top of page


Why Winter Is When Your Body Needs Massage Most
The season tells your body to slow down while the calendar fills up. Here's why winter is exactly when bodywork matters most — and why waiting until January is the wrong instinct.

Joanna Rennie
Oct 164 min read


How Often Should You Have a Massage?
The question I'm asked more than any other — answered honestly. How often you actually need a massage depends on what you're dealing with, but one principle underneath it changes everything.

Joanna Rennie
Sep 194 min read


Vagus Nerve Massage for Anxiety
There's a nerve that does more to settle your body than anything you can think your way to. Here's what the vagus nerve does, and how skilled massage helps it do its job.

Joanna Rennie
Aug 235 min read


Facial Massage for Jaw Tension and TMJ
Jaw tension and TMJ are among the most common — and most overlooked — things I see in clinic. Here’s what’s actually happening, and how facial and buccal massage help.

Joanna Rennie
Aug 54 min read


What is buccal massage and what can it do for your face?
Buccal massage is intraoral therapy that releases jaw tension, improves facial definition and addresses TMJ from the inside. Clinical massage therapist Joanna Rennie explains what it is, how it works and who it’s most useful for.

Joanna Rennie
May 83 min read


Why your nervous system doesn’t know the difference between a deadline and a threat
Your nervous system doesn't know the difference between a deadline and a threat — it responds to both the same way. Clinical massage therapist Joanna Rennie explains why sustained stress becomes a physical baseline, what regulation actually means, and why skilled bodywork creates change that rest alone cannot.

Joanna Rennie
Apr 243 min read
bottom of page
