01/26/2026
Be proactive about your wellness! Contact one of the skilled, experienced massage therapists who practice here 👇
Mark Manning
The Balance Shop
People look at me some sort of way when I say I get a massage at least once a month — so let’s clear something up.
Massage is healthcare. Period.
It regulates the nervous system.
It lowers stress hormones.
It improves circulation and lymphatic flow.
It reduces chronic tension before it becomes chronic pain.
It supports sleep, digestion, hormones, posture, and mental clarity.
Most of what we’re walking around calling “normal” — tight shoulders, jaw pain, headaches, poor sleep, burnout — is a body that hasn’t been given a chance to release.
Touch is a biological need, not a luxury.
Maintenance is smarter than crisis care.
Prevention is still healthcare.
I don’t wait until my body is screaming to listen.
I don’t believe care has to hurt to count.
And I refuse to treat regulation like an indulgence.
Luxury is excess.
Massage is maintenance.
Treat yourself like someone you love — because that is healthcare.
I do not pay for or carry health insurance the way most people do. Massage is my assurance that my body can heal itself if I take care of her.
Get ahold of your local massage therapist and get ahold of your selfcare.
Massage therapists also take note that what you use on our skin, can multiply the benefits! Especially products like Mystical Mindset Medicinals
