From Maine to Massage Table: Release & Replenish

October – Release & Replenish

A Season for Letting Go, Slowing Down, and Coming Home to Yourself

This fall, my daughter and I flew home to Maine to spend time with my mom in the house where I was raised. Every time I go back, something inside me softens—the air feels slower there, and life moves to the rhythm of the tides.

In past years, I’d try to fit it all in: spending time with old friends, eating at my favorite restaurants, checking off the long list of things I thought I should do. But this time was different. I chose to slow down.

We spent our days exploring the property where I grew up—catching caterpillars, climbing trees, and picking apples that smelled like childhood. We baked cookies, harvested vegetables from the garden, made messy crafts at the kitchen table, and walked barefoot in the grass while the wind whispered through the pines.

We took quiet trips to the ocean, collecting shells and sea glass, walking the smooth, salt-cured rocks, toes in the sand as the waves hummed their steady song. At the lake, Freya chased minnows while I watched the glassy surface ripple with light, loons calling softly in the distance.

Something about that trip reminded me of what I try to hold space for in my work—the power of slowing down, listening, and allowing life to move through you instead of always moving ahead of it.

Ayurvedic Let-Go Ritual

Inspired by that feeling of homecoming, this month’s featured treatment is the Ayurvedic Let-Go Ritual—a grounding, Vata-balancing massage designed to calm the nervous system, support emotional release, and ease seasonal anxiety.

Through warm herbal oils, slow rhythmic strokes, and gentle craniosacral holds, this ritual creates a deeply safe and nurturing space for your body to release what it’s been holding. Warm stones melt away tension, while breathwork helps you reconnect with your inner rhythm.

After your session, take your time—whether you choose to rest quietly in the waiting area, head home for a peaceful evening, or sit in your favorite spot outdoors to reflect and journal. Let your integration unfold softly, in your own time.

Focus:

Emotional Clearing
Nervous System Reset
Nourishment & Reconnection
Seasonal Transition

Special Touch This Month: Ayurvedic Dosha Balancing Tea

Each session concludes with a cup of Vata Balancing Tea—a soothing blend of organic herbs and spices that ground, warm, and calm from within.

Ingredients: Cinnamon, Fennel Seed, Ginger Root, Roasted Chicory Root, Licorice Root, Cardamom & Nutmeg
→ Calms the nervous system, gently warms the body, and supports digestion.

Serving Tip: Sip slowly. Reflect. Let your breath be your anchor.

You Don’t Have to Power Through

When we pause long enough to listen, our bodies often tell us exactly what they need. This season, I’m noticing how much we all carry—silently. The mental fatigue, the emotional load, the tension that creeps in between breaths.

Massage offers more than release—it offers a homecoming.
It’s where your nervous system remembers safety.
It’s where your breath deepens again.
It’s where you remember: you don’t have to do it all alone.

Let October be your reminder that slowing down isn’t weakness—it’s wisdom.

This season, may you find time to wander slowly, breathe deeply, and listen—to the ocean, to the wind, to your own quiet voice within.

💛 Book your Ayurvedic Let-Go Ritual at miraschoppe.com
and step into this season with ease, warmth, and grace.