FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
General
• What days are you open and what are your hours of operation?Higher Self Massage & Healing is open Monday through Friday (and sometimes weekends), from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., by appointment only.
• How do I schedule a massage or healing session?To schedule a massage or healing session, call or text Christine at 727-410-6719. If she is with a client and unable to answer, you can leave a message letting her know what days and times you prefer and she will return your call or text as soon as possible.
• What are Christine’s qualifications?Christine is a Licensed Massage Therapist, a Certified Brennan Healing Science Practitioner, and a Brennan Integration Practitioner. She graduated from the 6-year advanced energy healing and process facilitation program at the prestigious Barbara Brennan School of Healing. She has been practicing energy healing work and massage since 2009, and began her full-time practice as the owner of Higher Self Massage & Healing time in 2014. She also has her Level II Certification in Reiki, has shamanic training, and extensive training and experience in transformation through Landmark Education.
• How much are the sessions and what form of payment is accepted?MassagesOne hour massages are $120.
90 minute massages are $180.
Higher Self Signature Massages are $200
2-hour massages are $240
Energy HealingEnergy Healing sessions – the first session is 80-90 minutes for $250.
Sessions thereafter are 1 hour for $180
Combo Sessions
1 hour massage with 1 hour energy healing – $300
90 minute massage with 1 hour energy healing – $360
Cash, check, credit card, Zelle, CashApp, and Paypal are accepted.
MASSAGE
• How long are the sessions?
One hour, 90 minute, or two hour sessions are available. Or a client can opt for the Higher Self Signature Massage which is 75 minutes of massage and 15 minutes of energy healing, concluding with a blessing.
• What kind of massage is available?
Each massage is tailored to each particular client and that client’s needs and preferences. Deep tissue, relaxation, therapeutic, sports massage, and massage with aromatherapy are available. Christine uses Swedish massage as her base technique, and incorporates various other modalities, such as cranial sacral, trigger point, myofascial work, sports massage, shiatsu and energy work into her massages depending on the client’s needs and preferences.
• What kind of lotion is used?
Only organic massage lotion is used. This is a light lotion which absorbs easily into the skin and does not leave a greasy residue.
• What is your draping policy?
Clients are draped with a sheet while receiving massage at Higher Self Massage & Healing. Clients disrobe to their comfort level in the privacy of the massage studio while the therapist waits outside and the therapist does not enter until the client is underneath the sheet on the table and notifies the therapist that it is okay to enter. Clients’ privacy is always respected.
ENERGY HEALING
• What is Energy Healing?
chakra_fbThe human body is made up of energy and is in fact surrounded and interpenetrated by a human energy field. If the human energy field is healthy, balanced, clear, and charged, it supports optimal health and well-being on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels. If it is not, it does not support optimal health and well-being and dis-ease and/or dysfunction can begin to manifest. The energy healing utilized by Christine helps to balance, clear, and charge the human energy field facilitating healing and optimal well-being on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels. It also facilitates alignment with the client’s life task and soul longing, and connection with and expansion of each client’s individual and unique Divine Essence. Most importantly, the work Christine does helps facilitate a deep coming home to and embodiment of Self, the truth of who the client is, the sacred I Am.
• What are the sessions like?
Each session is approximately one hour long (except for the first session which is 80-90 minutes long due to the intake process of the first session). During the intake, Christine connects into the client energetically and receives information, and assesses the client’s energy field. While seated, Christine works with her client in body-mind psycho-energetic work designed to identify and facilitate the coming home of pieces of the client’s soul or essence that are in separation, producing profound and deep healing at the fundamental core of the issues presented. Then the client proceeds to the table for hands-on healing which is divinely guided. The client lies on the massage table, fully clothed, and Christine places her hands on the client in various positions to balance, clear, and charge the client’s energy field, support alignment with the client’s life task and soul longing, and helps remove blockages to embodying Divine Essence. Guidance may also be channeled through to the client during the healing, as well as sound healing, toning, chanting, and light-language. Clients typically experience deep relaxation during an energy healing session, sometimes experience a release of emotion and/or energetic blocks, and often experience going to a very deep and peaceful place. Each session, however, is unique as are each client’s experiences during a healing session. For more information on clients’ experiences, see the Testimonial Page by clicking on the “About” tab above.
• What are some examples of issues Energy Healing sessions can address?
Physical dysfunction/dis-ease Pain Feeling stuck in life Depression, anxiety, fear Relationship issues Life Transition issues Feeling unclear about life path, life purpose Feeling disconnected from self, others, or the Divine Self esteem Wanting to go to the next level in life Clients seeking or in the midst of personal growth & transformation
* Note, if a client has a diagnosed mental or physical illness, it is recommended (and depending on the condition, may be required) that he or she be in the care of a medical professional while he or she is an Energy Healing Client at Higher Self Massage & Healing.
• Do Energy Healing sessions have to be done in person, or can they also be done long distance, and if so, how does that work?
Energy Healing sessions can also be done long distance, meaning the client does not have to physically be in the same room with the healer. Clients can receive Energy Healing sessions whether they are 10 miles away or 10,000 miles away from the healer. This is because the Energy Healing is not limited to or restricted by time and space. Rather, the work takes place in dimensions not governed by these limitations. Long distance energy healing sessions are just as effective as hands-on sessions where the client is in the same physical space as the healer. Clients receiving long distance healings can frequently feel in their body where the Energy Healer is working while she is working there. In some cases, clients prefer long distance Energy Healings because they can receive them in the comfort of their own home, they do not have to travel to and from the healer’s office, and they have as much time as they want after the healing to rest, relax, and allow the Energy Healing work to integrate.
