Pressure, in your words
How pressure is set here
Nobody knows how firm you want it until you say so. The scale gives you the words, and the checks give you the moments.
Woodrow asks at three points in every session. You never have to guess what a number means, and you never have to put up with more than you chose.
Three checks
At the start: pick a word from the scale
In the middle: lighter, firmer or the same
At the end: how it felt, so next time starts closer
The scale
The four words
Each word, and what it feels like in the muscle.
- 01
Light
Slow, broad strokes on the surface, like a warm hand moving across you. You feel it on your skin more than in the muscle. It suits a first visit, or a day when firm would be too much.
- 02
Medium
Steady pressure you feel in the muscle. You can talk through it and breathe out as it moves. Most people start here and ask for more.
- 03
Firm
Pressure that finds the tight spot and stays with it. You notice it, you breathe out, and it eases. If you start to tense up, we come back a step.
- 04
Deep
Slow, sustained pressure, built up in layers, with a thumb or a forearm on one spot. It is strong and you stay in charge. If you hold your breath, that is too much.
In your words
What people say, and what happens
Short phrases are enough. Woodrow adjusts without asking you to explain.
A little more here
He stays on the spot and adds pressure by one step.
Lighter
He comes back a step straight away, and stays there until you say otherwise.
Slower
The strokes lengthen and the pace drops, with the same pressure.
Not there
He leaves the area alone for the rest of the session.
Stay there
He holds the pressure where it is and waits for you to breathe out.
Stop
He stops at once. You can sit up, change position or end the session.
You can stop at any time
Say lighter, firmer or stop, at any point and for any reason. Woodrow stops right away.