Today we’d like to introduce you to Michael Kincaid.
Hi Michael, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Hello, I grew up in Asheville and moved to the triangle area about 4 years ago. I’m an artist, licensed massage therapist, and I’ve been enjoying the triangle area a lot since moving here. The diversity in food, culture and art has been wonderful to experience.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
As a trauma survivor, openly genderqueer and neurodivergent person, I’ve faced my share of bigotry. Part of opening my practice and stating all that I am as a person openly, is my small act of defiance. I hope to foster understanding and visibility.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
I wanted to do something for a living that would be directly helping others. I landed on massage therapy in 2017 and it has been an amazing journey. I’ve grown a lot as a therapist in those 7 years. Being able to touch tissue and know what is muscle, bone, tendon, scar tissue, or adhesions has been a gradual but wild shift in my perception.
I ended up focusing more on nervous system regulation, relaxation, energy work, and neuromuscular therapy throughout my career. Developing my own style that feels like a slow rhythmic Swedish deep tissue massage.
It’s something special being able to help others heal or truly relax through massage therapy, both from physical and mental fatigue. I’ve enjoyed what I do a lot throughout my career. After working in different practices throughout Greensboro and the triangle area, I decided the only way for me to develop more as a licensed massage therapist is to begin a private practice.
I want to offer a space away from the businesses of day-to-day life. To recharge, energetically and physically. I opened Spring Vibrations in August of 2025 in Chapel Hill to focus more on my style of massage, deep relaxation, nervous system regulation, and overall tension reduction. I offer aroma therapy, hot stones, energy work, and a body butter bar with each service. All of these tools come together to create an experience to help you feel more yourself by the end of the service. I hope to continue to add to that list as I grow my practice. Eventually, I’d like to offer a loose-leaf tea or espresso drink after each service as well. Before becoming a massage therapist I worked as a barista, making espresso drinks, and later developed a passion for loose-leaf tea. I would love the opportunity to combine all of these into a unique experience for my clients. To creating a cozy retreat away from the stresses of everyday life.
Chronic stress can have such a profound effect on our mental and physical well-being. I understand the value of a fully regulated nervous system. The ability to shut down a spiraling feedback loop of dysregulation can make a huge difference. I’ve experienced what a chronically deregulated nervous system feels like, first hand. My massage allows me to focus on co-regulating my client’s nervous systems back into a state of rest and out of fight or flight mode.
I feel deeply grateful to be able to do what I do, and I hope to continue to grow as a licensed massage therapist (17044) through my practice. I’m excited to see what 2026 has in store for me as an entrepreneur.
Can you share something surprising about yourself?
I’m a massive ttrpg and storytelling nerd. I’ve been a game master of different table top role-playing games for friends of mine for a few years now.
I love storytelling in all the mediums it takes but especially video games, role playing games, movies, and writing.
The logo I had made for Spring Vibrations uses a script I made from a language called Aevelin. It’s the black line work around the different rainbow-colored geometry in my logo.
Aevelin is a passion project of mine, a language designed to only communicate about emotions. It’s mostly just for artistic flair, writing poetry, or used in fictional worlds as a language.
I plan on eventually using Aevelin in the world’s I make for my players in our ttrpgs.
Pricing:
- $110 for a 60 minute massage
- $150 for a 90 minute massage
- $200 for a 2 hour massage
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.springvibrations.com
