Nikki2 - RMT Quality Massage

[Devokwd]

Hello fellow massageplanet.netites,

I have recently posted a comment with regards to Nikki [Nikki2 on massageplanet.net]attached to her schedule thread in response to comments made by someone else and their having had difficulties getting to her place on time for an appointment. It appears both the original comment and my own response have been removed. (rightfully or not, I would like to suggest threads be moved instead of deleted in the future if the reason is 'wrong area'.)

I am taking this opportunity to repeat my comment included in a review.

I had been trying to get an appointment with Nikki for a few weeks, but my limitations in the timeframe was getting in the way. She has a very friendly voice, and is consistantly plaisant to deal with on the phone. Her schedule has been extended in the last few weeks, and is sometimes even accomodating outside the posted schedule when she can. I was able to get a 10am appointment on a Saturday as I hoped to get.

Where she lives is somewhat of an unknown territory for me, and I didn't want to take a chance and get there too late. So, I left an hour early to get there - my appointment was at 10am on the Saturday of the Indy week-end, and I was driving south from the viscinity of Newmarket. #1 - I didn't know about the Indy race, #2 - Road Constructions could not be forethought... I had just pulled in the Burger King lot near her and getting out of my vehicule at 9:59, yet needing to walk for a bit in search of the actual appartment building and ring up. I have to say, the directions she gave me were very straight forward, and her place easy to find. It must have been close to 10:10 when I met up with the tall, dark hair, bubbly Nikki at her appartment.

When I told her my concerns about getting in late, she put my mind at ease. She indicated not to worry so much - she spaces out her appointments so as to get a bit of rest for her hands and arms between massages (and I would say she can use that time - her massage is really deep tissue RMT quality - I should know, having received deep tissue massage from an RMT recently as well), as well as allowing for the possibility we, clients, might be late (no, I'm not the only one going out of his way to see her, despite the unknown territory). If like me, you should tense up on your way there just being afraid of getting there late - or worse - being afraid to miss getting the appointment - her massage will clear that too!

Shower was offered both before and after the massage. I had booked the 60 minutes N/NR 2SOG, and is well worth it. She has a room dedicated to massages, soft music and light, lots of fresh towels. The massage is deep, she makes sure you are ok with the pressure she applies throughout the massage, and she is very pleasing to the eyes. Never heard the phone - so I assume she turns it off, as advertised. She is no clock watcher. Despite being a few minutes late, I got a full hour - and perhaps even a bit more.

For those that like to know, she uses grapeseed oil for the massage, and I found it exceptionnaly pleasing when she used it for the releases. I found it was fairly easy to wash/rinse it off in the shower after the massage too, unlike some other oils I have experienced with past massages.

Do not ask for pics or website... she does not have any of those - and she clearly indicated in past threads the reasons for that. I've only seen good reviews for her, and having seen her myself, am happy to report that she lives up to them all the way. If you can't think of seeing her without seeing her picture first, then it's just too bad... I see it as an opportunity for me to have a better chance at a return visit!

Thanks Nikki!

 

[ManWell KMA]

Uh oh. Somebody has tripped one of my pet peves. Voodoo medicine.

Okay, water doesn't flush toxins from the body. Fat doesn't lubricate joints. Ginsing doesn't "...get the lead out."

Water is good for you. No doubt. But the idea that there is poison floating around in your body, that the water somehow exits your throat and flushes unfettered through your body, and then carries the poison out ur respective pee hole is insanity. It's tantamount to blood-letting and leetches.

I drink a lot of water. It prevents cramping during sports activities, it aids in the efficient production of new blood cells, it provides hydration to cells that require it to properly function, it will replace stagnant fluids in the kidney and bladder that one could argue ought not to be there any longer than necessary, it will aid in digestion by softening tissue and promoting decomposition and encouraging the growth of bacteria in the stomach, it will provide a momentary cooling affect as it chills the blood supply which is then circulated, like a radiator (though it's not particularly effective in this capacity, it does tend to give momentary relief).

But people aren't transmissions or oil pans and they aren't flushed by a glass of water!!!

(Okay, I feel better now).

 

[MiSS iNDEPENDANT bro]

That is funny, when I was doing my annual check up with my doctor, we chatted about this very topic. I was told to drink lots of water because it helps to flush the toxins from your body. When I was quitting smoking, I told by another doctor to drink lots of water to flush out toxins that smoking accumulates in the body. I guess the doctors were wrong, or were they?

 

[Anna]

I had an amazing LEGIT session earlier today sponsored by my company. I smoked a Marlboro & then downed a whole can Coke. I felt the burp brought the cigarette toxin out of my body.............

 

[Greg B]

Alot of advanced medical science is, looked at a certain point of view, is insanity. The Placebo Effect is insanity. Quantium Physics is insanity. Suicide bombers are insanity.

Drinking more water helps you pee more efficently is pretty tame.

Oh, and to be on topic, Nikki2 is highly professional and gives a great massage.

 

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There are many, many toxins in our body. All of the food we eat contains
substances (manufactured chemicals), that are placed in our food to grow bigger produce, more flavour, or simply to addict us to continue to purchase the product. "Diet products" are a perfect example.
Only organtically grown vegtables contain no additives/chemicals.

If you ever have a high colonic (high enema) the practioner will show you all
the toxins that have been clinging to the wall of your colon and slowly reabsorbing
itself back into your body. It looks like about a cup of vaseline/jelly. Hence
the growing rate of colon cancer. Of every cancer.

