension, to which side of the body is affected. All are things that clue me in to what is affecting them, and what the root cause could be. More often than not, the body remembers trauma a lot better than the mind can. If you can pinpoint and acknowledge that trauma, it’s much easier to move through it, integrate the lessons from it and stop letting it manifest inside you. Typically, I will suggest stretches to complement the treatment, both for speedy recovery after the massage and for regular maintenance.

I look at massage as its own art form, as an avid painter and a dedicated poi spinner of over 10 years, I derive lessons in patience and fluidity from these other arts and apply them to massage.