Relax Naturally

Relax Naturally A massage designed to fit you and your life style.

Are You Choosing Yourself or Abandoning Yourself?🪷In my work as a massage therapist and energy worker, I see it all the ...
02/18/2026

Are You Choosing Yourself or Abandoning Yourself?🪷

In my work as a massage therapist and energy worker, I see it all the time—how the body holds onto the choices we make, whether we nurture ourselves or neglect our needs.

When we choose ourselves, our energy flows freely. Our muscles release. Our breath deepens. We feel at home in our own skin.🌹

But when we abandon ourselves—when we silence our needs, suppress emotions, and override our truth—our bodies tell the story. Tension builds. Fatigue settles in. Our energy feels blocked, heavy, stuck.

Massage isn’t just about relaxing muscles. It’s about bringing you back to yourself. It’s about reminding your nervous system that you are safe, you are worthy, and you are allowed to take up space.🌟

Every time you step onto my massage table, you are making a choice. A choice to listen to your body, to honor your needs, and to reclaim your energy.

So ask yourself today: Are you choosing yourself? Or are you abandoning yourself?

Your body already knows the answer.

If you’re ready to release, recharge, and return home to yourself, book a session with me at Relax Naturally. Let’s move that stuck energy and create space for you to truly be.

✨ Shelby | Relax Naturally ✨

02/12/2026

Clients always apologize for falling asleep. I never understood why. I always tell them "Well if you start snoring that's a huge compliment!" It always makes them feel better lol.

Did you know your body is actually designed to heal through connection? 💛Safe, intentional touch — like massage therapy ...
02/12/2026

Did you know your body is actually designed to heal through connection? 💛

Safe, intentional touch — like massage therapy — encourages the release of endorphins, your body’s natural pain relievers. But it goes even deeper than that. When we allow ourselves to slow down and receive care, our nervous system softens, stress hormones decrease, and the body shifts out of survival mode and back into balance.

In a world that constantly asks us to push harder and do more, choosing rest is powerful. Choosing connection is healing. Choosing massage is not a luxury — it’s a way of supporting your whole self: mind, body, and spirit.

At Relax Naturally, my intention is always to create a space where you can exhale, feel safe in your body, and reconnect with yourself again.

Your body is talking… are you listening?

✨ Book your next massage today: 515-401-4231

❤️ Valentine’s Day is the perfect reminder that self-love is not selfish — it’s essential. Taking time to care for your ...
02/11/2026

❤️ Valentine’s Day is the perfect reminder that self-love is not selfish — it’s essential. Taking time to care for your body and mind allows you to show up more fully for the people you love and for yourself.

This February at Relax Naturally:
✨ Couples receive $30 off when booking massages together — because relaxation is even better when shared.
✨ Singles enjoy $20 off any February session — honor the relationship you have with yourself.

And if you’re still searching for the perfect gift, our gift cards offer an experience they’ll truly appreciate.

Prioritize your well-being. You deserve to feel relaxed, restored, and cared for. Book your February session today 💕

Have a few openings tomorrow!
02/03/2026

Have a few openings tomorrow!

January feels like a threshold.A quiet hallway between years.Between endings and beginnings.Between the Western New Year...
01/16/2026

January feels like a threshold.
A quiet hallway between years.
Between endings and beginnings.
Between the Western New Year… and the Lunar New Year coming soon. 🌙✨

And I’ve been noticing something in myself:
This isn’t a “hustle harder” season.
This is a winter season.

Not time to plant seeds yet…
but time to arrange them.
Sort them.
Name them.
Choose what I’m nourishing next. 🌱

This month I’m leaning into:
🤍 softness over force
🕯️ rest over rush
🌑 shadow work over surface-level “goals”
✨ self-love as a daily practice, not a destination

And honestly? This is exactly why I believe in massage so deeply.
Because healing isn’t always loud.
Sometimes it’s quiet.
Sometimes it looks like slowing down long enough to feel what you’ve been holding.

Relax Naturally is evolving right alongside me —
and I’m preparing something beautiful for the next season…
something that goes beyond the table.
More guidance. More community. More inner work. 👀✨

For now: breathe, soften, receive.
Winter is still holy.
And you’re not behind. 🤍

01/02/2026

Goodbye 2025 you showed me a lot. I think this is the most traveled, most grown, most gained, most learned I have ever had in a year. Enriched my inner world and outermost world. Gained new friends gained new family members. Allowed the most love. Allowed the most peace 🤍 life was an adventure and boy did I take full advantage.

2026 will be just as fun! With some adventures and some growing old roots back 🤗 and I can’t wait for the curveballs and the challenges!

✨ Back in the flow & feeling GOOD ✨After taking the time my body truly needed to recover from the flu, I’m finally fully...
01/02/2026

✨ Back in the flow & feeling GOOD ✨

After taking the time my body truly needed to recover from the flu, I’m finally fully healthy, deeply rested, and genuinely excited to be back to work starting Monday.

The house is detoxified, cleaned, aired out, and reset — and so is my nervous system. There’s something powerful about letting yourself fully heal before jumping back in.

❄️ Winter months are tough on our immune systems.
Less sunlight, colder air, more stress, tighter muscles, slower circulation — it all adds up. When the body is constantly in “defense mode,” it doesn’t get the chance to repair.

