If you’ve seen those dramatic before-and-after photos floating around Instagram — sculpted cheekbones, softened jawlines, reduced puffiness — you might be wondering whether buccal massage (intraoral facial massage) really works and what the science behind it looks like. As a massage therapist specializing in buccal massage and lymphatic facial work , I see these transformations every week in my Santa Rosa practice. But personal experience is just one part of the story — there’s also growing...

Healing the body starts with understanding how it speaks to us. Deep within the center of your brain—about the size of a grain of...

Gentle. Powerful. Transformational. If you’ve never had a buccal massage before, the idea of someone working inside your mouth  might...