The touchy-feely world of massage obviously struck a nerve somewhere. Levin learned body massage at 12, and was taught by her mother. Back then, pitiless practitioners of massage kneaded your twisted or underutilized muscles while you silently pleaded for mercy.
We get exposed to more and more varieties of massage. In the s, massage was primarily Swedish-style. In the s, we incorporated sports massage, Japanese acupressure, pregnancy massage. Fathers and sons bonding over baseball is as old as the game itself, and shared by my father and me. But our giving each other massages took father-son bonding to a new level. By any definition, though, Levin knows the importance of massage from having been in the business full-time for 20 years.
Massage, actually, has the same effect. By rubbing the skin, you promote circulation. She still uses Swedish massage, which is rubdowns with lotion intended to promote circulation β the direct opposite of deep tissue work, thus less knead-y. Customers come to Melt Massage for stress reduction, pain relief, and a third factor β enhancing athletic performance.
Or Melt Massage comes to them with home and office visits. Massages can last as long as four hours, a soothing way to take a nap.
How often should someone have a massage? For herself, Levin prefers one a week, and to all parts of her body as she uses her shoulders, arms, wrists, hands, back, hips, legs and feet. One client is booked every two weeks through the end of the year. Other clients have one massage per month.
