Embrace Positive Touch, LLC

I am a Licensed Massage Therapist, trained at Northern Virginia Community College. I offer traditional Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage Therapy for relaxation and muscle pain. I offer Sports Massage packages especially for runners. I also offer Nurturing Touch Sessions including Platonic Cuddling Sessions. These are more for emotional well-being and self-empowerment. You can learn more about Nurturing Touch and Cuddle Sessions on my website. This is a very new field in holistic/complimentary medicine, and I am always happy to answer any questions you may have. Of the clients that have come to me for Touch and Cuddle Sessions, I have had a 100% positive feedback record, with clients describing our time as "spiritual" and "well worth" both the time and money. One of my clients was experiencing angina due to stress, and his blood pressure was so improved from cuddling that he was able to (with his physician's okay,) stop taking blood pressure medication. (Results vary, and a physician should always be consulted before discontinuing medication.) People tell me that I am a very talented massage therapist, and it brings me a great deal of satisfaction to be able to use something as simple and natural as touch to relieve pain and melt away stress. As a person who has struggled with depression and anxiety, I have learned firsthand the power of touch to elevate mood and increase one's overall sense of well-being. I have studied the research being done on touch, and I am excited to share what I have learned with others because I think it is so important to understand the important role it plays in our health. Our culture has built many obstacles to receiving nurturing touch, and I am part of a small but growing movement of people who are reclaiming that right for myself and others. My services are tailored to a client's individual needs and can address PTSD from combat or abuse or simply fill a need for human connection. All of my clients have given me consistently positive feedback, describing their experiences as "spiritual" and "fulfilling" in ways that they had not expected or imagined. I love what I do because I love people. (I also run a Meetup Group called Embrace the World. We give FREE HUGS. Because people need them. :-) Even if you just need a hug, I hope you'll reach out. My hugs are always free.