Teramisu

03/12/2026

When should you get a massage after surgery? 🤲✨

Massage can be a beautiful way to support healing, reduce tension, and help the body recover. But timing matters, especially after procedures like a calf repair or any surgical procedure. 🩺

In most cases, you should always wait until your doctor or surgeon gives you clearance before receiving massage therapy. Every surgery and every body heals at a different pace.

Here are a few important guidelines to keep in mind:

• Always get clearance from your doctor or surgeon first
• Avoid direct work on the surgical area until it is fully healed
• Swelling, inflammation, or stitches usually mean massage should wait
• Gentle lymphatic or relaxation massage may sometimes be allowed earlier, but only with medical approval
• A trained massage therapist can adapt techniques to support healing safely

Massage after surgery can help with circulation, scar tissue mobility, and overall relaxation once your body is ready. Healing is a process, and giving your body the right time and care makes all the difference. 🌿

If you’ve recently had surgery and are considering massage, talk with your healthcare provider first so we can work together to support your recovery safely.

03/11/2026

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03/03/2026

✨ Supporting Taos with Healing, Heart & Hands ✨

Hello beautiful community of Taos 💛

I’m Terri with Teramisu Travel & Wellness, and I’m here to serve our local families, professionals, and small businesses with personalized healing services.

Here’s how I can support you:

💆‍♀️ Therapeutic Massage
Relief from stress, tension, injury recovery, and everyday body aches. Customized sessions to meet your needs.

✨ Reiki Energy Healing
Gentle yet powerful energy work to support emotional balance, clarity, grounding, and deep relaxation.

🏡 House Calls
Busy schedule? Prefer to relax at home? I bring the table and create a peaceful healing space right in your home.

💼 Small Business Chair Massage
Perfect for offices, events, wellness days, and employee appreciation. Boost morale, reduce stress, and increase productivity with on-site chair massage.

My mission is to help Taos feel better, move better, and live lighter. When we care for our nervous systems and our energy, we strengthen our entire community.

To book a session or schedule chair massage for your business:
📲 Call or text me directly at 575-309-0378

Let’s bring more wellness into Taos together 🤍✨

03/03/2026

🌿 Kick Off March with Fresh Energy, Beauty & Wellness 🌿

March is full of exciting offers, limited-time bundles, and fresh ways to reset your space and your self-care routine.

✨ Re-Scent Your Home Bundles
Refresh your space with the Forest and Citrus Bundles featuring two Myst Diffusers and curated essential oils. Available while supplies last.

☀️ Sun Essentials Are Back
The popular dōTERRA Sun line has returned for a limited time — your go-to natural suncare solution for the whole family.

🍋 FREE Lemon – Product of the Month
Get Lemon 5 mL FREE March 1–15 with a 125 PV Rewards order or anytime this month with a Foundational Wellness Bundle purchase.

📘 100 Diffuser Blends eBook
Looking for new blend ideas? Download the FREE eBook and explore dozens of aromatic recipes.

🌼 15 Ways to Use Lemon
Beyond diffusing and cleaning — discover creative ways to use Lemon essential oil in everyday life.

💧 Under-Eye Duo Spotlight – Product of the Month Add-On

Upgrade – Caffeinated Botanical Eye Cream
A botanical blend of caffeine, hyaluronic acid, and green tea to brighten, depuff, and hydrate.

Immortal Eyes – Eye Crème-Gel
A hydrating crème-gel with cultured stem cells, antioxidants, ceramides, and peptides to smooth fine lines and restore radiance.

Through the end of the month:
Advisors & Society+ Members receive 50% off
Retail customers receive 20% off

💄 BeautyBox Month is Here
Subscribe by March 14th to receive the Spring BeautyBox — over $150 value for just $49. Skincare, cosmetics, and seasonal beauty favorites curated just for you.

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🌸 Local Special – Taos County 🌸

Take your wellness one step further this month.

I am offering $10 off all therapeutic massage house calls in Taos County.