• How do I schedule a massage or healing session?To schedule a massage or healing session, call or text Christine at 727-410-6719. If she is with a client and unable to answer, you can leave a message letting her know what days and times you prefer and she will return your call or text as soon as possible.
• What are Christine’s qualifications?Christine is a Licensed Massage Therapist, a Certified Brennan Healing Science Practitioner, and a Brennan Integration Practitioner. She graduated from the 6-year advanced energy healing and process facilitation program at the prestigious Barbara Brennan School of Healing. She has been practicing energy healing work and massage since 2009, and began her full-time practice as the owner of Higher Self Massage & Healing time in 2014. She also has her Level II Certification in Reiki, has shamanic training, and extensive training and experience in transformation through Landmark Education.
• How much are the sessions and what form of payment is accepted?MassagesOne hour massages are $120.
90 minute massages are $180.
Higher Self Signature Massages are $200
2-hour massages are $240
Energy HealingEnergy Healing sessions – the first session is 80-90 minutes for $250.
Sessions thereafter are 1 hour for $180
Combo Sessions
1 hour massage with 1 hour energy healing – $300
90 minute massage with 1 hour energy healing – $360
Cash, check, credit card, Zelle, CashApp, and Paypal are accepted.
MASSAGE
• How long are the sessions?
One hour, 90 minute, or two hour sessions are available. Or a client can opt for the Higher Self Signature Massage which is 75 minutes of massage and 15 minutes of energy healing, concluding with a blessing.
• What kind of massage is available?
Each massage is tailored to each particular client and that client’s needs and preferences. Deep tissue, relaxation, therapeutic, sports massage, and massage with aromatherapy are available. Christine uses Swedish massage as her base technique, and incorporates various other modalities, such as cranial sacral, trigger point, myofascial work, sports massage, shiatsu and energy work into her massages depending on the client’s needs and preferences.
• What kind of lotion is used?
Only organic massage lotion is used. This is a light lotion which absorbs easily into the skin and does not leave a greasy residue.
• What is your draping policy?
Clients are draped with a sheet while receiving massage at Higher Self Massage & Healing. Clients disrobe to their comfort level in the privacy of the massage studio while the therapist waits outside and the therapist does not enter until the client is underneath the sheet on the table and notifies the therapist that it is okay to enter. Clients’ privacy is always respected.
ENERGY HEALING
• What is Energy Healing?
chakra_fbThe human body is made up of energy and is in fact surrounded and interpenetrated by a human energy field. If the human energy field is healthy, balanced, clear, and charged, it supports optimal health and well-being on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels. If it is not, it does not support optimal health and well-being and dis-ease and/or dysfunction can begin to manifest. The energy healing utilized by Christine helps to balance, clear, and charge the human energy field facilitating healing and optimal well-being on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels. It also facilitates alignment with the client’s life task and soul longing, and connection with and expansion of each client’s individual and unique Divine Essence. Most importantly, the work Christine does helps facilitate a deep coming home to and embodiment of Self, the truth of who the client is, the sacred I Am.
• What are the sessions like?
Each session is approximately one hour long (except for the first session which is 80-90 minutes long due to the intake process of the first session). During the intake, Christine connects into the client energetically and receives information, and assesses the client’s energy field. While seated, Christine works with her client in body-mind psycho-energetic work designed to identify and facilitate the coming home of pieces of the client’s soul or essence that are in separation, producing profound and deep healing at the fundamental core of the issues presented. Then the client proceeds to the table for hands-on healing which is divinely guided. The client lies on the massage table, fully clothed, and Christine places her hands on the client in various positions to balance, clear, and charge the client’s energy field, support alignment with the client’s life task and soul longing, and helps remove blockages to embodying Divine Essence. Guidance may also be channeled through to the client during the healing, as well as sound healing, toning, chanting, and light-language. Clients typically experience deep relaxation during an energy healing session, sometimes experience a release of emotion and/or energetic blocks, and often experience going to a very deep and peaceful place. Each session, however, is unique as are each client’s experiences during a healing session. For more information on clients’ experiences, see the Testimonial Page by clicking on the “About” tab above.
• What are some examples of issues Energy Healing sessions can address?
Physical dysfunction/dis-ease Pain Feeling stuck in life Depression, anxiety, fear Relationship issues Life Transition issues Feeling unclear about life path, life purpose Feeling disconnected from self, others, or the Divine Self esteem Wanting to go to the next level in life Clients seeking or in the midst of personal growth & transformation
* Note, if a client has a diagnosed mental or physical illness, it is recommended (and depending on the condition, may be required) that he or she be in the care of a medical professional while he or she is an Energy Healing Client at Higher Self Massage & Healing.
• Do Energy Healing sessions have to be done in person, or can they also be done long distance, and if so, how does that work?
Energy Healing sessions can also be done long distance, meaning the client does not have to physically be in the same room with the healer. Clients can receive Energy Healing sessions whether they are 10 miles away or 10,000 miles away from the healer. This is because the Energy Healing is not limited to or restricted by time and space. Rather, the work takes place in dimensions not governed by these limitations. Long distance energy healing sessions are just as effective as hands-on sessions where the client is in the same physical space as the healer. Clients receiving long distance healings can frequently feel in their body where the Energy Healer is working while she is working there. In some cases, clients prefer long distance Energy Healings because they can receive them in the comfort of their own home, they do not have to travel to and from the healer’s office, and they have as much time as they want after the healing to rest, relax, and allow the Energy Healing work to integrate.