Melanie Russell, LMT,RM,ACM, CT License # 003706

I’m very excited to give an update on my massage career. I have fully made the transition out of the finance industry into what I love to do and focus 100% on my Massage Business. My career in finance gave me the means to build my practice, which I am very grateful for. I felt a strong pull from the universe to make the move now. I am very much looking forward to working with you on your healing goals.

Here’s a little background about me. I graduated from Connecticut Center For Massage Therapy (CCMT) and became a Licensed Massage Therapist in 2004. I became a Reiki Master in 2012 and a Certified Advanced Crystal Master in 2016. I have a love and passion for massage and energy work. There's a great deal of satisfaction that I get when my clients are done with a session. I love the look on their faces when they come to that zen moment. I think what made me appreciate pure relaxation and release is having a background in Finance, which doesn't have much zen or relaxation. When you get some zen in your life, you crave more. I needed to make a change. I needed to find something in my life that could help me balance the fast pace of finance and the longing desire to feel peace and relaxation. I was first attracted to crystals. I love that sensation of calm when I pick up a Rose Quartz or Blue Lace Agate. I felt a strong connection to them and started buying them and meditating with them. At the time there weren't any crystal certification courses. I thought Massage Therapy would be a complimentary modality to achieving relaxation. Why not put crystals with massage. I enrolled in CCMT in 2003. I absolutely loved massage school. I met a lot of wonderful like-minded people and we achieved the same goal of peace and relaxation that I was longing for.

After graduation I became a Reiki Master. I then got trained in Transcendental Meditation, which entails meditating twice a day for 20 minutes. It's not just relaxing, but rejuvenating. Finally, Crystal Healing Certification is a thing now. I started studying in 2014 at the Hibiscus Moon Crystal Academy. I practice crystal healing with Reiki and also integrate it into massage. For self care, I practice Tai Chi, Yoga, Weight Training and HIIT workouts.

I'm not just about zen and relaxation, I also enjoy the therapeutic and orthopedic side of massage. I have helped several people with shoulder pain, neck pain, knee issues, hip issues after surgery, as well as systemic issues such as Fibromyalgia, Diabetes and Lyme Disease. I'm also a member of the Dr.Dot International Massage Team, which involves massaging celebrities and roadies, backstage at concert venues. I've met some interesting folks and have seen quite a few injuries. I learned that it's not all partying, fun and games for them. They work hard as well as play hard.

I've worked at a few massage practices over the years. There's always some limitations to what you can do when you work for somebody else. I decided to go out on my own and opened my business, Tranquil Therapeutic Massage LLC in 2017. I can build my practice any way I want it. I can't wait to help you achieve your therapeutic and peace and relaxation goals as well...Namaste