Your first massage, at the Inverness studio
Plenty of people get to seventy without ever having had a massage, and then feel awkward asking the basic questions. So here they are, in plain words. An hour at the studio is $79 and ninety minutes is $109.
What you take off
Whatever you're comfortable taking off, and nothing else. Some people keep everything on, and we work through clothing or work seated in a chair. That is a completely normal session and it gets the same hour.
You stay covered the whole time. Only the part I'm working on is uncovered, and it is covered again before I move on. You never have to ask me about that and you never have to explain yourself.
What happens first
We talk. What hurts, how long it has been going on, what you have already tried, and what you're worried about. Then I leave the room, you get comfortable under the covers, and I knock before I come back in.
You can stop at any point, for any reason, and you don't have to give me one.
Things people are embarrassed to ask
You don't need to shave your legs. It does not matter what shape you are. It's fine if you fall asleep and it's fine if you talk the whole hour. Nobody has ever done anything on my table that I have not seen before, and I promise I am not thinking about it. Mary S. left a review that puts it better than I would: "Not only did she do an amazing job. But went above and beyond to make sure I felt better before I left."
Questions
Do I have to talk?
Not at all. Some people chat the whole hour and some say nothing after the first five minutes. Both are completely normal, and I take my cue from you.
What if I don't like it?
Tell me and we change it. Pressure, pace, where I'm working, or whether we carry on at all. Saying so in the first ten minutes is not a complaint and it is not awkward, and it's the most useful thing you can do.
What do you need to know about me before we start?
Any medications you take, anything a doctor is looking after for you, and any surgery in the last year. Blood thinners in particular change how I work. None of it is nosiness, because it decides what is appropriate, and it's easier said on the phone than remembered on the table.