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| - I, like many others, found proactive massage on Groupon. Their system to make an appointment is a bit different than most (you can't even look at scheduling until you get approved through the online system), but worked fine. Before coming in for.my massage, I received many emails about protocol and rules (you have to be the one to receive the massage, you must be 15 minutes early, you must fill out a questionnaire before coming in etc), which all is fine. About a week before my appointment I had a bit of a panic moment when I got an email from Groupon saying that my Groupon was expiring and realized that my appointment wasn't until after the expiration date. I had made my appointment well in advance and couldn't recall if this was alright or not, so I emailed Harrison to confirm it was OK and explained the whole situation. In his return email he stated 'read your validation email' and that's it. So I dug up the email from months prior (which I hadn't found initially because it was too old to be stored in my phone) and found that this was indeed OK. I'm not sure why he wouldn't have just replied 'yes.' I was put off by this before even meeting him.
Fast forward to massage day. I make sure to get there 15 minutes early and guess what....No one there. Door is locked. I waited and waited. Harrison arrived 3 minutes before my massage was supposed to start. No big deal except for the many emails I received stating the import of getting there 15 minutes early. No real apology while he set up his office and I waited, but he was friendly enough. He took the time to talk with me about my activities and where I had pain and came up with a plan for the massage - points for that! He also looked at my posture and said he felt my shoulders were a little hunched, maybe from desk work, and offered to release them. He suggested doing a deep tissue instead of a swedish, stating that swedish was like 'petting a kitty'.... Feels nice but does nothing....So I agreed. We headed back to the room where lady gaga was playing (odd choice, but OK).
So here's where things got a little weird again.... He made mention of my 'undergarment' several times, first telling me he'd prefer it to be off but if I were uncomfortable with that I could leave them on...Which I did. I then proceeded to lay on the table for 2 full songs before he came back in the room. Throughout the massage he was mentioning how difficult it made the massage to have the undergarment on....I can see that, but it made me feel a little uncomfortable. He really did a good job with the massage, he explained what he was doing and was very knowledgeable about muscles etc but he also made comments about my body like 'you have really nice abs' which just seemed a little over the line and inappropriate for the situation.
The massage ended at 11:08 (supposed to start at 10, probably started closer to 10:20 ish). He spent time explaining why it's important to get regular massage work, which I understood. As I was about to leave he asked how my shoulders felt and I told him they were much better and moved them around. Then he proceeded to tell me he just realized why I hunch....Because of course I'm so well endowed and as a girl I maybe felt uncomfortable when I was developing......I felt 100% uncomfortable with this.... Why is he commenting on my chest, that is not necessary.
So overall the massage was great BUT I personally felt uncomfortable with this massage therapist so I probably wouldn't return. If you're looking for a good deep tissue massage though and don't mind some idiosyncratic behavior, I'd definitely recommend proactive massage.
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