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Treat mom to a relaxing Thai Massage for Mother’s Day! Take $35 off her 1hr Thai massage 💆‍♀️ Now through May 10th only!

Thai Massage, also called Thai Yoga Massage, is the folk bodywork of Thailand. It features assisted range of motion and compression along sen (energy pathways of the body) in order to balance the flow of lom (“winds,” or animating movement).

The therapist uses their hands, thumbs, elbows, knees and feet to apply pressure to your muscles and leverage range of motion in various positions. This type of massage can be both relaxing and energizing as it helps to reduce stress while restoring ease.

Each session is catered to the individual needs of each client - whether athletes, working people, retirees, yogis, or people with special conditions. For these sessions - which take place on a futon-like mat on the ground - clients should wear comfortable clothing in which they can stretch and move around easily.

If you need movement, relaxation, and tension relief, come see Rissa in SE PDX for Thai massage!

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Here are a few exercises that help me squat when my low back is feeling cranky!

It’s not about a warmup - I was warming up my squats with a light load at the same time. It’s about feeling strong in all the places where I need it most. My low back felt like it was stuck in extension, and controlled flexion felt good!

I wanted to make sure it wasn’t just my back muscles dominating tonight’s sets of high bar back squats, and these additional exercises (and dance breaks!) definitely helped!