Deeper Layers · Hollywood

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Five ways into the same idea — bodywork that negotiates with your nervous system instead of forcing it. Deeper than deep tissue, without pain — built to resolve, not to manage.

Functional Muscle Manipulation technique in a session
Our Signature Technique

Functional Muscle Manipulation

Who comes in
Neck pain Back pain Headaches Peripheral pain

Developed by George Rodafinos in 1989, the FMM is a neuromuscular technique that goes deeper than deep tissue — without pain. Instead of forcing contracted muscles to release, we communicate with your sympathetic nervous system to convince it to let go. You learn a breathing technique that connects you to your defensive muscles — a tool that stays with you after the work is done.

55 min$200
70 min$245
85 min$290
First session from $160. New-client rates: 55 min $160 · 70 min $205 · 85 min $250.
The Full Practice

More ways we work with the body

Every session is built on the same principle — regulate the nervous system, and the body does the healing. Four more services, each with its own purpose.

Performance & Recovery

Functional Sports Massage

Athletes Recovery Injury prevention

Advanced sports massage built on our FMM technique. We release chronic contraction patterns so your body responds to effort with the right muscle focus — not compensate with muscles locked in defense. Less aggressive than traditional sports massage, and aimed at the contraction pattern, not just the symptom. Includes our signature breathwork technique.

55 min$200 70 min$245

New clients: 55 min $160 · 70 min $205 (FMM first-session rates apply).

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Deep Restoration

Signature Vagal Drift Experience

Deep relaxation Stress Nervous-system reset

Takes relaxation to another level by working with the vagus nerve — central to emotional balance, deep relaxation, and the body's own regulation. Through effleurage, diaphragmatic release, gentle compression, and foot reflexology, plus a curated essential-oil blend (Lavender, Cedarwood, Bergamot, Roman Chamomile). You also learn vagus-nerve breathing — a lifelong tool.

60 min$200
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Reflexology foot therapy at Deeper Layers
Targeted Relief

Reflexology

Acute pain ANS regulation PTSD support

Works with the body through reflex points on the feet, hands, and ears. We use it for acute pain — working through the reflex map rather than the painful area itself — for regulation of the autonomic nervous system, and as support in PTSD recovery.

30 min$90 50 min$150
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Medical Massage

Manual Lymph Drainage

Sinusitis Lymph congestion Medical massage

A medical massage technique. We hold full MLD certification and specialize in releasing lymph congestion in the skull — the pattern behind sinusitis. In our practice, a course has run as few as 2 sessions and rarely more than 8 (best done daily or as close together as possible). Soft, pleasurable, and deeply relaxing — and the goal is resolution, not an open-ended series.

30 min$90
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Your Journey

Resolve, then maintain

Two phases, one continuum — resolution first, then maintenance.

1

Resolve

The FMM aims at the root pattern and teaches you a breathing technique for self-regulation — the goal is resolution, not management.

2

Maintain

An FMM session every month or two — a periodic reset designed to protect what you've gained.

Experience the FMM for Yourself

Book a discounted first session at the Hollywood home of the Functional Muscle Manipulation.

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