About Lovely Day MFR
Do you ever wonder if you're crazy?
Many of our clients come to us asking that very question. They feel lines of tension, migrating pain patterns, connections between one part of the body and another — and nobody around them seems to understand what they're describing. Maybe you've been to a doctor whose scans didn't show anything significant. Maybe you've been told your knee pain couldn't possibly be related to your hip, or your jaw, or your back.
The sensations you observe in your own body are valid. They're not just symptoms to manage — they're valuable information we can actually use.
And by the way — no, you're not crazy.
Your body has been trying to tell you something. We're here to help you figure out what that is.
Why Lovely Day Exists
For years before opening this space, I was quietly building a vision of something special — a place where the culture of care ran deep. I was on the hunt for practitioners who shared my curiosity and dedication. People who weren't willing to show up with a protocol and call it healing.
I believe in a space where healing is treated as partnership.
Where your observations, your instincts, your lived experience of knowing your own body aren't just tolerated — they're part of how we get you better. Where nobody pretends to have all the answers, but everyone is committed to finding them together.
I finally found my people.
And now, with clients like you — people who aren't willing to give up on their ability to heal and live fully — we get to build something real together.
What Makes This Place Different
Lovely Day began as a myofascial release practice.
It has grown into a village.
Our core team — myself and Sandra — work together in a way that's genuinely rare in this field. We share clients, compare notes, and regularly collaborate on assessments. Two sets of eyes mapping patterns in a body, two perspectives logged and built upon over time — all of it entirely in service of the person on the table.
That's not something we do occasionally. It's how we work.
Sandra brings extensive experience as both a massage therapist and a certified Physical Therapist Assistant — and a presence that is as healing as her technique. Warm, unhurried, and deeply attuned to what each person needs in the room with her.
I bring twenty years of experience as a massage therapist, five years of John Barnes certified myofascial release practice, and a deep specialization in jaw and neck work developed through years of training, mentorship, and clinical experience.
Between us, we're always learning — from each other, from our clients, and from the wider community of healers we collaborate with.
That spirit of learning extends to everyone in this space. We gather regularly as a full team to share what we're discovering — continuing education, technique, philosophy, what's working in the treatment room and what's making us think differently. When one person learns or grows, the collective learns and grows. That's not just something we say. It's how we actually operate.
We're also joined by a growing community of independent practitioners — each bringing their own gifts and specialties to this space, and each sharing that same commitment to curious, responsive, human-centered care.
But the thing that ties all of us together isn't a modality.
It's a way of working.
One of the principles at the heart of myofascial release — and something that has shaped the entire culture of this space — is this:
If you enter the room knowing what you're going to do, you don't know what you're doing.
We don't come in with a predetermined plan. We come in present, curious, and ready to respond to what your body is actually telling us in that moment. That's true for every practitioner at Lovely Day. It's the culture we're building, one session at a time.
How we work with you
You are not a problem to be solved here. You are a person we get to work alongside.
That means your experience matters. The thing you felt in your session that you're not sure how to explain — say it anyway. The pattern you've noticed in your own body that nobody else seems to understand — bring it. The question you've been afraid to ask because you don't want to sound crazy — ask it.
Nothing you feel is crazy. Maybe we just don't understand it yet. But that's exactly the kind of thing we want to explore together.
Whether you're brand new to myofascial release and curious what it's all about, or you've experienced great bodywork before and you're looking for a practitioner who can meet you at that level — what you'll find here is less about treatment and more about partnership.
We're not doing healing to you. We're doing it with you.
A Note From Paula
The older I get, the less interested I am in having all the answers.
What excites me now is learning alongside people I trust. Listening as much as teaching. Being willing to say — I hadn't thought of it that way.
I opened Lovely Day because I wanted a real space for healing. Not a place where you're handed a nice experience and sent back out the door — but a place where the love, the commitment, the curiosity, and the truth of what's happening in your body are all taken seriously.
I'm still building it. And every client who walks through the door and trusts us with their body is part of that.
If that's the kind of place you've been looking for — welcome. We're glad you found us.
— Paula
In this video you’ll meet Paula Matyka, the owner/founder of Lovely Day Myofascial Release, and learn a little about what we do and how we can help you get out of pain.