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I believe bodywork serves us best as part of a lifestyle - and in order for it to be a lifestyle, it needs to be affordable. So I offer the lowest rates I am able to. If the $55/hr rate is still too high for your needs, consider the following ways that I seek to make consistent massage more realistic for the people who really need and value it:
1) Discounts on purchases of multiple sessions: if you schedule and pay for five sessions in a row, you will receive a 15% discount on all services.
2) Referrals. For each friend that you refer, I discount $10 from your next massage.
3) Consideration of trade. Trade can be a very rewarding form of mutual acknowledgement of value, with no middlemen. I will always at least consider trade.
4) Consideration of sliding-scale rates and pro-bono work. A limited amount of pro-bono and reduced-rate massage is available to those demonstrating both physical and financial need.
4) Massage training. If you have a friend or partner who would like to give or trade massage with you, I can teach them and you massage techniques and cater the training session to your particular needs, including an overview of anatomy, body mechanics, and communication. This way you can get more massage through giving and receiving with friends, but with a greater knowledge-base.
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