The Back Story: A Note from Hope Katz Gibbs, LMT (Virginia, Delaware), author, Massage School Memoire, publisher BeInkandescent Health & Wellness magazine — Sometimes, you just gotta make a change. That was true for me in 2018 I knew that I couldn’t do my life the way I had been for the last three decades. I had recently gotten divorced, my kids were in college, the contracts for many of my PR clients were coming close, and I didn’t want to live where I was in Richmond, VA.

The mission-critical question: What was I going to do next?

For me, it was to become a licensed massage therapist (LMT). From August 3, 2021 to August 3, 2022 — the day I passed the national Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx) — I studied at the Bodymechanics School of Massage in Santa Fe, NM. At 58, it was a journey to learn about kinesiology (how the body moves), anatomy (how it’s structured), physiology (how it functions), and pathology (what makes it sick) — as well as a myriad of massage techniques that do a body good.

I have turned my insights in a book, Massage School Memoire: 10 Months That Changed My Life, published by my company, Inkandescent® PR + Publishing Co. If you have ever dreamed of being a massage therapist, or are just curious about the process, be sure to check it out! And if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to send me an email.

Better yet, I invite you to book a massage. Come to my studio for a 60- or 90-minute healing full body massage, or I can travel with my table to your home. I also offer on-site chair massage at businesses looking to give their employees a well deserved break.

Please scroll down to view my menu of services. And be sure to check out articles to the right in the sidebar about some of my favorite massage therapists and their techniques featured in the Massage School Memoire.

I look forward to working with you! Here’s to your incredible, indelible, Inkandescent success!

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Accreditations: Licensed Massage Therapist, since August 2022 • Fire Reiki Master, since 2022 • Reiki Master, since 2016 • Certified Kundalini Yoga teacher, since 2016, 250+ hours • Certified Yin Yoga teacher, since 2021, 100+ hours • Martha Beck Life Coach, since 2020 • Certified Pranic Healing practitioner, since 2018

Specializations: Reflexology, Reiki, Pranic healing, CBD massage, pregnancy/postpartum massage, infant massage educator, Hot Stone massage, dōTERRA Touch® Aromatherapy massage, seated chair massage

Book a Massage: Starting at $100/hour

• 60-minute massage, $100
• 60-minute CBD or dōTERRA Touch® aromatherapy massage, $150
• 60-minute Hot Stone massage, $150
• To any massage:
  • add a 15-minute aromatherapy and salt bath foot soak, $15
  • add a 25-minute reflexology massage with an aromatherapy foot soak, $50
• Seated chair massage, $2/minute (clothes-on, minimum 10 minutes)
  • For businesses: I will travel to you and work on your customers for events, customer appreciation days, and more! Call for details, 703-346-6975

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The Gifts of Seated Chair Massage

Today at Breathe, unlock the benefits of seated chair massage, which relieves tension, reduces stress, improves circulation, and promotes relaxation. Just 10 minutes in the chair can help relieve neck pain, backaches, and carpal tunnel syndrome.

Licensed Massage Therapist and Kundalini and Yin Yoga teacher Hope Katz Gibbs will be on hand to help you relax into your parasympathetic nervous system, where your body will heal itself.

Sign up for your 10-minute massage today, just $20: Text or call Hope, 703-346-6975