Carissa Shima Healing Bodywork

Carissa Shima Healing Bodywork I work with active, high-performing people in Las Vegas resolve tension that keeps coming back—so they can move, train, and perform without limitation.

Start with a Strategy Call: www.carissashima.com. NVMT 11040 I draw on my background in all healing and self growth modalities to provide a custom approach to your biggest challenges in life.

04/01/2026

A whole session captured in 30s.

Jaw pain. TMJ. Sinus congestion. Disrupted sleep. Ear fullness. Shallow breathing. Tension headaches.

And for so many people — fibromyalgia, lupus, Lyme disease, MS, chronic fatigue syndrome, autoimmune conditions, POTS — these symptoms layer on top of everything else, making the body feel like it’s constantly at war with itself.

Physical trauma plays a huge role too. Old accidents, falls, surgeries, whiplash — the body remembers all of it, storing that tension deep in the fascia surrounding the brain and spinal cord, long after the event itself is over.

The nervous system gets stuck. It stays in that high-alert state and simply doesn’t know how to come down.

Advanced hands-on therapy works by meeting your body exactly where it is — with precisely the pressure it needs — to help that deep-seated tension finally and fully release. Not forcing. Not pushing. Listening, and responding.

The result? A nervous system that can finally downregulate. Sleep that actually restores. Breathing that opens up. A body that feels like home again.

Curious about this type of work. Drop a comment!

03/31/2026

Why stretching stops working

Stretching can help.

But if your body tightens right back up…
It usually means the tension is coming from somewhere else.

That’s why some people stretch every day and still feel stiff.

When the body finally releases the deeper tension, stretching actually starts working again.

Do you stretch all the time but still feel tight? Comment TIGHT if this is you!

03/31/2026

This is my dad! He is a runner and a skier and a very active person all the time!

He struggles with ongoing tightness and stiffness.

This is a demonstration of me showing him how to do the Leonardo‘s or as I call them A’s and Y’s.

Comment UNWIND to learn more!

Again, much thanks to Mary Bond and Philip Beach for these amazing fascial release exercises!

03/30/2026

LAS VEGAS POST-SURGICAL RECOVERY

You had the surgery and you laid low and recovered!

But you still don’t feel like yourself. Something still feels off and just… not right.

This is the part most people get stuck in.
Your body hasn’t fully integrated the change.

Las Vegas post-surgery clients — if you’re months out and still moving cautiously that’s not the end of the road.

That’s the next phase.
That’s where I come in.

Comment RECOVERY to learn more!

03/28/2026

You shouldn’t feel restricted in your own body.
Movement should feel easy.
When it doesn’t, your body is asking for something different.

Las Vegas clients feel the shift quickly.
Comment READY to learn more!

03/27/2026

I work with active people in Las Vegas who: Train consistently. Expect results. And are done settling for recurring tension

If you want relaxation, there are plenty of options.
If you want correction — that’s my lane.

Message me “CONSULT.”

03/27/2026

Best exercise if your hips always feel tight

If your hips always feel tight even after stretching, try this.
Instead of forcing the stretch, this helps your body unwind the tension.

Vegas runners, golfers, lifters —save this for your next workout.

Comment HIPS to get the full video with all the unwinding movements!

You had the surgery.You healed.But your body still doesn’t feel the same.Years later, something just feels off.That’s no...
03/26/2026

You had the surgery.
You healed.
But your body still doesn’t feel the same.

Years later, something just feels off.

That’s not random.

Comment SURGERY for the link to the full blog post!

03/26/2026

Intentional Deep work ≠ aggressive work
The goal isn’t to fight your body. It’s to help it reorganize.
That’s when real change happens.

Las Vegas clients — DM READY

03/25/2026

NJURY THAT FLARES
Stop calling it a ‘flare-up.’
It’s not flaring. It’s never been resolved.

Training volume goes up. Pain comes back.
That’s compensation.

Las Vegas runners, golfers, lifters — if it whispers every time you ramp up, we fix the load.

Not the symptom.
Vegas athletes — if it flares when you train, it wasn’t fixed. Message “FLARE”

03/25/2026

If your shoulders always feel tight…

If your shoulders constantly feel like they’re holding tension, it usually means your body has been carrying stress there for a long time.

Las Vegas high performers who carry stress in their neck and shoulders —comment RELEASE to learn more!

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One Step! That’s all it takes. You don’t have to know everything RIGHT NOW. You don’t have to be the best you overnight. You don’t have to know what to do with the rest of your life, right now.

All you need is ONE STEP in the direction you want.

Let me help you take YOUR nest step and let’s make it in the right direction for you.

Offering video call healing sessions, life coaching and craniosacral therapy.