The Exhale Project

✨ THE ART OF THE EXHALE | SESSION 4 OF 8 ✨

Grudge Goddess Bliss Series

Four sessions in. Four intentional opportunities to pause, release, and reconnect with the body. 🤎

This client is currently moving through an 8-session Grudge Goddess Bliss series, and session four marks the halfway point. I’ve loved observing the subtle changes that can unfold when facial massage, buccal work, and lymphatic-focused techniques are practiced consistently over time.

Through intentional hands-on work, we’re supporting fluid movement, encouraging lymphatic flow, and addressing tension held within the jaw, cheeks, and facial muscles. The buccal techniques also allow us to work with areas that can be difficult to reach from the outside, creating space for deeper release throughout the cheeks, jaw, and lower face.

What I’m noticing so far:

✧ A softer, more relaxed appearance through the jaw and lower face.

✧ Subtle changes in the cheeks and facial contours.

✧ A refreshed appearance as fluid movement is encouraged.

✧ Less visible tension through areas that commonly hold stress.

✧ Continued progression as she moves through the second half of her series.

What I love most about this work is that it isn’t about changing someone’s face. It’s about supporting the tissues, encouraging healthy fluid movement, easing muscular tension, and creating space for the face to soften naturally.

No machines. No invasive treatments. Just intentional, hands-on bodywork.

Sometimes the most beautiful thing you can do for yourself is simply allow your body to let go.

Rest. Restore. Renew.

🤎 The Exhale Project
Alisha Costas, LMT

Individual results vary. Photos document this client’s personal experience throughout her series.

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Feeling the spooky vibes today. 🥰

✧ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒙𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 ✧

A LITTLE SPACE TO EXHALE

𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 & 𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚

NOVEMBER
✧ November 4th & 5th — Evening openings
✧ November 9th–15th — FULLY BOOKED ♡
✧ November 28th — Next available Saturday

DECEMBER
✧ December 2nd & 3rd — Evening openings
✧ December 12th — Saturday availability

As the year begins to wind down, I encourage you to make a little room for yourself, too.

𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏. 𝑺𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒏. 𝑬𝒙𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒆.

Availability is limited as I continue to create a more intentional schedule. If you don’t see a time that works for you, please join the waitlist or reach out with a request.

Rest. Restore. Renew. 🤎

𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒙𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕

There are some dates added online!
Some Fri, Sat, Sun; FEW evenings.
December 23rd - January 2nd I’ll be away for the holidays.🎄🎅

Don’t forget the seasonal specials, both will run for the rest of the year!

🎃 Salted Caramel Escape
🎄The Winter Melt (A favorite!)

Massage Appointments | Healing Hands Co Licensed Massage Therapist located in Downtown New Boston📍. Offering Swedish, Therapeutic, & Buccal Face Massage. Females only.

✨ A Little Update from The Exhale Project ✨

My availability for the remainder of 2026 will open up tonight!🤎

Moving forward, I’ll be scaling back my online availability to create a healthier balance and avoid burnout. If you don’t see a time that works for you, please don’t hesitate to reach out or join my waitlist! You’re welcome to leave specific requests in the waitlist notes.

A gentle holiday reminder: 🎁

I will no longer be offering gift cards, but you can still gift someone a little time to exhale!

🤎 Create a booking profile for them and add your payment information.

🤎 Book under your own profile and leave a note with the recipient’s name.

Thank you for continuing to support my small business and allowing me to do what I love while honoring the balance I encourage each of you to find.

Rest. Restore. Renew. 🌿

The Exhale Project

🤍 A Gentle Reminder About Kindness, Boundaries & Respect

Something has been on my heart lately, and I feel it’s worth sharing.

As I continue growing into this next chapter of my business, The Exhale Project, I’ve been reflecting on what I truly want this space to represent.

Peace. Presence. Compassion. Connection. And above all, mutual respect.

I understand that life can be frustrating. We all have difficult days. We get overwhelmed, plans change, things don’t go our way, and sometimes we carry more than we even realize.

But I also believe that the way we treat others, especially during those difficult moments, matters.

When you walk through my doors, my intention is to create an environment where you can soften, let your guard down, and simply exist without the weight of the outside world for a little while.

And I pour my heart into making that happen.

But something I’ve learned through my own personal growth is that creating a peaceful space also means protecting it.

Kindness does not mean having no boundaries. Compassion does not mean accepting disrespect. And being a service provider does not mean setting aside my own dignity to accommodate someone else’s frustrations.

I will always approach my clients with grace, understanding, and professionalism. I simply ask for that same energy in return.

And while we’re talking about mutual respect, I’d also love to gently touch on appointment etiquette.

