“Bodywork can get us in touch with our present situation, give us a feel for possible alternatives, help us grasp the forces that form us, put our fingers on the elements that have been missing in our ways of doing things, give us a renewed sense of our organic strength and intelligence. It can be a tremendous catalyst in the assertion of self-responsibility for much of what we have become and much of what we can become.”
Offerings
This session can be either 75 or 90
minutes. The session starts with a thorough intake and establishing your goals for the session. This can
be as
general as “taking some time for me” or as specific as addressing scar tissue or an area of restriction.
From
there, Anne Mariah will use Connective Tissue Massage to reduce pain, increase movement, and release
shortened, restricted, or adhered fascia.
Connective Tissue Massage focuses on addressing fascia and
lengthening muscles from their origin site to their insertion point with long, intentional, and specific
strokes. Muscles and fascia respond remarkably well to this technique and clients report feeling a
release of
tension and a sense of “things going back to where they belong.” This is not a light, Swedish massage.
While
pressure is deep, the pacing is slow. As a result, the session should be a relaxing and enjoyable
experience
that puts you deeply in touch with your body.
As needed, Anne Mariah also uses Trigger Point Therapy to
address specific points of tension, particularly for headaches and neck pain. For clients who wants to address scar tissue as part of a massage, Anne Mariah is trained in McLoughlin Scar Tissue Release techniques. Each session will be
different
and designed to respond to what the body is asking for in the moment and what you hope to achieve with
our
time.
Abdominal Massage* is a profoundly effective treatment for reproductive and digestive disorders of all kinds. Our bellies and core are both our energetic and physical centers, yet are often a source of both physical and emotional pain or discomfort. By offering Abdominal Massage, Anne Mariah hopes to help her clients reconnect with their bodies as a source of vitality and strength.
Each Abdominal Massage session covers the entire external abdomen with gentle touch, stimulating circulation of blood, lymph and nerve impulses to all organs. The sessions also include massage to your back, hips and sacrum and may include treatment with a castor oil pack. For clients who want to address abdominal scar tissue, Anne Mariah will also use McLoughlin Scar Tissue Release techniques. During the initial session, Anne Mariah will teach you a modified version of the abdominal massage to practice at home on a regular schedule.
This type of massage is routinely effective for people experiencing menstrual pain, peri-menopause and menopause symptoms, post-partum issues, fertility challenges, prolapse, and scar tissue and surgical recovery. For best results, three sessions scheduled two to four weeks apart are recommended, followed by as-needed maintenance.
*Abdominal Massage is a form of bodywork that originated in Belize many years ago. Herbalist and naprapath Rosita Arvigo formulated the Abdominal Massage techniques after her decades-long apprenticeship in Belize with Don Elijio Panti - a Mayan healer - and Hortence Robinson, an herbal midwife. From there, these techniques have been taught to practitioners worldwide through the Abdominal Therapy Collective.
About
Anne Mariah
Anne Mariah is a licensed massage therapist, an attorney, and a rock climber. She believes that all aspects
of our lives, and our capacity to contribute to our communities, are greatly enhanced when our bodies feel
healthy, supported, and capable. Anne Mariah loves to develop expertise in her fields and is studying to
become an abdominal therapy practitioner (Abdominal Therapy Collective, certification expected April 2024)
and
a Structural Integrator (Taos School of Structural Integration, admission pending, certification expected June 2025).
Anne
Mariah
sees bodywork sessions as a working partnership between the client and the therapist, and her overarching
goal
is to facilitate her client’s own individual healing process. When she’s not working, you can usually find
Anne Mariah rock climbing across the West, backpacking in the Grand Canyon, or at home in Flagstaff trying
to
carry forward her late, beloved grandmother’s watercolor painting heritage.
Anne Mariah’s Training and Certifications
-
Licensed Massage Therapist in Arizona
LMT #29439 -
Sedona School of Massage
February-June 2023 -
Abdominal Therapy Collective Part 1 Training with Amy Colo
September 2023 -
McLoughlin Scar Tissue Release® with Cyndi George
December 2023 [Certification in Process] -
Abdominal Therapy Collective Part 2 Training with Amy Colo
March 2024
Contact
Anne Mariah Tapp
annemariah @ superbloommassage.com
928-224-9435
519 N. LeRoux Street
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
Hours
Sunday and Monday - 9 AM to 5 PM
Appointments outside of these hours for established clients may be able to be arranged.
