If you are a currently enrolled student at any of the local colleges and universities, including UCD, CSUS, ARC, SCC, CRC, Pacific-McGeorge, UCDMC, et cetera, we are proud to offer a 25% discount on our 60 and 90 minute massage sessions with Mr. Shannon Stone, CMP.

We know how important your education is to you, and how stressful it can be, too.  And if you’re a student, you’re probably also on a tight budget, yet bodywork is something you should budget into your finances – you’ll be glad you did.

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Now that Spring has sprung, here are a few simple health tips to help you feel better and be healthier!

Gardening burns calories!

Gardening

Getting out into your backyard – whether it’s mowing the lawn, weeding the beds, planting vegetable starts, sowing seed, or whatever – is a great way to get some free and fun exercise.  You can burn between 250 – 350 calories per hour – an hour a day can help you lose around a pound per week, if you want to lose weight.  Plus, it’s relaxing and helps lower blood pressure and cortisol.  And it’s fun!

Get rid of your old make-up.

Cosmetics

Just like milk and eggs, make-up has an expiration date. Usually make-up can last around six months to a year, after which you should discard the remainder. Bacteria and debris can build up in make-up, which can lead to eye infections and skin breakouts.

Dirty Hands Mean Healthy Digestion and Immune System

Get Your Hands Dirty

In this clean obsessed world, the idea of getting dirty seems, well, dirty.  But getting dirty is actually good for you, as it exposes you to certain common bacteria which help produce vitamins and proteins in our bodies, and helps our immune system and digestion.  Go make some mud pies!

Find a Farmer's Market Near You

Find a Farmer’s Market or Co-op

Community supported agriculture, or CSA, is a great way to get in-season fruits, vegetables, herbs, dairy, eggs, flowers and more.  There are weekly delivery services that bring farm-fresh produce right to your door, so you know you’re always getting what’s fresh, local, and delicious!

Get a Massage!

Get a Massage

And of course, what top five list would leave out regular bodywork and massage?  Massage helps reduce stress, eliminate pain, improve mobility and flexibility, and it feels terrific.  When you have a standing massage appointment, you have something wonderful to look forward to in your week or month.  And did I mention it feels great?

The Big Momma Bouquet by G. Rossi & Co. Florist

You’ve got all these strong, nurturing women in your life:  mom, wife, partner, grandma, aunt, cousin, sister – show them your appreciation for all they do with this special offer.

I’ve team up with G. Rossi & Co. Florist, one of the oldest florists in Northern California, to create this special Mother’s Day package: The Big Momma Bouquet and Massage.

We’ve got a beautiful pink and white bouquet in a pink glass vase, full of Pink Gerberas, White Snapdragons, Pink Stargazers and white/pink Alstromaria, sent for special delivery to your mom or loved one, along with one of two massage options.  Choose one of these two options:

• 60m Tune-up Massage and Pretty, Pretty Feet Treatment
• or just the Pretty, Pretty Feet Treatment

Pretty, Pretty Feet Treatment is a luscious three-part treatment that starts with a Dead Sea Salt Scrub of the feet, which exfoliates and mineralizes the skin; up next is a Rose Pink Mud Wrap with smooth and creamy pink rose mud from Provence, France, to soften and deeply hydrate the feet; and finished with a Marine Therapy Foot Massage, which leaves feet feeling refreshed and soothed, with a soft powdery finish.  It’s as much fun to do as it is to receive!

Order by May 6th for deliver between the 7th and 12th in Sacramento.

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A Cup of Tea

Nan-in received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen.

Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor’s cup full and then kept on pouring.

The professor watched the overflow until he could restrain himself no longer. “It is overfull. No more will go in!”

“Like this cup”, Nan-in said, “you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?”

Whether it’s up between our shoulder blades, in the middle of our back, or way down in the lumbar region of our back, we all experience it from time to time.  Back pain can throb, burn, ache.  Back pain can be sharp and stabbing, or a dull, constant aching.  We can experience numbness and tingling, a pins-and-needles experience.  Sometimes it feels like our back is going to collapse, and it brings us to our knees.  Coughing and sneezing sometimes tightens up the back, making it feel worse. We might have to take a day or two off work, or maybe it makes us quit working altogether.  Back pain is serious stuff.

Back Pain Costs Us

Maybe you buy a bottle of Motrin every month, or maybe you’re seeing a chiropractor three times a week.  Either way, and for everything in between, back pain can be an expensive proposition.    In a recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Walter “Buzz” Stewart, PhD, MPH estimates the cost of chronic pain to be $61.2 Billion per year in lost wages and productivity.

Who Feels Back Pain

We might think that back pain is something for those of us who have a few miles on our body’s odometer, but you’d be incorrect.  People under the age of 35 are just as likely to experience back pain as those over.  Both active and sedentary people experience back pain.

Back Pain and Massage Therapy

Massage Therapy is the oldest therapeutic treatment for back pain.  Hippocrates, the “father of Western medicine,” recommended massage for relaxing the body, and ancient Chinese medical texts recommended massage.  So it has a very long history in medical practice.

