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REIKI (50 Minutes $75)
SOUND BATH (25 Min. $30 | 50 Min. $55)
REFLEXOLOGY (60 Min. $85)
"In a Class by Itself"
Not all massages are the same. You deserve the best! Come experience The Body Mechanic of Louisville difference!
Welcome to my practice, where you will enjoy more than just a massage. My goal is to create a transcendent, life-changing that experience, designed to fit your specific need. I pride myself on understanding your unique situation through comprehensive assessments and tailored treatment plans, utilizing any number of healing arts - from Thai mat massage, to Swedish table modalities, Reiki, reflexology and more. Together, we'll explore how your daily activities may impact your well-being and discuss self-care practices to enhance the benefits of our sessions.
My approach is rooted in understanding your body's signals, allowing me to provide relief through a gentle, patient technique that I have honed through years of experience. Rather than relying on traditional pressure questions, I tune into what your muscles need at any given moment. By working slowly and mindfully, I will help you achieve deep relaxation with minimum discomfort. Experience a healing journey that prioritizes your comfort and well-being—there is better way!
In the end, you will leave having had the most unique massage experience, one that leaves you feeling realigned, relaxed, rejuvenated and supported.
Each session starts with us collectively setting your treatment goals or what you'd like to achieve in the session. That input, coupled with my known history of your issues, will create a tailored plan just for you. But, don't just take my word for it - I encourage you to read any one of the 250+ five-star reviews here on MassageBook, as well as on Google, my business FaceBook page or Yelp, then decide for yourself. My style isn't for everyone. But for those who understand the value a good therapeutic massage can provide, you've come to the right place.
What People Say
With over 200 five-star reviews (between Facebook, Google, MassageBook and Yelp), you can rest assured that here you are in GREAT hands. Here's what just a few clients have said. You can read more reviews here.
Michael is the real deal. If, like me, you've been searching for the right fit -- a place where your bodywork time/$ actually go toward making a change in your body (not just a "nice" massage but true, actual restructuring and release) Michael is your man. Each session is tailored to your needs and he really shows up in the session to read your body and find the root causes. He works WITH the tissue to go deep without brutal intensity; only progressing when muscle releases and lets him go deeper. This is REAL, INTENTIONAL, GIFTED healing; all with someone who truly cares and is a master of his craft - creating faster, more lasting change than hours and hours with a pre-fabbed or surface level one-size-fits-all massage. His space is serene, his hands are magic and I'm lucky to call him my friend and healer.
CHRIS C.
October, 2025
Michael has changed my life!!! He has a TRUE GIFT of healing and has not only helped me through physical pain, but also in the process has helped me to heal mentally and emotionally as well. He is extremely professional, has a calming and beautiful space, and a genuinely loving presence that allows you to comfortably experience relaxation and healing. Additionally, Michael created personalized Bach Flower Remedy drops for me that to my own surprise helped me immensely! I cannot recommend Michael highly enough!
BECKY M.
December, 2024
In a word - Magical
MICHAEL H.
July, 2025
The absolute best. Hands down. Great massage therapist, but even more so an all round great person!
COLTON W.
January, 2025
Michael is extremely skilled at finding the sources of my aches and pains, the symptoms as well as the underlying causes, and working them out. The massage space is welcoming and very peaceful. Michael is very professional and just a really nice person, a true healer.
DAVE M.
December, 2024
Service Options
Your session will be tailored to your individual needs, and designed to ease stress, relieve muscle tension, and generally accelerate the body's natural healing processes through increasing blood circulation, utilizing traditional Swedish and/or Thai massage techniques in combination with other modalities, which may include reflexology, active/passive muscle energy, hot/cold therapy, myofascial release, stretching, and more. Please note: Standard massage sessions are 90 minutes; however, for full-body/overall relaxation massage, a 120 minute session is highly encouraged.
