the Price of a Deep Tissue Massage

I got a 50 minute deep tissue massage. It started out easy and got deeper with the massage therapist instructing me to breathe deeply "into" different points that she was pressing on, trying to get them to release. It really hurt sometimes but it was a "good" kind of hurting as massage often is.

The massage therapist was very professional and courteous. She did the massage at the pressure I wanted and kept checking in with me about if it was too hard, too soft, or just right. Someitmes it did hurt, so she'd give me a break and move to somewhere else on my body. She gave me water before and after the massage - and it did feel somewhat like a workout because I was so tight. I felt a lot better afterwards - kind of sore but in a good way. I don't know about hte massage therapist, but I felt exhausted!

Communicate very clearly with your massage therapist. He or she is a professional and really wants to know what you want done. The therapists should never do anything that makes you feel uncomfortable - if they do, stop the session immediately. Therapeutic massage should never be sexual in nature.