Our studio is located in Boquete, Panamá, where we offer specialized 1 - 3 hour massage & bodywork sessions, sound and gong baths, workshops & classes.
We are Monique & Blane and we have been Massage Professionals since 1991. We have taught at many schools in the U.S. and abroad and have worked with thousands of clients who have written many wonderful testimonials over the years. Monique authored A Dual Path: Sacred Practices & Bodywork.
You are invited to experience a bodywork that is different than anything you may have previously experienced
Whether you’re coming in for your body or your spirit, you’ve found the right place!
Fully Benefiting From Your Session
We offer an opportunity for an un-rushed, relaxed experience.
We take a limited number of bookings a day to allow for plenty of time for us to get to know your goals and for you to ask any questions. Always feel free to message us if there’s anything you’d like us to know, or you would like to ask, beforehand.
The length of session you book is your time on the table.
We ask that you give yourself the time you need to fully benefit from your session.
Your Time with Us
We ask that you arrive on time and give us a minimum of 24-hours notice if you are unwell or need to cancel for any reason. We do not see clients who have any symptoms of cold or flu. If you have an infection, please notify us. Please assess your health and have a back-up person ready to take your appointment if necessary.
Payment / Sliding Scale
Payment is in cash at the end of your session. All sessions are on a sliding scale. Please see our ‘Prices’ page for details.
the place for those who want hands that listen,
for those who want to leave feeling fully integrated,
for those who know that it’s not enough to touch the body when the mind and soul are thirsty too.
Hand in Hand Massage,
offering extended sessions for those who never want their massage to end
“There is a place that calls you home, its voice bone deep. This place is whispering to you through the night and within each day, reminding you of something that you lost somewhere, or hid some place within the darkness. Yet this place tries to keep in touch, to reach out, no matter how tangled the vines around the doorway have become. It longs for you to wake up and lovingly settle within it, to come back to where you belong. For this place is your body, your heart and your belief in yourself. It’s time to listen, to be guided back. Retracing your steps, shredding the layers until you reach your center. Your bones are literally aching to feel you residing within them, your heart aching for your love and care; wanting to tell your stories to you, and for you to not abandon it any longer. But to feel at home within your very core.”
- Brigit Anna McNeill
BLANE’S APPROACH
What begins as a mystery quickly becomes apparent when intuition is combined with many years of direct client contact, study and working with the body.
Pain and injury can disrupt a life. It can take away a sense of freedom we have come to know and enjoy. In turn this can have a cascading effect not just on our daily life, but on our psychological and emotional health. Eventually it can lead to living a smaller life, one with less joy, and impaired relationships.
My experience has taught me this cycle can more often than not, be stopped and prevented altogether.
By working with you to unravel the dynamics of pain and injury, we work to restore your body to a greater sense of ease and state of health.
MONIQUE’S WAY OF CONNECTING
is un-rushed,
slow and gentle,
using my hands and heart in a considered way to allow for a deep and full experience of relaxation, unwinding and letting go.
My approach addresses the polyvagal system, bringing your dorsal and ventral systems into regulation, calming your nervous system.
Over 30 years experience as a massage professional and a therapist has
taught me that listening
to what is deeper and beyond the spoken word, deeper than the layers of skin and muscle, allows us to hear and feel the rivers and streams that lie beneath. My sessions call you, invite you to go deep, to experience the dream body, the heart at the center of your being, the you that is safe, whole, healthy and at peace.
“The autonomic nervous system, via neuroception, is listening beneath the words for sounds of safety and friendship”.
- The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy, Deb Dana
Our Therapeutic Massage addresses pre and post op issues, aches/pains and injury such as sciatica, hip pain, whiplash, headaches/migraines, arthritis, digestive issues, jaw tension and heart health.
A Hand in Hand Deep Relaxation Massage is for those who love to deeply relax and for those who experience stress, anxiety and panic disorders. Using a combination of sound healing and specialized techniques, these sessions calm the nervous system to help those with busy minds, anxiety/stress, tension and those dealing with grief and loss.
Sacred Bodywork is for those who want hands-on energy work, for those who like to ‘journey’. It is also effective for those with Essential Tremor and other tremor disorders.
Prenatal Massage, Healthy Breast/Post Breast Surgery & Mastectomy Massage are also available.
Hand in Hand Massage sessions are designed to enhance your daily life and address your goals.
“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.” - Rumi
