Integrated Bodywork By Jennifer

Just a Quick Reminder:

Per my email notification last month, my new pricing is now effective and is updated on my website and booking app as of May 1st, 2026.

New OFFICE rates will be:
* All 30 Min Massage Services - $60
-30 Min Reiki and Flowtrition - $40
-All 60 Miin Services - $100
-All 90 Min Services - $150
-All 2 Hour Services. - $200

-IN HOME *Client Table Required -3 Hours of massage time minimum (multiple clients).
-90 Minute Massage -$175
-2 Hour Massage - $225
*Travel Fee may apply for mileage outside KC Metro.

*Massage Gift Certificates that were purchased prior to the price change will be honored at the previous rate.

I am so grateful that each of you value professional bodywork and for invest in your long-term wellness. It's truly an honor that you choose ME to support your overall well-being, and I look forward to continuing to work together.

With appreciation,
Jennifer

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New Pricing Effective May 1st Click here for an update from Integrated Bodywork By Jennifer!

✨ Updates at Integrated Bodywork by Jennifer

Beginning May 1, 2026, I’ll be introducing updated pricing to continue providing you with high-quality, personalized care and to support the growth of my services.

New Rates:
•30-Minute Reiki or Flowtrition Session – $40
•30-Minute Massage – $60
•60-Minute Massage – $100
•75-Minute Massage – $125
•90-Minute Massage – $150
•120-Minute Massage – $200

As always, my add-on services such as Gua-Sha, cupping and hot stones are always included in the service price. Just let me know in advance or in the notes when booking if you would like to add one of those on.

I’m deeply grateful for your continued support and trust—it truly means everything. My goal remains the same: to help you feel your best in a space that’s calming, intentional, and restorative.

📅 Currently my schedule is booked through middle of May so please plan in advance for scheduling or you can always join my waitlist on my website that will automatically notify you of any cancellations!

📞 502-931-0643🌐 www.integratedbodyworkbyjennifer.com

Thank you for being part of this journey 💛

To My Loyal IBBJ Clients,
I am so incredibly grateful for your continued trust in my bodywork services. Watching my practice grow through your referrals, loyalty, and commitment to your health means more than I can say.

To continue offering the highest level of individualized care, experience - and to support my ongoing education and growth within my practice - session rates will be updated beginning May 1st, 2026.

New office rates will be:
* All 30 Min Massage Services - $60
-30 Min Reiki and Flowtrition - $40
-All 60 Miin Services - $100
-All 90 Min Services - $150
-All 2 Hour Services. - $200

-IN HOME *Client Table Required -3 Hours of massage time minimum (multiple clients).
-90 Minute Massage -$175
-2 Hour Massage - $225
*Travel Fee may apply for mileage outside KC Metro.

Appointments booked prior to May 1st, 2026 will be honored at the current rates.

Thank you for valuing professional bodywork and for investing in your long-term wellness. It's truly an honor that you choose ME to support your overall well-being, and I look forward to continuing to work together.

With appreciation,
Jennifer
& Rosie & Winston too!

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Thank you for your Support - New Rates Ahead Click here for an update from Integrated Bodywork By Jennifer!

🛑🚗⚠️ So big update! I apologize for this being last minute notice as I was just informed, but probably because I did not pay attention to all the details…😬

So there will be some road closures near my office starting Thursday, February 12th!
If you come from the 635 or the Riverside area ( NW Gateway Ave Exit or Waukomis Rd) you will NOT be able to travel down Vivion to my office during the daytime for the next month. This means you will need to either go around to Briarcliff Parkway >169 North and up to Vivion so you can exit and go West to my office or if you are coming from the north down 1-29 you can exit on Vivion West that way!

And… the double whammy is that they are also closing the ramp to 1-29 Northbound from Vivion till November so if you are heading back north from my office you will then need to go west and enter 1-29 from the Gateway Ave Exit.

And I’m sure there might be some other back way routes you can take depending on where you’re coming from but I just wanted to let you know about the main routes available.

Please call me in advance of your appointment if you have any questions! I apologize for this inconvenience!

Excellent Article. Important for both my human and horse clients to understand and the general public!

Massage Therapy can down- regulate and up regulate muscle and fascial tone

The Nervous System Controls Muscle Tone — Not the Muscle Itself

Muscles don’t decide how tight or loose they are.
The brain and spinal cord constantly adjust tension based on incoming sensory information from:
• skin
• fascia
• muscle spindles
• Golgi tendon organs
• joint receptors

Massage and myofascial work change the information coming INTO the nervous system, so the brain changes the commands it sends OUT.

This is how you alter muscle tone.