Today, most massage therapy is practiced by Certified Massage Therapists and Practitioners.  Skilled therapeutic bodywork and massage can be enormously helpful in relieving tension and chronic pain in the back.  Clients can see improvement quickly, usually in as few as one to five sessions.

Avoid Drugs and Surgery

Most back pain responds very well to massage therapy.  You can be free of pain without resorting to drugs, and depending on your condition, clients have been able to avoid back surgery because they received massage.

25% Off Sundays and Mondays

If you book a session on Sunday or Monday, you’ll receive a 25% discount from your first session!

I saw my first client in April 2003 in a spare bedroom in the Midtown apartment where I resided.  I remember thinking how anxious and excited I was to be starting a new career path.  That year was a real challenge to me emotionally and financially, as I had never had to get out there and do marketing and sales and book clients before.  In my previous life as a computer programmer,  other people brought the business in to the company, and I just did my job.  So it was a real change.

Four years later, after going back to school for more training, I ended up in an office in Union Square in San Francisco.  My practice started growing and I started thinking about the future, and how I wanted to extend my practice reach beyond my own hands.  But those plans were slow to grow, and in 2010 my mother passed away.  More change.

Now back in Sacramento, and along with my partner, taking care of my dad.  A new office, and a more proactive approach to my practice and business has enabled me to grow my business.

And it’s all thanks to you.  Because of your trust, this year will promise to be a great year.  I’m hiring new therapists, offering new services, and reaching out to help more people live with less pain.

Thank you all, and here’s to a fantastic year!

Even after a mild winter like Sacramento has experienced, cold weather will dry out the skin and especially on the feet.  So, to help you get ready for sandal and flip-flop season, I’m introducing a new service:

Pretty, Pretty Feet

This 30 minute treatment starts out with a Marine Therapy Scrub, which is a blend of mineral rich Marine and Dead Sea Salts, African Shea Butter, Sea Kelp and Algae to smooth and soften rough, dry and overworked feet.

Next, we’ll apply European Rose Mud Foot Wrap, a deeply hydrating creme-based mud, contains natural sun-dried rose clay extracted from the Provence region of France. Alpha-Hydroxy Lactic Acid, Wheat Amino Acids, Beta Glucan and Rose Centofolia are infused into the mud to accelerate cell renewal and moisturization.

And finally, a lovely foot and leg massage with Marine Therapy Balm, comprised of Healing African Shea Butter, Aloe Vera, Sea Kelp and Algae Extracts help stimulate circulation, soften and soothe.

For the month of April, add Pretty, Pretty Feet on to a 60, 90, or 120 for only $30.00, or by itself for $50.00!

It’s a great way to experience a mini-body wrap without being completely cocooned.

We need your help.

You can be a part of helping Paul Brown Massage Therapy Pain Relief Center expand and hire two more massage therapists.  It’s easy to do, and only takes a few seconds.

Intuit Corporation sponsors a periodic contest that awards a $25,000 hiring grant, and we want to win it!  All you have to do is vote.

Visit this site: https://biz.fanminder.com/fanminder/vote?c=15394 and cast your ballot for us at the Center.

Please help us expand and train more therapists in the excellent bodywork and customer care we provide here at the Center.

Thanks for your help!

A new study in the Journal, Science Translational Medicine, is helping to deepen our understanding of why massage works.  We all know that massage feels good, but now we know why.  Massage appears to work on the cellular level in a way similar to the process of pain relievers like aspirin and other anti-inflammatory drugs, but without the harmful side effects.

In the study, led by Mark Tamopolsky, a professor of pediatric medicine at McMaster University in Toronto, Ontario,  his team sought to learn the biological mechanism of massage.  Eleven young men exercised to the point of exhaustion on stationary bikes.  They had muscle biopsies performed on their leg muscle tissue before and a massage performed on a leg chosen at random.  Then again ten minutes after massage, and then two and a half hours after the massage therapy.

What they found is wonderful.  When compared to the non-massaged leg, there was a decrease in the level of cytokines, a protein associated with inflammation, and an increase in mitochondrial production, a sign of tissue recovery and healing, in the massaged leg.  Mitochondria are one of the energy producing units in cells.

While this study isn’t the only answer to why massage works, it holds out the promise of massage treatments being accepted more in the mainstream of medical thought.  Perhaps instead of prescribing more medications, doctors will start prescribing bodywork – take a massage and don’t call me in the morning!

You can get the benefit of massage today – book your session right now.

Roses are red,
Chocolate is brown,
A Couples Massage is
The Best Gift in Town!

Luxuriate with your loved one, relax with your romeo!  We have three couples massage options available to meet all budgets and desires.  And you can purchase and print the gift certificate instantly!

First, the Double Sixty, two back-to-back sixty minute sessions – a great way to feel relaxed and refreshed.

Next, the Double Ninety.  Imagine how delicious you and your loved one will feel after ninety minutes of deep relaxation!

Finally, the Double Twos.  That’s right, two back-to-back two hour flagship massages.  The deep bliss and contentment from our hands to you.   When you are both blissed out, you’ll feel so connected and together!