Thoughtful bodywork, a grounded approach, and time devoted to you. Personalized massage and sound integration with Nick Novak.
Discuss your goals, pressure preferences, and areas of focus with Nick to find an approach that feels right for you.
Massage tailored to your comfort and goals, whether you’re looking for relaxation or attention to areas of everyday tension.
Modalities include: Swedish, Deep Tissue, Craniosacral, Myofascial Release, and pre/post sports massage.
Quartz singing bowls create an immersive listening experience. Ask about incorporating sound into your session or arranging a dedicated sound experience.
Make room for rest in your own space. Contact Nick to discuss availability, service area, and what’s needed for a comfortable mobile appointment.
Contact Nick for current rates, session lengths, and availability.
Nick Novak brings a strong understanding of biomechanics and movement from his career as a professional show jumping rider at the international level. Working alongside licensed massage therapists throughout his equestrian career shaped his appreciation for individualized bodywork.
Ten years of caregiving for his mother, who lived with multiple system atrophy, a neurodegenerative disease, deepened his patience and attentiveness. During that time, he worked with massage therapists and explored different modalities to support her care.
Today, those experiences inform an approach centered on listening, comfort, and each client’s individual needs.
Planning a wellness day with friends, your team, or your workplace? Group rates are available for multiple massage appointments at one location and private sound integration sessions. Email Nick for a personalized quote.
Curious about how sound integration and massage may support relaxation? These articles explore stress, mood, and the body’s parasympathetic nervous system—the branch involved in rest and recovery.
A study of 62 adults found lower self-reported tension and improved mood after a sound meditation that included quartz crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls, and other instruments.
It had no control group and did not isolate quartz bowls or directly measure nervous system activity. The results are promising for relaxation, but do not prove a quartz-specific effect.
Read Goldsby and colleagues’ study ↗In a randomized laboratory trial of 60 healthy women, two brief massage protocols increased a heart-rate variability measure associated with parasympathetic activity more than quiet rest.
All groups felt more relaxed. This supports an immediate relaxation response, while longer-term effects and results in other populations need further study.
Read the massage and relaxation trial ↗The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health explains massage research, including its use for stress and anxiety in some health settings. Findings vary by condition, and evidence is limited for some benefits.
A helpful overview for understanding what massage may offer and discussing an appropriate approach to care.
Read the NIH massage guide ↗Fascia is connective tissue surrounding and linking muscles and other structures. A randomized study in adults with chronic low back pain compared a specific hands-on myofascial technique with a simulated treatment. Researchers found immediate reductions in left-sided lower-back muscle stiffness and fascia thickness compared with the simulated treatment, alongside short-term pain improvement in the treatment group.
These positive findings suggest that targeted myofascial work can influence tissue measurements and comfort. They concern one technique and short-term outcomes; they do not establish permanent fascial changes or the same effects from every type of massage.
Read the fascia and myofascial technique study ↗Nick’s sound integration sessions use quartz singing bowls as a relaxation experience. These readings provide context; they do not establish that his sessions reproduce study results or treat nervous system disorders.
Email to ask about services, pricing, and appointments. Include your preferred day and whether you’re interested in massage, sound integration, or a mobile visit.
nicknovaklmt@gmail.comAppointments are arranged directly with Nick.