Aww, Hockey Pucks!

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 | In The Zone Sports Massage, Sporting Events, sports massage | No Comments

The Hockey Tournament in West Valley City was, well… a learning experience, for sure.

With only three games to be played the first night, we discovered that players wanted to do two things: 1) get stoked for their game (ixnay the massage) and 2) go home right after they were done playing (ixnay the massage again).

The second day was a little better. Since we were more familiar with our set up from the first night, we revamped the signs showing where we were located and we had our trusty “manager” (our 10 year old daughter) pass around fliers. We got a few clients and the 4 hours we were there went by very quickly.

First the not-so-good news:

We’re guessing that community league sports players may not care to know about the importance of (even though we were OH SO cheap) sports massage.

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The good news:

We helped our daughter learn to work and she did a great job. She had no qualms about walking up to strangers, handing them a flier and saying, “Come see us upstairs for a massage.”

The clients we did get were awesome. SO happy they get it! One of our clients even called Alan afterward to tell him he had “hands of gold” because they won their game after his massage. Those are the moments we aim for. Way to go Toques!!

And next time, we know what to do and how to do it better. Yes, there will be a next time for another sporting event.

Changing with the Season

Thursday, October 15th, 2009 | In The Zone Sports Massage, Restoration, sports massage, trauma | 1 Comment

I love Autmn! To me, it’s a season of change like no other: beautiful fall colors, cooler temperatures, the feeling of upcoming festive back-to-back holidays, and school is back in session for students young, old, and in between. This Autumn also brings with it a very big change at Custom Comfort Massage Therapy, LLC. Up until last week I’ve been working in clients around my other, full-time job. It was a good job that supported me and my family, but it was not in line with my passions in life nor for my future as a massage therapist. It is time to let go of something good and make room for what matters most.

This change means a few wonderful things for us at Custom Comfort Massage Therapy, LLC . First, it means all those clients who called to make an appointment with me during the hours of 9 to 5 should see this as a big neon sign that says “OPEN“. Secondly, the past several months that we’ve been in business Alan and I have honed our skills and inadvertently gathered clientele who have helped us discover our areas of specialty. As a result, two branches have sprouted from the tree trunk that is Custom Comfort Massage Therapy, LLC :

In The Zone Sports Massage is Alan’s branch. Through education and experience over the years as a member of the Army National Guard, a ballroom dancer, and a participant of many community 10k races and a Half-Iron Man, Alan knows what it takes to be a competitive athlete. He’s a shoe-in for the field of Sports Massage. Since becoming a massage therapist, he’s helped high school runners prepare for track meets, community teams, 10k races, and marathon runners. He is currently gearing up to work on hockey players for their big tournament next weekend.

Restoration is my area of focus. I’ve discovered a special love for and connection with clients who’ve experienced or are experiencing physical or emotional trauma. And yes, it’s because I’ve been there. It’s the reason I went into this field. Massage Therapy helped me heal from trauma and I have a huge desire to share that healing with others. I’m not here to counsel, but to provide a place of compassion and complete lack of judgement so the body and mind can feel relief and restoration. This group of clientele includes (but is not limited to) prenatal women, newborn babies, post-natal women, those recovering from serious injury, or those living with chronic or debilitating illness or pain.

While we have these specialties, we still offer any of the modalities in our list of services to any who desire them.

I have more great things to share in the coming days, but for now I’ll leave you with this quote: “Change always comes bearing gifts”  (Price Pritchett).