What is a therapeutic massage?
A therapeutic massage focuses on relieving muscle tension, reducing stress, improving circulation, and supporting overall wellness. Techniques may include Swedish massage, deeper muscle work, and relaxation-focused bodywork tailored specifically to your needs.

What to expect from a house call:
• I bring the professional massage table, linens, and supplies
• You provide a quiet, comfortable space
• We discuss your goals and any areas of concern beforehand
• Sessions are personalized to help you feel restored and balanced
• No driving afterward — you relax in your own space

Perfect for busy professionals, retreat guests, couples, or anyone who prefers privacy and convenience.

To book:
Terri Tubolino
Teramisu Travel & Wellness
575-309-0378

Let’s make March a month of renewal — for your home, your skin, and your body. 🌿✨

02/22/2026

🌿 The Science Behind Massage Therapy and the Euphoric Sensation You Feel 🌿

As a massage therapist, I am often asked why massage feels so deeply relaxing and sometimes even euphoric. The answer is rooted in neuroscience, endocrinology, and measurable physiological change. There is extensive scientific research explaining what is actually happening inside the body during therapeutic touch.

Massage therapy directly influences the autonomic nervous system. When structured pressure and intentional touch are applied to the skin and muscle tissue, mechanoreceptors send signals through peripheral nerves to the spinal cord and brain. This stimulation promotes a shift from sympathetic nervous system dominance, commonly known as fight or flight, toward parasympathetic activation, known as rest and digest. This shift lowers heart rate, decreases blood pressure, and improves vagal tone, allowing the body to enter a regulated and restorative state.

One of the most well documented biochemical effects of massage therapy is a reduction in cortisol, the body’s primary stress hormone. Elevated cortisol is associated with anxiety, inflammation, impaired sleep, and immune suppression. Research demonstrates that massage therapy significantly reduces cortisol levels while simultaneously increasing serotonin and dopamine, neurotransmitters associated with mood stability, motivation, and emotional regulation.

In addition, massage stimulates the release of endorphins, the body’s natural pain relieving peptides. Endorphins bind to opioid receptors in the brain and reduce the perception of pain while enhancing feelings of comfort and well being. Oxytocin, sometimes referred to as the bonding hormone, is also released during safe therapeutic touch. Oxytocin promotes feelings of trust, safety, and emotional calm.

This combination of decreased cortisol and increased serotonin, dopamine, endorphins, and oxytocin creates the euphoric sensation many clients describe after a session. It is not imagined. It is neurochemical.

Emerging neuroimaging research also suggests that consistent massage therapy may influence central nervous system regulation over time by supporting adaptive neural pathways associated with stress resilience and emotional balance.

Massage therapy is not simply relaxation. It is measurable nervous system modulation. It is endocrine support. It is pain science. It is trauma informed nervous system care. It is integrative health.

When you feel lighter, clearer, or emotionally reset after a session, your body has shifted into physiological balance. That is the science of therapeutic touch.

📚 References

Field, T., Hernandez Reif, M., Diego, M., Schanberg, S., and Kuhn, C. 2005. Cortisol decreases and serotonin and dopamine increase following massage therapy. International Journal of Neuroscience, 115, 1397 to 1413.

Moyer, C. A., R

02/19/2026

✨ I’m Building My Skincare Team & Beauty Bag! ✨

Ladies, I want YOU! I’m building my Beauty Society skincare team and beauty bag, and I’m looking for women who are ready to transform their skin, feel amazing, and be part of a positive, uplifting community.

This isn’t just skincare it’s a full hydration and beauty transformation from within. Our team is supportive, encouraging, and full of women who lift each other up.

Here’s why you’ll love joining me:

💖 Transformative skincare that really works
💖 Positive, supportive team to guide you every step of the way
💖 Flexible ways to take care of your beauty and hydration needs from your laptop or home
💖 Opportunity to grow with me and even earn if you choose
💖 Easy online setup—join from anywhere, anytime
💖 Access to FAQs and guidance so you always feel confident

If you’re ready to glow inside and out and be part of something empowering, let’s chat!

