Meet Our Advanced M.E.L.T Instructor, Teddi!

The MELT Method® is a breakthrough self-treatment system that restores the supportiveness of the body's connective tissue to eliminate chronic pain, improve performance, and decrease the accumulated stress caused by repetitive postures and movements of everyday living.   MELT ( Stands for Myofascial Energetic Length Technique)  simulates the techniques and results of manual, hands-on therapeutic approaches—we call it Hands-off Bodywork®. MELT techniques are designed to calm and rebalance the nervous system, so most students find MELT Method classes to be deeply relaxing.

New research has revealed the missing link to pain-free living: a balanced nervous system and healthy connective tissue. MELT directly addresses these two systems of your body in a way no other self-treatment can by teaching you how to rehydrate connective tissue and rebalance the nervous system.

MELT now has 1,300 instructors nationwide and a following that includes the Olympic snowboarder Jamie Anderson, who used the method on her feet before winning gold in Sochi, Russia. Ms. Hitzmann’s best selling book, “The MELT Method,” was published in 2013 by HarperOne.

Teddi Sharpton is an Advanced MELT instructor (Level 5). She is trained not only to use the balls and roller, but also to teach advanced techniques that are used to help stabilize the hips and shoulder girdle. 

MELT is appropriate for nearly all ages and conditions and has helped hundreds of thousands of people eliminate chronic pain, even when they’ve had it for years or even decades. 

Try On-Site Office Massage!

Did you know you can improve office morale, reduce stress, and increase energy in your office by providing On-Site chair massages?

Working at a desk typing and mousing all day can lead to carpel tunnel syndrome or even arthritis. Massage therapy can help treat and prevent carpal tunnel syndrome by promoting circulation, relieving inflammation, aiding in removal of metabolic residues, and soothing the irritated muscles and tendons. Massage also helps with back pain, headaches, circulation, TMJ, stress management, improvement of focus, and more.

Did you know Shine On does On-Site massages? Book us for your office for some relief!

Fun Facts About Massage Therapy

• A 60 minute massage is about the same as 7-8 hours of sleep to your body.
• Healthy touch of any kind can reduce the heart rate and lower blood pressure.
• Massaging and gently pulling on your ears – top, middle, and bottom of outer earlobes once per day improves your immune system.
• Bob Hope, who lived to be 100, had daily massage as part of his health regimen .
• Touch and massage stimulates the release of endorphins, the body’s natural pain killers.
• Specialized massage improves the flow of lymph through the body, relieving aches, pains, and flu-like symptoms.
• There are approximately 5 million touch receptors in our skin? 3,000 in a finger tip.
• Touch is the first sense to develop in humans, and may be the last to fade.  A touch of any kind can reduce the heart rate and lower blood pressure.
• Massage lessens lower back pain, depression and anxiety, and improves sleep.
• Massage improves an athlete's flexibility, enhances speed and power, and reduces risk of injury.
• Getting a massage at Shine On is WORTH IT! Get your knots gone at Shine On! Go ahead, click the "Book Now" button! You deserve it.

Massage - The Hangover Cure!

Here’s why massage is the hangover remedy you’ve always wanted.

It’s completely natural. No need to take drugs like aspirin, which can thin the blood and tax your already overloaded liver.

Massage boosts your immune system. During a hangover, your body is full of toxins, and your liver, the organ responsible for breaking them down, just can’t keep up. Massage will help your lymphatic system clear your blood of all the poisons you put into it during the Holidays.

Hangovers mean headaches. A massage is a great way to increase circulation, which also pushes blood to the brain, easing pesky headaches caused by your hangover.

The only real cure for a hangover is time and rest. A massage helps your body relax and heal itself.

Remembering to hydrate before, during and after a night of drinking is always helpful.

So have fun but be careful & remember to book a massage with Shine On!

Living with Bad Posture & What it Can Do To You

Living with bad posture can result in muscle and ligament imbalances that result from poor alignment. This can lead to all sorts of problems:

• chronic neck, back and shoulder pain
• foot, knee, hip & back injuries
• headaches
• Stiffness
• Fatigue
• Muscle atrophy & weakness
• difficulty breathing
• impingement & nerve compression
• sciatica
• carpal tunnel syndrome

Good posture holds the key to relief of not just back pain, but sometimes other common body complaints too. Good posture helps improve:

• headaches
• constipation
• tingling & numbness in hands & feet
• bachaches
• headaches

The human body was designed to move - not sit in a chair for several hours at a time, slouched over a computer or over our phones. These are a part of our daily life and over time bad habits like these can result in problems. Getting regular massages can correct these problems!

October Couples Massage Special!

Tis the season of ghouls, ghosts, specters and Spooks. Getting spooked heightens cortisol levels and getting massage is the best way to bring those levels down! From now until the end of October, we will be offering Couples Massages for only $120! Don't be afraid - check out our new online booking software!