HEALING PRESENCE MASSAGE & BODYWORK
Discover your path to balance and wellness
COVID-19 Announcement
I'm seeing masked clients who are vaccinated and boosted. New clients
should call or email me to discuss your conditions and healing goals
for your session.
About Myself
Lisa Chan, LMT
I've been a bodyworker since 2012. After completing the three levels
of Reiki training and certification to become a Reiki Master, I began
helping friends and family, as well as patients at BWH's Reiki
program. I enrolled in massage school and discovered a love of
learning about the body and figuring out how to best support it.
Now I seek to share my passion for caring for the body through a
combination of therapy and education. I'm dedicated to helping my
clients move through a wide range of physical, emotional, and
spiritual transitions in the most effective and nurturing way
possible.
When I'm not seeing clients, I enjoy spending time with my family and
friends as well as working on my own health and fitness. I'm the proud
owner of a barbell system, which I train with 3 times per week.
I look forward to accompanying you on your journey to wellness and
balance!
MY HOLISTIC SERVICES
SWEDISH MASSAGE & MYOFASCIAL RELEASE
Witness
SHIATSU
Balance
REIKI
Nourish
WHAT I DO
A Typical Session
Each session, I offer a personalized blend of tools that work best for
you and your body. I may include elements of Shiatsu, Reiki, Swedish
massage, and Myofascial Release depending on your preferences and your
current state of being (body, heart, and mind).
Shiatsu and Reiki are typically done through clothing, but they can
also be incorporated into a more traditional massage session, where
clients undress to their level of comfort and lie on a warm table,
covered by a sheet and blanket except for the areas being treated.
Sessions often start with a "checking in" as I offer Reiki and/or
breathing techniques to activate the parasympathetic nervous system.
Shiatsu techniques (compressions and stretches) are a great way to get
an overview of the body's current state and begin addressing muscular
imbalances. Massage and Myofascial techniques help to address specific
areas of restriction and tension. A final check-in with Reiki and/or
visualization and breathing exercises helps bring the session to its
peaceful conclusion.
I take careful notes, not only to monitor clients' goals and progress,
but also to make sure that important medical issues are discussed and
adjusted for.
AVAILABILITY
- Mon: 10:00, 11:30 & 1:00
- Wed: 9:00, 10:30 & 12:00
- Friday: 10:00, 11:30 & 1:00
Additional hours & home visits available by appointment
“I have benefited a great deal from my Reiki sessions with Lisa...
Sometimes my anxiety level is very high when I arrive. As soon as I’m
settled on the comfortable table, listening to soothing music, I start
to relax. It keeps surprising me that her hands always know where I’m
hurting. Again and again her touch, sometimes gentle, sometimes firm,
draws out the pain, leaving me feeling as if I’m floating in a warm,
serene space. I retain that feeling for the rest of the day, sometimes
longer."
"As a breast cancer patient, Lisa took my special needs to heart. She
was calm, patient, and very understanding during one of the most
turbulent times of my life. Cancer treatment can be very disfiguring
but Lisa always made me feel completely comfortable. I appreciated
that each session with Lisa was individualized targeted treatment for
what issues I was having that day. Lisa’s Reiki and healing massage
technique calmed my anxiety and went to work treating the very serious
side effects I had from chemotherapy... Any chronic illness patient
can benefit from her advanced knowledge, comfortable presence, and
specialized care on their path to wellness."
“I can't imagine a better massage therapist. Her technique is firm but
gentle, she's very smart and a good listener, and she has helped me
greatly by addressing specific issues... she always varies the
treatment in response to my changing situation. I recommend her in the
highest possible terms.”
“Lisa has really helped me get my recurring back pain under control. I
get immediate relief from massage sessions with her, and she gives
great advice on strategies to help prevent relapses. Her Reiki
sessions are also incredibly relaxing and restorative. I’m always
impressed by the depth of her knowledge about the human body and
self-care practices, and by her dedication to helping people feel
better.”
“I am so grateful to have the opportunity to receive bodywork from
Lisa twice a month. Her intuition, intelligence and skill have made me
feel like we are always on a path of healing and curiosity in my body
and in my brain. If she doesn’t know the why or how of something she
finds out, by patiently sitting with the questions while also
researching the researchable aspects of the concerns. Her gentle work
is profoundly deep while her deeper pressure techniques are precise
and attentive; every session has felt effective on multiple levels. ”
“Lisa is fantastic! She is extremely mindful and has an innate ability
to understand the mind/body relationship. Her knowledge of how muscles
work and how they effect everyday life has been extremely beneficial.
Besides feeling relaxed and refreshed after a session, I always leave
having learned something new. Anyone looking to improve their overall
wellness should make an appointment with Lisa. She will listen to you,
stay in check with you and combine her skills and knowledge to fit
your personal needs.”
"Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself"
André Gide