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Benefits of Massage:
* Relaxes muscle spasms & relieves tension
* Improves general circulation
* Acts as a "Mechanical Cleanser" stimulating lymph circulation and aids in the elimination of wastes and toxic debris.
* Relieves headaches
* Lessens pain and facilitates movement
* Calms the nervous system
* Decreases anxiety, stress, and depression
* Supports the immune system
Aromatherapy Massage
Aromatherapy Massage is a multifaceted healing art which uses the essential oils of aromatic flowers, herbs, resin, woods, and roots to promote health of the body and serenity of mind. Essential oils aid in relaxation, improve circulation, and sooth moderate anxiety, depression, headaches, and muscle pain. Each essential oil has its own unique charactaristics and benefits.
Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy Massage
Ashiatsu is a deep luxurious Swedish style massage applied with the feet. Gravitational force is combined with centrifugal and centripetal movements. This creates structural change in chronic soft tissue damage. Correct application will provide deep relaxation and stimulate the lymphatic system. Bars are used above the head to support the massage therapist.
Deep Tissue Massage
Deep Tissue Massage uses slow, deep, and more intense pressure to clear adhesions, reduce congestion, lengthen shortened and thickened muscles, and release patterns of tension.
Maternity Massage
Maternity Massages help minimize stress, promote relaxation, and prepare muscles for child birth. In addition, Maternity Massage improves muscle pliability and joint flexibility, decreases muscle tension, improves circulation (including blood supply to the placenta), removes toxins, promotes red blood cell growth (which reduces potential anemia), reduces neck, shoulder, and back pain, and allieves stress in weight-bearing joints.
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Reflexology Massage
Reflexology focuses on reflex areas in the feet and hands which correspond to all of the glands, organs, joints, and parts of the body. Reflexology is a unique method of using the fingers and thumbs on these relfex areas. Reflexology helps in relieving stress and tension, improves blood supply, and promotes the unblocking of nerve impulses.
Swedish Massage
Swedish Massage uses firm but gentle pressure to promote relaxation, ease muscle tension, and sedate the nervous system. Swedish Massageis the most commonly offered and best known form of massage.
Warm Stone Massage
Warm Stone Massage is applied using smooth warmed basalt stones and cooled marble stones. When used during a massage, these stones produce both sedative and re-energizing responses within the body. The stones are placed over specific points along the spine, over chakra points, and along the sides of the body. Warm Stone Massage improves circulation, boosts immunity, sooths muscle aches and pains, and provides deep detoxification.
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