A therapist resting their hands on the shoulders of a clothed client in a portable massage chair, beside a window in a bright office

Chair massage in Sacramento

Chair massage that comes to your workday

Pause is three massage therapists with portable chairs. We set up in an office corner, a staff room or a farmers' market stall, and each person sits clothed for ten to twenty minutes.

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Clothed and seated
Ten to twenty minutes a seat
No oils, no table

A seat, at a glance

Clothed, seated, ten to twenty minutes

Clothed
Stay in your work clothes. We work over your shirt with bare hands, and we use no oil or lotion.
Seated
You sit in a portable chair with your face in a cradle and your arms resting forward. No table, no lying down.
Ten to twenty minutes
Short enough for a break. You choose the length when you sign up, then walk back to your desk.

Where we set up

Offices, staff rooms and fairs

The chair folds down and travels in a car. Here is how a few setups look.

A staff room with a round table, four chairs and a window onto trees, with room beside the counter for a chair — A staff room with space for a chair

Sample

A portable massage chair set up in a quiet office break room beside a table — A break room, set up for the afternoon

Sample

A therapist working on a seated client's shoulders in a portable massage chair under a canopy at an outdoor fair — A fair stall, chair under the canopy

Sample

Sample photos.

Chair sessions

By the seat and by the hour

A single seat is ten, fifteen or twenty minutes. An event is hours on site, with one or more chairs.

How pricing works

By the seat

One person, one chair.

Ten-minute pause
10 min
Neck, shoulders and upper back. A quick break between meetings.
Quick
Book: Ten-minute pause
Fifteen-minute seat
15 min
Neck, shoulders, back and arms, at the pace you set.
Book: Fifteen-minute seat
Twenty-minute seat
20 min
Adds the scalp and hands, for people who can take the longer break.
Book: Twenty-minute seat

By the hour

A chair, or several, at your place.

Office day
2–4 hours
A therapist and a chair in a corner of your office, with a sign-up sheet so people choose a time.
Quote first
Book: Office day
Market stall
3–4 hours
A chair under a canopy beside the stalls of a farmers' market or a fair, with a sign and a sheet.
Quote first
Book: Market stall
Appreciation day
Full day
A full day with two therapists for a company, a school or a clinic's staff.
Quote first
Book: Appreciation day

Single seats are priced by length and shown when you book. Events are quoted first, by the hours and the number of therapists.

Three therapists, each with a certificate

Each holds a certificate from the California Massage Therapy Council, listed beside their name.

Anabelle Thorne
Owner and lead therapist
CAMTC certificate · CA Certificate 000000
Anabelle runs Pause and plans each event with the client. She likes to walk the space first, so the chair goes where people can sit without being watched.
Book: Anabelle Thorne
Tashana Spence
Massage therapist
CAMTC certificate · CA Certificate 000000
Tashana takes most of the weekday office days and the staff-room visits. She keeps a steady pace and checks pressure at the start of every seat.
Book: Tashana Spence
Jasiel Arana
Massage therapist
CAMTC certificate · CA Certificate 000000
Jasiel works most of the farmers' market stalls and the early shifts. He speaks English and Spanish, and will tell you which in a sentence.
Book: Jasiel Arana