In Touch, The Blog.

Exploring the deeper tissues of therapeutic bodywork.

Hormones Samuell Bartholomew Hormones Samuell Bartholomew

The Chemistry of Touch: Endocrine Health & Bodywork

Hormones regulate nearly every essential function in your body: stress response, sleep, energy, mood, metabolism, and immune function. When these systems are off-balance, the effects are felt physically and emotionally. Through skilled bodywork, we support the body in rebalancing these hormones by working directly with the nervous system.

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Somatic Memory Samuell Bartholomew Somatic Memory Samuell Bartholomew

Recall and Release: The Body Remembers

Every fall, every heartbreak, every moment of overwhelm you’ve lived through—your body recorded it. Not as a narrative, but as sensation. Tension. Breath-holding. Bracing. Numbness. These responses may have once been adaptive, but over time, they can become the very patterns that keep you stuck.

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Chronic Pain Samuell Bartholomew Chronic Pain Samuell Bartholomew

There’s No Such Thing as “Just Physical” Pain

That tight hip? It might be guarding. That shoulder tension? It might be holding grief. That jaw pain? It could be connected to a boundary that was never honored. Pain is your body’s way of saying, “Something needs attention.” It's not just about inflammation—it’s about information.

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Embodiment Samuell Bartholomew Embodiment Samuell Bartholomew

Embodiment Is Intelligence

Therapeutic touch brings you back into direct relationship with your physical form. And not just the “outer” body—but the inner landscape: your breath, your organs, your fascia, your nervous system, your felt sense of self. At Profound Touch, we don’t just “work on” your body—we work with it.

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Receiving Samuell Bartholomew Receiving Samuell Bartholomew

Receiving Is a Skill

Receiving is an act of surrender—not in the sense of giving up, but in the sense of allowing. When you allow yourself to fully surrender to the experience of bodywork, you open yourself to receiving healing on multiple levels: physical, emotional, and energetic.

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Mobility, Flexibility Samuell Bartholomew Mobility, Flexibility Samuell Bartholomew

Motion is Lotion: Mobility & Flexibility

By targeting both the muscles and the connective tissues (like fascia) that surround the joints, we help restore full functional movement. Whether you're looking to improve your flexibility for yoga, ease discomfort from stiffness, or prevent injury during physical activity, our sessions are designed to help your body move freely and efficiently.

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Sleep Samuell Bartholomew Sleep Samuell Bartholomew

Sweet Dreams: How Bodywork Improves Sleep

At Profound Touch, we believe in helping the body return to its natural rhythms. Quality sleep is essential not just for energy and focus, but for cellular repair, emotional regulation, and long-term resilience. And massage therapy offers a powerful, natural way to support it.

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Structural Bodywork Samuell Bartholomew Structural Bodywork Samuell Bartholomew

A Posture of Peace: The Roots of Alignment

For most people, “alignment” conjures images of rigid posture: shoulders back, spine straight, head high. But true alignment isn’t a shape you hold. It’s a state of perception. A conversation between your body, the earth, and your nervous system. Alignment isn’t about looking correct, it’s about feeling connected.

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Body Mechanics Samuell Bartholomew Body Mechanics Samuell Bartholomew

Tensegrity and Human Architecture

When we work with the body through massage, myofascial release, and structural integration, we’re not just targeting isolated knots or muscles—we’re influencing an entire tension-compression matrix. A restriction in one area affects the whole. A release in one place can bring unexpected freedom to another.

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