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Massage Therapy

One of the oldest of the healing arts, massage therapy includes a number of techniques designed to promote health and well-being.  The benefits of massage therapy are varied and far-reaching including increasing circulation and increasing flexibility by relieving muscle tightness and tension.  Massage can also be instrumental in helping ease chronic pain and in the healing of injuries by working through scar tissue and adhesions.  And as many studies have shown, massage also helps relieve the stress and tension of everyday living that can lead to disease and illness.  

Reflexology

In reflexology, the feet are said to contain reflex areas that mirror and connect to all parts of the body.  Gentle pressure is applied to reflex areas of the feet (and sometimes the hands) in order to decrease stress and bring the body into equilibrium.  Function in the connecting area is improved and, at the same time, the body experiences overall relaxation and benefits to all of the body’s systems.

Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle has been practicing massage therapy since 1992.  A former social worker, Michelle earned an undergraduate degree in sociology from Adrian College in Michigan and her graduate degree in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University.  In the early nineties, wanting to learn more about the mind-body connection she attended the Richmond Academy of Massage and became a certified massage therapist.

Michelle believes in, and research supports, the myriad benefits of massage – benefits ranging from treating injuries and chronic physical conditions to alleviating the stress we all seem to have in our lives. Massage can provide an integration of body and mind (much like our Bikram Yoga practice) by producing an almost meditative state or a heightened awareness of living in the present moment. Massage can provide emotional balance – bringing with it true relaxation and peace.

Years of experience along with numerous continuing education courses have helped Michelle’s ability to design a massage therapy session specific to each client’s needs. She is well versed in the traditional Swedish techniques, as well as therapeutic and deep tissue, sports massage, light techniques for those clients not able to accommodate a deep touch, and reflexology. As a Bikram Yoga student herself, Michelle understands the unique needs of its’ practitioners and can address these concerns during the massage session.

For more info please visit www.michellepfeiffer.massagetherapy.com

Scott Putman photography by Doug Rourke

Scott Putman is an Assistant Professor in dance and choreography at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the Artistic Director of the contemporary dance company Amaranth, resident choreographer of Pasadena Dance Theater and faculty member of California State Summer School for the Arts. His work has been seen in national and international dance festivals and has been commissioned by both ballet and modern companies. Scott was awarded the 2005 National Choreography Plan Award for exceptional choreography from RDA, Pacific. He has danced for Mordine and Company Dance Theatre, Dimitrius Klein Dance Company, Minnesota Ballet, Ballet Theatre of Chicago, Donald McKayle, David Alan and Douglas Becker, and Geri Houlihan. Scott received his B.A. from Columbia College, Chicago, and an M.F.A. from the University of California at Irvine, where he was a Chancellors Fellow and William Gillespie Scholar.

Scott's mission is to create three-dimensional visceral experiences, while revealing kinetic imagery in order to shape space. Through dynamic athleticism and dexterous craft, his work looks inward to question our existence and our humanity --- allowing visual, experiential moments to linger in our consciousness, while satisfying the soul's desire to move and to be moved.

His philosophy that, "Choreography is the art of shaping energy in space." explores new ways to present energy as imagery, the work investigates how to create unique vibrations of energy and visual experiences that are distinct and unique to each dance. This parallel of energy being cultivated in space for the sculpting and design along with healing the body by moving energy through the body, work in tandem to deepen his practice of dance and his practice as a certified Thai Yoga Body Work practitioner.

Scott is also the creator of the Elemental Body Alignment System (EBAS) and is greatly influenced by dance science and eastern/alternative health modalities. Scott has had the opportunity to present papers internationally, publish articles for Jivaka, a journal of Thai Medicine, and teach workshops on EBAS all over the country. This past summer Scott received a grant to volunteer and advance his studies while adding to his many certifications in Thai Yoga Bodywork.  For Thai Yoga Bodywork rates and to set up an appt please call or email us!