Alleviate Therapeutic Massage Clinic

I need to rave about John and Alleviate — so much that I’m writing this first review. In fact, the only reason i even feel comfortable writing this and shouting to the world about John’s service is because I’ve just signed up for a year membership of going to visit him once a month for a massage. Don’t get me wrong — I’m not rolling in the dough, nor have I ever been one to go to any sort of monthly beauty/​spa/​massage therapy treatment. Of course when I’m off visiting various places and a spa is an option, I’ll jump on board — but this, this is different. As someone currently working a desk job, who has only recently left job that I worked two years constantly standing — I’ve had various aches and pains. I try and run a good 2 miles a few times a week and I’ve been going to bikram yoga consistently over the last few months or so — that being said, I’ve always had back pain. John was actually recommended to me by a yoga teacher at SoHot Yoga in Soho (Karen — amazing!) when I asked her what was causing my hips to never seem to be in line. On top of that I’m someone that constantly needs to move my body and back around just to get rid of various aches in shoulders/​neck/​back. Until John. Before my treatment (which was actually off of one of his various offered deals), we had a sit down to discuss my history and where I would like the massage to focus. I tend to be a bit shy in massages — hardly ever speaking up — and never getting the right amount of pressure applied to my back, especially. But this actually felt like a partnership in getting me the best possible outcome. We agreed that given all the annoyance it gives me, he would spend the whole hour just focused on my back, neck and shoulders. This was absolutely the best massage of my life — I could literally feel the tension escaping my body — and now, a week later, my back feels 1000x better than it has in years. For me, this isn’t a monthly relaxing spa date to put on my calendar but assured relief from day to day built up tensions and stress that we all put our bodies under doing various activities. Highly recommended!