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Receive one-of-a-kind treatment at Discover Therapeutic Massage
BY PAIGE TAYLOR
THE COAST STAR
SPRINGLAKE — Massage ther-
apy is only a portion of what
customers can expect when
they visit the newly-relocated
Discover Therapeutic Mas-
sage.
The space, formerly located
in Brick, now stands at 524
Brighton Ave. [Suite 4],
Spring Lake, and offers thera-
peutic massage, CranioSacral
Therapy [CST], and profes-
sional insight by Nejie Miran-
da-Sylvester, of Spring Lake.
Mrs. Miranda-Sylvester’s
journey has led her to fulfill
what she feels is a service to
the public and humankind.
Her mindful intention is to fa-
cilitate the customer’s well-
being through a combination
of massage and CST, in addi-
tion to the customer’s willing-
ness to pursue overall health.
At the very core of her be-
lief is that, “The body has an
innate way of healing itself.
Sometimes, all the body
needs is a safe, quiet environ-
ment to activate the healing
process.”
A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY
Mrs. Miranda-Sylvester has
been accustomed to the
health and fitness world since
the 1980s.
After getting married and
having two children, she be-
came a certified personal
trainer and an aerobics in-
structor with A.C.E Parade
Pro Videos, located in
Newark.
She was successful in her
early years of teaching fitness
classes, and created her own
instructional video, “Aero-
sculpt,” in 1991, which taught
a combination of aerobics and
strength training.
After herniating two discs
in a car accident shortly after-
ward, her fitness career came
to a screeching halt.
Mrs. Miranda-Sylvester
was then introduced to and
pursued a career in Massage
Therapy and CranioSacral
Therapy.
She “did a lot of soul
searching” from then on, she
said, and candidly described
this period in her life as a
soulful “awakening.”
Mrs. Miranda-Sylvester be-
came a Board Certified Mas-
sage/CranioSacral Therapist
in 1993 and has since devoted
her time and energy to her
clients, friends and family,
while nodding to the healing
benefits of CST, since.
In 2001, she began working
with the Upledger Institute,
where CranioSacral was first
recognized and taught by Dr.
John Upledger.
Mrs. Miranda-Sylvester is
featured in his book, “Work-
ing Wonders, Changing Lives
with Cranio Sacral Therapy
for the Upledger Institute”
where she can be found in her
very own chapter, along with
other CranioSacral therapists
worldwide.
DISTINGUISHING HER BUSINESS
Discover Therapeutic Mas-
sage offers an additional
modality aside from tradition-
al massage therapy, Cran-
ioSacral Therapy [CST],
which focuses on the body’s
craniosacral system, encom-
passing the brain and spinal
cord.
According to the business’
website, http://www.discov-
ermassagebynejie.com/, CST
“is a gentle, hands-on ap-
proach that releases tensions
deep in the body to relieve
pain and dysfunction and im-
prove whole-body health and
performance. Using a soft
touch, CST will assist the
body to release restrictions in
the soft tissue that surrounds
the central nervous system,
which consists of the brain
and spinal cord.”
Mrs. Miranda-Sylvester
welcomes all clients on a
wide spectrum, ranging from
those simply seeking a thera-
peutic massage to newborn
babies to those suffering from
Post-Traumatic Stress Disor-
der, perhaps in need of CST.
She incorporates both
forms of massage into her
treatments, as needed, and
described her treatments as
“subtle work.”
Mrs. Miranda-Sylvester
asks that her customers rec-
ognize their own ability to
heal, and that she hopes to fa-
cilitate that process.
When it comes to healing,
she said, “It’s not just mas-
sage. It’s whole body, mind
and spirit.”
She also recognizes that
certain customers may not re-
alize healing by way of mas-
sage, in which case, she refers
her clients to other profes-
sionals who are equipped for
each individual situation.
Mrs. Miranda-Sylvester is
attuned to the specific needs
of each customer and has
been successful in guiding
her clients to better health on
both a physical and mental
level as well as emotionally
and spiritually.
DESTINED TO DANCE
Mrs. Miranda-Sylvester will
be revisiting her passion for
dance while incorporating
her efforts to help others.
“What [was] missing was
my movement,” she said.
While she said she is utter-
ly satisfied in her “work” —
she was reluctant to call her
practice “work,” because she
enjoys it whole-heartedly —
she is taking on an additional
venture in the near future.
Her passion for dance has
finally come full circle.
Mrs. Miranda-Sylvester will
be teaching an interpretive
dance class, called Soulful
Awakening, in Lake Como
this January.
The class, rendered by
movement and each individ-
ual’s interpretation of music,
will take place on Jan. 18 and
is $15.
Classes are located at Soul-
ful Awakening, 1700 Main St.,
Lake Como.
SERVICES OFFERED
Discover Therapeutic Mas-
sage is open from 7 a.m. to 8
p.m. Monday to Thursday,
and 7 a.m to 5 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, by appointment
only.
The three modalities of-
fered include therapeutic
massage, CranioSacral Thera-
py and a combination of both.
For a 60 minute session the
cost is $80. For 90 minutes,
the cost is $120.
Therapeutic massage is the
“manipulating of superficial
and deeper layers of muscle
and connective tissue using
various techniques to aid
function, the healing process
and promote relaxation and
well-being.”
CranioSacral Therapy is a
“light touch manual therapy
that stimulates the cran-
iosacral system, thereby en-
hancing the body’s natural
self-correcting tendencies
and speeding up the healing
process.”
The last modality offered is
a combination of the two.
To book a treatment call
732-477-8866 or visit
http://www.discovermassage-
bynejie.com/.
RYAN MAYER THE COAST STAR
Nejie Miranda-Sylvester, owner of Discover Therapeutic Massage, offers three modalities of massage
including therapeutic massage, CranioSacral Therapy and a combination of both, catering to the indi-
vidual needs of each of her customers.
RYAN MAYERTHE COAST STAR
Owner of Discover Therapeutic Massage, in Spring Lake, Nejie
Miranda-Sylvester, provides availability and quality care for her cus-
tomers with business hours beginning at 7 a.m., six days a week.