A few months ago a good friend surprised me with a gift certificate to get a massage . She had seen me carry a lot of my equipment on my back for weeks and thought this would be a great treat. She and her boyfriend have been clients of the Total Body Chiropractic clinic in Toronto for years http://www.totalbodychiro.com/ and could not stop talking about how amazing this clinic was for massages etc… I had not gone for a massage for while and was looking forward to it. When I arrived at the center I was a bit surprised it did not look like what I was used “SPA” .. it looked more like a wellness clinic …
I got in and met my therapist Lisa. and she asked me a few questions about my tension areas the work I did etc… and I got on the table ready to relax for the next hour.
Little did I know about what was going to experience. The minute she started, I could not stop screaming It hurt so much I started cursing and asked what type of massage this was. She explained that it was a strategic chiropractic type massage to identify tension areas and release them real deep tissue stuff..I cursed my friend for this gift cerficate and could not believe that she would do this to me! Once I got back to my senses though I could not believe how much tension was stored in my body from: sitting in the wrong position, exercising muscles without stretching,photography & carrying things around and stress.
Lisa took the time to explain everything about my body with a chart and gave me small tips that I could incorporate in my day to day. She has been in wellness since she was 16 so she really had a wealth of knowledge .
I am already very cautious when it comes to my eating habits and take good care of myself in that area but did not realize that there was another side that was totally left out. Well, it hurt so much that on that same day. I booked a treatment for every week to other week NO EXCEPTION and glad to say that I have been true to this for the past 2 months . Its not about finding the time its about MAKING the time and I love it. I had a treatment last Thursday and could totally feel the difference that a few changes make. Not just in my body but mind and spirit too..
I feel so much lighter. I love what I do and want to enjoy every single moment of my creative journey so health is definitely a priority. I could never thank my friend enough for this gift even though I cursed her haha… she knew what she was doing all along 
If you are in Toronto check out the TOTAL BODY CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC http://www.totalbodychiro.com/
ML