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Special Package
5 Massages, 60 Minutes - $320.00 (save $30)
5 Massages, 90 Minutes - $460.00 (save $40)

$ Denominational $
Gift Certificates
Available in any amount starting at $5.
Use towards any Service with Barry or Nancy Bailey- Massage, Classes, Workshops, Private Stretching Session

     Slumber Extension Time is an added Service that offers the client the option to schedule additional non-massage time immediately following a massage treatment. This additional time may be used for meditation, rest or sleep.
     Slumber Extension Time is over and above the normal five or so minutes I expect a client to spend after a treatment, in order to adjust back to the real world, and to get dressed.
     Slumber Extension Time should be scheduled when a treatment is scheduled to insure that there is additional time available on the Treatment Calendar.

Slumber Extension

Denominational Gift Certificates

Available in any amount, starting at $10.
Use towards a scheduled Slumber Extension.

Bailey Therapeutic Massage
Barry and his wife Nancy opened their Bailey Therapeutic Massage office in 1992. at 9 Nason Street. Seven years later they moved into the space they now occupy at 14 Nason Street.

Bailey Therapeutic Massage has been the winner of the Community Newspapers' Readers Choice Awards - Best Massage in Maynard, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

Cable TV

Watch for Barry's appearances on Barbara Cappadona's Cable TV Show "The Healing Space" which airs on a number of Metro West Public Access Cable TV Channels. Barry has appeared as a Guest on the show three times. He explains how and why Active Stretching works in one show, and then leads an Upper Body Active Stretching Class and a Lower Body Stretching Class on two additional half hour shows.

Menu of Services
Offered by Barry Bailey

STAR Tech^®

     STAR Tech is Healing of the Future . . . Now!
     Soft Tissue Active Recovery Technique (STAR Tech) is cutting-edge healing for soft tissue - muscles, tendons, ligaments and fascia. STAR Tech relieves tightness and pain caused by tight muscles, injured muscles, inflammation, scar tissue and adhesions.
     During a STAR Tech session, the client often works actively with the therapist . Pure STAR Tech is not massage. It is not a passive treatment. STAR Tech work is sometimes complimented with other techniques, and elements of STAR Tech may be integrated into a regular Swedish or Sports Massage session.
     STAR Tech is fast and effective. It stimulates the body to self-heal by initiating the Mind Body Connection.

Sports Massage
     Sports massage treatments focus on the muscles specific to a particular sport or training program. The goal of Sports Massage is to help the athlete recover more quickly and completely from training and competition. Sports Massage also addresses injuries, releasing spasms and speeding healing of traumatized muscle fibers.
     Sports Massage may include deep tissue work, rehabilitation work, stretching and STAR Tech^® work.

Trigger Point Work
     Trigger Points are mini spasms that present themselves in the fibers of muscles. Muscle fibers, reacting to physical and emotional stress or traumas, contract and may stay that way until they receive a message to release.
     Trigger points can be recent in origin, or have been present for years. Trigger Points can accumulate in the body unnoticed until the discomfort or pain becomes great enough to warrant notice. Regular Massage serves to identify these Trigger Points and release them, before they are noticeable by causing pain. For this reason, receiving massage is recommended on a regular basis.
    Trigger Point Work is point-specific work, done to release muscle spasms which relieves tightness and pain.

Deep Tissue Work
Deep Tissue Work concentrates deep work for specific soft tissue problem areas. Numerous terms are used to identify Deep Tissue Work, depending on the teacher.
Deep Tissue work may include Trigger Point work, rehabilitation and muscle re-education.

Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Therapy returns muscles back to normal, following overuse, an injury or surgery.
STAR Tech^®is an excellent RehabilitationTherapy. It offers the body the environment and information it needs to self-heal. By incorporating STAR Tech^®into Rehabilitation, scar tissue is minimized and adhesions are broken up and prevented from returning. Muscles resume working as they were intended.

Muscle Re-Education
Muscle Re-education works to relieve muscles that are acutely or chronically tight. Tightness may be the result of overuse, repetition or injury. Re-education work reminds the muscle fibers to relax and return to their normal, relaxed, shortened length.
Muscle Re-education may be accomplished through the use of Active or Passive Stretching, joint movement or STAR Tech^® treatments.

Stretching Assistance & Instruction
     Active Isolated Stretching and Barry’s simplified version, Pump Stretching, can be incorporated as part of a massage session, or it can be offered as a separate, non-massage Private Stretching Session by itself.
     The client decides what the session will involve. This time can be used as a private teaching session, an active assisted stretching session, or a passive stretching session.
     Active Isolated Stretching is the foundation on which STAR Tech^® is based.
     Active Stretching is suitable for use, and will benefit, all ages and all levels of physical fitness.
    Active Stretching is beneficial for mature adults, athletes of every age and fitness level, dancers, individuals who are "chronically tight", and non-active/non-athletic individuals.

