Joan Marie, CMP

Be in quiet bliss. I had not enjoyed a massage in over six months. My Mom passed, after a 2-​week period of diagnosis to ER to letting go. My sorrow was deep and so depleting. I craved quiet, healing touch. The permission to just be still and receive the skillful touch that moves our energy through tight muscles and soothes sore joints is such sweet medicine… The only side effect, gratitude, connection to my peaceFULL heart and renewed gratitude. Silent massage is transformative with compassionate massage. Thank YOU, Joan!

As a touring stagehand, I’ve had the pleasure of being able to experience massage all over the world. Even working on shows that carry their own PT, I’ve had some truly life-​changing moments in the hands of skilled professionals, people who can literally put you back together again when you are sure you’re broken. Joan Marie has an intuitive sense when it comes to both physical malady and misalignment, as well as the regular aches and pains that come from over-​stressed and under appreciated lives.
I’ve been a client of Joan’s since 1997. I have scoliosis on the right side of my spine. Whenever I would come home, I’d make a trip to see Joan and was reminded every time of the almost choreographic way she would soothe my aching body and ease my distracted mind. She has a mind-​blowing shoulder move that no one else does that opens that complicated joint up slowly and with respect, in such a way that you can practically hear the joint breathe a sigh of relief. Her work on spinal muscles is THE BEST as she assesses on a deeper level what the issue really is. And there’s a maternal quality to her touch, a kind of empathic cradling, that makes me feel completely at ease and secure in her hands. I often fall into a little nap, and go to places far away and lovely, in my head.
I’ve been to plenty of masseuses who are strong, and dig deep into my muscles and mostly that doesn’t help me. Joan’s work is soothing and strong, healing and healthy, and is, without a doubt, a hidden treasure in the Sacramento area for over 25 years. Her price, for that level of experience and intuition, and also for her knowledge of yoga and her ability to suggest modifications to certain poses, is a bargain.
You know, when you go out for a great meal, you expect to pay for that experience. It’s the same thing here. And like a great meal, you shouldn’t deny yourself the experience of a great massage with Joan.