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West Seattle Massage & Acupuncture

Hello! You’ve found me! I’m back in West Seattle at Spa Phoebe operating independently.

Call or text me directly at 206-669-1285. Or Book Online!

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I combine Eastern and Western massage techniques with Acupuncture for quick, effective results. I specialize in pain reduction and muscle function. Let’s get moving again without pain! I have been in practice for 20 years (30 as an LMT!) and have had experience with many issues including Migraine, TMJ, carpal tunnel, plantar fasciitis, weight management, and back and joint pain.

I work with athletes of all types from Olympic athletes, World Class Strong Men and Women to runners, cyclists and beginners. Everyone has unique challenges to improve their game, feel better, and make the most of their time. There are many myths and mistakes that waste time and impede progress. Navigating the best path to gains and avoid injury is what we’ll do.

It has always been my goal to help my clients find balance between work, play, diet and the issues that interfere with our continued progress and happiness. Our modern lifestyle, stress and the standard American diet (Its called SAD for a reason), are constantly breaking us down. When we learn to manage them well with real, good food; healthy, practical and progressive exercise that’s not just repetitive; and a life that doesn’t leave us unfulfilled and tired; life becomes easier and more enjoyable.

For appointments or questions, call or text me at 206-669-1285. I’ll return your call as soon as I’m able.

Prepaid discount rate packages are available.

Your’s in Good Health –
John Van Hoy, LAc., LMP

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About Me

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IMG_0949Now at Spa Phoebe in West Seattle and Greenlake Elements!

I combine Eastern and Western therapeutic massage techniques for quick, effective results. I specialize in pain reduction and muscle function. As an Acupuncturist, I also treat a broad range of conditions and combine it with manual therapies for a complete treatment. Let’s get moving again without pain! I have been in practice for 21 years as an acupuncturist and 31 as a massage therapist.

I have had experience with many issues including

Back and Joint pain

Migraine

TMJ- Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Plantar Fasciitis

Stress and Anxiety

Depression

Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia

Insomnia

Post-surgical Pain and Edema

It has always been my goal to help my clients find balance between work, play, diet and the issues that interfere with our continued progress and happiness. Our modern lifestyle, stress and the standard American diet (Its called SAD for a reason), are constantly breaking us down. When we learn to manage them well with real, good food; healthy, practical and progressive exercise that’s not just repetitive; and a life that doesn’t leave us unfulfilled and tired; life becomes easier and more enjoyable.

Yours in good health,
John Van Hoy, EAMP, LMP
Text me at 206-669-1285

Spa Phoebe

4801 Fauntleroy Way SW #106, Seattle, WA 98116

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Meditation for Chronic Pain

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Every so often someone comes into my practice with a ‘serious medical condition’ that reminds me why I came to love Eastern medicine. One issue is pain. It has myriad forms and presentations. It has real consequences and causes. It’s common thread is OUR PERCEPTION of it.

I suffered with chronic pain for many years that began, oddly enough, when I ceased regular meditative practice- a coincidence. After several years I began meditating again out of necessity and more than a decade later found a chiropractor that helped me solve the problem.

I don’t know what I would have done without that skill. My pain was such that I was significantly impaired in thought and movement on a daily basis. I was lucky. So many people with chronic pain fight it for years without significant improvement and often debilitating side effects from medications.

I have studied meditation in many forms through Qi Gong, Yoga, Transcendental, and Zen. Now, while I have studied over many years, it still only takes minutes to learn the basic concepts and see real results. By paying close attention to the breath, the rhythm of your body as it rests, the movement inside you constantly circulating and simple posture and counting exercises, you can easily learn useful stress reduction and begin to hone meditative skills.

What does it mean to meditate? To sit and be quiet? Not really. The body and mind are never really quiet. However, learning to channel that energy into something useful takes practice.

Here’s where I come in to help. I’ll help you master that skill while we put together a plan to fix or reduce the real problem. It takes a team and often I’ll recommend that you see other specialists. As you’ll see in the story posted below, meditation can be powerful, but it’s not the only thing. The main protagonist in the story witnesses grief, loss, and the failure of her safety net as she tries to regain control in her life. It is a story I have seen too many times and the main reason I try to be honest and realistic in my treatment, referrals and personal growth exercises (ie. homework) for you. You’ve got the rest of your life to master it.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/04/treating-chronic-pain-with-meditation/284182/ ;

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