Give Your Partner Instant Relief: A Couples Workshop in Miami Beach (Sept 19)

On Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, Miami Massage Therapy is hosting something close to our hearts: a hands-on partner workshop at Hanu Yoga in Miami Beach. In two hours, you and your partner will learn three simple, powerful techniques to release hip and back tension — and walk away able to give each other real relief at home, for the rest of your lives.

This is Phase One of Three of The Neck, Back & Hip Pain Relief Method™ — and this first workshop focuses on hip & back relief.

What is this method?

At its root, this is Tui Na (pronounced “twee-nah”) — a form of hands-on bodywork from Traditional Chinese Medicine that has been practiced for thousands of years. It’s manual manipulation: a sequence of moves that mobilize the joints, lengthen tight muscles, and calm the nervous system. Over twenty years, Shane refined a short, teachable sequence that anyone can learn — no experience, no special strength, and no flexibility required. If you can follow simple directions, you can do this.

In this workshop you’ll learn three core moves plus the breathwork that ties them together:

The Spider — mobilizes the sacrum and releases lower-back tension.
Push & Pull — a deep hip-flexor (psoas) lengthening that feels incredible.
Knee on Hip — decompresses the hip joint and eases chronic tightness.
Grounding Breathwork — Tai Chi and Qi Gong fundamentals that amplify the relief.

Why it feels so good — the science

There’s a real, measurable reason skilled touch feels the way it does. When tight muscles in the lower back, hips, and glutes are worked and released, the body’s chemistry shifts — and researchers have documented it.

A landmark review by Tiffany Field and colleagues at the University of Miami found that after massage therapy, cortisol (the stress hormone) fell by about 31%, while serotonin rose about 28% and dopamine about 31% — the same “feel-good” messengers tied to mood, calm, and well-being (Field et al., International Journal of Neuroscience, 2005). Separately, researchers found that massage increases oxytocin — the “connection” hormone associated with trust and bonding — while lowering a key stress hormone (Morhenn et al., 2012).

That’s exactly why this work is so well suited to couples. When you release each other’s tension — especially through a move like Push & Pull, which opens the deep hip flexors where we hold so much stress — you’re not just easing pain. You’re lowering stress hormones and nudging up the very chemistry the body uses to feel calm, connected, and close.

The details

When: Saturday, September 19, 2026, 2:00–4:00 PM
Where: Hanu Yoga, Miami Beach, FL
Cost: $300 per couple (bring your partner — you both learn together)
Size: Limited to 8 people (4 couples) for an intimate, hands-on experience
Instruction: NCBTMB-approved, led by Alejandra Palau, LMT and Shane Molinaro

How to register

Reserve your spot with any of the options below. Spots are limited to four couples, so we’d book early.

Stripe (fastest): Click here to pay securely — instant confirmation, works on all devices.
Venmo: send $300 to @miamimassage — in the memo write “Workshop Sept 19 – [Your Names].”
Cash App: send $300 to $miamimassage — same memo: “Workshop Sept 19 – [Your Names].”

Questions? Email DMTwellness@gmail.com or call/text (786) 399-0048.

A note from Shane

This method is the heart of Miami Massage Therapy, and it’s deeply personal. Twenty-two years ago I began sharing this bodywork with my wife, Alejandra — and I believe it’s a real part of why we’re still so in love today. She has taken this work and made it her own, with a dream of putting it into people’s hands and homes so partners everywhere can care for each other. Alejandra, this one’s for you — thank you for everything. This workshop is us sharing that gift with our community.

Not ready for the workshop but want to feel the difference now? Explore our massage services in Miami Beach or book a session online. Feel better. Move better — together.