REGULAR MASSAGE
SPECIAL PACKAGES
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60 Minute Massage: $92
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90 Minute Massage: $129
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120 Minute Massage: $165
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Reflexology + Massage
30 Min Reflexology+ 60 Min Massage $129 -or- 30 Min Reflexolgoy+ 90 Min Massage $159
ADD-ONS
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Paraffin Wax (hands and/or feet): $14
ABOUT REIKI
Everything in the Universe, including us, is made of atoms, which is nothing more than energy, that binds in various forms to create us and everything around us. Sometimes, however, our energy pathways, referred to as chakras, can become imbalanced, blocked or even closed for various reasons, creating stress, disfunction and even disease. Reiki is an Eastern medicine alternative/ complimentary treatment that recognizes the existence of this energy and the ability for it to be guided and redirected in ways that promote balance and healing. Studies have shown that Reiki aids in reducing stress, anxiety and depression among other ailments. As a complimentary treatment, Reiki doesn't cure or get rid of any health conditions by itself. In a reiki session you remain fully clothed while laying on a massage table. You might feel sensations like heat, tingling, or pulsing where the practitioner's hands are, or throughout your body. Or you might not notice any immediate changes or there may be changes over time. The outcomes are as unique as the person getting a session.
ABOUT SOUND BATHS
A sound bath is a fully immersive meditative healing experience involving the use of "singing bowls" to help open energy pathways, release tension and stress and induce a deepened state of relaxation. In my studio it your session takes place in a luxuriously comfortable leather Zero Gravity chair, which by design will help hasten relaxation even before the session begins, but I go the extra mile to ensure your comfort by also placing a lightly heated face pillow over your eyes and covering you with a light throw blanket. Seven crystal bowls are played in various ways to "bathe" you in mesmerizing, resonant sounds that will transport your body and mind to a place of release, cleansing and openness. The resonate sounds made by the bowls can be intense, so if you are hyper sensitive to sounds, find sounds overstimulating, or suffer from migraines with sound triggers, sound baths may not be for you.
ABOUT REFLEXOLOGY
Reflexology is a scientifically based alternative/ complimentary treatment rooted in the knowledge that our feet, hands and ears contain trigger or reflex points for every organ, gland, and part of the body. It is used to help release muscle tension, organ and gland disfunction, and improve your overall emotional wellbeing. It has also been shown to be effective in treating a host of ailments, including, but not limited to, muscle pain, fatigue, anxiety, bowl regularity, diseases such as kidney, diabetes, sinusitis, arthritis and even cancer, premenstrual syndrome, and headaches/migraines. In my studio two different types of reflexology are offered: traditional (Chinese) and Thai. In general, your reflexology session, unless used in conjunction with a regular massage, will take place in a luxuriously comfortable leather Zero Gravity chair, which by design will help hasten relaxation even before the session begins, but I go the extra mile to ensure your comfort by also placing a lightly heated face pillow over your eyes and covering you with a light throw blanket. Your feet are then cleansed using warm wet compresses treated with a natural antiseptic, like tea tree oil, before a high concentrate CBD salve, especially formulated for feet, is applied. During the traditional style session, pressure is applied using mostly thumbs to specific places of the top and bottom of your feet. If sensitivity is detected, generally that indicates some form of disfunction in that related part of the body while dissipation of tenderness after a short time accompanies an associated improvement in the related area. In Thai style, a wooden tool rather than the practitioner's thumbs are used to apply direct pressure to specific places on the foot. This style is utilized more for its ability to promote relaxation than as a form of treatment for other physical and emotional ailments, as it is extremely hard to ascertain "congestion" in the reflex tissue through use of the wooden tool. Thai tradition also dictates various massage, stretching and energy release techniques be used as part of the session, which are not typical of traditional style. Reflexology is an incredibly relaxing experience, but you may experience intermittent, temporary sharp pains, lasting mere milliseconds locally where pressure is being applied to the foot, to tingling/ electrical impulses in the related part of the body. These are all quite normal.
The Studio
LOCATION
Louisville, KY 40205
Tel: 502-345-6073
HOURS
By Appointment Only from:
10 AM to 6 PM Tuesdays
11 AM to 8 PM Wednesdays and Thursdays
9 AM to 6 PM Fridays and Saturdays
Closed Sundays and Mondays
