Fall into chair massage!
With summer vacations officially behind us, many of us are back to work, school, and a more organized schedule after a glorious summer! Many employers are seeking wellness programs to entice their employees back
into the office on a more regular schedule. More and more workers have been required to resume working in the office, which requires more time commuting and less flexibility than working from home. The weather is cooling down, which brings more interest in taking a break or a walk outside during lunch for a quick reset during a busy day. Other ideas to incorporate wellness and self-care into your busy work schedule include office yoga, mobile chair massage, or even just taking a few minutes to stretch or do breathing exercises at your desk. Making sure you have healthy snacks available like packaged nuts, fruit, protein bars, or shakes can also help you take care of your body and boost your energy during a long office day!
Fall is a great time of year for companies to expand and revamp their corporate wellness programs. Many corporate clients have a renewed focus on bringing fresh programs like chair massage, chair yoga, and exercise options to support their employees’ wellness throughout the year. Corporate Massage Kneads, Maryland’s on-site chair massage company, offers the perfect addition to your new or existing wellness program.
What are your plans and desires to bring more wellness into your personal and work life? Corporate Massage Kneads can tailor a program that is both cost and time-effective, while yielding significant dividends and benefits that increase employee morale and productivity, and relieve some of the stress of returning to the office.
Since 2006, Corporate Massage Kneads has offered on-site mobile chair massage services throughout Maryland. We are proud to provide corporate chair massage and wellness programs tailored to fit your particular “kneads”!
If on-site corporate chair massage sounds like a program that can be incorporated into your business and wellness program, we hope to hear from you. Contact us here! We would be honored to be considered as your chosen on-site chair massage company!
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Labor Day is here! Book your mobile chair massage event!
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While we still have a few more weeks of the summer season, many of us consider Labor Day to be the unofficial start of Fall! If you haven’t already, now is the time to finishing buying Back to School supplies, which include new notebooks, pencils, and all the sticky notes that your kids will beg for, if they’re anything like mine! All of the major retail stores have made it easier than ever to get organized with an entire section of school supplies laid out for easy buying with your school’s list in hand.
Busy parents are enjoying the last of their summer vacations before preparing to send their kids back to school, which reminds me of school lunches and coming up with new ideas for easy nutritional snacks to revamp lunches for the coming school year.
In doing some online research, I found that many are going back to the basics when prepping and packing lunches for their kids to bring to school. It is always important to start your kid’s day with a full belly at breakfast. We all know this, but yet sometimes it can still tough to manage, to get everyone fed and out the door for school and work on time. Smoothies that include both fruit and protein can be an easy and delicious breakfast while meeting daily nutrition needs.
From easy go-tos like peanut butter and banana smoothies, to more adventurous blends of fruits and and vegetables, there are many recipes online, depending on how creative you want to get! Adding avocado, yogurt, and nuts to smoothies increases the amount of protein, good fat, and overall nutrition while also making your smoothies thicker, creamier, and more filling. Try out some new recipes on the weekends to find out your kids favorite flavors to make before school breakfasts even easier. Studies show that breakfast positively affects cognitive learning and school performance for children.
Here are a few other ideas for easy and common store items that might bring renewed interest to the contents of your child’s shiny new lunch box: Yogurt, cheese sticks, fresh and dried fruit, hummus and crackers, salsa and chips, peanut butter and celery, granola bars, roll-ups with fun fillings, and trail mix.
Why “knot” change up the routine for your wellness and relaxation in your office? Is your business environment in need of some stress relief, wellness, AND increased productivity? Organize your corporate wellness program with a mobile chair massage event TODAY!
We recently received this review from a new client who enjoyed her mobile chair massage!
“Great! Really enjoyed and I’m thankful for the services! I def plan to be a regular and wish I could book my full lunch hour!”
Optimize health in your office and bring Corporate Massage Kneads, YOUR corporate chair massage provider in Maryland, to offer mobile chair massage in your office for some much “kneaded” stress relief.
For more information on how we can best meet your “kneads”, have your HR Department contact CEO Janet Constantino through the contact us link on our website for more information AND “like” us on Facebook to keep up with our weekly posts.
Request your quote today!
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Sitting for chair massage vs. at your desk!
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Numerous studies and articles indicate that sitting for prolonged periods can negatively impact the modern-day worker. Sitting at a desk for hours at a time leads to increased stress on the spine, which contributes to increased back pain. From our experience offering on-site massage in a variety of locations (offices, manufacturing facilities, and retail operations), we have found that many workers are sitting for much longer periods than their bodies can handle, and suffer from aches and pains because of it.
