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Gardeners Specials:
3 ninety minute massages, one massage a month for 3 months-$210
6 ninety minute massages, twice a month for 3 months-$390
Regularly Available Packages
3 one hour sessions-$165 / add 15 extra minutes to each of the 3 sessions
6 one hour sessions-$330 / add 20 extra minutes to each of the 6 sessions
Five 90 minute sessions-$400 / add one free 90 minute session to the package
Individual Session Rates:
One hour-$60
75 Minutes-$70
90 Minutes-$85
2 hours-$110
All offers expire when Summer 2012 begins
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| Thank you for taking the time to explore working with me.My name is Larry Wolfe. I'm originally from Boston and have made my home in Portland since 1975. After earning a degree in Elementary Education from Antioch College, my first career was in Early Childhood Education. In 2003 I studied massage at East West School of Bodywork in Portland and in 2004 began my private practice. At East West, two of my teachers were Thai Massage practitioners teaching Swedish Massage and they inspired my learning and passion for Thai Massage. My work has brought me several times to Thailand for studies with teachers of the art. My first practice was in El Salvador. My wife and I were on sabbatical and living in the small town of Suchitoto. Working with Salvadorans the 6 months we lived there immediately illustrated the numerous and diverse ways in which massage can benefit our lives! It was a vivid first practice! Today, working here in Portland, my intent is the same as when I am studying in Thailand or working in El Salvador....to bring massage to you in a safe, healthy, enriching manner. I hope you enjoy perusing the journal entries that follow. There's basic information on the how and what of setting up sessions, directions to my office and info on my trips to Thailand, among other things. And always feel free to contact me with questions and comments. lobomassage@yahoo.com 503-980-5327  Practicing Massage Therapy since 2004
2003 graduate of East West College in Portland, Oregon
Studies in Thailand:
2005 with Mama Lek in Chiang Mai, Thailand
2005-06 with Pichet in Hang Dong, Thailand
2009 at Loi Kroh School in Chiang Mai, Thailand
2010 at Loi Kroh School in Chiang Mai, Thailand
2011 at Loi Kroh School in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Member American Massage Therapy Association
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| Massage Basics  Thai Massage integrates massage, yoga and acupressure. It incorporates pressure with gentle stretches to relax and loosen your muscles, leaving you feeling deeply invigorated and revitalized. We work on a comfortable foam floor mat. You're dressed comfortably in workout type clothing. It resembles a passive yoga session. The feeling is different from Swedish Massage. Many clients go back and forth from Thai to Swedish and vice-versa, depending on their needs, their moods, my suggestions......etc. Swedish massage and Thai massage mix nicely, so you might find some Thai mixed into your Swedish or Swedish mixed into your Thai . Traditional Swedish massage is a european style of bodywork. It is truly relaxing and can also be effective as an aid for easing muscle pain On-Site Massage - Chair massage brings the massage therapist to your business, using portable equipment Chair massage can effectively help relieve tension and discomfort in the neck, shoulders and upper back as well as the arms and hands. Foot Massage - The effects of work on the feet can be felt throughout the entire body. Have you ever had a 60 minute foot massage?  Locations9500 SW Barbur Blvd Suite 106 Portland, Oregon 97219 1905 SE 54th Ave Portland, Oregon 97215 Rates60 minutes-$60 75 minutes-$70 90 minutes-$85 2 hours-$110 HoursMonday 8:30-10:00 / 2-7:00 Tuesday 11:00-7:00 Wednesday 8:30-10:00 / 2:00-7:00 Thursday 8:30-11:00 / 5:00-7:00 Friday 8:30-5:00 Weekends-contact for availability To make an appointment:Call: 503-980-5327 Email: lobomassage@yahoo.com Cancellation Policy:Please notify me 24 hours in advance of your scheduled time to avoid being charged for the session.
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My office is located in SW Portland, near the intersection of Capitol Hwy and Barbur Blvd.
Landmarks include Barbur Foods, Wendys, Tacotime and the Barbur Transit Center. I'm close
to Multnomah Village and I-5. There is easy access from I-5, Barbur Blvd and Capitol Hwy.
This building is also the home of the Oregon School of Massage
Located in the Kristin Square Bldg at 9500 SW Barbur Blvd Suite 106
Parking
Coming in off the street, follow the driveway as it leads you down around to the I-5 side of the building,
where there is lots of off-street parking! Come in the ground floor entrance on that side of the building and follow the signage to Suite 106
 Welcome!
Warm, relaxing and quiet..... | |
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| Calendar of upcoming events..... Waterfront Blues Festival
I'll be working with the Rose City Massage Collective at the West End of
the Hawthorne Bridge:
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 3:30-6:00Saturday Morning Chair Massage-Mt Park Clubhouse Saturday June 9th from 9:00-12:00
Saturday June 16th from 9:00-12:00
Chair Massage Office Visits-call or email to schedule
Email Gift Certificates are available
Another web-site:http://www.amtamembers.com/larrywolfe | |
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| Another trip to Thailand in November 2010. I studied again at Loi Kroh School
in Chiang Mai. I've gone to the Loi Kroh School because they offer one-on-one instruction,
which none of the other schools I've studied at offer. My program this year was for five days,
working each day from 9:00-4:00. I learned a lot of new technique, but of equal value to me is
just being there, building on my understanding and knowledge of Thai Massage, absorbing
what the school and my teacher offer.....the vibe!