Barry Bailey assists Jack Casey in a
Private Active Isolated Stretching session
Photo courtesy Community Newspaper Company
Karen Sparacio, Photographer

Chi Nei Tsang, Deep Organ Massage
Chi Nei Tsang, or Deep Organ Massage, is based on the teachings of Mantak Chia. Chi Nei Tsang involves deep massage work on the abdominal and chest area. It is Massage work used to detoxify and tone the organs and systems that are located in this area of the body.
Specific Chi Nei Tsang treatments can address male problems including impotence, incontinence and prostatitis.

Swedish Massage
     Swedish Massage is the foundation for many different styles of massage. From this core of techniques, other bodywork styles and techniques may be added to custom design each treatment according to the needs and wishes of the client.
     Swedish Massage addresses specific muscles and causes of pain and uses a variety of strokes and techniques to release tight muscles, relieve pain and relax the client.
     Swedish massage is the style of massage best know and recognized by the general public.

Relaxation Massage
A Relaxation massage is a gentle massage that does not focus on any specific muscle, problem or problem area. Based on conventional Swedish Massage, Relaxation Massage is intended primarily to reduce stress, sooth the body and help the receiver to feel good. Many practitioners believe that a relaxation massage can do wonders in helping the body return to "normal" simply by giving it the chance to do so by helping it to relax.

Ritual / Esalen Massage
     Ritual/Esalen Massage is Barry's personal treatment creation.
     A Ritual/Esalen Massage is the ultimate gentle, Relaxation Massage. Each Ritual/Esalen Massage session is unique, as no routine or set pattern is followed.
     Ritual/Esalen Massage incorporates techniques from Esalen Massage, Trager Work, Tantric Practices, Taoist Massage and Polarity, blending them with conventional Swedish Massage and creating a massage style that is Barry’s own.
     Ritual/Esalen Massage addresses the whole body, mind and spirit, rather than focusing on individual muscles or specific body parts. It is gentle, compassionate and nurturing, and frequently incorporates uninterrupted head to toe strokes. These full-body strokes are intended to help unblock stagnant energy in the body, and to restore energy flow and balance.
     Ritual/Esalen Massage celebrates the body as sacred, employing fluid movement which creates heightened sensation for the receiver.
     The goal of Ritual/Esalen Massage is for the receiver to experience deep relaxation and to feel good about his body. A successful Ritual/Esalen Massage touches the body, mind and spirit, bringing them together into perfect harmony. A Ritual/Esalen Massage feels good, and feeling good is good for your body.

Energy Balancing
     Energy Balancing is used to release blocked and stagnant energy in the body and balance its flow.
     Focused Energy Work using Chi Gong, Quantum Touch and Energy Running give the receiver a feeling of energetic refreshment and balance. Energy Balancing is used extensively in Ritual/Esalen Massage.
     Energy Balancing is often helpful for individuals who have experienced traumatic emotional stress.

Quantum Touch
     Quantum Touch (QT) is powerful energy healing that has been developed by Richard Gordon who is also well-known for his writings on Polarity.
     QT uses touch and breath to encourage and guide the body to self-heal. It is extremely gentle and amazingly powerful.
      Barry is not certified in QT, but has studied enough with Richard Gordon to often incorporate QT into other Energy Balancing Sessions that he does.

Face, Hand and Foot Massage
Face, Hand and Foot Massage can be incorporated into a regular massage session, or it can be booked as a specific treatment of its own.
Clients who specifically like this focus of treatment are asked to request this addition to a regular session.

Reflexology
A Reflexology treatment concentrates work on the feet. Reflexology addresses other areas of the body by association. Each part of the body has a related counterpart in the foot, and by working that part of the foot, the other area of the body can be effected and encouraged to heal. Reflexology can be very useful when a part of the body can not be worked for one reason or another, such as a broken bone or infection.
Reflexology is usually incorporated as a small part of a broader body treatment, and should not be confused with full session Reflexology treatments done by certified Reflexologists.

Stress Management
The identification of the causes of stress, with suggestions for eliminating, reducing and managing stress can be very beneficial to overall wellness.
This service can be part of a regular session, or scheduled as separate consultation time.

Pain Management Consultant
Barry is available to evaluate both acute and chronic pain conditions, and offer suggestions for healing naturally, without drugs.

Barbara offers a variety of soothing, holistically applied treatments that can help restore the sense of balance that we need and desire in our lives. Barbara's artful application of holistic massage, energy healing and astrological counseling, complemented by the restful, non- threatening environment of THE HEALING SPACE quickly reenergizes you while, at the same time, providing a valuable new sense of peace, comfort, and well-being. Barbara strives with each session to guide you ever closer towards the attainable goal of balancing the healing needs of your physical body with those of your spiritual and intellectual self.

