About
Brain and Body Recess Founders
Brain and Body Recess co-owners and founders, Dr. John & Parnisia Thomas have a unique gift of touch that transcends the mind, body, and spirit. Together, the couple has 35 years of hands-on healing experience and continues to be sought-after by many well-known celebrities, professional athletes, and influencers worldwide.
When you find wellness that works, you tend to stick with it. At least that is the case here, as the accolades, positive reviews, and client testimonials pile up year after year for these two leaders in the alternative healthcare arena.
Natural Pain Relief for Back Pain
Over the years, these holistic health care providers often step in when other practitioners fail to help people find natural pain relief for back pain and other issues. Brain and Body Recess specializes in improving or eliminating stubborn debilitating conditions that do not respond well to opioids, muscle relaxers, physical therapy, or other conventional modalities.
The Limbic Hacker, Parnisia Thomas
She is known as “The Limbic Hacker,” is a Board Certified Sports Massage Therapist, Holistic Bodyworker, Muscle Stripping, and Wellness Expert, Parnisia enjoys improving the vitality of her clients through increased body-awareness and self-care. Parnisia says that most of her clients have chaotic lifestyles. What brings her joy is being able to be a positive outlet and to provide lasting solutions to help her clients find balance in the chaos.
Having worked in the medical field for over twenty years, Parnisia appreciates the importance of alternative healing as a complementary therapy. Parnisia has obtained well over 1500 hours in training and continuing education. As an expert in her field, Parnisia Thomas has taught Massage Therapy in both college and private workshop settings for many years.
Parnisia Thomas is a gifted integrated massage expert. For years, she has been seamlessly combining massage techniques with energy healing for her clients. Taking her integrated massage techniques to another level, Parnisia has developed something new. It is unlike anything else. The technique is Limbic Hacking and Parnisia is known as the Limbic Hacker.
What is Limbic Hacking?
Limbic Hacking is considered a Coaching Service as it requires the client and Parnisia to work together focused on resetting the brain link to the body, decrease pain and increase capacity. This is done by decoding negative emotions, events, conditions, and past regrets through a series of assessments, holistic bodywork, exercises, affirmations, meditations, mindfulness techniques and more. Limbic Hacking can connect the mind, body, spirit, and soul in ways most people will never experience in their lifetime.
Parnisia specializes in energy work, limbic decoding, muscle stripping, and massage therapy including couples massage instruction, pregnancy massage, lymphatic drainage, and polarity therapy. Services she offers include:
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Limbic Hacking
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Couples Massage Instruction
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Reiki
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Visceral Manipulation
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Fascial Release
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Mindfulness Meditation and Relaxation
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Dr. Thomas’ Muscle Stripping Protocol
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The Daucik Method
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Postural Retraining
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Fertility Massage
Empowering Young Women
Parnisia spends much of her time involved in causes and activities that empower girls and young women. Through her dedication to this cause, she decided to develop her own organization. Her non-profit (High Heal International), in the planning stages now, empowers girls and women by increasing their self-esteem, enhancing life skills, spiritual formation and self-sufficiency through financial mentorship and technology training. Parnisia is a foodie that enjoys her yoga practice, and kickboxing. Parnisia said, “I always feel blessed to be able to gift others with the gift of self-care and touch.”
The Running Doctor, Dr. John Thomas, D.C.
Parnisia collaborated with “ The Running Doctor” Dr. John Thomas, D.C., on the innovative technique widely known as “Dr. Thomas’ Muscle Stripping Protocol.” This deep tissue manual therapy breaks up adhesions (scar tissue) in the muscle fiber and has rehabilitated professional golfers and instructors, Olympic Runners, NFL, and NBA Players, Triathletes, along with Cyclists and Marathon Runners. Muscle Stripping provides all-natural pain relief for back pain and other ailments and injuries.
Chiropractic Care is courtesy of "The Running Doctor." Dr. Thomas is a celebrity sports chiropractor working with elite and Olympic athletes, notably long-distance marathon runners and triathletes for 25 years.
Not only does Dr. John Thomas, DC help patients injured in car accidents but he also helps patients with back pain of various degrees of severity. He provides full-body chiropractic wellness sessions, whole-body detoxification, and nutritional programs along with healthy cooking demonstrations.
Wellness Services
Corporate Wellness Services include on-site therapeutic massage, at your desk yoga, and at work meditation techniques to increase productivity and improve health.
Our Individual Massage Services are loved by pro athletes and weekend warriors to speed recovery and increase endurance and for non-athletes in need of relaxation, too. Dr. Thomas's Muscle Stripping Protocol and Limbic Hacking are just a few of our time-tested five-star reviewed services.
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Couples Wellness Services
Learn The Art of Touch in our Couples Massage Workshops and Classes brought to you by CIMA, Couples Intimacy Massage Academy. Any two people can share in our couples wellness services. Enjoy a Couples Wellness Retreat, Getaway Weekend for Two, or Couples Yoga Experience.
