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Bodywork for the strong and the stressed. 

Quartz & Muscle Massage Therapy

Your body is wise, capable, and deserving of care. Together, we'll honor its strength and support its recovery through skilled, intentional bodywork.

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Our Philosophy

Your body isn't just a tool; it's where you live. If you train hard, work long hours, or move a lot, you know what it's like to push through discomfort.

 

That tension you're carrying isn't just tight muscles; it's compensation patterns, old injuries your body is still protecting, and stress that never fully released.

 

My job is to help your body let go of what it's been holding so you can move better, recover faster, and feel present in your own body again.

 

This is collaborative: you know your body, I bring the technique and the hands, and together we figure out what you need that day.

 

Your body is wise, capable, and deserving of care that honors both its strength and its need to rest.

Proven Techniques

often used during my sessions.

Myofascial Release

Gentle sustained pressure into connective tissue restrictions to eliminate pain and restore fluid motion. This approach targets the fascia to release deep-seated tension and improve postural alignment, enabling long-term structural resilience and freedom from chronic mobility constraints.

Trigger Point Therapy

Targeted pressure is used to release specific muscle knots or hypersensitive areas, which helps in relieving referred pain and restricted motion. This technique focuses on identifying the root cause of muscular pain to promote lasting functional recovery and better movement efficiency.

Dynamic cupping

Utilizing decompression to increase localized blood flow and alleviate inflammation. The suction action helps separate tissue layers, effectively releasing deep myofascial tension, fostering lymphatic drainage, and accelerating the body's natural physiological recovery process.

Positional Release

A gentle yet highly effective method involving the placement of the body into a position of greatest comfort to release hyper-irritable tissues. It resets muscle spindles and allows for the resolution of chronic tension patterns without the need for high-pressure tactile force.

Scraping (IASTM)

Using specialized clinical tools to identify and treat areas exhibiting soft tissue fibrosis or chronic inflammation. This technique stimulates the body’s healing response to break down adhesions, improve circulation, and restore full flexibility to restricted muscle groups.

Denver, CO

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Studio Location

West Berkeley/Highlands (W 52nd & Federal).

Your body is wise, capable, and deserving of care. Together, we'll honor its strength and support its recovery through skilled, intentional bodywork.

— Quartz & Muscle Philosophy

Services & Rates

Swedish Massage

A gentle, full‑body treatment designed for relaxation, stress relief, and overall nervous system calm.

Deep Tissue Massage

A focused session to release muscle tension by targeting deeper layers of muscle and fascia.

Sports Massage

An athletic‑focused session combining stretching, targeted pressure, and recovery work to support performance and reduce injury risk.

Unsure which style is right for you?

No stress. Book a deep tissue session and we’ll plan the right approach together.

$140 / 60 min · $180 / 90 min · $270 / 120 min

$140 / 60 min $180 / 90 min $270 / 120 min

$60 / 30 min $125 / 60 min

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