MOVING
MEDITATIONS
with Rissa Wray, LMT #29057
Move more.
Feel Better.
Get stronger.
with Thai Massage
Yoga & Mobility
and Strength Training
MOVING
Move more.
Events
golden hour thai yoga + soak
sunday, aug 23rd
6-8pm • the soaking garden
7427 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97203
Golden Hour Thai Yoga at the Soaking Garden is a luxurious and cozy event featuring the unique Ruesi Dat Ton yoga modality from the Thai Healing Tradition, followed by sauna, cold plunge, and hot tub soaking in the gorgeous outdoor garden space located in St. John's neighborhood of NE Portland!
The "Thai Yoga" session takes place in the upstairs Wellness Studio and will feature postures, exercises, breathwork, plus some self-massage techniques guided by teacher Rissa Wray of Moving Meditations.
After class, we will have one hour to change, rinse off, then enjoy the outdoor cold plunge, sauna, and hot tub, as well as snacks and refreshments! The Soaking Garden features two cold plunge tubs, a steam sauna, and a hot toub that fits eight. There is a picnic table, outdoor shower, and changing rooms for a comfortable transition between class and soaking time.
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BOGO PROMO Special Offer!
BOGO Thai Massage + Strength Session
Buy a One Hour Thai Massage and get a FREE One Hour Strength Training Session with Rissa!
Thai Massage Sessions take place at Moving Meditations Massage, located at 1600 SE Ankeny St (enter the door on the corner, not through the gates).
Strength Sessions take place at Slow Steady Strength Training, located at 1408 E Burnside St (inside Whole Body Fitness).
Please text Rissa with any comments, questions, or concerns:
(727) 222-7074
*In-home sessions are also available with a small travel fee if outside 5-mile radius service area.
**Strength sessions must be booked within 2 weeks of Thai Massage session (note: this means put on the calendar, does not have to occur within 2 weeks)
for more info about strength training with rissa, visit:
Thai Massage with Rissa
Serving the Portland Area
Thai massage, also called Thai Yoga Massage
is the folk bodywork of Thailand. It features assisted range of motion and compression along sen (energy pathways of the body) in order to balance the flow of lom (“winds,” or animating movement).
The therapist uses their hands, thumbs, elbows, knees and feet to apply pressure to your muscles and leverage range of motion in various positions. This type of massage can be both relaxing and energizing as it helps to reduce stress while restoring ease.
Each session is catered to the individual needs of each client - whether athletes, working people, retirees, yogis, or people with special conditions. For these sessions - which take place on a futon-like mat on the ground - clients should wear comfortable clothing in which they can stretch and move around easily.
WHAT TO EXPECT IN A SESSION WITH RISSA:
Range of Motion + Compression. Efficiently and effectively releasing tension to free up better movement in the body.
Wearing comfortable clothing in which you can stretch and move around easily.
“Playing Dead” (aka relaxing your body) - there’s no need to help unless otherwise prompted by the practitioner!
Noticing how the techniques feel to different parts of your body - any patterns in your thoughts or emotions. Try to practice non-attachment, letting go of tension, effort, and resistance.
Receiving is a skill Between the practitioner’s techniques and how you are feeling that day, we are trying to find your edge - the extent to which you can release into discomfort. Too much discomfort can cause the body to contract and reject the therapeutic techniques; too little might not elicit the desired effects. Together, the client and practitioner try to find this “edge” - not too much, not too little.
Learn more about Rissa Wray and Moving Meditations Massage in SE Portland!
Schedule a Session:
Location
Come see Rissa for Thai Massage at:
1600 SE Ankeny St, Portland, OR 97214
Located inside Three Fir Counseling, on the corner of Ankeny St and SE 16th Ave.
This cozy neighborhood office space is centrally-located and features free street parking, two waiting rooms, and a laid back comfortable vibe.
Come kick your shoes off and experience a grounded stretch and massage session with Rissa Wray, LMT (#29057)!
Strength Training
Stop overlooking important modifications your body needs to practice exercise! It's a common misconception that something is structurally wrong with your body and therefore you can't move in certain ways or engage in certain activities. Really, it's a matter of finding the right entry point of what you can do right now. Every exercise can be modified, and it’s never all-or-nothing! Then, the real magic happens when you practice regularly and consistently while giving yourself time to get better at it. Sometimes we get so excited to get started, we get overzealous and hope we will achieve even more by sheer force and determination! This is exactly how we can injure ourselves, though - by trying to do too much, too soon, and simply overwhelming your tissue's capacity (muscle, tendon, bone, etc.) to bear a certain load.
Lots of factors affect our physical capacity, including (but not limited to): genetics, personal history, stress level, sleep, diet, economic, social, and environmental factors. Other times, pain has become chronic and the nervous system hyper-sensitive. In these cases, turning the volume down on the pain is an important factor in determining the volume, load, and duration of your workouts. This is a collaborative process, where your feedback about how you feel after a session is essential to plotting the path forward! Together with your coach, you will progress forward, adapt as needed, and keep going.
Strength training is a practice that if you engage in it regularly and consistently, will physically transform your body! If you don't move it, you lose it - but that doesn't mean you can't gain it back 😉 The trick is, not being in a rush! Because this is something we can do for the rest of our lives.
about rissa
Rissa Wray is a healing arts professional from St. Petersburg, FL who specializes in Thai massage, yoga, and strength coaching. She’s worked with individuals, couples, and groups to help people move better and feel better - actively and passively, alone and together.
Rissa has been practicing Thai massage for 13 years, and has taught this form of bodywork to everyday couples, partners, and friends for about 11! Rissa has also been teaching yoga since 2014 with experience in Hatha, Ashtanga, Flow, Restorative, and Thai Yoga - the yoga lineage of the Thai healing tradition.
Rissa loves to offer one-on-one sessions, group classes, workshops, retreats, and popup community events in the Portland/St. Pete/Tampa Bay area and beyond!
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