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I have been a practicing massage therapist since 2005 and I am licensed and insured in the state of Pennsylvania.  Over the course of my career, I have mostly worked for chiropractors, so my massage techniques have evolved into something that is deeply relaxing yet still focuses on problem areas.  During a massage session, I pull from many different modalities depending on what my intuition says my client’s body needs.  This can include but is not limited to trigger point therapy, myofascial release, gentle stretching, reflexology, and lymphatic drainage.  I’m also certified in massage cupping and have gotten overwhelmingly positive feedback from my clients who receive cupping therapy from me.

Aside from general aches, pains and muscle tightness, I have over a decade of experience working with things like sciatica, plantar fasciitis, frozen shoulder, scoliosis, tension headaches, tennis elbow, and carpal tunnel.  My massage oils are botanically infused and I make most of them myself, so this only adds to the healing I can offer to clients on my table.

I am a judgement-free therapist and do not discriminate based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, body type, religion, financial status, or ability.  I work on everyone: marathon runners, construction workers, new moms, still pregnant moms, busy parents, people with desk jobs (they can be the hardest on your body!), teens, grandmas….Everyone deserves healing touch!

My current rates are $75 for an hour, $120 for 90 minutes, and I usually incorporate cupping into your session.

Why cupping?

Cupping has become part of my everyday practice for so many reasons. Here’s what I tell someone coming to me receiving cupping for the first time:

~ Instead of the “pushing” action of my hands during a massage, the cups create a “pulling” action as the suction pulls muscle and fascia up into the cup. This lifts and separates stuck tissue, inviting in fresh blood and lymph while creating more elasticity.

~ Done properly, cupping shouldn’t hurt. Quite the opposite, actually. From giving and receiving cupping, I find that it puts you into a deeper state of relaxation and you can fell a release of tension and even and itchy sensation as blood flow returns to the area and your tissue “wakes up”.

~ It reduces inflammation by creating inflammation. (what?) I know, it sounds counterintuitive. Your body’s way of dealing with any type of injury is the inflammation process. When that process can’t complete itself, inflammation remains and the injury cannot heal. By creating localized inflammation with the cups and then using my hands to help your body get rid of it, you’re kickstarting that process again and telling your body there’s still work to be done there.

~ It helps me get more done in a session. By using my hands as well as the cups, I can cover more ground during your massage by using multiple modalities at once while not being so hard on my body. It’s a win-win.

~ I have also seen cupping help people release emotional tensions built up in their bodies.

If you are interested in scheduling an intuitive bodywork session with me, please email me at hayes.ruthie@gmail.com and I will send you a new client intake form.

Be well!

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I’ve been kinda quiet on here lately (because life), but somehow, we’ve made it to April, and Bealtaine is on the horizon- my most favorite of the Celtic festivals (by a narrow margin over Samhain). The Bealtaine Gathering Box is always all about hawthorn and the sensual, fiery magic of Sacred Union. Swipe to see what will be in this year’s box!
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❣️My heart opening cordial, Anam Cara
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🕯Hand dipped beeswax tapers rolled in hawthorn leaf + flower (a set of two will be included)
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🌸Bealtaine Maiden face mask with powdered hawthorn berry, leaf, and flower, lavender, rose, and French green clay
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....and I’m toying with the idea of adding one other thing, but haven’t decided yet. A hawthorn electuary maybe? Keep an eye out here for more updates!
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Tentative release date: Friday April 16th. Mark your calendars! 
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If you’re looking for another way to stay grounded in these changing times, the new Spring Equinox module of @sharonblackiemythmakings Sisters of Rock + Root is now up. I’ve written a booklet on how I connect with the energy and medicines of the land with each season, including herbal recipes for food and medicine, personal stories, journaling prompts, and simple meditations and rituals. 

If my seasonal Gathering Boxes have sparked an interest in you to learn more about the myth and medicine of the Celtic year, then you will really enjoy Sisters of Rock & Root. It's a revolving course that you can do at your own pace, and you can sign up anytime throughout the year. See more in Sharon's description below:
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'Sisters of Rock and Root is a unique year-long self-study online course: an experience for those who want to delve deeply into wild myth and archetypes. You’ll work with story to connect with the cycles and seasons of the year, and the themes associated with them as they arise in your own life. In this course, myth is matched with medicine. Herbal recipes and land-based meditations for each season will encourage you to connect with the medicine of the land, and especially of herbs and plants, in a grounded, rooted way.'
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💚  I hope that we can find a way to celebrate our Irish heritage today that doesn’t perpetuate negative stereotypes or rip open tender ancestral wounds. I hope that we can reclaim this day from the drunken cartoon it has become. I hope that we can reconnect with a deeper, truer sense of what it means to have Irish blood. I hope that we can collectively re-instill the divine feminine in our lives and return to tending the sacred wells. I hope that we can relearn the stories of the old gods and goddesses of our ancestors, fearing and loving this wild, animate landscape as they did, and I hope that this relearning sparks a deep remembering in you that cannot be extinguished. 💚 .
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According to the annals of my Facebook memories, i According to the annals of my Facebook memories, it’s been 2 whole years since I last set foot in Ireland. Every time I go, I leave a piece of myself there and bring a bit of Ireland back with me. So last spring, when I was a week away from getting on a plane to embark on my third trip, the world came to a screeching halt, and I was heartbroken to have to cancel.
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During my last visit (the previous year), I went on a little solo pilgrimage of sorts and found myself in this stone circle during a hurricane. One of the best Slightly Irresponsible And Maybe A Little Terrifying Things I’ve ever done. Life was about to change drastically and traumatically, and the medicine I received from the stones that day was something that helped me navigate the roughest times.
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The season of unfurling is approaching, and soon t The season of unfurling is approaching, and soon the daylight hours will outshine the darkness. 
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In keeping with the rhythm of the seasons, I’m working on my Spring Equinox newsletter. If you’re interested in what I’ve been up to at Mother Hylde HQ and what I’m working towards, there’s a signup link in my bio.
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My newsletters are a little bit personal blog, a little bit “buy my stuff”, and this one will have one of my favorite spring nettle recipes in it as well as a little poem I wrote for this season of unfurling.
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I’m also including a coupon code in there for 25% all hydrosols and oxymels in my shop, so you might wanna get on that. 💖
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Dose #2 done. Take that, c*vid. Dose #2 done. Take that, c*vid.
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