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@the.balancedbutterfly

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Intuitive therapeutic bodywork
Deep Tissue · Cupping · Fusion Massage
Energy Healing
📍 LA · SD — DM to book 🦋
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A Gentle Winter Mental Health Check ❄️

As cyclical beings, our bodies too have seasons.

What do you do when you’re feeling low and out of balance?

My go-to’s when tasks feel overwhelming:
• Endless baths.
• Gentle walks.
• Phoning a friend.
• Getting a juice or making a smoothie.
• Sitting in the sun or if no sun, just getting outside.
• Taking magnesium.
• Rubbing oil on my body.
• Saging my space.
• Holding my heart and reciting mantras.
• Taking deep breaths.

Sometimes, when we put too much pressure on ourselves, we get the opposite outcome. Our expectations can set us up for feeling like failures and paralyze us even more. Anyone relate?

Feeling like we need to:
• Do our hard workouts
• Be social
• Journal
• Meditate
• Eat perfectly

(All miraculous things too, obviously!)

BUT

When we’re at our lowest, these things can feel daunting and out of reach.

Find the small things that work for you

The smallest things do go a long way.

Life can be overwhelming when we’re feeling depleted and in fight or flight, nervous system shut down. Try to just find faith in small, gentle steps.

Make it simple. Don’t put too much pressure.

Be gentle.
Remember you’re human.
No one gave you a life guidebook.

We’re part of a human existence during wild times in the world. It’s a lot to keep up with. We don’t talk about mental health enough because we’re too busy painting a pretty picture and our egos wanting to be seen.

Anywho…
We’re all figuring it out as we go. Just try your best. Recognize what needs to shift. Be curious about evolution.

Know you’re not alone.
AND
I promise the most profound healing and light comes from unraveling the darkest depths of our shadows.

But please remember ask for help when you need it. Trust me.
I see you.
I got you.

— Stephie
The Balanced Butterfly

📸 Artist unknown. Not my photo, not taking credit. by @the.balancedbutterfly

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2 years ago

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🤗Holding Space For Yourself🪐

The reminder to create a safe womb and cocoon to nestle into. A space of compassion, a non judgmental portal within your own mind and heart to process your emotions, your thoughts, your human experience.

Loving yourself with gentle kindness and being in your feelings without rushing to fix, suppress or shame your emotions. Don’t forget you’re human. Give yourself the same support and care you’d do for the people you love. If you hold space for others, yourself is no different boo 💕

Some ways I’m holding space for myself:
🦋 allowing myself to feel my feels and holding myself through out without pushing the feelings away
🦋resting and healing without guilt
🦋 create a calm and ambient space for myself free of clutter
🦋self affirmations
🦋speak or journal my thoughts
🦋setting boundaries for myself and recognizing when it’s a NO for me
🦋listening to my intuition and trust my gut by @the.balancedbutterfly

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2 years ago

Hola beautiful butterflies, caterpillars and chrysalis 🦋

For those of you NEW here or simply missing me…

Come on into sanctuary of holistic healing, relaxation and healing touch BLISS. As a licensed and trained massage therapist with a journey rooted in self-healing and growth, I bring global techniques and wisdom to all of my sessions. My practice is inspired by years of study and collaboration of learnings from teachers, healers and medicine people worldwide, culminating in a fusion of Eastern and Western modalities tailored to your unique needs.

Through years of dedication to my own practice and self-healing, I have come to realize that my Dharma and true purpose is to aid in facilitating healing to others primarily through somatic healing touch.

I am an intuitive body worker and massage therapist specializing in, Deep Tissue, Swedish, Synergistic, Thai Tui Na, Accupoints, Energy healing, Cupping, and Gua Sha. My work is enhanced by sound therapy and aromatherapy to create a deeply immersive and unique healing experience.

Whether you’re seeking relief from physical tension, emotional release, or energetic alignment, I am dedicated to helping my clients restore balance and vitality.

Align with your inner harmony and release stagnant energy with bodywork designed to create space for new energy and growth🌱

Let’s connect!

DM for questions and booking 💕

📸 @shanefellowsphotography

#massage #massagetherapy #massagetherapist #holistichealing #somatichealing #cuppingtherapy #guashamassage #intuitivemassage #sandiegomassage #encinitas #encinitasmassage #sandiego taken in Encinitas, California by @the.balancedbutterfly

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2 years ago

Hola my beautiful butterflies.
It’s been a while since I’ve introduced myself. I’m Stephie, the creator of The Balanced Butterfly @the.balancedbutterfly 🦋

This is a space to heal the body and mind through intentional bodywork and transformative healing experiences. I truly believe my dharma is to hold space for the human heart — to help educate, guide, and awaken deeper awareness within the body. Our bodies, minds, and beating hearts are such blessings… it’s wild. I genuinely love what I do, and I’m so grateful to help people feel relief, release, and empowerment physically, mentally, and spiritually.