Mission Statement

Barbara's mission is to offer you heart-centered assistance that will help find you a smoother, less stressful life path . . . a more pleasant and wondrous path upon which the guideposts are Barbara's unique blend of humor, joy, humility, and compassion.

Barbara established THE HEALING SPACE to provide clients with a “safe haven” where they can enjoy a brief respite from the many stresses of daily life and revitalize themselves, both physically and spiritually.

Barbara is a graduate of the Polarity Realization Institute, Westboro and The Astrology Institute, Lexington.
She is certified in holistic massage, advanced polarity therapy and astrology.
Barbara has studied Soft Tissue Active Recovery Technique (STAR Tech^®) with Barry Bailey, its founder and developer, and uses it regularly in her massage practice.
Soft Tissue Active Recovery Technique (STAR Tech®) Training
            Treatments for the Lower Body, Level 1 – February 2007
                        STAR Tech^® Treatments for the Knees, Lower Legs and Feet
                        STAR Tech^® Treatments for the Back, Hips and Upper Legs
Soft Tissue Active Recovery Technique (STAR Tech®) Training
            Treatments for the Upper Body, Level 1 – January 2008
                        STAR Tech Treatments for Arms, Hands and Lateral Shoulders
                        STAR Tech Treatments for Neck and Medial Shoulders

Menu of Services

Holistic Massage
     Polarity Therapy
     Astrology
     Soft Tissue Active Recovery Technique -
                     STAR Tech^®

For appointments, please call or email Barbara at 508-533-9862 or bc@barbaracappadona.com.
Visit Barbara’s website at www.barbaracappadona.com for a FREE ½ hour gift certificate.
Watch for Barbara's Cable TV Show "The Healing Space" which airs on a number of Metro West Public Access Cable TV Channels.

John Hamm

Westerly, RI
(401) 348-2093
E-Mail: grapenuts@mindspring.com

Healing Work

John is licensed in Rhode Island and Connecticut, where he practices general Massage Therapy and Medical Massage. His treatments focus on relaxation and pain relief, often including Active Isolated Stretching and STAR Tech® work.

Teaching

John works part time at the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy and leads instructional workshops in massage and stretching. He has also assisted with workshops taught by Barry Bailey at several informal venues.

Education

John has a degrees in Physics and Education from Stanford University. He is a graduate of the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy, and is certified in Medical Massage.
John has studied Soft Tissue Active Recovery Technique (STAR Tech^®) with Barry Bailey, its founder and developer.
Soft Tissue Active Recovery Technique (STAR Tech®) Training
            Treatments for the Lower Body, Level 1 – February 2007
                        STAR Tech^® Treatments for the Knees, Lower Legs and Feet
                        STAR Tech^® Treatments for the Back, Hips and Upper Legs

Menu of Services

    Swedish Massage
    Medical Massage
    Relaxation Massage
    Active Isolated Stretching
    Soft Tissue Active Recovery Technique
                 (STAR Tech^®)

Robin G. Smallen, AS, RRT, LMT, NCTMB

RS Massage, Inc.
117 Broadway
Norwood, Ma 02062.
(781) 551-8021
E-Mail: Volswinbig@msn.com

About Robin

     Robin opened RS Massage, Inc. in 1999. Currently she has three other practitioners working with her in this office.
     In addition to her private practice in Norwood, Robin also provides massage for patients, nurses & parents at The Children’s Hospital, Boston, Ma.
    Robin is also a Certified Infant Massage Instructor. Her teachings are for use with infants under one year old. Classes are a week apart for five weeks.

Massage Education

     Robin is a 1997 graduate of The Massage Institute of New England (MINE), and is Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork. She is licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Massage.
     Robin's Advanced Education includes a certificate in Medical Massage through the LMT Success Group, studies with Aaron Mattes in Active Isolated Stretching Techniques, and advanced classes with Michael Young in Muscle Release Techniques.
Robin has also studied Soft Tissue Active Recovery Technique (STAR Tech^®) with Barry Bailey, its founder and developer.
Soft Tissue Active Recovery Technique (STAR Tech®) Training
            Treatments for the Lower Body, Level 1 – February 2005
                       STAR Tech^® Treatments for the Back, Hips and Upper Legs
            Treatments for the Upper Body, Level 1 – May 2005
                       STAR Tech^® Treatments for Neck and Medial Shoulder Pain

     Robin is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA).

Menu of Services

    Medical Massage
    Relaxation Massage
    Sports Massage
    European Stone Massage
    Chair Massage
    Active Isolated Stretching
    Muscle Release Techniques
    Soft Tissue Active Recovery Technique (STAR Tech^®).
     Certified Infant Massage Instructor

Additional Health Care work

Prior to Robin’s massage career, she earned an Associate Degree from Roane State Community College, Harriman, TN in 1981. Since then she has practiced as a fully credentialed Respiratory Therapist & currently maintains those skills by continuing to work part-time in the Respiratory Care Department of The Children’s Hospital in Boston.