Every body is different

Every Body Is Different — And Massage Shows It Clearly

Working with bodies all day strips away a lot of illusions. Society keeps feeding us the idea that there’s a “standard” body: a template we’re all meant to match. But when you’re a massage therapist, that fantasy dissolves fast. You see the real human spectrum, right under your hands.

I work with bodies of every shape, size, texture, and posture. I see and touch small frames, petite frames, large frames. I meet bottoms that are wide, flat, full, bony, firm, soft, or anything in between. Feet are their own universe: narrow, broad, swollen, long, flat, arched, with toes that tell entire stories about footwear, habits, and history.

Shoulders can be muscular, tight, rounded forward, slouched, guarded, or carrying the weight of someone’s decade. And almost everyone - regardless of how their body looks - shows signs of bracing.

A clenched jaw.

Tension along the temples.

Worry lines hiding in traps, in hips, in the small muscles between the ribs.

Stress always leaves a breadcrumb trail somewhere.

People often assume massage becomes repetitive. Follow a routine, apply pressure, job done.

That’s not how it works for me.

The human body may follow the same anatomical blueprint, but the lived experience inside each body changes everything. The way tissue responds. The way breath shifts. The way energy settles or resists.

I start with a rough framework, but the real work begins when I let my hands and intuition read what’s in front of me. Every session becomes a tailored dialogue; body to body, nervous system to nervous system. No two people ever feel the same, and no treatment ever lands in the same place twice.

This is the beauty of massage: it honours difference. It doesn’t demand conformity. It meets people exactly where they are, in the truth of their physicality and the weight they’re carrying.

And when it’s done with presence, respect, and skill, it reminds us that our differences aren’t flaws. They’re fingerprints - unique, useful, and deserving of care.