I recently read that workers on average sit for MORE than six hours per day. Wow! Many are encouraged to take walks and frequent breaks to combat the prolonged sitting, which is great and effective in theory, but in reality, employees are not always able to prioritize these breaks and walks when facing deadlines and increasing workloads.
Fortunately, times are a-changin’ with standing desks, which are becoming more widely used and of interest in many offices. What is a standing desk? A standing desk is a desk that adjusts in height and can shift seamlessly between sitting and standing working heights, which helps workers to improve posture and alleviate back pain and tension. There are many benefits of using a standing desk as an alternative to a regular desk, including increased flexibility, movement, energy, and focus.
A few clients I have spoken to who made the switch to standing desks report reduced back pain, increased energy levels, more flexibility, and more control over their office environment.
There are a few considerations for switching to a stand-up desk:
- Ease into the new desk with a gradual increase of time, as standing for long periods of time can be uncomfortable when you are not used to it.
- Cushioned mats are helpful when using a standing desk because they cause less stress on your joints than standing directly on hard surfaces.
- Make sure to adjust your screen and keyboard settings so that the screen is at eye level for easy use and provides an optimal neck position.
Another way to combat the negative effects of prolonged sitting is to offer an on-site chair massage therapist at your place of work! Although it does involve sitting for a chair massage, the benefits are similar to those derived from using a standing desk, including decreased pain, tension, and stress, as well as increased flexibility, energy, productivity, and relaxation.
Maryland-based Corporate Massage Kneads is your PREMIER on-site chair massage company in Maryland with both employee and employer-paid options.
Let us do all the work and give your staff a stress-relieving change of pace with corporate chair massage! Our clients comment that working with Corporate Massage Kneads allows for easy scheduling and a turnkey operation and wellness program. You can easily read our testimonials here!
Contact me, Janet Constantino, when your company is READY to schedule your WELLNESS program by offering chair massage in your corporate office or other preferred location!
24 years of offering mobile chair massage!
As of August 23rd, 2025. I celebrate 24 
years as a graduate of The Atlanta School of Massage! When deciding to leave my lucrative medical sales job, I felt excited about choosing a trade that uses my hands and business knowledge to offer relaxation and stress relief to my future clients. With the support of my husband, Jim, family, and friends, I jumped into applying to school and prepared for my interview with admissions. Success! In December 2000, I was accepted into the program with a January 2001 start date. The realization that school was full-time and required lots of studying set in. Little did I know that I would open a business offering chair massage in Maryland in 2006!
Deciding to commit to a full-time program of 720 hours of body and schoolwork was one of the best decisions I had made in my career.
Looking back, it was an easy decision as I was always a massage seeker, opting for massage in foreign cities when I traveled for work vs. long corporate-sponsored dinners and drinks. It was healthier, and I felt better the next day!
Massage offers flexibility and immediate gratification to clients seeking services, along with a unique understanding of the body and the movement of the muscles.
Since 2001, I have fine-tuned my skills for on-site chair massage as many clients seek this type of bodywork due to limited time and financial resources. My massage career drastically improved when I started Corporate Massage Kneads in October 2006.
The years have rolled by, and I am filled with gratitude to have chosen this massage as my life’s work. My company, Corporate Massage Kneads, continues to push me to exceed clients’ expectations of myself and those who work with me.
Many therapists who work with my company have years of experience and are able to bring stress relief to our clients in a short amount of time when offering mobile chair massage. They are an extension of me and always bring their best work to every on-site corporate chair massage event.
I did some research as I was curious why others like myself chose massage therapy as their profession. The results are interesting as I profile these independent thinkers and workers like me! Many modern-day massage therapists have chosen massage as their second career, as it offers flexibility and a decent hourly rate. This was especially appealing to me when newly married and ready to start a family.
The AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association) website indicates that massage therapists are more often female, with a median age of 45.
Interestingly, this same site indicates that massage therapy is a growing industry with $12.1 billion in sales for massage and related massage products. The primary reasons to receive a massage include soreness/stiffness, pain management relief, injury recovery, health and wellness, headache management, and relaxation. This shows promise to therapists who have committed to the trade with an additional cost of a massage school for their chosen second career.
Wellness programs are “in” as the public and large corporations seek on-site chair massage, chair yoga, stretching, and other exercise programs as a cornerstone for increasing productivity, reducing stress, and maintaining health.
With promise, I am hopeful that massage therapy will continue to grow and continue to become even more mainstream in the future. It has been estimated that 49.4 million Americans (19%) have enjoyed a massage at least once in the last year.
This client testimonial continues to validate the importance of offering on-site corporate chair massage in large and small corporate offices!