I am a CA LMT, certified through the Pacific Coast College of Oriental Medicine. I studied Thai massage in Thailand, became Reiki-attuned in Peru and Bali, and studied Yoga in Guatemala. I’ve been practicing since 2015 and combine Eastern and Western techniques to create a unique, intuitive fusion. My sessions weave together a variety of massage modalities, cupping, gua sha, energy healing, guided meditation, and breathwork — leaving you feeling lighter, grounded, and more at peace. I specialize in deep therapeutic work, am known for my strength, and many have told me I have magical hands ⚡️

I also hold so much love for the art of ritual, ceremony, yoga, culture, and creativity. I adore hosting events and creating beautiful spaces and atmospheres (more on that in an upcoming post!). I’m excited to bring more workshops, gatherings, and offerings to life, so stay tuned for what’s coming.

It’s an honor to guide people through their healing.
I’m endlessly grateful for your support — truly, my clients mean the world to me. Your kindness and trust blow me away every day. 🌎💛

Please reach out with any questions or to get on the books.
Happy healing ✨

— Stephie
📸 @shanefellowsphotography taken in Encinitas, California by @the.balancedbutterfly

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3 years ago

TGIF🌙

First week offering at home & cozy mobile massages was an absolute success and we're so grateful!!! From the massage bed straight to your bed, the perfect way to rest & relax.

Will you be resting your body, movin and grooooovin or a lil of everythang this weekend?

Whatever it may be, listen to your body and give it a little dose of whatever it may need 🪩🧘🏽‍♀️🌕

DM to book your customized bodywork session 🦋 by @the.balancedbutterfly

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4 years ago

🦋Happy New Year my beautiful butterflies 🦋

May you emerge from your cocoon and spread your wings✨

Wishing you a year of health, nourishment, growth, transformation, love, abundance, joy, beauty and all you've dreamt of and more! May you face your challenges with grace and learn from every experience. Ignite your intentions loud and clear, and manifest your visions to a tenfold! I love you infinites amounts today and always sweet creatures. Thank you for your continuous support and I hope to share some healing magic with you in 2022✨🙏🏽
- Stephie (The Balanced Butterfly)

📸 @rowdythebronco taken in Encinitas, California by @the.balancedbutterfly

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5 years ago

🦋✨CYBER MONDAY SALE✨🦋

BUY 1, GET 1 50% OFF when you book 2 hour Intuitive FlOW!

ALL SESSIONS 20% OFF!

Combining my weekend sales to offer the biggest SALE The Balanced Butterfly has seen!

So grateful for all my butterflies and overwhelmed by the amount of sales I've made already for this holiday season! I am so insanely grateful for you all! This is the last day to purchase this magical deal! If you've been thinking about taking some time for your self care or gifted for your loved one, then don't walk...RUN!

Artist: @mleeoney 🦋

#holidaydeals #cybermonday #blackfriday #smallbusinesssaturday #massagetherapy #bodywork #energyhealing #retreatyourself #spaday #sandiegosmallbusinessowners #sandiegosmallbusiness #encinitas taken in Encinitas, California by @the.balancedbutterfly

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Hᴇᴀʟ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ. Hᴇᴀʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ 🙌🏽🌏✨🦋
DM TO BOOK
Mᴀssᴀɢᴇ. Cᴜᴘᴘɪɴɢ. Gᴜᴀ sʜᴀ. Rᴇɪᴋɪ. Sᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ. Gᴜɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. Iɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ.

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#healyourself #energyhealing #tcm #firecupping #guasha #massagetherapist #massagetherapy #intentional #encinitas #encinitascalifornia #selfcare taken in Encinitas, California by @the.balancedbutterfly

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Are you nourishing your nervous system??

Did you know when you nourish and calm your sympathetic and your parasympathetic nervous system with holistic healing and alternative medicine you can balance your body and heal 🦋✨

Things that can heal your nervous system:
✨massage/bodywork
✨cupping + gua sha
✨acupuncture
✨meditation
✨breath-work
✨yoga
✨healthy diet
✨body movement
✨sleep
✨sunlight
✨hydration
✨walking barefoot
✨feeling safe and secure

Things that will damage your nervous system:
✨sugar
✨alcohol
✨highly processed foods
✨trauma
✨stress
✨poor sleep

When your nervous system is off balanced you can experience high blood pressure, stress, temperature control, digestion issues, bladder issues, lack of sexual function, headaches, memory loss and more! This can all lead to diseases such as Alzheimer's, Dementia, Cancer, Stoke, Diabetes, you name it!

