Deeper Layers · Hollywood

Our Services

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Six ways into the same idea — bodywork that negotiates with your nervous system instead of forcing it. Deeper than deep tissue, without pain, with results that can last for years.

Functional Muscle Manipulation technique in a session
Our Signature Technique

Functional Muscle Manipulation

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, for results that can last for years.

55 min$160
70 min$205
85 min$250
First session from $130. New-client rates: 55 min $130 · 70 min $175 · 85 min $220.
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. Five 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, more effective. Includes our signature breathwork technique.

55 min$160 70 min$205

New clients: 55 min $130 · 70 min $175 (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 activating the healing capacity of the vagus nerve — the key to emotional balance, deep relaxation, and self-repair. 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 relief ANS regulation PTSD support

Accesses and harmonizes body functions through reflex points on the feet, hands, and ears. We use it for instant relief from acute pain (similar to acupuncture but, in our experience, more dependable), regulation of the autonomic nervous system, and support for 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 to heal sinusitis — in our experience, in as few as 2 sessions and rarely more than 8 (best done daily or as close together as possible). Soft, pleasurable, and deeply relaxing; results can last for years.

30 min$90
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Stay Thriving

Customized Massage

Maintenance Recovery Monthly reset

Once you've completed FMM therapy and reached self-regulation, Customized Massage keeps your body thriving. Once or twice a month — or whenever your week demands it — for relaxation, recovery, and a reset from the everyday survival state. Informed by our deep knowledge of the autonomic nervous system and specialized breathwork.

60 min$180 75 min$220 90 min$260
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Your Journey

Resolve, then maintain

Two phases, one continuum — first we solve the root problem, then we keep you there.

1

Resolve

The FMM resolves the root problem and teaches you a breathing technique for self-regulation — results that can last for years.

2

Maintain

Customized Massage keeps you thriving afterward — a once- or twice-a-month reset that protects everything 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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