✨ This is where massage becomes medicine.
Massage can support your immune system by:
• Increasing circulation & lymphatic flow
• Reducing stress hormones that suppress immunity
• Helping your body detox naturally
• Improving sleep (your body heals most when you rest)
• Bringing the nervous system out of survival mode

If your body has felt heavy, run-down, tense, or “off” this winter — that’s your sign.

I’m so grateful to do work that supports real healing, and I can’t wait to be back in the room with you all 💆‍♀️🌿

📅 Booking resumes Monday
Let’s help your body move into spring feeling supported, grounded, and strong.

— Shelby 🤍
Relax Naturally

New Year. New Nervous System.This year isn’t about pushing harder, fixing yourself, or becoming someone new.It’s about c...
01/01/2026

New Year. New Nervous System.

This year isn’t about pushing harder, fixing yourself, or becoming someone new.
It’s about cultivating calm.
It’s about teaching your body that it’s safe to rest.

Chronic stress keeps the nervous system stuck in fight or flight — tightening muscles, disrupting digestion, clouding the mind, and stealing deep rest.
Massage works on a vagus nerve level, gently guiding your body back into rest & digest.

✨ Slower breath
✨ Softer muscles
✨ Deeper sleep
✨ A regulated nervous system
✨ A sense of peace you can actually feel

Massage isn’t a luxury.
It’s a regulation tool.
A reminder to your body that it doesn’t have to be on guard anymore.

If your New Year intention is peace, presence, and feeling safe in your body again —
this is your invitation to begin.

🕊️ Let this be the year you choose calm.

— Shelby
Relax Naturally 🤍

🌿 End of Year Reflection + Welcoming 2026Relax NaturallyAs this year comes to a close, I’m taking a moment to pause, bre...
01/01/2026

🌿 End of Year Reflection + Welcoming 2026

Relax Naturally

As this year comes to a close, I’m taking a moment to pause, breathe, and honor how far Relax Naturally has come.
This business has never been about rushing, grinding, or pushing bodies past their limits—it’s always been about listening, restoring, and coming back home to yourself.

2025 taught me a lot about boundaries, sustainability, and trusting the slower pace. About choosing depth over volume. About remembering that healing happens when we feel safe, supported, and seen.

As we step into 2026, my intention for Relax Naturally is clear:

✨ More presence
✨ More education
✨ More intentional healing
✨ More community

🌱 2026 Goals for Relax Naturally:

• Create more space for nervous-system focused bodywork
• Expand lymphatic, fascia, and restorative sessions
• Host small, intentional workshops around emotional release, self-massage, and inner work
• Continue working with artists, events, and wellness spaces in a way that feels aligned and sustainable
• Build offerings that support long-term healing, not quick fixes
• Protect rest, balance, and integrity—because healed practitioners create safer healing spaces

This space will always be for the people who are ready to slow down, soften, and reconnect with their bodies in a way that feels respectful and real.

Thank you to everyone who trusted me with your body, your stories, and your healing this year. I’m so grateful to walk into 2026 with clarity, intention, and a full heart.

Here’s to rest, regulation, and a deeply grounded year ahead 🤍
— Shelby, Relax Naturally

Black Friday Announcement✨ Where healing meets holiday magic ✨🖤 BLACK FRIDAY SPECIALGive the gift of deep rest + a regul...
11/28/2025

Black Friday Announcement

✨ Where healing meets holiday magic ✨

🖤 BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL
Give the gift of deep rest + a regulated nervous system this season.

🎄 $15 OFF Gift Cards
When purchased between Black Friday & Cyber Monday
Perfect for stocking stuffers, self-care days, and last-minute gifts.

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🎁 Holiday Sliding Scale (Now – New Year’s Day)

Honor where you’re at while receiving the care you deserve.

💆‍♀️ 60-Minute Massage:
✨ $70–$100 (pay what you can)

💆‍♀️💆‍♂️ 90-Minute Massage:
✨ $120–$150 (pay what you can)

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🎅 Holiday Hours

Open every day except Tuesday
Come unwind, recalibrate, and release the holiday stress.

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📞 Contact Relax Naturally to Book

515-401-4231

🖤✨ Gift peace this season. You deserve it. ✨🎄

🍂🧡 Thanksgiving Reminder: You Deserve to Feel Good, Too 🧡🍂This holiday season can feel heavy — emotionally, physically, ...
11/22/2025

🍂🧡 Thanksgiving Reminder: You Deserve to Feel Good, Too 🧡🍂

This holiday season can feel heavy — emotionally, physically, energetically.
So here’s your gentle reminder that your body deserves gratitude just as much as the world around you.

If you’ve been carrying stress, inflammation, tension, or emotional weight…
let me help you release it before the holiday chaos begins.

This week, I’m offering a special Thanksgiving Sliding Scale:
💛 $70–$100 per hour — pay what you can.
Because I want care to feel possible, not stressful.

OPENINGS THIS WEEK:
Monday: 10:00am • 11:00am • 1–4pm
Wednesday: 11am–5pm
Thursday: 7:30am • 11:30am • 12:30pm
Friday: 10am–5pm
Saturday: 8am–3pm

If your mind is loud, your body is tired, or your nervous system is overwhelmed…
this is your sign to schedule.
You deserve to walk into Thanksgiving feeling lighter, calmer, and grounded.

Send me a message to claim your spot. 🧡🍂
— Shelby
Relax Naturally

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SE 6th Street
Des Moines, IA
50315

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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+15154014231

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