I’m Tanya Marie, a Licensed Massage Therapist with more than 15 years of hands-on experience.

I specialize in TMJ, facial tension, and chronic pain patterns—especially the kind that keep coming back.

My approach is slow, curious, and responsive.

I pay attention to how your body moves. Where it braces. What changes when we change position. What happens somewhere else when we work with the place that hurts.

After 15 years of doing this, one thing has become very clear:

Where you hurt isn’t always where the pattern begins.

HOW I WORK

I draw from Thai-based movement, neuromuscular work, myofascial techniques, somatic principles, and focused TMJ and facial work.

But I don’t believe a list of techniques is what makes good bodywork.

It’s knowing when to use them.

Your session changes based on what your body is doing that day.

Sometimes that means movement. Sometimes focused pressure. Sometimes slowing everything down and giving your body less reason to brace.

There’s no choreography to get through.

Your body sets the direction.

THIS WORK BECAME PERSONAL

I’ve spent years working with people whose bodies have learned to brace, protect, compensate, and keep going.

And over time, I came to understand that tension isn’t always just about a tight muscle.

Stress, pain, fear, difficult experiences, and the ways we’ve learned to protect ourselves can all shape how we breathe, move, hold ourselves, and respond to touch.

Sometimes the danger is long gone, but the guarding remains.

That understanding changed the way I work.

I don’t assume every tight muscle needs more pressure. I don’t believe your body needs to be forced into letting go.

I pay attention to the places that brace. The movements your body avoids. The moments when your breathing changes. The places that soften when they’re given enough time and safety to do so.

Because sometimes what looks like tension is also protection.

My job isn’t to decide that your body is wrong for protecting you.

It’s to work with it—slowly, respectfully, and without forcing the process.

That’s why this work is somatic. And that’s why I work the way I do.

That feels much more substantive to me.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Fully clothed. Mat-based. No oil.

Sessions take place on a comfortable floor mat in my private Garland studio near Firewheel.

Wear comfortable clothing you can move easily in—think yoga, workout, or lounge clothes.

This setup gives us room to work with movement, positioning, and the whole body in ways table-based massage doesn’t.

Different on purpose.

15 YEARS. STILL CURIOUS.

No two bodies are exactly alike—and I don’t assume I’ve seen yours before.

Experience has given me a bigger toolbox. Curiosity tells me which tool to reach for.

My work draws from years of hands-on practice and continued study in TMJ and facial work, Thai-based movement, neuromuscular and myofascial techniques, and somatic approaches to tension and guarding.

The goal isn’t to fit your body into my method.

It’s to understand what your body needs from me.