CIMA is the Couples Wellness division of Brain and Body Recess. CIMA identifies as you can see from their logo below, with two upstretched hands elevating a red heart.
Couples Wellness Services
Couples Wellness Retreats, Couples Massage Workshops and Classes, Getaway Weekends, and Couples Spa Experiences
Featured Services
Revive, Rejuvenate, and Reinvigorate Mind, Body, Soul, and Spirit with Brain and Body Recess Healing Wellness
PERSONAL HEALING
ESCAPE TO CALM MIND AND BODY
Achieve peace of mind and let negative thoughts and emotions melt away. Release tension with calming candles as the aromatic relaxation of herbs, like sage, cleanse away the concerns of the day.
Energy assessment to help release old patterns
Foot anointing with energy healing oils
Herbal tea or alkaline water
Mindful Meditation
Mini Stretch Session Yoga
Chakra Balancing and Cleansing
Massage with healing oils to clear the Chakras
Soothing Golden Mud, Whiskey, or Oat Milk Body Wrap leaves behind bad thoughts; replacing them with positive ones
Rose Petal Herbal Shower or Mineral Bath
Healthy Appetizer & Alkaline Beverage
Sage burning sends you home protected and focused
Limbic Reset to Release Negative Emotions
Bring harmony to the Spirit, soul, mind, and body and reset your emotions. The Limbic Reset guides your body through a transformative process that creates space in your life with no pressure. You channel your negative painful emotions with this gentle technique to find peace and peace of mind and to release negativity.
Energy assessment to help release old patterns
Foot anointing customized with energy healing oils
Herbal tea or alkaline water
Sage Energy Clearing
Yoga Breathing De-stress Coaching
Chakra Balancing and Cleansing
Massage with music therapy
Limbic Reset to release negative emotion
Meditation
Herbal infusion
Hot stone and
Soy Wax Massage
Natural lavender, chamomile, lemon, or sage warm soothing soy candle wax is applied in smooth, gliding Swedish massage strokes. Firm but gentle pressure and Hot Stones are applied to promote relaxation and ease muscle tension. Hot stones are u to slip into a calm state of relaxation. Afterward, melt into an elegant soy milk bath and enjoy an alkaline beverage and light snack.
PRIVATE YOGA
ALIGNMENT
75 Minutes of Yoga Alignment just for you to improve your Yoga Practice. Personal one-on-one Yoga instructor guides you through proper Yoga posing and movement correcting alignment. Experience Yoga made for you. Every minute customized for your body. Personalized attention like this is not possible in a crowded yoga class.
COUPLES YOGA RETREAT
Includes one hour of Private Yoga Alignment attention for two
Foot Soak
Couples Massage for two
Healthy Appetizer & Alkaline Beverage
Rose Petal Herbal Shower or Mineral Bath
COUPLES
RETREAT
Bonding time for couples
Couples Massage for two
Walk on a rose path or soak in a rose petal foot bath
Complimentary wine or champagne and Appetizer
Couples are 2 people romantically or platonically connected.
Corporate Wellness Benefits
Corporate Brain & Body Recess Individual and Corporate Services benefit business, brain, and body. We motivate healthy change, inspire healthy habits, and encourage healthy living. As an individual, it is up to you to invest in your health. We can help you do that with our services including massage therapy. For businesses, highly productive people are invaluable and maximizing their potential can take your organization to the next level. That is why it pays to take care of your team and yourself.
Corporate Wellness Services
CHAIR MASSAGE
Want a boost? Skip the coffee and take a Corporate Brain Recess. It is a serious productivity booster. We get your team to take a brain break by turning their attention to something new and fun. Studies show that focus is renewed and creativity soars upon returning to work.
CORPORATE
BRAIN RECESS
Want a boost? Skip the coffee and take a Corporate Brain Recess. It is a serious productivity booster. We get your team to take a brain break by turning their attention to something new and fun. Studies show that focus is renewed and creativity soars upon returning to work.
CORPORATE
BODY RECESS
Want a boost? Skip the coffee and take a Corporate Brain Recess. It is a serious productivity booster. We get your team to take a brain break by turning their attention to something new and fun. Studies show that focus is renewed and creativity soars upon returning to work.
Too much sitting is bad for your health. Break up your workday and de-stress with yoga - at your desk. No yoga pants required, keep your business clothes on and prepare to connect body and mind at your desk.
Meditation is the pathway to mindfulness. Learn Mindful Meditation techniques to use during the workday while at your desk. Add mindful meditation to your workday to focus and get more done in less time.
Workshops, Seminars, and Retreats promote health and are sure to motivate your team. Our goal is to increase focus, reduce fatigue, and improve productivity while educating your team on the tricks of the trade.
AT YOUR DESK
YOGA
MINDFUL
MEDITATION
WELLNESS EVENTS
