People ask me all the time, “how can you massage someone for a full hour?” Realistically, I can spend the upwards of 2 hours doing therapeutic work in 2-3 problem areas. Utilizing the parasympathetic response (rest and relax) is crucial to deep tissue work with minimal damage to soft tissue. It takes time to help someone truly relax in a session and that work cannot be rushed. It’s an incredible feeling as a massage therapist to be able to perform deep tissue work on a client that is so relaxed that they fall asleep in session, and when they wake up feeling relief.