Some pictures: Street Massage at the Chiang Mai Sunday Walking Market - 2 hours for 160 baht Street massage is very popular in the Chiang Mai Sunday Market Street Food! On the river in Bangkok. Rice barges, ferries and commuters...a working river. Prayer Bells My Chiang Mai connection for menthol Napa-my massage teacher this year at Loi Kroh! | |
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| I visited Thailand the first two weeks of December (2009).
This year I studied at Loi Kroh in Chiang Mai, taking their
Basic Thai Massage Course, wanting to review, revisit
and relearn Thai massage basics.
Loi Kroh is one-on-one and teaching the Pichet /
Old Medicine Hospital / northern style of Thai
massage. Classes were 9-1,with a tea break
at 11. Teacher and student work on each other,
going through the course material, trading back
and forth.
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After class every day I was next door to the Loi Kroh
Salon for some work from Mai, whose massage work I
was introduced to last year.
She does nice deep, deliberate and intuitive work.
She's the only therapist I worked with while I was in
Chiang Mai. We worked every day for 2 hours. I wanted
to work with the same therapist so we could take the
work from day-to-day.
We were sitting out on the porch chatting after a session
and she suggested I stretch when I get up in the morning-
sitting on the deck showing me... as well as strongly
suggesting that I give up coffee. It felt good to have a
therapist who knew me as well as I hope I know the
issues of my own clients.
The weather was in the 80's during the day,
dipping down into the 70's at night. The humidity was
low, It's like summer in Portland.The food was been
wonderful. I ate a lot with Thais and was taken
for some truly wonderful food. It was a nice life....
eat, sleep, massage. The Reclining Buddha at Wat Po in Bangkok Wooden Wat in Chiang Mai
 Loi Kroh School of Thai Massage in Chiang Mai, Thailand Inside the new Bangkok airport | |
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| I use essential oils in some of my lotions as well as in the air circulating in my office. Here are descriptions for some of the oils that I use with you. Please be sure to keep me informed as to your preferences or allergies to anything listed here....
Camphor, White - White is the grade preferred in scenting detergents, soaps, disinfectants, deodorants, room sprays and other household products. Aromatherapy benefits: clarifying, energizing, purifying.
Eucalyptus - Of the 300 species of eucalyptus trees in the world, Eucalyptus globulus is the best known. Eucalyptus has long been used in topical preparations such as liniments and salves. Cineole is the major constituent. Aromatherapy benefits: purifying, invigorating.
Ginger - Ginger oil has a warm, spicy-woody odor. It blends well with spice and citrus oils. Aromatherapy benefits: warming, strengthening, anchoring.
Grapefruit - The oil is cold-pressed from the peel of the common grapefruit. It has a fresh, sweet, bitter, citrus aroma. It is used to scent citrus perfumes and colognes, soaps, creams and lotions. Aromatherapy benefits: refreshing, cheering.
Juniper Berry - Juniper berry oil is distilled from the dried ripe berry of the juniper tree. Juniper berry oil has a fresh, warm, balsamic, woody-pine needle odor. It is used with citrus oils in room sprays and in masculine and outdoorsy perfumes, after shaves and spicy colognes. Aromatherapy benefits: supportive, restoring.
Lavender -Lavender oil has a sweet, balsamic, floral aroma which combines well with many oils including citrus, clove, patchouli, rosemary, clary sage and pine. Aromatherapy benefits: balancing, soothing, normalizing, calming, relaxing, healing.
Spearmint - Aromatherapists use spearmint to energize the mind and body. A few drops in bath water has a refreshing effect while a facial steam of spearmint oil helps cleanse and tighten pores. Aromtherapy benefits: refreshing, cooling, vitalizing.
Tangerine - Our tangerine oil is pressed from the peel of ripe fruit. It is an orange-colored oil with the vibrant fragrance of fresh tangerines. The oil is used in colognes and occasionally in perfumes.(See Mandarin Orange.) Aromatherapy benefits: cheering, uplifting.
Vetiver - The aroma is rich, woody, earthy and sweet. It improves with age. Vetiver oil is used extensively in perfumery for its fixative effects as well as its fragrance. Aromatherapy benefits: supportive, grounding.
Thank you to the Aura Cacia website for this information.
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My massage practice in Suchitoto, El Salvador in 2004
My wife and I were in El Salvador on sabbitical, just after I
graduated from the massage therapy program at East
West College in Portland, Oregon. We lived in Suchitoto
for 5 months. Nan worked for the City. I volunteered in
the Library, working with preschoolers. I also taught
english in two of the schools in town. My massage office
was this cozy nook in the corner of the courtyard of our
home that's pictured above. For privacy, I hung a sheet.
This was my beginning practice,the environment that I
learned about the wide-open beauty of massage, working
with people who had experienced the civil war in that
country, individuals with MS, expectant mothers, stressed
students....learning how massage can be benefical
on so many different levels,having a hand in helping
healing happen in the world....and so subjective
to each persons experience.
East West College graciously donated the table. it stayed
behind at the Capicitar Clinic in Suchitoto.
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