In my Las Vegas massage practice, I use hot stones (radiant heat), a floor-standing mineral heat lamp (far-infrared heat), and a handheld red light wand (red light and near-infrared heat), and they each have a different job. If you've wondered about the warmth of the stones, the lamp beside the table, or what I'm doing with the wand, this is what goes into that part of your session.

Today I attended the ABMP CE Summit on pain, and one of the courses I took was "Assessing Pain by Tissue Type and Underlying Cause" with Ann and Lynn Teachworth of Trunamics. Here are the parts of it I'm taking back to my Las Vegas massage table and my chronic pain clients.

The second course I attended today at the ABMP CE Summit on pain was Rethinking Shoulder Pain with Whitney Lowe of the Academy of Clinical Massage, and it opened with one of my favorite subjects: anatomy. Whitney first went over the architecture of the shoulder.

Las Vegas massage therapist Christina Aldan of Luckygirl Bodywork brought a massage pop-up to Sweat Equity Studios' Halloween community party Saturday, October 24, 2026, at the studio's Arts District home at 1409 S Commerce St, Suite 110, Las Vegas, NV 89102.

Christina Aldan's 12-week online coaching program for shoulder pain that keeps coming back By: Luckygirl Bodywork, LLC LAS VEGAS - Oct. 23, 2026 - PRLog -- Las Vegas massage therapist Christina Aldan has launched UnPattern Your Shoulder, a 12-week online coaching program for people whose shoulder, neck, and jaw tension keeps coming back despite trying multiple solutions. The program covers anatomy, guided imagery, self-myofascial release, movement, emotional resilience trai

This morning I sat in on a two-hour masterclass called "Vision Training for Movement Professionals," taught by Dr. Eric Cobb of Z-Health, and I took a TON of notes. If you've never heard of his work before, you should immediately buy one of his programs. Today's masterclass was a more in-depth look on the eye drills that I already use in my coaching program.

Bodywork looks calming from the outside. You're on your feet for hours, bending, bracing, reaching, and using your hands all day, while keeping attention finely-tuned to tiny shifts in tissue and breath. You're also holding space for people who are in pain, stressed, grieving, or scared. That takes strength, and it takes presence, and presence costs energy. After a full day, a lot of us feel it in the hands, forearms, shoulders, low back, hips, feet, and nervous system.

Guided Imagery - Allowing yourself to settle into meditation. Making any movements or shifts that allow you to relax and feel comfortable. Beginning your connection to your breath. Beginning to lengthen the inhale. Soften. Extend those exhale. Allowing a sense of ease and release to travel across your face and down your shoulders. Allow your body to feel a sense of settling in, sinking down, letting go.

Hot stones come with your massage at no extra charge. I prep lots of tools and use them as needed (or requested) as part of your Las Vegas Myofascial Swedish massage session with me, Luckygirl Christina Aldan.

Guided Imagery - As you settle into meditation, allow yourself to breathe. This meditation will just be breathing. Feeling the movement of air across your nostrils. Noticing the difference between the inhale and the exhale breath. Feel the movement across your skin, the temperature of the air. Noticing the space between inhale and exhale.

Pain can take over your life in ways you never expect. For weeks, client struggled with moderate to severe discomfort in their sacroiliac region. Sitting, standing, or even walking became a challenge. If you're searching for "Las Vegas Massage Therapist near me," then book your next Las Vegas massage appointment with me.

Guided Imagery - Allow yourself to settle in by exhaling. Soften your body. Soften your face. Exhale. Exhale. Noticing what your body feels like. The prominent sensations, the areas that are most notable to you. And asking yourself what emotions, what thoughts are dominant right now? What am I feeling in this moment?

I want to tell you about the four weeks at Therapy on the Rocks in Sedona, Arizona that transformed my life in the fall of 2024. Sedona gave me the space. The Therapy on the Rocks team gave me the structure. My body did the rest.

I recently earned a continuing education credit through ABMP's website by watching a recorded webinar called Presence, Boundaries, and Emotional Resiliency, led by Cal Cates and Kerry Jordan of Healwell.

Community service is more than a hobby or a line on a resume. It is a powerful response to the injustices that can make us feel powerless. When systems fail or discrimination persists, serving others reminds us of our shared humanity and the change we can create together.

Las Vegas massage therapist, Christina Aldan, offers chair massages at Kapihan2, a community mental health gathering hosted by Healthy Fil-Am Nayon at the Valley Health System Training Center

Christina Aldan announces the launch of The Lucky Library: a membership-based resource library designed to give people online access to tools, education, and guidance needed to understand their bodies, regulate their nervous systems, and release chronic pain patterns.

Visiting an exhibition like this can be eye-opening. It turns abstract concepts into real, visible structures and shows the beauty of human biology in a way that books alone cannot. Whether you are a student, a massage therapy client, or simply interested in health, seeing anatomy in this way can deepen your appreciation and knowledge.

Guided Imagery - Allowing yourself to settle into meditation. Making any movements or shifts that allow you to relax and feel comfortable. Beginning your connection to your breath. Beginning to lengthen the inhale. Soften. Extend those exhale.

What you’re often seeing is a well-documented physiological loop called the pain–spasm–ischemia cycle (also known as the pain-tension cycle). Once you understand this sequence, a lot of chronic pain patterns start to make sense.