Transformative Studio
I do not quite have the words to describe my experience at Transformative Studio, but I can say with certainty that five stars are not nearly enough to capture the quality and care Jackson puts into his sessions. At first, I wasn't quite sure what I had signed up for. I arrived expecting a standard massage to address a chronically stiff neck, and seven sessions later, I feel like a new woman.Per Jackson's recommendation, I begin each treatment with a 30-minute ION detox foot bath. I have found that this helps me ease into each session and reduces some of the unpleasant detox reactions I experienced after my earliest treatments. Jackson then assesses my body's current state and begins by tapping on various areas while guiding me through breathing exercises. He works intuitively, moving from one area to another, answering my many questions and explaining how different muscle groups/body systems are connected. He describes this part of the treatment as a way of releasing trapped energy and emotional blockages, and I have found it to be a surprisingly powerful part of the experience. We then move into the massage portion of the session, where he incorporates lymphatic drainage, hot stones, jaw release therapy, stretching, Palo Santo, cupping, and a body scrub (I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting). I leave each session with a level of physical relaxation that I have almost never experienced outside of Jackson's treatment room. He then welcomes me back to reality with hot tea and a snack.The results speak for themselves. I thought I was "fine" when I arrived for my first session. Now I realize how truly not fine I was. I feel a comfort and groundedness in my body that I haven't experienced in years. I barely need coffee anymore - I went from three shots of espresso each morning to just one, yet I feel more energetic than before. I have a stressful job, and although nothing about my work has changed, I am able to handle the stress much better. Whereas I regularly felt overwhelmed before, stress no longer takes over in the way it did. I feel happier and healthier, and other people have noticed.Even the physical reactions I've experienced after some sessions have made it clear to me that something meaningful is happening in my body. Whatever the underlying mechanism, the changes I have experienced don't feel like something I could simply write off as relaxation in the moment. Jackson is a talented massage therapist, no doubt, but I credit these changes in large part to how he shows up during our sessions. He is generous with himself in a way I have rarely experienced from a massage therapist before. He really pours himself into each session, and it is obvious that he really cares that every client leaves feeling fully relaxed and more at home in their bodies than when they arrived.He is a true healer. His sessions are worth every penny, and I could not recommend them more highly.