Massage therapy, a branch of natural health care spans a wide variety of therapeutic approaches that work to improve a person's health and well being through the hands-on manipulation of muscles and other soft tissues of the body. Athletes and performing artists praise massage for its relaxing, rejuvenating effects; Doctors increasingly recommend it for stress relief and as part of treatment programs for pain and certain medical conditions.
Basic
30-Minute Massage
$40
One-Hour Massages - $60
Sports
Swedish (Stress Relief)
technique: Long strokes, kneading and friction techniques
combined with active and passive movements of the joints.
benefits: Promotes general relaxation, improves circulation
and range of motion, relieves muscle tension.
Shiatsu
techniques: Finger-pressure massage which treats special
points along acupuncture "meridians" - the invisible channels
of energy flow in the body.
benefits: The aim is to release the blocks and re-balance
the energy flow.
Deep Tissue
techniques: Slow strokes and deep finger pressure either
following or going across the grain of muscles, tendons and fascia.
benefits: Releases the chronic patterns of tension in the
body.
Reflexology
techniques: Organized around a system of points on the
hands and feet that are thought to correspond, or "reflex" to
all areas of the body.
benefits: Specific area, but with full body effects.
Neuromuscular
techniques: Applies concentrated finger pressure to "Trigger
Points" - painful irritated areas in muscles.
benefits: Used to break the cycle of spasm and pain.
Craniosacral
techniques: A hands on complex, yet subtle technique
benefits: Releases blockages in the circulation of the
cerebral-spinal fluid, allowing energy in the spinal column to flow more
freely