NOT A MASSAGE
is our way of expressing just how powerful touch-based therapy can be—and how limited our modern understanding of the word massage has become.
The skin is our largest organ, rich with nerve endings. When we experience intentional touch, it opens the possibility to feel deeply—something that can be both exhilarating and confronting. We believe that by reflecting on our relationship with touch, we can access a deeper sense of self.
At You Are The Sea, we explore how the body responds to different qualities of intention. We believe the body can sense whether a practitioner is working from intuition and flow—or simply performing a mechanical routine. Much like music, the same sequence can be delivered with soul or without it.
“Our bodies are alive, curious, and waiting to be invited into movement and play. Our priority is to help each participant recognize this intelligence—to reawaken a more intuitive connection to their body’s natural wisdom.”
Though our sessions are grounded in a clear method, each one unfolds as something unique—an intuitive conversation between hands and body, breath and presence.
We listen closely to this exchange, allowing the treatment to take its own shape. Sometimes it’s slow and spacious, sometimes more precise and deep—but always guided by the quality of touch and a sensitivity to what’s needed.
Breath awareness, long integrative strokes, and detailed deep tissue work invite you into a quieter state—where the thinking mind recedes, and the body begins to speak more freely. In that space, something softens. Something returns.
An Invitation To Explore
There are three key elements that make our approach to bodywork unique, but all of this is just an invitation. We are skilled in listening to the body, and create space for you to receive exactly what you need.
Playfulness
Children are more receptive to learning (and relearning) because they don’t worry about getting things right, they simply explore with no goal in mind, and that is our intention too.
Expression
Freely expressing involves letting go of control, and going with a feeling, no matter how unexpected. We create a safe space to say, and do whatever feels right, before the thinking mind takes over.
Integration
We encourage you to take what you experience in a session, into your life. By bringing more playfulness + expression into everything you do, the world feels less challenging, and more authentic.
Experience The Sea
After more than a decade of honing our art on the massage table and based on the same concepts, we have created a unique therapy in the ocean. Water is the principal component in our body and every time we move in the water we stir an inherent connection with it. Our discovery is that the organic movement of the ocean awakens the nervous system in a profound way.
With your nose blocked and eyes closed, using minimal contact, the practitioner holds you in a floating position. The movement of the waves and rips are used to trigger your body patterns. You are guided through the experience and gently encouraged to let go of control of the body and thus truly feel the connection with universal motion that the ocean produces.
