Since 2011
Since 2011
Relax Ave Day Spa
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Relax Ave Day Spa
We are happy to announce that Josh Han is back. Josh helped us train and teach massage therapists from the start of the business and has helped our business grow. He has 19 years massage therapy experience — including 13 years in an acupuncture doctor’s office — and he is well-versed in pain reduction techniques.
Josh’s specialties are acupressure treatments for frozen shoulder, sciatic nerve pain, tenniselbow, and insomnia.
Please see our SERVICES page for more information about this acupressure treatments.
Acupressure treatments
Tony Sheppard
Tuesday, June 01, 2021
Prenatal Massage Training
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018
Relax Ave Day Spa
Relax Ave News
Since 2011
Deep Tissue Massage Training
Relax Ave Day Spa is proud to let you know that our massage therapists have received additional training by the McKinnon Institute of Oakland, CA in Prenatal Massage. On Oct.18th all of our massage therapists spent 4 hours with a trained professional teacher, Stacey Brown*, who helped us update and maximize our Prenatal Massage techniques for your ultimate comfort and relaxation.
Stacey Brown
Tony has been a bodyworker since 1991. Since that time, he has served as a massage therapist as well as an instructor/director for a professional level massage training program. He utilizes a wide range of techniques in his practice and has worked with a diverse client base, from NFL football players to expectant mothers. His techniques and training include deep tissue, (Esalen inspired) Swedish massage, myofascial release, prenatal massage, ART, trigger point, passive/resisted stretches, and sports massage. Tony's specialty is clinical deep tissue bodywork with an emphasis on relaxation, characterized by long flowing strokes along with whole body integration, myofascial release and joint mobilization.
We’re happy to announce that Nikki Fan has joined us. Introducing our New Thai MassageTherapy and Ashiatsu DeepFeet Bar Therapy from Nikki Fan. Please see our SERVICES page for more information about this luxurious relaxing therapy.
We’re very happy to let you know that all 24 of our massage therapists received 3 hours of amazing deep tissue massage therapy training on October 31st. Our instructor, Tony Sheppard, helped us warm up with a Tai Chi session, then taught us techniques to help us save energy during massage therapy in order to work best for our customers. Tony focused on neck, shoulder, and low back therapy. We started using the new techniques the same day and received a lot of positive feedback from our customers.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Relax Ave Day Spa
Since 2011
Stacey has been practicing massage since 1987, when she graduated from a program in Virginia. In 1989, she continued her training in Sports and Deep Tissue at the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy. Moving to the Bay Area in 1992, she has enjoyed working for local chiropractors, fitness centers, spas and establishing a private clientele. But something was missing … teaching! After 25+ years of bodywork, Stacey now shares her passion and experience with others. She teaches in the Swedish Foundations and Advanced Swedish classes with a commitment to bringing compassion and humor to the classroom.