Offerings
a bit about the many massage styles we offer...
- Swedish Massage
- Pregnancy & Labor Massage
- Hot Stone Treatments
- Myofascial Massage and Trigger Point Therapy
- Chinese Cupping Therapy
- Acupuncture and Acupressure Treatments
- Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)
- Aromatherapy
- Polarity Therapy
Swedish Massage
Swedish massage is what people picture when they think of massage. It is a popular western modality often found in health clubs and spas. The treatment is done with the client undressed and draped under a sheet. A variety of techniques are used to enhance relaxation, premote good circulation and decrease muscle tenderness.
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Pregnancy & Labor Massage
Massage is an exceptional remedy for many common discomforts associated with pregnancy and labor. Easing muscle pain and decreasing stress on weight bearing joints like the hips, low back and feet are the most commonly noted effects for our pregnant clients. Pregnancy increases the fluids in a woman's body by nearly 1/3 which can result in swelling and edema. Massage is a wonderful remedy for this as it promotes good circulation and drains lymphatic stagnation. Studies have shown that labor massage often decreases the length of labor and provides the mother with safe and effective pain relief. This service is available in hospitals and at home and is sure to enhance every birth experience.
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Hot Stone Treatments
This therapy is becoming well known for its profoundly relaxing benefits and exceptionally grounding properties. Smooth stones, collected from the Oregon coast, are heated in water and placed on specific points on the body. The practitioner provides a full body massage using stones in her hands, applying vibration and acupressure techniques through the stones. Hot stone treatments are exceptional for pain relief, opening stagnant energy, and giving the client a sense of peaceful grounding.
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Myofascial Massage and Trigger Point Therapy
These techniques aim at restoring mobility in the body's fascia and softening connective tissue that has become rigid. This treatment is excellent for chronic pain and for areas of previous injury. Myofascial massage helps break down scar tissue by using compression and/or slow deep pressure without oil or lotion in the direction of the facsial planes. Trigger Point therapy tracks referred pain patterns, identifying root tension points and relieving them with compression. Fascia is connective tissue that surrounds every bone, muscle and internal organ in your body. When adhesions exist in the fascia they will often pull muscles into a state of constant hypertenisity, rigidity and pain.
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Chinese Cupping Therapy
Cupping is effective in clearing body toxins quickly, stimulating the immune system, and releasing myofascial restrictions. Glass suction cups are placed at various points on the body, namely on the back, creating a vacuum which draws toxins to the skin's surface. The skin is the body's largest organ and it clears the toxins quickly and efficiently because of it's rich blood supply. This therapy may leave marks from the movement of vascular activity and the releasing of toxins. This treatment can be added to any other session or be done solely.
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Acupuncture and Acupressure Treatments
Although the origin of Chinese Medicine is lost in antiquity, acupuncture has been an established form of medicine for over 4,000 years. The foundation of this practice lays in the existence of energy pathways, called meridians, and their relationship to the physical body and its functions. Within these meridians there are numerous points on the skin, know as acupuncture points, which become sensitive in the presence of functional disorders and illness. These points serve as pathways for the practitioner to help correct imbalances that may exist. Small needles, finger pressure or heat applications are used to stimulate the patients chi through these points. Many patients do not actually feel the needle puncture the skin, but rather get an energetic sensation internally. The treatments are both safe and sterile and host no extreme side effects. Acupuncture is a growing field in the west due to its effectiveness in treatment of many maladies. Patients are finding relief from chronic pain, auto immune disorders, infertility, depression, menstrual difficulties, gastrointestinal upset, and a multitude of other conditions with the use of acupuncture. These treatments are done by a liscensed professional.
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Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Massage
PNF re-educates the nervous system using diagonal movement patterns, stretches and exercises performed by the client. A muscle group is stretched passively, contracted isometrically while in a stretched position, relaxed, and finally stretched again passively by the practitioner. This contract/relax pattern deepens the initial stretch while strengthening the muscle fibers. PNF is effective in increasing range of motion, decreasing chronic tension and enhancing rehabilitation from high velocity traumas, such as whiplash.
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Aromatherapy
This treatment uses volatile plant oils, including essential oils, for
psychological and physical well-being. This technique can be included in
any massage session.
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Polarity Therapy
Polarity therapy is a subtle energy technique based on healing models from
eastern beliefs and practices(primarily Chinese and Ayurvedic) integrated
with scientific knowledge of the natural movement of energy in all things.
Polarity works by applying physical opposite contacts simultaneously to
the body in areas of opposite charges, allowing the bodies own intelligence
to receives help, our bodies have the wisdom to do what is necessary, how
to do it and to what degree at any given moment. As practitioner our only
role is to be present,grounded and hold intention and neutral space for
healing, we allow your energy to do all the work and restore itself to a
natural healthy flow. Ultimately to know this work you must experience it!
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