Editor and Writer for The Center for Spirituality & Practice Christian Minister and Sufi Dervish
Mary Lo of Synchronicity Massage is the finest massage therapist I have ever experienced. I saw her weekly for many years until we moved to California last fall. When people here ask me what I miss about New York, I say, Mary Lo.
She is totally committed to body work and every year deepens and broadens her repertoire of practices. Mary is a lifelong learner and has integrated a wide range of techniques into her one-hour sessions. I have been a grateful beneficiary of her ardent commitment to the art and craft of massage, which has been used through the centuries to provide body balance and renewal and support human flourishing.
Mary's gift for knowing what my body needs most is a gift I appreciate; she relies upon both intuition and spiritual improvisation. During some sessions, her strokes and rubs have restored my circulation and provided me with new energy and vigor. On other days, she released muscle tensions and soothed sore spots. In any massage, the movements must be adapted to the situation.
I always enjoyed the ways in which Mary creates a peaceful sanctuary in her massage room. You can listen to her healing tapes or savor the silence. She also makes the most of her hands which are strong, flexible, relaxed, and sensitive.
The final benefits of choosing her as your massage therapist are her wise and skilled use of essential oils, her special talent for reflexology (massaging the feet), her expertise in dealing with the lymphatic system, and her ability to give special attention to injuries, illnesses, or emotional fluctuations. Most of the advice she gave me on body work to do at home or in the office turned out to be helpful and wise.
All of these gifts and talents make Mary's massages into mind-body therapy for people of all ages.