I am always looking for interesting body treatments. Why? Because often I am stressed out from working on multiple deadlines and spending so much time on the computer. It’s not easy to do this and while I do have the opportunity to take breaks, I make an effort to do some self-care. And one of the great things that I try to do when I have the time is to get a massage! It’s the most relaxing thing I can think of — short of taking a vacation. While I don’t get them too often, when I do, I walk away from that self care opportunity feeling like soft butter.
Because my friends know I have a love for massages, often I get asked where someone should go to get a top notch massage. The person I think of first is Johnny Ray from CARIÑO MASSAGE.
THE CARIÑO MASSAGE
Cariño Massage was developed from theories of ancient Central American Papil and Mayan Indians and their practice of “anointment of oil.” Many cultures around the globe view massage as a necessary part of life for a person to be whole and healthy, not just as a luxury or special occasion gift.
The “Carino” style combines fluid, circular strokes using the palms, fingers and knuckles, with focused integrated breathing (much like that of yoga-style breathing techniques). Muscles are stimulated from multiple directions and pressures, while the therapist maintains contact with the body throughout the entire treatment period. The therapist uses the same sequences for each client (providing a consistent experience for every massage), but also modifies the experience based on each client’s needs.
ORIGINS OF THE “CARIÑO” MASSAGE
Meet the creator of the “Cariño” technique ~ Johnny Ray Nelson, CMT of 30 years
In the three decades since Johnny Ray first obtained his massage certification, he has studied a wide range of therapeutic techniques that serve as the foundation for his signature style called the “Cariño Massage.” These techniques include Swedish, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, Sports, Reflexology, Thai, Pre/Post-Natal, Lomi Lomi, Reflexology and Integrated Breathing. He mastered these techniques through the many hours he has spent working with chiropractors, physical therapists, geriatric therapists, and at exclusive spas in Beverly Hills and West Hollywood.
The birth of the “Cariño Massage” stems from a terrifying incident in 2003 when an airplane crashed into Johnny Ray’s apartment building in Hollywood. A three-story fall from his apartment left Johnny with life-threatening injuries, among them a broken back that required immediate surgery.
Professionally, physically, and financially devastated by the accident, and told by physicians in Los Angeles that he would never be able to practice massage again, Johnny Ray sought low-cost rehabilitation in his family’s home country of El Salvador.
In El Salvador, Johnny Ray’s path to recovery was facilitated by a blind healer who used Ancient Mayan and Papil Indian traditions and beliefs for healing, centering, and realigning the body. These Ancient principles forever altered Johnny Ray’s approach and attitude towards healing and would ultimately form the foundation for the “Cariño Massage” technique.
Cariño is a Spanish word used to express deep caring for someone or something, and it was the “Cariño” that was gifted to Johnny Ray in Central America that restored his body, mind, and spirit. This new understanding of healing gave him the faith in himself to start massaging again.
After four challenging years rebuilding his business and fully developing the “Cariño Massage,” Johnny Ray has expanded his private practice into a high-end massage boutique in the heart of West Hollywood. It is here that he keeps the Ancient traditions passed down to him by the blind healer alive by sharing the gift of Cariño with his exclusive client base, and training other licensed, certified massage therapists in his trademark “Cariño” style.
Johnny Ray and Karyn
The Cariño massage:
Our signature massage that is the most thorough, precise, and complete body massage available anywhere. Once the therapist makes contact with the body, they don’t lose contact until the session is complete. This massage style has been praised as the most “adaptable” style to your unique body and its healing needs.
$95 for 1 hour. $135 for 1.5 hours.
the Athletic massage:
The firm version of our signature massage is right for a more athletic or dense body type, recovering from an injury, or for those who enjoy a deep pressure massage. After this massage you will be rejuvenated and revived and ready to get back to the gym, spin class or the jogging trail.
$95 for 1 hour. $135 for 1.5 hours.
the Gentle massage:
This style is recommended for the mama to be, the brand new mother, or for those with more post-surgery or the elderly, as well. (Cariño Massage is just as important in helping ease the joints and organs back into place after childbirth or other mild trauma to the body).
$95 for 1 hour. $135 for 1.5 hours.
Johnny Ray Nelson
carinomassage@yahoo.com
https://www.carinomassage.com
Finding a great place to have a massage isn’t easy, but finding a great masseuse to really help you unwind and unlock your knotted muscles is even harder. Don’t miss this opportunity to check out Carino Massage for their incredible massages! The people I know who have been there had said that you walk out feeling like you are on a cloud.. that their body has not felt like that in eons!
Contact for Carino Massage:
Cariño Massage
8350 Melrose Ave
West Hollywood, CA 90069
323.782.0585
info@CarinoMassage.com
Stevie Wilson,
LA-Story.com
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