Modalities

Hot Stone Therapy

• Hot stone massage is a type of treatment that uses warmed stones to relax muscles and induce a calming state of mind. Intended to be extremely relaxing, a heated stone massage involves the placement of sanitized, warmed, smooth rocks. Typically, the treatment is done in conjunction with traditional massage techniques, such as Swedish massage, and the stones may be used with applied pressure by the massage therapist during the treatment. Often, stones also are placed--and left for a period of time--on certain body parts such as the spine, hands or belly. 

Swedish Massage

• Swedish Massage-A system of long strokes, kneading and friction techniques on the more superficial layers of the muscles, combined with active and passive movements of the joints. Combination of deep tissue massage, gentle touch, and rubbing to release tension, restore circulation, and relieve pain.

Stress Relief

• Stress Relief: Stress relief is a necessary strategy in our modern life. The basic definition of "stress" is: Any opposing reaction or force to your own intention that causes strain or tension. Our body is designed to 'switch off' the stress reaction when a state of relaxation takes place.

Reiki

• Is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy. A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind and spirit creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security and wellbeing. Many have reported miraculous results.

Pre and Post Natal

• Therapeutic massage can ease the physical discomforts, stress, and anxiety many women experience during pregnancy. It can help reduce edema in the extremities, improve circulation and reduce spasms in tight overworked muscles, improve posture and restful sleep, increase relaxation, and help women feel nurtured. Women who have utilized massage during pregnancy find that they are more aware and in-tune with their own bodies. They feel this increased awareness has improved their experience of labor and improved their ability to participate in the delivery process.
  
  Post-natal massage can be done immediately after discharge if yours is a normal delivery. However, for caeesarian section delivery, we encourage mothers to wait for at least 2 weeks after delivery or when incision is properly healed to start post-natal massage.
  
  Post-natal massage brings body back to its pre-pregnancy condition by retaining muscles and connective tissue.  It also helps to realign the body weight to its original distribution, helps reinstate the uterus to its normal state, eliminates excess body fluids and tones the over stretched areas of skin especially over the abdomen.
  
  Benefits of post-natal massage also include relaxation, relief mother of tension and stress from everyday activities and mothering duties. It also relieves aches on shoulders and neck from carrying or feeding your newborn. Another benefit is to promote blood circulation within the body.

Sport Massage

• Massage therapy focusing on muscle systems relevant to a particular sport. Sports Massage is the application of Massage and Stretch techniques to the muscle and connective tissues of the body to enhance athletic performance and maximize the performance of the athlete.
  
  Sports Massage increases range of movement, increases flexibility and relieves muscle soreness. It assists in injury prevention and promotes faster recovery from both training and injury. Sports Massage is applied to advantage Pre-Event, Inter Event, Post Event and during Rehabilitation.
  

Myofacial Release

• Myofascial Release is a safe and very effective hands-on technique that involves applying gentle sustained pressure into the Myofascial connective tissue restrictions to eliminate pain and restore motion. This essential “time element” has to do with the viscous flow and the piezoelectric phenomenon: a low load (gentle pressure) applied slowly will allow a viscoelastic medium (fascia) to elongate.
  
  The use of Myofascial Release allows us to look at each patient as a unique individual. Our one-on-one therapy sessions are hands-on treatments during which our therapists use a multitude of Myofascial Release techniques and movement therapy. We promote independence through education in proper body mechanics and movement, self treatment instruction, enhancement of strength, improved flexibility, and postural and movement awareness

Deep Tissue

• This approach creates a greater sense of relief from chronic muscular tension. Muscular tension patterns can reduce blood flow and restrict the removal of metabolic wastes, resulting in pain and loss of function. The typical superficial and passive massage techniques do not provide the desired relief; this often causes frustration and more reflexive muscular tension. The practitioner treatment strategies designed to break these muscular holding patterns that are direct, purposeful, and easy to apply. The practicing therapist will use: cross-fiber friction, passive movement, neurological inhibition, breath and positioning to enhance the overall effectiveness of treatment. Deep Tissue-releases the chronic patterns of tension in the body through slow strokes and deep finger pressure on the contracted areas, either following or going across the grain of muscles, tendons and fascia. It is called deep tissue, because it also focuses on the deeper layers of muscle tissue.
  

Trigger Point Therapy

• Trigger point is more than a tender nodule. It affects not only the muscle where the trigger point is located, but also causes "referred pain" in tissues supplied by nerves. Trigger points are located in a taut band of muscles fibers. The trigger point is the most tender point in the band. The therapist will locate and deactivate them using finger pressure. Trigger Point-(also known as Myotherapy or Neuromuscular Therapy) – applies concentrated finger pressure to "trigger points" (painful irritated areas in muscles) to break cycles of spasm and pain.
  

Massage Cupping

• A wonderful ancient technique has found it's place in the modern world of healing. Massage Cupping™ bodywork is based on the common practice of Chinese cupping therapy, and the incredible results that this simple treatment produces have truly impressed those who experience it's subtle power. By creating suction and negative pressure, Massage Cupping therapy is used to soften tight muscles and tone attachments, loosen adhesions and lift connective tissue, bring hydration and blood flow to body tissues, and drain excess fluids and toxins by opening lymphatic pathways. Massage Cupping™ bodywork is versatile and can easily be modified to accomplish a range of techniques, from lymphatic drainage to deep tissue release.
  
  

Arthrosage

• A massage technique called Arthrosage can help to alleviate the disabling pain caused by osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.  Even those who suffered from fibromyalgia benefit for from Arthorsage.  By using gentle compressing, movement, and taking pressure off affected joints, the muscles, nerves, tendons and surrounding tissues begin to loosen and relax, metabolic waste is drained from the area; swelling of the joints is reduced which allows for increased range of motion and reduction in pain.  Arthrosage is done while the client is fully clothed or can be incorporated into a regular massage treatment.