Need an excuse to get a massage?
Massage is more than just a simple feel good indulgence, it has actually been shown to offer many health and wellness benefits. Massage helps maintain physical wellness, mental and emotional well-being, especially when it is incorporated as a regular part of your wellness routine.
Health Benefits of Massage
- Calms the body and promotes relaxation and a sense of well being
- Reduces tension and anxiety
- Improves blood flow and circulation
- Stimulates the lymphatic system, which helps your immune system
- Helps with pain management for conditions such as sciatica, arthritis and muscle spasms
Below are some specifics on different types of massage therapy.
Massage is more than just a simple feel good indulgence, it has actually been shown to offer many health and wellness benefits. Massage helps maintain physical wellness, mental and emotional well-being, especially when it is incorporated as a regular part of your wellness routine.
Health Benefits of Massage
- Calms the body and promotes relaxation and a sense of well being
- Reduces tension and anxiety
- Improves blood flow and circulation
- Stimulates the lymphatic system, which helps your immune system
- Helps with pain management for conditions such as sciatica, arthritis and muscle spasms
Below are some specifics on different types of massage therapy.
Swedish Massage
Swedish massage promotes relaxation and eases muscle tension through the use of moderate pressure to the muscle tissues. Relaxation is the Goal!
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Deep Tissue/Sports Massage Deep Tissue massage is aimed at the deeper muscle and fascia. It is a more focused massage aimed at releasing chronic muscle tension and knots. Sports massage is similar to deep tissue with more stretching (Range of Motion) incorporated into the massage, working muscles individually and also grouped by movement. |
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Hot Stone Massage
Hot stone massage melts your stress away with the warmth of heated stones and oil gently massaged over your body. The hot stones are used to retain heat which seeps deep into the muscles, releasing tension.
Reflexology
Reflexology is the application of pressure to reflex areas in the feet and hands which correspond to different parts of the body. Stimulating these reflexes properly can help many health problems in a natural way, a type of preventative maintenance.
CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
CST is a gentle technique to release tensions held by the body. It helps to relieve pain and dysfunction, and to bring balance to the whole body. CranioSacral Rhythm is the pulse caused by the Cerebrospinal fluid as it moves through the closed hydraulic system of the brain and spinal cord.
CST is a gentle technique to release tensions held by the body. It helps to relieve pain and dysfunction, and to bring balance to the whole body. CranioSacral Rhythm is the pulse caused by the Cerebrospinal fluid as it moves through the closed hydraulic system of the brain and spinal cord.