When you reserve time with me, that time is set aside specifically for you. My schedule, my income, and my ability to support my family depend on those appointments.

I completely understand that emergencies happen. Life happens! But when appointments are missed or canceled at the last minute, that time is often impossible to fill.

A simple phone call, a little communication, and respecting the cancellation policy make such a difference to a small business owner.

Your time matters. And so does mine.

The older I get, the more I realize that peace isn’t just about quiet rooms, relaxing music, or taking an hour to yourself.

It’s about how we move through the world. How we speak to people. How we handle disappointment. How we treat someone who is simply doing their best.

The Exhale Project is becoming so much more than a name or a massage experience. It’s a reflection of everything I’ve learned about slowing down, protecting my energy, and creating a life that feels a little softer.

And that includes choosing kindness without sacrificing boundaries.

You can have a soft heart and still have firm boundaries. 🤍

Thank you to the beautiful women who continue to support my work, respect my time, and bring such wonderful energy into my space. You are the reason I love what I do.

With love,
The Exhale Project 🤍

I think it’s finally time to share something that has been on my heart for a while. 🤎

Healing Hands Co. will soon become The Exhale Project.

And this is so much more than a name change.

When I started Healing Hands Co., I think in many ways I was searching for healing of my own. I was building a career, building a business, growing as a mother and as a woman, and trying to figure out what “healing” actually looked like for me.

Over the years, this business has grown right alongside me.

And somewhere along the way, my perception of healing changed.

I don’t believe healing is always about fixing something that is broken.

Sometimes healing is slowing down.

Sometimes it’s making time for yourself without feeling guilty about it.

Sometimes it’s realizing that rest is not laziness.

That constantly being busy and overproductive is not something we have to glorify.

That you don’t have to completely run yourself into the ground before you’re “allowed” to stop.

Sometimes you just need somewhere you can finally exhale.

And THAT is what I feel like my work has become.

I put my absolute heart and soul into every single session. When someone gets on my table, I want them to feel like for that hour—or two—the outside world can wait.

But as my identity within this career has evolved, I’ve also realized how important it is to clearly distinguish my practice and the work behind it.

There are businesses in our area using similar “Healing Hands” names and offering services that may sound similar to mine, and I never want there to be confusion about who you are booking with or what type of care you are receiving.

I am a Licensed Massage Therapist in the State of Michigan.

I take my license seriously.
I take my continuing education seriously.
I take my liability insurance seriously.
And most importantly, I take the trust my clients place in me extremely seriously.

My lymphatic work and massage services are hands-on and manually performed. I have continued investing in my education as my practice has expanded into facial work, buccal massage, lymphatic techniques and nervous-system-focused treatments.

I don’t want to simply offer more services.

I want to become better at what I do.

And I want the name attached to my work to represent what I believe in now.

The Exhale Project.

A reminder that taking care of yourself doesn’t always have to mean doing more.

Sometimes it means doing less.

Slowing down.

Being present.

Allowing someone else to take care of you for a little while.

And giving yourself permission to just… exhale. 🤎

Healing Hands Co. will always be part of my story. It helped build the therapist, business owner, mother and woman I am today.

But I think I’ve grown beyond that name.

The Exhale Project feels like where I am now.

Same hands.
Same heart.
An even deeper purpose.

The Exhale Project
Formerly Healing Hands Co.

A space created for women who spend so much of their lives taking care of everyone else—to finally have somewhere that takes care of them.

Thursday September 30th I had a cancellation, which leaves me a gap starting at 3pm that day 60 or 90 mins available!🎃🍁

October’s Special🍁

The Salted Caramel Escape | 105 Minutes

Slip into fall with a warm, full-body ritual designed to melt away tension and leave you feeling deeply restored. Your escape begins with a 75-minute customized massage enhanced with warm Himalayan salt stones, followed by a slow, indulgent scalp and neck massage with Pistachio Vanilla Caramel oil. Notes of warm cinnamon, creamy vanilla, pistachio and caramel surround the senses, creating the ultimate cozy autumn experience.

Your ritual ends with a decadent Honey Tallow Foot Veil — warm towels envelop the feet before a rich blend of grass-fed tallow, raw honey and beeswax is slowly massaged into the skin, sealing in moisture and leaving your feet incredibly soft, nourished and cared for.

Warm stones. Sweet indulgence. Head-to-toe renewal.
105 minutes | $155

Booooking👻Online/Available coming October 4th!🎃🍁

-Hands that heal, hearts that care.

Next week Thursday the 24th I have a gap starting at 12/1pm room for a 60 min or 90 min

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