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Fluid Wedding Packages

Are you planning a wedding this summer?  Would you like to feel and look your best on the big day?  Would you like to make your wedding day a relaxing day of bliss for your family and wedding party?  Fluid can help!  Anne loves to help brides get fit with Pilates, yoga, and strength work and she is an expert at relieving stress with massage therapy.

Choose from any of the options below or call Fluid to design a unique package that suits you.

Option 1: Wedding Day Relaxation Package – Set the tone for your day with a relaxing chair massage for each member of the wedding party. $250 – $500

Option 2: Wedding Weekend Package – Treat your family and close friends to some relaxation. Anne joins your group on location and provides daily yoga or Pilates classes.   During the weekend each family member receives a thirty minute massage on the massage table.  The morning of the wedding each member of the wedding party receives a 15 minute neck and shoulder massage. $500 – $1000

Option 3: Bridal boot camp – Want to look and feel your best for your big day?  The bride and her besties meet with Anne for bi-weekly training sessions during the six weeks leading up to the wedding.  These include strength and flexibility work, food journaling and weekly activity check ins.  The bride receives two massages prior to the big day.  The morning of the wedding all members of the bridal party receive 15 minute neck and shoulder massages.  $1200 – $2500 depending on travel.

These are just a few examples of Fluid’s wedding packages.  Call Anne today and she will customize a package to best suit your needs.  503-705-4762

Weight Loss Health Salon this Friday July 29th

Nicole Yezman, Naturopathic physician & acupuncturist and owner of the Clinic of Natural Health presents her second Health Salon here at the Fluid Movement + Massage Sellwood Studio. Our focus this month is weight loss.

“Extra weight on the body is due to inflammation,” says Dr. Yezman. “The first step is to figure out the root cause.”

Nicole Yezman, ND, LAc has done extensive research on weight loss and inflammation in the body.  Dr. Yezman will talk about why we carry extra weight, and offer simple and effective ways to get rid of your excess lbs. in a safe and healthy way. Discussion starts at 6pm Friday night, light snacks & refreshments provided. Cost: $10/person, or bring a friend, $15 for 2 people.

Space limited to ten people and her last health salon sold out. Call 503-729-3617 or email: drnicyez@clinicofnaturalhealth.com to reserve your spot.

Massage Therapy in Sellwood | Massage Therapist in SE Portland


Would you like to escape to a quiet, peaceful and warm space removed from the ringing of cell phones, returning of emails and answering of questions? A place where you can truly relax? Fluid Movement + Massage in Southeast Portland is your place.

We specialize in many types of massage and offer Pilates and yoga training from our Sellwood studio.

Massage is viewed in many cultures as part of a preventive health program. Although one massage will be enjoyable, the lasting effects of massage are cumulative and regular massage treatments are the best way to experience the positive health benefits.

At Fluid Movement + Massage, you can enjoy massage as a standalone service or in addition to strength sessions centered around yoga, Pilates and improving your core strength.

Looking for a gift? Treat your bride to be or birthday girl to some well-needed pampering. Want to reward your employees? Corporate chair massage available in 10 minute increments using no oil and working the head, neck, shoulders, back and hands.


Massage Menu

* Gift Certificates – available for thirty, sixty or ninety minutes. Ask about movement + massage packages
* Single session: $80
* Movement + Massage starter package: A six week intensive that includes five private Pilates or Yoga sessions plus a reward massage and home equipment (yoga mat, ball, or band): Call for pricing
* Corporate chair massage – call Anne for rates
* Fluid Tropical Vacations – join Anne in paradise for a relaxing week of Pilates, yoga, good food and fun.

Remind your body of how good it can feel! Contact us today to schedule your therapeutic massage.

Low Back Pain Study finds Massage Therapy is More Effective than Conventional Treatments

According to this WebMD story a recent study shows massage therapy to be a more effective treatment than traditional therapies.

The study randomly assigned 400 adults with moderate-to-severe low back pain lasting for at least three months to either weekly relaxation massage sessions, weekly deep tissue massage sessions specifically focused on the lower back and hips, or usual care.  After 10 weeks, participants in both massage groups reported reduced pain and improved function compared to those in the usual care group.

Participants reported benefiting from both relaxation massage as well as site specific deep tissue massage.  The researchers can’t explain this but I would guess that any form of positive touch encourages relaxation and reduces pain.

“I think this trial is good news in the sense that it suggests that massage is a useful option that helps some substantial fraction of these patients,” says study researcher Richard A. Deyo, MD, a professor in the department of family medicine at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland.

One physician who was interviewed for this article spoke of the importance of exercise in combination with massage therapy.

“Certainly, it’s not going to hurt,” says Fredrick P. Wilson, DO, director of the Cleveland Clinic Solon Center for Spine Health, in Ohio.  “But it’s a short-term improvement, and it’s certainly not a fix,” says Wilson, who reviewed the study for WebMD but was not involved in the research.

“When we see patients, we push them toward active exercise rather than passive natural therapy kind of a thing. If they can have stronger core strength to support their spine, they’re going to be better off in the long run. So we’re trying to fix, rather than ease, their pain,” Wilson says.

Stronger core strength to support the spine.  I like the sound of that.  What can massage, or better yet the combination of movement + massage do for you?  Call Anne today and she will happily customize a movement + massage program just for you!