11/19/2025
🌿 Why Deep Pressure Isn’t Always the Answer (Especially With “Cement-Tight” Muscles)
If your whole body feels tight, stiff, or “like concrete,” you’re not alone — I see this all the time in my studio.
But here’s something most people don’t know:
👉 When your muscles are globally hypertonic (tight everywhere), true deep tissue work isn’t possible in a single one-hour session.
It’s not because you can’t handle the pressure — it’s because your body is guarding and trying to protect you.
When that happens, going in with heavy pressure too soon will actually make your body tighten more.
So what does work?
✨ Step 1: Calm the nervous system
Before anything can “release,” your body has to switch out of stress mode. I do this with slow fascial work, breath-guided sinking, and techniques that tell your muscles, “You’re safe — you can let go now.”
✨ Step 2: Melt, don’t force
Deep work shouldn’t feel like I’m trying to dig through cement. True deep tissue is slow, intentional, and done once the body is ready — not pushed on it.
✨ Step 3: Focus on the key areas that unlock everything
In highly tight clients, I don’t try to “fix the whole body” in one session. I focus on the keystone areas (hips, diaphragm, neck, low back, etc.) that create the biggest change.
✨ Step 4: Plan relief over a few sessions
Muscles that have been tight for months (or years) won’t release all the way in 60 minutes — but we can create noticeable softness and mobility in session one, then build on it each time.
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🌸 The Goal Isn’t Pain — It’s Results
I’ll always give you the deepest, most effective work your body can safely receive — without forcing anything that would cause rebound tightness or injury.
Deep doesn’t mean brutal.
Effective doesn’t mean rushed.
And real change happens when your body is ready to let go.
If you’ve been feeling like your muscles are “cement,” a session focused on nervous system reset + targeted release can make a huge difference.
Message me anytime if you’re ready to start unwinding years of tension the right way. 💛