📞 Call or text me: 575-309-0378
📅 Schedule a time to chat: Book here

💫 Let’s create a beauty routine and a team that inspires 🌿💖✨

02/14/2026

02/08/2026

✨ Massage Therapy FAQs What to Expect ✨

Massage is more than relaxation it’s a powerful way to support your body mind and nervous system

🌿 What is massage therapy
Massage therapy uses intentional touch to release tension improve circulation support the nervous system and help the body heal. Each session is tailored to your needs whether that’s stress relief pain management or deep relaxation

🌿 Who is massage for
Massage is for everyone. If you feel tight sore stressed emotionally drained or simply want to feel better in your body massage can help

🌿 What happens during a session
We’ll start with a quick check in about how you’re feeling physically and emotionally. You’ll undress to your comfort level and rest on the table while I work with areas that need attention using techniques that feel safe and supportive

🌿 Do I have to talk during the massage
Not at all. You can talk nap breathe or fully zone out. This is your time

🌿 How will I feel afterward
Most people feel relaxed lighter more mobile and deeply calm. It’s also common to feel emotional release or extra hydration needs afterward

🌿 What should I bring
Just yourself and comfortable clothes for afterward. I’ll take care of the rest

Your body works hard for you let it be cared for 🤍



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✨ Reiki FAQs What to Expect ✨

Reiki is gentle subtle and deeply restorative

🌿 What is Reiki
Reiki is a Japanese energy healing practice that supports balance relaxation and the body’s natural ability to heal. It works on physical emotional mental and energetic levels

🌿 Do I have to believe in Reiki for it to work
No belief is required. Reiki meets you where you are and works whether you’re deeply spiritual or simply curious

🌿 What happens during a Reiki session
You’ll lie fully clothed on a table while I place my hands lightly on or just above the body. Many people feel warmth tingling deep peace or even fall asleep

🌿 What is Reiki good for
Reiki is supportive for stress anxiety emotional overwhelm grief transitions burnout and overall energetic balance

🌿 How will I feel afterward
People often describe feeling calmer clearer lighter and more grounded. Some notice emotional shifts or insight in the days following

🌿 What should I bring
An open mind comfortable clothes and a willingness to rest

If you’re feeling called to slow down and receive this gentle medicine Reiki may be for you ✨

02/06/2026

Five Ways to Prioritize Self Care in 2026 ✨

💆‍♀️ Schedule bodywork and wellness appointments before you’re burnt out
Massage, energy work, stretching, and rest are not luxuries they’re maintenance

🌿 Create a daily ritual you actually enjoy
Morning tea, journaling, breathwork, prayer, or a quiet walk outside consistency matters more than perfection

📵 Protect your nervous system
Set boundaries with your phone, social media, and work hours presence is the new productivity

🌞 Spend intentional time outdoors
Sunlight, fresh air, grounding, and nature resets do wonders for your mind and body

💛 Invest in experiences that nourish you
Retreats, travel, learning something new, or time with people who refill your cup

Self care in 2026 is about sustainability not survival ✨

02/05/2026

Appointments available this coming Monday . Call and make an appointment!

02/04/2026

🌺 Now Accepting Appointments at The Living Spa! 🌺

I’m thrilled to share that I have availability most days of the week at The Living Spa at El Monte Sagrado — the perfect place to unwind and indulge in true luxury. 💫

💞 Couples massage appointments are available many days, so you and your special someone can relax together in a serene, rejuvenating setting.
✨ Locals receive a special discount! Just ask for details when you book. 

Indulge your senses with add-ons like:
🔥 Hot stone therapy
🦶 Foot treatment
🤲 Hand treatment
💆‍♀️ Scalp treatment

📞 Call to reserve your blissful escape: (575) 737-9880 📞 — spa appointments require advance scheduling. 

Message me anytime for booking info or to find the perfect time for your pampering session! 💖✨