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Knots-that-Aren't, or Are They?: Thoughts on Trigger Point Expression
In the last few months, I have seen a number is clients whose pain stems from trigger points. Lots of them. While it is common for...

Rhiannon Seymone
Apr 20, 20183 min read


People like Ogres Like Onions: The Moving Pain Phenomenon
If you've ever experienced pain that moves from one spot to another during bodywork, it can be tempting to think that something is going wrong. This article looks at why this phenomenon is actually a positive sign of healing.

Rhiannon Seymone
Mar 16, 20182 min read


Coming Off of Autopilot: Using Massage and Bodywork to Treat Pain
Unsustainable, pain-causing movement patterns persist because they are unconsciously associated with past safety. Here's how massage and bodywork help your brain to update the map, creating new, sustainable, pain-free movement.

Rhiannon Seymone
Feb 2, 20183 min read


Give Yourself a Happy Period!
Ease period pain, bloating, constipation, digestive pain and more with these step by step abdominal self massage instructions.

Rhiannon Seymone
Jan 19, 20184 min read


Hold Space For Yourself Is Essential Self Care
Different ways of holding space and how offering yourself this grace can lead to therapeutic breakthroughs in resolving pelvic floor dysfunction, relieving sexual pain, and releasing trauma.

Rhiannon Seymone
Dec 29, 20175 min read


Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Help for Men
The challenges men face when looking for a pelvic health practitioner to help them resolve their pelvic floor dysfunction and sexual pain, and the reasons those challenges exist.

Rhiannon Seymone
Dec 15, 20174 min read


Thoracolumbar Fascia: An Unsuspected, Overlooked Cause of Low Back Pain
Detailing how your connective tissue may be playing a more prominent role in your low back pain than your muscles and what to do to address it.

Rhiannon Seymone
Dec 8, 20173 min read


Massage Therapy Lessens Pain Caused by Menstruation and Sex
Summary of three studies looking at the effects of massage and other manual therapies on period pain (including pain from endometriosis) and sexual pain with penetration. The results: incredible!

Rhiannon Seymone
Nov 24, 20173 min read


Brain Pain: How Central Sensitization Creates Chronic Pain
Central Sensitization is the process by which our bodies learn to produce more pain with less stimulation. This article details some key points of the condition and how to reverse it.

Rhiannon Seymone
Oct 13, 20172 min read


Useful Pain: Therapeutic Pain as a Tool for Healing and the Alternatives
Using pain as a therapeutic tool has some legitimate benefits. However, there are other ways that better center the bodymind's need for safety. Learn more here.

Rhiannon Seymone
Oct 6, 20173 min read


Natural Healing: The Crisis before the Cure
The adage "It gets worse before it gets better" describes the Healing Crisis that can happen when pursuing natural pain relief treatments; here are two case studies that illustrate the immense relief that is possible when you ride out the storm.

Rhiannon Seymone
Sep 15, 20177 min read


I Can Handle the Pain, Part III
There is a common misconception that "deep tissue" must mean "heavy pressure," but there are other, more effective methods for reaching the root of your pain.

Rhiannon Seymone
Aug 26, 20174 min read


Unraveling the Knots
Unravel muscle knots and relieve their symptoms at their source by learning about their causes and what you can do to prevent them.

Rhiannon Seymone
Feb 10, 20174 min read
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