Welcome Tory Topaz - Apple's New Massage Therapist

Apple would like to give a warm welcome to our new massage therapist Tory Topaz.  Tory comes to us from Bountiful, Utah with 11 years experience in massage therapy.  Tory graduated from Utah College of Massage Therapy with recognition for outstanding academic achievement as well as Weber State University where she earned a degree in Psychology, graduating with department honors.  Along with her degress and honors, Tory is also a member of the American Massage Therapy Association.

Tory is dedicated to and passionate about physical and mental health.  She believes massage therapy is a powerful tool one can use for stress reduction, preventative healthcare, and happiness.  She specializes in reducing chroinic pain through deep tissue and cranial/sacral work.

What are these types of massage?

• Deep Tissue: Deep Tissue is the art of finding and working out knots found in the body and muscles.  A muscle's structure and integrity is restored.  The increases strength, flexibility, and range of motion.  It is an intense body work not for the faint of heart! Tory became passionate about deep tissue massage while attending massage school.  She had injured her neck 13 years earlier in a snowmobiling accident and for the next eight years suffered from headaches.  Gradually over that time the headaches became continuous and chronic.  Tory lived with constant pain in her neck for another five years.  In school after the class on deep tissue she became pain free.  Even now, 11 years later, Tory rarely suffers from stress headaches.
• Cranial/Sacra: Cranial/Sacral massage was developed by a surgeon.  This type of massge can alleviate dysfunction around and effecting the central nervous system (the brain, spine, and cranial spinal fluids.)  Clients remain clothed and simply lie on the massage table.  Five grams of pressure is applied to various cranial bones to release any jamming of the structures.  It is a profound and deeply relaxing technique.  By using a "still point" hold on the head or feet for one half hour the cranial beat is stopped and the nervous system gets a "vacation."  Being held in a still point for 30 minutes is equivalent to 6 hours of deep sleep.  Cranial/Sacral is very effective for over stressed and exhausted states of being.

Here's what Apple Member Amanda Gardner had to say about her Cranial/Sacral massage from Tory: "Tory gave me a Cranial/Sacral massage that was phenomenal!  At the end of the half hour I was feeling very rejuvenated.  Ten minutes after that I had energy I never knew I had and it carried on for the next few days.  This massage was like a vacation for my neural system."

If you are interested in trying these or other massages with Tory, you can schdule appointments at the Front Desk.  Tory offers 30, 60, & 90 minute massages.  Massages available Monday - Saturday 9am-1pm & 4pm - 8pm by appointment.  Now you can charge massages to your Apple Account!