∞ I FEEL: The Pause Between Clients

 

Stop at the threshold before your next client.
Let your heels meet the floor and your breath find its depth.
Notice the tiny shift from rushing to ready.

This is a short practice for massage therapists to prevent burnout and stay grounded through somatic awareness, so you can sustain presence with every client. After doing the practice, turn inward and ask these questions, letting the body answer in its own time.

  • How do I feel right now? (calm, grounded, scattered, steady, tense)

  • Where do I feel it? (neck, belly, chest, shoulders, hands, legs)

  • What does it look like? (weight, pulse, flicker, temperature, color, texture)

  • What am I grateful for now? (hand on heart, longer exhale, stay in the question)

Use this: In daily life, ~60 seconds

A small pause trains pacing you can trust.
Treat this as discovery, not a fixed goal.
Return to it through the week and notice one small shift each time.

These are weekly challenges as a way to practice the art of staying well while you give.
Somatic Mindfulness teaches massage therapists to turn self-care into a skill.

#somaticmindfulness

Fernando Rojas LMT PhD