Shawn White, LMT

Boredom

Boredom

Boredom Boredom plays a critical role in our ability to self-regulate and manage pain. Learn how you can use it to achieve peace & pain relief. Boredom In our daily lives, we are not given enough time to sit in stillness, to simply exist. We need to unplug from the world in real and meaningful

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Tactile Dialogue

Tactile Dialogue

Tactile Dialogue Tactile Dialogue is the back-and-forth communication between a giver’s touch and the recipient’s soft tissues. Tactile Dialogue Tactile Dialogue is the back-and-forth communication between a giver’s touch and the recipient’s soft tissues. Observing a muscle twitch involuntarily, then immediately adjusting to ensure comfort to avoid a tickle response, is an example of tactile dialogue. Effective

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touch

Touch Palception

Touch and Palception Explore the language of touch through palception and discover how to enhance every second of your massage sessions. Learn More About Pain Management Massage Explore Each Sensation Close your eyes, massage your hands, and explore every inch. Give yourself a moment to actually feel everything you touch. Many people move through life

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Somatic Vocabulary

Somatic Vocabulary

Somatic Vocabulary Improving your somatic vocabulary helps reframe how your brain experiences sensation so you feel less pain. Somatic Vocabulary Somatic vocabulary is the clinical term for the words someone uses to describe physical sensations.  People spend countless hours trying to improve the communication within their platonic, professional, and romantic relationships. But, how often do

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pampering

Pampering

Pampering Pampering is a critical component of pain management massage because the path to pain relief is through peace.  Pain Management Massage Pain management massage is a rich sensory experience that uplifts your spirit while delighting your mind, body, and soul. It encourages you to feel safe, have hope, and sample the peace and ease

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coregulation

Coregulation

Coregulation Learn about coregulation, co-dysregulation, emotional and social barriers, and the impact of trauma on chronic pain. Self Regulation & Coregulation Coregulation is when one person’s steady, calm nervous system helps soothe someone else’s dysregulated state. We are designed to listen to other people’s tone and body language to identify safety. The calmness of others

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somatosensory awareness

Somatosensory Awareness

Somatosensory Awareness Learn how to enhance your somatosensory awareness by exploring your interoceptive and mind-body connection. Explore Your Somatosensory Awareness  As you continue developing a relationship with your body, it helps to be familiar with a few key concepts that shape how your brain and body communicate. These include somatic awareness, somatic communication, somatic vocabulary,

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expert level care

Expert Level Care

Expert Level Care During your pain-management massage, you will receive expert-level care.  Treatment Cornerstone “Do unto others as you would want done unto you.” This is one of the cornerstones of my approach. On the surface, this is valuable to everyone, but I believe it is more than just treating others the way you would

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