REST YOUR BODY, RENEW YOUR MIND!  Hello and welcome to my page. My name is Jon Wilson and I am a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), CBD advocate, as well as a  Counseling Psychology intern. My greatest joy in the world are my three daughters Jasmine, Vanessa and Faith. I am also a proud Marine who served with the 1st Marine Division in California, as well as a former teacher for the Downingtown Area School District. My continuous drive to want to provide a service to others continues with clinical massage therapy and psychotherapy. My own experiences and struggles have helped me realize the importance of self care - mind, body and spirit.   At Rest & Renew Massage Studio, I strive to do just that. Massage stimulates your parasympathetic nervous system activating your "rest and digest" response. This helps lower your heart rate and calm smooth muscles while simultaneously calming your sympathetic nervous system (fight, flight, freeze response). Massage also prompts the release of endorphins - the brain's neurotransmitters that produce feelings of well-being, while reducing the levels of stress hormones, such as adrenaline, cortisol and norepinephrine. My services include Swedish massage, deep tissue & sports massage, and Somato Emotional Release (SER). SER is a therapeutic process that can help the body and mind release emotional and physical trauma. Psychotherapeutic dialogue and SER are used to explore emotions and experiences impacting our bodies. This approach has proven beneficial for those experiencing PTSD, anxiety, and depression.  As someone who struggles with these mental health diagnoses, I can attest to the effectiveness of SER and massage therapy in general.