About Me - Julie Onofrio, LMP
I am a licensed massage therapist in downtown Seattle and have been in practice since 1987. After 20 years of treating injuries, car accidents, working with athletes, pregnant women, highly stressed executives and workers of all types, my personal belief about massage is that there is much more too it than we really know or even begin to know. Getting regular weekly massage can bring a feeling of wholeness to a person. The fact that touch is nourishing to the body in so many ways - physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually can not be effectively studied or even described. What each person gets out of massage is what they need at that moment. From what I have seen, they get more than they really know sometimes. I have seen people working in stressful careers with high blood pressure to the extreme of having to be monitored daily take early retirement. I have seen stressed out workers who can't stand their jobs and bosses with chronic headaches that mysteriously go away when they quit their job to pursue their real dreams. I have worked with athletes who strive to be the best sometimes at the cost of their bodies who suddenly realize that there is more to life. So what does massage really do and what does it mean to be a massage therapist? To me massage is a way to get in touch with your self - your total being. The physical, mental, emotional and spiritual are intimately connected. Our bodies are a combination of thoughts, energy and physical matter. Our thoughts control more than we realize because most of our thoughts are unconscious. Massage can help bring awareness to the body and help a person begin to get more in touch with their feelings. Feelings are what tell you what your thoughts are - sort of a feedback system. This system gets blocked by insecure attachment issues from early childhood and also the improper foods we eat as well as the thoughts we think. I believe the body is a representation of what is going on in the mind and spirit and is usually giving a message that must be deciphered to achieve optimal health. As our world and lives become more stressful it is more important than ever that we learn to take care of what we have. That includes the physical body. When you can commit to having regular massage therapy sessions of once a week or more, you will notice a difference in your overall well being and happiness as well as improving your overall physical wellness. I personally get massaged weekly and find that getting regular weekly massage is not just a luxury but a necessity to functioning fully. Massage to me is more about getting the support and nurturing to face the stressful world we live in. It also keeps me more in touch with my inner self and is constantly bringing new awareness. I also write for the massage profession in many of my websites and am also teaching people how to make websites for themselves to promote their business and to learn how to make additional streams of income. If you are interested in learning more about what I am doing, you can check out some of my sites.
Please contact me with any questions you may have or to make an appointment at the number below. Please plan ahead as my schedule is usually quite full. Thanks, Julie Onofrio, L.M.P.
Soothing touch, whether it be applied to a ruffled cat, a crying infant, or a frightened child, has a universally recognized power to ameliorate the signs of distress. How can it be that we overlook its usefulness on the jangled adult as well? What is it that leads us to assume that the stressed child merely needs "comforting," while the stressed adult needs "medicine"? -- from Job's Body: A Handbook for Bodywork by Deane Juhan
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