Massage Services

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Deep Tissue Massage: Deep tissue massage is ideal for the person who wants a more focused massage yet still wants to feel deeply relaxed. This technique releases chronic patterns of tension in your body using deep finger, forearm and/or elbow pressure on contracted areas. This type of deep tissue stimulation is aimed at releasing and alleviating muscle spasms, injury, tendonitis and overall pain.

Swedish Massage: Swedish massage creates a satisfying relaxation state, relieving daily stress by employing smooth and long gliding strokes that range from light to deep pressure. This technique uses strokes working towards your heart to stimulate blood and lymph circulation and encourage the removal of toxins from your body.

Myo-fascial Release: Myofascial Release is a highly interactive stretching technique that requires feedback from the patient's body to determine the direction, force and duration of the stretch and to facilitate maximum relaxation of the tight or restricted tissues. Allowing muscles to move free from adhesions creates a balanced state within the body, decreasing the symptoms and effects of injury or pain.

Hot Stone Massage: Warm stones are placed on your body to deliver a gradual and deeply penetrating heat to your muscles. Stones are then used with oil in a soothing full body massage. Hot stones can also be used with deeper massage techniques to relax muscle tissue in order to more easily access deeper layers.

Acu-Pressure: Acupressure is an ancient healing art developed in Asia over 5,000 years ago, using the fingers to press key points on the surface of the skin to stimulate the body's natural self-curative abilities. When these points are pressed, they release muscular tension and promote the circulation of blood and the body's life force energy to aid healing. Acupuncture and acupressure use the same points and meridians, but acupuncture employs needles, while acupressure uses gentle but firm pressure and integrates bodywork therapies, therapeutic touch, somatic work, healing imagery, energy psychology, and massage therapy techniques.

Foot Reflexology: The therapist applies deep pressure and point work on the feet that mirror organ and structural systems of the body. Chronic patterns of stress in the body can be reduced and eliminated through foot reflexology. Generally each massage session includes some foot reflexology, however focused 30 minute sessions are available a la carte or included with a full body treatment.