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I try to stay ahead of the game!  When it comes to therapeutic bodywork, I think of it as something that I WANT to experience, not something that I HAVE to buy because my health is on the line or because I am trying to manage pain.  I look forward to my time on the table.  I schedule it.  Clients ask me all of the time how often I get bodywork and I am glad to tell them that I get bodywork at least three times each month and often once a week.  When I go for massage, I think of the experience in the same way that I do getting my taxes done; I take my paperwork in to a cetified accountant and they take care of the rest.  I do not have a seat in front of their desk and start telling them how to fill in my our return!  Likewise, I tell the therapist what is going on and then trust their professional judgement regarding what I need to feel my best when I am done. When clients make their appointment, I have many different ways to address their concerns but I don't know which way is best until I get them on the table, start the treatment, and check in with their tissues.  And I don't expect clients to know either which kind of treatment is best for them.  Actually, what is best is usually a combination of five or six different things!  And one question I never ask is "Do you want deep tissue?"  In my opinion, the termonology 'deep tissue' is over-used, misunderstood, and completely inconsequential to an effective treatment.  The depth of the treatment does not relegate how effective it is...ever...no matter how long the knot has been there, no matter how the knot got there, or no matter how great 'bone marrow massage' feels to the person in the table!  The depth of massage, in my opinion, is 100% based on how an individual's tissues respond to the work they are receiving and the if the tissues NEED it.  (Being drenched with water feels wonderful on hot summer day, but not in the middle of the night while you are sleeping, right?  'Deep tissue' done at the wrong time and in the wrong place is not helpful either; it is traumatic to the body and, when all is said and done, can leave a person really sore.)  Some tissue responds famously with deep work while other tissue blocks work and pushes a therapist's hands out or worse yet gets damaged under the pressure.  Someone might say, "Well I like the sore feeling the next day."  My response to them is, "Then perhaps you need to look into boxing.  The point of massage is to instill and support health, not leave you feeling like you have been in the ring." What I do is all based on what I feel.  I care deeply for the health of people's bodies.  I have been trained to feel the 'tonicity' of muscle tissue.  It is what a good massage therapist does.  As I work I ebb in and ebb out based on what I feel and switch what techniques I used based on that too.  That is why I do not have 15 different treatment options listed on my "Services" page.  Every therapeutic bodywork session is unique to that day and to what symptoms a client has.  Be assured that your concerns will be heard and addressed in the most professionally thorough way possible.  Because many current clients come to me because of injury and chronic and often diagnosed pain, I try to work with them on an individual basis so they cantake advantage of their insurance policy should it cover massage done by a licensed massage therapist.  With proper documentation from your doctor, I have insurance forms that we can submit should you fall into this category.  So 'Yes,' I take insurance.  Please contact me for more details. And I look forward to helping you get out of pain!

Graduate of Central Florida School of Massage Therapy, Monica entered into the massage therapy field after a successful 10 year teaching career.  She seeks to incorporate her fondness for participating in sports and her education background to offer therapy, suitable for all ages, which augments  traditional medicine.  Offering special family pricing, Monica welcomes parents to bring children in for treatment as well.  Monica is motivated to maintain high credentials and committed to provide the best  in massage therapy and its various modalities for Central Florida.

Monica is licensed in the state of Florida and a certified Craniosacral Therapist; she is a member of the International Alliance of Health Practitioners and the Florida State Massage Therapy Association as well as a past member of their Sports Massage Team.  She offers therapeutic massage, craniosacral therapy, 4-hand massage, water therapy, kinesiotaping, ionic detox foot baths, and ear candling to her clients.  Shen incorporates Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Thearpy, Swedish massage in varying degrees of pressure, craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation, and essential oil into massages based on client need.  Outside the treatment room, Monica offers interactive in-home and workplace aromatherapy presentations and on-site chair massage.

FACT:  A startling 68% of customers feel unappreciated, unimportant
and taken for granted by those that serve them! 

I'm working hard so that is never case when you visit for a massage. Here how…
-70 minute treatments. It takes 15 min to relax. You deserve 1 hour of relaxation!
-You pay for 70 min, you get 70 minutes! If filling out the form take a bit longer, no worries just arrive promptly please.
-Service Packages
-Organic unscented massage cream
-Complimentary aromatherapy
-Integrate a foot bath, ear candling, or kinesiotaping into your treatment session free of charge.
-All massages are individutalized to treat your specific condition.
-Your opinion is important to me! If you love your treatment, tell others. If I need improvement, please tell me.

Monica is also the leader of Team Synergy, a team of professionals who work to bring aromatherapy to others.  She formed her team (and continues to do so) after experiencing the effects of high quality Young Living essential oils in her massage and bodywork treamtents.  Team Synergy provides exclusive business support, presentations, and training opportunities to its team members as well as coordinates group involvement in Young Living sponsored workshops.  Team Synergy seeks to elevate its members to the next level in this powerful, up-and-coming area of complimentary alternative medice.  To join Team Synergy, one does not need a strong background in aromatherapy, but rather be willing to learn and apply oneself.  It is fun, enlightening, and sure to strengthen your health!  Find more information about Team Synergy here.