Let me introduce myself. My name is Paula Matyka. I am the owner, massage, and myofascial release therapist here at Lovely Day Myofascial Release. I've been practicing various forms of massage and bodywork for nearly 18 years and have focused primarily on myofascial release (MFR), since 2021.
I was inspired to become a bodyworker at a young age. Holistic health practices and preventative medicine were the norm in my family growing up. My mother was a massage therapist by trade before getting in a life altering car accident that led to the end of her career. That car accident led to her fibromyalgia, thoracic outlet syndrome, whip lash, and other pain related conditions as well.
I've been working on my mom for a long time. I have studied everything from Chinese Tuina, Neuromuscular therapy, Traditional Thai bodywork, lymphatic drainage, muscle energy technique, etc, the list goes on. It wasn't until I took John Barnes MFR 1 in 2021, however, that I was finally able to release that fascial strait jacket that had hold on my poor mom.
I walked into that seminar with hope to find a new tool to help my clients with and left with a completely new outlook on everything I had previously been taught. I came to that seminar with my own neck issues. I was unable to lay down flat without a pillow due to severe pain and discomfort from a previous injury I'd been dealing with for months. A fellow therapist applied an occipital release on me in seminar and I was (and still am today) free from that pain and restriction. I sobbed on the table in her hands. Not from pain, but from release.
I truly believe in this work and seen amazing transformations on this journey. I'd like to use this platform to share more about these experiences and spread awareness about this truly life changing modality, myofascial release.
Thank you for your time. Stay tuned for more.
-Paula
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