Massage

Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage

MLD can help restart a sluggish system by manually moving the lymph through the body for maximum health benefits.

• Helps to relieve bloating and puffiness from fluid retention
• Can help to break down some fat cells
• Improves skin quality by reducing fluid and saggy skin giving a more vibrant appearance.
• Helps ease tension and provide restful sleep.
• Helps reduce post injury swelling.

Many surgeons recommend MLD massage pre and post surgery to provide maximum results and speed up recovery. MLD has been shown to help reduce scar formation by boosting the healing response.

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Energy Work

Energy work is used to help balance the systems of energy throughout the body to alleviate stress, ailments, and disease. Sometimes distress or anxiety can be caused by energetic influences or imbalances. These states can be eliminated or greatly decreased by energy work.

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Pregnancy Massage

Prenatal/Pregnancy Massage is a style of bodywork designed specifically for pregnant women. Pregnancy is a time when a woman’s body endures tremendous stress due to dramatic physical and emotional changes. Our Massage therapists have attended additional training to ensure that they have the best knowledge for the expectant mother. Using special bolstering for maximum comfort and various techniques specially developed for the expecting mother, Prenatal/Pregnancy Massage helps release the pain and discomfort experienced throughout pregnancy.

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The benefits are profound, including emotional support, the relief of joint pain due to extra weight and postural imbalance, and improved breathing and relaxation.

Please note that massage is not recommended in the first trimester without a doctors recommendation.

Hot Stone Massage

Steeped in the Native American healing traditions, hot stone massage uses heated river rocks or other very smooth-surfaced stones made of basalt which contains a high iron content that helps them retain heat to enhance the massage. Hot stone massage is a natural therapy using warmed stones positioned on parts of the client’s body to maximize the therapeutic benefit of massage and heat and or are used to massage the body allowing the heat to penetrate, relax and heal achy muscles. Hot stone massages are beneficial on both physical and psychological levels.

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  Hot Stone Massage is a natural therapy using warmed stones positioned on parts of the client's body to maximize the therapeutic benefit of massage and heat The stones are typically river rocks or other very smooth-surfaced stones made of basalt which contains a high iron content and helps them retain heat. Hot stone massages are beneficial on both physical and psychological levels.

  Always check with your doctor before getting a hot stone massage; individuals with certain conditions – including pregnant women and people with high blood pressure – are advised to avoid this type of therapy.

  Steeped in the Native American Healing Traditions, hot stone massage uses heated River Rocks to enhance the massage. The stones are used to massage the body allowing the heat to penetrate, relax and heal achy muscles.

  Stones are placed into an electric slow-cooker or a purpose-built device which is filled with water. The water is typically heated to 122–127 °F

  Once the stones have heated sufficiently, some are placed onto specific points on the body (such as the back, hands, etc.) and others are held by the massage therapist and used to work the muscles.

Cupping

Suction is created using heat (fire) or mechanical devices (hand or electric pumps). Benefits include: relieving pain and inflammation from injury or chronic conditions; relieving deep muscular issues and reducing muscle spasms; releasing and softening scar tissue and loosening post-surgery adhesions; lifting and stretching soft tissue to separate fascia and restrictions; increasing range of movement and flexibility in joints; promoting healthy circulation; opening the energy flow of the body; moving stagnation and enabling normal lymphatic flow, and enhancing any athletic training program to improve performance.

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  An ancient Chinese form of alternative medicine in which a local suction is created on the skin. Practitioners believe this mobilizes blood flow in order to promote healing. Suction is created using mechanical devices (hand or electric pumps). Benefits include: relieving pain and inflammation from injury or chronic conditions; relieving deep muscular issues and reducing muscle spasms; releasing and softening scar tissue and loosening post-surgery adhesions; lifting and stretching soft tissue to separate fascia and restrictions; increasing range of movement and flexibility in joints; promoting healthy circulation; opening the energy flow of the body; moving stagnation and enabling normal lymphatic flow, and enhancing any athletic training program to improve performance.