Welcome to

The Waking Space

A place where muscles and minds can relax. Not to mention that secret missing link, your fascia! Come and treat yourself — I mean, when was the last time you did such a thing? Be honest.

I am excited to meet you and help you find your Waking Space!

Meet Me

Ian McCracken, LMT

What a crazy path life takes us! Former Ethics/Psychology/Philosophy teacher, now I get the privilege of helping people relax, unwind, and find peace with their bodies.

Licensed Massage Therapist trained here in Buffalo, NY at the New York Institute for Massage. Intermediate Level John Barnes Myofascial Release. Former Flexologist at StretchLab.

B.A. Psychology, M.A. Philosophy

Father of four little ones that aren’t so little anymore.

My passions are messing with fascia, philosophizing, and helping people heal themselves. I pride myself on keeping my prices accessible to just about everyone.

I truly believe in my work and I love being a part of people’s journeys.

Why is it called The Waking Space?

There are moments throughout the day when we come out of auto-pilot and are truly Here. That’s what I call the Waking Space. Those beautiful times when we are not anxiously thinking about the future or sadly buried in the past. I always think about those times when people with Alzheimer’s come back to themselves and are here with us for a little while. Like waking up from a dream and realizing you are back home, at least for awhile. Or that moment in the movie Memento where he’s trying hard to stay present before everything slips away again. Those moments of presence happen in the Waking Space. I honestly think those moments are gifts that we can treasure. When we are able to truly be there in our own lives.

It’s my dream to create a space where those moments happen more frequently. One of the best ways to get back to that space is by coming back into our bodies, feeling what’s going on there, and watching as it shifts. Bodywork (especially MFR) is a great example of practicing this and welcoming what comes up for us, letting it be there without fighting it.