HOW MASSAGE DOWN-REGULATES (RELAXES) MUSCLES

1. Activating slow, sustained mechanoreceptors

Slow compression, melting pressure, and long fascial holds activate:
• Ruffini endings (respond to stretch + sustained pressure)
• Golgi tendon organs (sense load and reduce contraction)

These receptors inhibit the sympathetic system and drop muscle tone.

2. Reducing protective guarding

When an area feels unsafe or unstable, the nervous system tightens muscles to protect it.
When you use slow, predictable touch, the body interprets this as safety → guarding drops.

3. Improving proprioceptive clarity

If the body has a “blurred map” of an area, it tightens muscles to stabilize it.
Touch improves sensory clarity → unnecessary tension melts.

4. Regulating breathing and vagal tone

Slow, rhythmic touch naturally shifts the horse (or human) into parasympathetic dominance, softening global tone.

HOW MASSAGE UP-REGULATES (ACTIVATES) MUSCLES

1. Using quicker, lighter, stimulating input

Techniques like:
• brisk strokes
• tapotement
• skin drag
• light vibration
• rapid fascial stretch

activate Pacinian corpuscles and muscle spindles, increasing tone and readiness.

2. Increasing proprioceptive awareness

If a muscle isn’t “online,” it often has poor sensory input.
Stimulation wakes up the neuromuscular connection, so the brain recruits it better.

3. Restoring reciprocal inhibition

Tight agonists shut down their antagonists.
If you release an overactive muscle, the underactive muscle naturally activates more easily.

Example:
Release the overworking brachiocephalicus → the thoracic sling activates more efficiently.

4. Improving movement organization

When fascial layers glide better, the nervous system allows more range and activation.

The Key Takeaway

Massage does not strengthen or weaken muscle fibers directly.

Massage changes what the nervous system allows the muscle to do.

You’re not altering the tissue —
✨ you are altering the sensory input so the brain changes motor output.

This is why massage therapists, bodyworkers, and skilled handlers can:
• switch off global tension
• “wake up” weak chains
• balance diagonal patterns
• restore proper neuromuscular sequencing

…and why the effects can be immediate and profound.

https://koperequine.com/25-of-the-most-important-and-interesting-properties-of-equine-muscle/

For those of you that always take care of others.. take care of YOU! Molly is a 💎!

You don’t have to hold it all alone.

Therapy for helping professionals navigating overwhelm, chronic stress, and life transitions.

📍 Kansas (in-person)
💻 KS & MN (telehealth)
🔗 Link in bio

So I get this question all the time from clients. And the first thing I ask them is do you believe you can?

Somehow, in our current world, we get stuck in beliefs that when something happens to us, it will always be that way. Perhaps it’s my positive outlook on life, but I am a firm believer that nothing has to stay the same because the fact is nothing does stay the same! In addition, it’s usually our body’s way of giving us information if we listen!

While there’s certainly limitations with certain severe injuries, illnesses and genetic factors… science has proven that our mind plays a big role in our healing. So the first step to getting better is believing that you can! After that, it’s up to you to continue to be an advocate for your own health and continue to seek out professionals until you start seeing improvements.

I also encourage all of my clients to pay attention to daily patterns in their life of how they use their bodies or more importantly how they do not use their bodies. For example: right handed people always think their tension will be on the right, but more often I find it on the left because that side has less mobility throughout the day.

Once you believe you can get better and you have become aware of your patterns, the key is finding the right professional to help you make the right changes in your daily routine. That can be through physical therapy., a personal trainer, a nutritionist, and obviously your team of healthcare professionals (doctor, chiropractor, mental health practitioner, acupuncturist, massage therapist…etc).

But ultimately, it’s up to you to take action and advocate for yourself, especially if nothing is changing . Don’t be afraid to use multiple practitioners even within the same field to get multiple opinions.

Most importantly, you have to be consistent! Things don’t always change overnight and while I have been called a magician the truth is that even if I help create change, you have to make the changes in your life to keep things from coming back. And that’s not just doing PT exercises til it goes away. That’s making lifestyle changes that will help keep your body in balance throughout your life. 🙌🏻💖💪🏻

If you’ve ever wanted to try a Thai massage.. go see my friend and former colleague Liz!

She is incredible!

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Peripheral Neuropathy and Massage Peripheral neuropathy is damage to peripheral nerves which causes localized pain and abnormal sensations (numbness, tingling, burning, coldness) or loss of sensations as well as muscle weakness, mo…

Woke up and did this routine this morning and I don’t regret it! #3 was amazing for my neck!

15 Minute Full Body Stress Reset: Self-Care Fascial Maneuvers #Fascia These 3 basic Fascial Maneuvers can help reduce 70-80% of the stress in the body, it can be done once or twice a day. If done for 28 days most issues will be...