Metal fillings also play a part in depositing toxins into your body. Aluminium
pots used for cooking also seep the aluminum into the food that is cooking.
ALL deodorants use Aluminum in their product, and it is now labled on the front of
the packaging to show you how much metal you are rubbing into the very thin
layer under your armpit that will absorb anything that you put there. College
students in the 70's were sometimes known to dip tea bags into their favourite
alcohol and keep it under the pit to get a buzz. This area absorbs anything.
Deodorants are mind killers. It has been linked to Alzheimers. All health
food stores sell natural ones, you just have to apply them more frequently.
Even your daily shower depostis chemicals that they use to clean the water
into your body through your ears, but we used to drink that water anyway. lol.

All skin problems are due to toxins in the system. Skin problems are toxins
in large amounts coming to the surface of the body.
I could go on and on about all the s**t in our systems, but it's kind of depressing.

 

[whateverchic2006]

athlete, fyi, calcium helps prevent cramping.

Water helps promote circulation bring potassium/calcium to the extremities . Banana does a better job of preventing and relieving cramping. Look for it in marathons & long distance bike rides.

So you are not a fan of naturopathy. Too bad. But you do pee, I hope...and toxin leaves the body...

Water the great essence of life. Many Asian cultures are big into herb soups as intake of nutrient and rip toxins. Many diseases are toxin related. Juicing is another great Health promotor & disease fighter as we typically cannot consume so much veg/fruit in such dosage. Unfortunately, saw their benefits at too late stage...

Should try Nikki's suggestion for a world of difference after a proper soothing deep-tissue massage.

 

[Anon]

Water flushes toxins, it does to some extent, but I don't see that anywhere in the curiculum.

I too have to take issue with the way alternative medicine has overused the term toxins. It's an umbrella word, with nebulous meaning, generally indicating incomplete comprehension of the problem at hand.

Water is used by the body in a very measurable way. Pumping more water in than is needed can have adverse effects such as loss of appetite, dilution of ADH in the stomach, leading to false thirst, and in severe cases hyponatremia, and excessive tissue swelling.

Having said that, in northamerica we do need to drink more water though we all too often reach for soda (which takes water from cells to digest), or coffee or tea or alcohol - all diuretics. Our high protein diets also require more water to digest and process.

So while I disagree that water seemingly seeks out toxins and flushes them out, I do think we all probably need a bit more water in our diets.

8 cups a day they say. Have one in the morning, have one at first break, have another at lunch, one in the afternoon, and one at night before bed - thats 5 already. And a cup is 250ml its easy to drink in a quick gulp.

 

[Fun-sizedd!]

I agree with Nikki2. The function of the kidneys is to clean the blood in your circulatory system. It does this by a natural dialysis process. Water is the trasnsport medium, from the blood through the kidneys and into the bladder, by way of the ureters. THAT is what human and mammalian anatomy teaches us, plain and simple.

Those who are unfortunate to have badly functioning kidneys, or non-functional kidneys, must undergo dialysis treatments to cleanse their blood. This process also involves water transport across the artificial kidney dialysis membranes.

shakenbake

 

[IceCreamFreak]

Wow! I never expected my review to head in the direction of Voodoo! Who do? You do! lol - sorry... I couldn't help chuckle at all that.

Well, I'm no expert either... but... Nikki made a statement I just wanted to comment further on:Though, as she also indicated, she is not RMT, I have been to an actual RMT, and he discussed with me this water consumption issue during both the first AND the second visit to him. (I've seen him a few more times since - I find him to be a very good massage therapist, and I was very pleased that Nikki's massage was so much alike!). And, HE too explained in length the benefits of a hot bath following a massage. Now, this RMT I have seen several times is German - so at my next visit I will just have to ask him: Were these the recommendations/teachings of the Canadian, or the German Therapeutic Massage Programs?

---> Or! Could it be that it is just a common sense thing... What did we learn in school? Our bodies are composed of what? about 2/3 WATER????

Can't remember where, but seen somewhere else that:
Body - about 70% Water
Bones - about 22% Water
Muscles - about 75% Water

Though the percentages may vary depending who or what site you consult, what it boils down to (hoping you could appreciate the pun), still is: it makes reasonable and common sense then that drinking water, or bathing in it, would be beneficial to our body systems one way or another.

I drank my water then, am making a point to keep drinking 8 glasses daily (roughly 2L), and feel all the better for it. Unlike stated by someone else in this thread, I do not agree that it could be just a "Placebo" effect. Being one to donate blood every 2 months or so, I have been registering better health indicators, starting with the blood pressure levels, since I have been starting to drink water this regularly. (Before you say it, I'm not saying it is the only factor that made it so... but it is the most dramatic lifestyle change I have made in the last 6-8 months - other than getting a new car and a new TV!)

If someone here thinks they know better, and can convince the government agencies to revise their teaching programs, please - do not let us hold you back.

Ok - that was just my 0.02 worth!
Great day everyone!

(Now now... don't anybody cry... and if anyone does, don't lick the tears off... That is salty water... someone I'm sure has a study that says it ain't good for you... )

 

[fishie]

Whether RMT, Chiro, alternative med, similar philsophy in terms of natural healthy lifestyle, less chemical and natural med.


Few times I gave without prior fluid intake, they had to stop for me to drink a cup of water or OJ, before it starts flowing again.

True Toxin is over use in many cases with reference to waste from the body. Using the kidney reference early, if waste stored inside body too long, can become toxic/poisonous to the body.