Our Team
MIMI RAVNDAL, LMT
Mimi has been practicing massage therapy since 2006. She graduated with a BA in Physical Education from FSU then continued her education at College of Natural Health in medical massage.
Growing up competing with elite gymnasts and eventually leading a top national dance team, Mimi learned at an early age the importance of muscle movement, body awareness and body mechanics. She understands the wide spectrum of muscle movement and stress the body undergoes while training and the compounding factors that accompany an athletic way of life
While she tailors each treatment to ensure the client’s needs are met, Mimi will also use the session as a chance to educate and help her clients to recognize and respect the connections throughout the body. Whether the treatment plan calls for separating tissue, creating space between muscles, “unsticking” fascia or nerves from impingement, Mimi will integrate multiple modalities including neuromuscular work, myo-mobilization/re-education, trigger point therapy, assisted stretching, myofascial work and, often difficult to find, intra-oral work, among others to accomplish relief and results. Not only is the treatment an education for the client, Mimi takes the time to learn about each client and their situation, optimizing results.
Mimi’s work has evolved over the years and in addition to bodywork for conditions such as tennis/golfer’s elbow, shin splints, plantar fasciitis, etc. she began focusing more & more on TMJ disorder, a painful and disruptive condition that she herself suffered from for most of her life. For over 14 years she has worked and continues to work with many clients who suffer the energy draining, debilitating symptoms including headaches (“eye headaches”), little to no range of motion in the jaw, frozen or locked jaw positioning, painful popping/clicking of the jaw, grinding or clenching of the teeth and jaw at night or while concentrating and overall soreness, achiness or tired feeling around the jaw. Mimi has come to realize that the protocol of specialized spot and intraoral soft tissue treatments that she has been developing can achieve noticeable differences in pain relief and range of motion for her TMJD clients. She is looking forward to continuing her work with TMJD clients and hopes to help more people find relief from this frustrating disorder.