Kristen Russell LMT

10/27/2025

09/08/2025

Ever wondered when it’s not a good idea to get a massage? Here’s your guide.

07/10/2025

One of my goals as a licensed massage therapist is to work with the muscular and fascia system in a way that works for you, whether that means getting aggressive or gently working until your body is ready to release old patterns of tension, pain, and/or trauma.
I’m trained in several different modalities which address the body structures as well as the emotions held in the body. I use my intuition to help you get the treatment your body and soul need so you can release what’s stuck and live your best life.

07/09/2025

Fascia is the connective tissue that runs through every fiber of your body giving strength, glide, and structure to your organs, muscles, fat, etc. It connects your skin to your fat and your fat to your muscles. It keeps your organs in the right place and gliding so they can perform their functions properly. Fascia is slippery, sticky, strong, and innervated. It stores information from our traumas not only as scar tissue but actual emotional information.

Fascia is one of the most fascinating and important structures in our bodies and we are only just starting to learn about all that it does for us.

02/26/2025

Can you believe this Saturday marks two years since Sakalya Massage & Wellness was born?!

Thank you for being here!
I’ll do my best to continue learning and improving on my skill set and giving you the best massage and wellness services out there!

To celebrate I’m giving a one hour massage away to one lucky winner. Here are the rules:
-Like this post
-Tag at least two friends in the comments (one entry per tag. Go crazy!)
-Mention Sakalya Massage & Wellness in your story with something you like or want to try that I offer! (Message me if I don’t follow you and let me know you did this!)

I’ll pick a winner on Saturday! Best of luck and thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting this small business! I have the best people here!

02/26/2025

The fact that massage therapy isn’t typically covered by insurance and how frustrating that is considering the benefits comes up often in my office.

However! Did you know you can use your HSA card next time you get a massage?

You’ll need a doctor’s note or letter of medical necessity, so check with your doc and see if your chronic pain or recovering injury (etc) might indicate massage therapy!


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02/08/2025

Just in time for Valentine’s Day! We now have eGift cards available! Follow the link in bio to get the perfect gift for your favorite person! February 14th is next Friday!

Gift certificates are available as well if you’d like a physical gift to give. Just send a text to 801-471-0687 to arrange a time for pickup!

Happy Valentine’s week!

01/13/2025

I get this question often.
And the answer is nuanced because bodies are unique and the issues you’re addressing are all different.

Some people come in once a week. Others just a few times a year. Different goals and bodies mean different timing for each person.

However, if you’re dealing with a problem you want fixed, especially if it’s recently developed you can knock it out much faster by consistently getting massages closer together. Once a week is great but you could even come in multiple times per week. If we are working you to the point of being sore or tender to the touch (usually from deep tissue or cupping) however often you choose to come in, it’s wise to wait until you are no longer sore to come back for another round.

I’ve given some general rules of thumb you can follow based on my observations from giving and receiving massage for the past nine years in this post. That can give you an idea of what to expect until you become more familiar with your body and its needs.

Questions? Let me know in the comments. 🙌

11/25/2024

Black Friday Sale Alert! 💥

From now until November 30th get 50% off my Intro to Partner Massage course using the code thanksweek50.

Who is this course for?

Anyone who:

-Wants to improve confidence in massage skills 💪

-Has a loved one who struggles with pain and would like to learn skills to help manage it at home ❤️‍🩹

-Desires more connection with the people they love and wants to give a better intuitive massage 💕

-Would like to give a gift that keeps on giving 💆🏻‍♀️

-Would like to improve their massage skills in general 🤓

✨Link in bio! Check out the free preview for more info. Or send me a DM with questions! ✨

11/04/2024

Do you know how to stimulate the vagus nerve?

This is great to be aware of because not only do you have some techniques in your pocket for those times when you can’t sleep, stress is getting to you, or you need to let go when you’re getting your massage, but it’s a fool proof way to get your body back to a more regulated state.
And it’s backed by science. 🤓

Have you tried any of these techniques?

10/19/2024

Update! I am a Certified Meditation Teacher! 🧘‍♀️

What does this mean for me, you, and this account?
I’m still allowing some flow as far as exactly how I want to show up with this, but a shift to more mindfulness and stress management content here is in order. I may start doing live meditations on this account as well.
As far as the real world, I have led corporate and group stress management/meditation/massage classes and would love more opportunities there.

I’ve written and have been leading meditations here and there for years. We’ll see exactly where this takes me, but for now we’ll practice being more zen and open a little more into the “wellness” side of Sakalya Massage & Wellness.

Contact me with any questions about what I can offer you or your team. While massage is still my main jam, I’m happy to discuss custom classes or healing meditations.

Thanks for being here! More updates and changes to come!

06/18/2024

If you’re looking for the most value when it comes to some deep structural work and both of these modalities sound appealing this might be a great combo to try. Here’s why:

If you’ve been following along since the beginning you know “our muscles are like butter”. Much more malleable when warm.

Hot stone is a great way to warm up the muscle tissue quickly. It helps us relax and gets blood flow to the area.

Cupping therapy pulls the muscle and connective tissue up and allows them to release.

Deep structural work is much more effective and enjoyable when the tissue is warm. It’s also a bit of a two-for-one since the cups do their thing while massage is being done on another area. The heat combined with the cupping means faster, deeper and just More work being done during your massage.