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- Raleigh, NC 27607-4054
Home: (919)271-1074 -
Name:Chip Barker
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Bio:<p>I've been practicing massage therapy for over 4 years part time. I have a separate massage area in my home with a private bath, and I provide music, a heated massage table, clean sheets for draping. I use high quality, unscented, jojoba massage oil. I am located close to 440 (Beltline) and Wade Ave, about 3 blocks from the Wade Ave Whole Foods, if you'd like to map the area. </p><p>I studied at American and European Massage school. The main technique they teach is Russian massage; the strokes are like a Swedish massage with some deep tissue and other modalities integrated into the routine. We also learned some purely Swedish massage and some Shiatsu. In addition I've taken continuing education courses on deep tissue and Trigger Point Therapy and have studied Lomi-Lomi on my own. So, each massage that I give is a bit different, depending on your goals and what I encounter in terms of tension areas. While I do change some of the specific bodywork, the flow of my work is pretty much the same for all of my clients. I start with assessment work, mainly compressions, while you're still fully draped. I then do a head massage, moving on to the back and shoulders, the arms, then the back and sides of the legs and hit the glutes. After you turn over I work<span> the feet,</span><span> </span>the fronts of the legs, the stomach, chest, fronts of the arms and finish off with the face. Obviously the amount of time spent on each area varies with the length of the massage and the overall condition of that area. If there is anything that you want me to focus on or anything you'd prefer I avoid you can just let me know. </p>
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