“I am so glad our company makes this available on-site. Sitting at a desk 8+ hours a day takes a toll on our muscles, and just 15 minutes with the therapist makes a world of difference. I was hesitant at first about giving up my time in fear of losing valuable production time, but in turn, it has helped my alertness and production many times over. Well worth the investment. Thanks to Janet, she is an angel in disguise! ”
With hope and gratitude, Corporate Massage Kneads asks you to consider selecting us as your chosen chair massage provider. Corporate Massage Kneads has the experience to help you with all your corporate massage “kneads.”
Corporate chair massage is easy to schedule with employer OR employee-paid programs. Schedule your corporate on-site chair massage program today by simply contacting us!
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Chair massage and tips to manage stress
With the ever expanding innovation of technology (cell phones, texting, email, etc.), stress has increased for the average office worker. Long gone are the days of following up the next business day when a fax finally arrives. Both senders of calls and texts usually expect prompt attention and action, which increases the stress and workload for both parties. Many are working longer and longer hours due to increased workload, virtual meetings, etc. An article in today’s paper suggests offering “quiet days,” which allow office employees to prioritize their day without the interruption of Zoom-like conference calls and meetings. Chair massage can easily be incorporated into these days.
Common complaints associated with stress include headaches, backaches, clenched jaw, and trouble sleeping. These physical symptoms are often followed by feelings of anxiety, depression, frustration, etc.
Reactions to this stress from an overworked office employee can include eating too much, not getting enough sleep, and many times trying to juggle too much at once, which can lead to poor results and the inability to complete all of the tasks at hand.
Here are some easy tips to incorporate into your day to help manage and alleviate stress:
| I will practice using positive self-talk at least once a day. | |||
| I will remember to use emergency stress stoppers when I face stressful situations. | |||
| I will spend at least 15 minutes every day finding pleasure in something that I enjoy. | |||
| I will practice daily relaxation, such as deep breathing or another relaxation technique. | |||
| I will add a new healthy habit to my life this week. |
If reading through these has you realizing that you don’t typically engage in these stress relief techniques, then it might give you the nudge you “knead” to try them out and bring more order to daily chaos.
Here are some suggestions to help you jump-start that “happy” and productive feeling of promptly and efficiently completing tasks:
- Make your task list into a series of today vs. tomorrow priorities
- Give realistic timelines for the completion of important projects
- Inquire about on-site corporate chair massage and/or other wellness programs with your HR department.
- Engage in simple relaxation techniques, like taking a break to leave the office for a short walk in the fresh air
- Try meditation, Tai Chi, or Yoga regularly, to experience relaxing your body and practicing mindfulness
Corporate Massage Kneads would love to join you in your office offering mobile chair massage service to your staff. Onsite Chair massage in Maryland helps to reduce stress and fatigue while increasing productivity!
Sources:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/basics/stress-basics/hlv-20049495
Stay connected as a chair massage therapist!
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Sign up for Continuing Education classes. In order to stay current, massage therapists must invest time and energy to learn advanced skills and techniques for their practice. This shows pride in your work and can set you apart from others in the field. A wide variety of classes and additional training are common, including Thai massage, Reflexology, Sports Massage, etc.
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Join social media chat groups in your area, state, and nationwide. Massage therapists are typically kind and generous in spirit having felt called to a healing profession. For this reason, many therapists are online and actively sharing thoughts and ideas now more than ever. Especially since COVID, there are many Facebook groups that are operated by massage therapists to connect with each other. They discuss a wide range of topics, including massage pricing, ethics, new and available CE courses, etc. It’s important to remain flexible and eager to learn in a rapidly changing environment and economy. How are you navigating these uncertain times? What is your plan to move forward for the remainder of 2025?
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Increase your overall presence online and in your marketplace. This summer is an excellent time to take a broad view of your business with new ideas to bring clients back in. When was the last time you updated your website and social media platforms? Have you been in touch with your clients either by email or newsletter? Staying in touch provides comfort and assurance for the clients who have supported us through the years, and reminds them of our services when life gets busy. One idea would be to offer health tips that complement your massage therapy practice.
Contact us to start your wellness program!
Mobile chair massage is easy to schedule when working with Corporate Massage Kneads! We are locally owned and operated as a full-service provider of mobile chair massage in Baltimore, Maryland, and beyond.
Corporate chair massage with Corporate Massage Kneads is a breeze to set up! As your corporate wellness program provider, we will handle all the details to ensure it is easy, affordable, and well-received!
Common requests include Wellness programs, Employee health fairs, Holiday events, and Employee appreciation day.
Onsite chair massage services in the Baltimore, Maryland region are easy to schedule with us!
Please complete the form and a quotation will be sent back with every detail “kneaded” to book your special event!