Please nourish your nervous system. Your body loves and needs you!!!

#nervoussystem #nervoussystemhealing #bodyworker #massagetherapist #lightworker #energyhealing taken in Encinitas, California by @the.balancedbutterfly

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5 years ago

Maybe unpopular opinion?

You can be a spiritual, empath, healer, healthy being, light warrior, medicine woman, who cares about the environment:

✨And not do yoga everyday.
✨Can make mistakes, have moments of judgement, self-doubt, fear, ego, anxieties, weakness.
✨Can have a devil on your shoulder and have moments of self sabotage.
✨Don't have to be vegan and still care about the environment and animals.
✨Can eat meat, dairy or gluten.
✨Can partake in indulgences like a cocktail, in-n-out or experimental goodies.
✨Can stay up all night dancing.
✨Don't have to be sober.
✨ Can fall off your path for a bit.
✨Can binge watch Netflix.
✨Don't always have to be doing your healing work.
✨Can dance with your demons and have moments in the dark.
✨Don't have to meditate or practice daily rituals.
✨Can be sober, a vegan, have a daily yoga, meditation and ritual practice
✨ YOU ARE YOU AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO SUBSCRIBE TO ANY LABEL OR STORY💙 Don't be so hard on yourself my loves.

We are human. We are not linear. Your journey is yours. We have our own paths. We all have our own timing. There is no such thing as perfectionism or showing up fully all the time. You can still be a healer, a giver, an empath, a spiritual being, a medicine woman, who cares about the world and the environment and just be doing the very best that you can. No guilt, no shame! We are not perfect! Just be you, do your best, and do these things authentically, not because it's a trend. Find gentleness in the moments where you do fall of your path and maybe are over or under indulging. We love you for being unapologetically you. Don't judge others for their path. I am not telling you to not do these things or to do these things. Just do things with love, live with balance, do your best, remember self love, and lead with love. That's all for now. And I said do your best like 5 times but am I right??? Don't be the best just try.

Thanks @mleeoney for this beautiful series 📸🎨You're so talented, creative and full of inspiration 🦋✨🌸

Comment to add to the list !

#doyourbest #healingisnotlinear #beunapologeticallyyou #healyourselfhealtheworld #energyhealer #journeywithin by @the.balancedbutterfly

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Bᴇ. Rᴇᴄɪᴇᴠᴇ. Gɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ❥
It’s time to remember now, you my dear one, were born worthy.

I know you have been taught to search for this worth.
Taught to find ways to prove your value.
Find ways to be, so that you’re given.

Dearest love, this was an accident. A teaching that was instilled in us by those lost to their beauty and given worth as well. Blind to the beauty of their beigness.

If you were to stop all searching, all working to uncover and gain in which you already are, how would your life be different? What part of you would come awake an alive? If you were to really know and feel that you’re already abundant. Needing of nothing. How would you’re life be different? How my dearest love would you be holding yourself? How would your heart feel? How would your being feel?

You’re uncovering what has been here all along. It has all been here waiting for you to discover yourself. Your lakes, your valleys, your Rivers. You’re the pollen sewn into honey. You’re the buds bursting into bloom. You were born worthy. That is your birthright.

@sarahfinds 🖌
@rowdythebronco 📸 taken in Encinitas, California by @the.balancedbutterfly

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Sᴜʀʀᴇɴᴅᴇʀ 🌕
𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 ᴍᴏᴏɴ ᵐʸ ℬ𝓊𝓉𝓉ℯ𝓇𝒻𝓁𝒾ℯ𝓈 🦋

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝑩𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒍𝒚 is 🅒🅛🅞🅢🅔🅓 this week.

Rest. Rejuvenate. Calm the nervous system. Ground. Nourish. Center. Hydrate. Love. Repeat.

For a Women that is GO GO GO and can struggle to just BE sometimes, this was a challenging decision.

This week I am taking a much needed staycation self-retreat. I plan to sleep lots, take epson salt baths, drink lots of cold pressed juice and water, nourish my body and my mind, do coffee enemas, meditate, workout and do yoga, sauna and ice bath, journal, get massages and acupuncture, catch up and work on business magic, be in my creative flow while I am on my moon time under the full moon and just flow! Thank you so much for your understanding and patience as I take time for my self

Life has been non stop! I am am grateful for it all, though my body is telling me to slow down. So I’m listening. So important to nourish, rest and take care of yourself first and foremost so you can fully show up for your people. Surrender y’all!

I will be showing up FULL force and my cup will be full! I love you all so much 🦋💙✨

📸 @aljvd by @the.balancedbutterfly

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