Thai Massage

This massage is performed with the recipient clothed and lying on the floor.  It’s one of my favorites!  Not like a traditional massage, the meaning is known as “the lazy man’s yoga”.   It is a combination of compression, pressure points and stretching.  This form of massage is meant to stimulate the body, which sets it apart from our forms of relaxation massage.

Swedish Massage

The reason for a Swedish massage is relaxation, de-stressing and untangling the stream of thoughts in your mind.  It is the foundation of deeper work.  The purpose of Swedish massage is to slowly allow you to decompress; opening the door for deeper, more specific muscle work.

Deep Tissue Massage

We use a lot of Deep Tissue, or deep muscle release.  When you feel that tension creeping into your neck, or stiffness in your body, that is when deep tissue is necessary.  The techniques of Deep Tissue are the catalyst to letting that tension go.  Slow, sustained pressure and cross fiber friction to the affected areas break down pain patterns and ease tension.

Myofascial Release

Fascia is a complex web, encapsulating every muscle fiber, muscle group, connective tissue and organ in your body.  Think of it as the glue that holds and supports everything under the skin.  By incorporating this technique of slow, prolonged stretching (up to 5 minutes) the fascia begins to “unwind” and loosen not only the fascia itself, but the underlying tissues (muscles, tendons, etc) as well .

Sports Massage

Three Areas of Sports Massage

Athletic trainers know that keeping an athlete in top physical form requires a regular prevention and maintenance program, as well as on-site treatment before and after an athletic event. And, when strains, sprains, bruises, or other major injuries occur, a variety of treatment modalities may be necessary to speed healing and reduce discomfort.

Maintenance Massage

An effective maintenance program is based on the massage therapist’s understanding of anatomy and kinesiology, combined with an expert knowledge of which muscles are used in a given sport and which are likely candidates for trouble. The overall objective of a maintenance program is to help the athlete reach optimal performance through injury-free training.

Event Massage

Pre- and post-event massage therapy are tailored for distinct purposes.

Pre-event massage is used as a supplement to an athlete’s warm-up to enhance circulation and reduce excess muscle and mental tension prior to competition. It also improves tissue pliability, readying the athlete for top performance.

Post-event massage, on the other hand, is geared toward reducing the muscle spasms and metabolic build-up that occur with vigorous exercise. Various sports massage techniques enhance the body’s own recovery process, improving the athlete’s return to high-level training and competition, and reducing the risk of injury.

Rehabilitation Massage

Even with maintenance massage, muscles may cramp, tear, bruise, and ache. Sports massage can speed healing and reduce discomfort during the rehabilitation process.

Soft tissue techniques employed by sports massage therapists are effective in the management of both acute and chronic injuries. For example, trigger point techniques reduce the spasms and pain that occur, both in the injured and “compensation” muscles. Cross-fiber friction techniques applied during the sub-acute and maturation phases of healing improve the formation of strong and flexible repair tissue, which is vital in maintaining full pain-free range of motion during rehabilitation.

Basalt Stone Massage

Stones, thousands of years old, smoothed to perfection by time’ are heated in water and used instead of hands to release tight muscles.  It is the ultimate in relaxation.  The stones ground you and put you back into your body; creating a w=sense of being in touch” with one’s self.  You feel fantastic after this treatment!  The perfect balance of relaxation and deep tissue.

Pre-Natal

Who needs a massage more than an expectant mother?  We use the same ‘custom massage’ for our Mom’s, plus we add some extra stretches and pressure points holds just for the Mom to be.  We also massage the belly, so baby can get some love in the womb, and some pressure off Mom’s back and sides (optional, of course!)

Couples Massage

We have just enough room to fit two tables in our space.

Seated Massage

In this fast paced multi tasking world we live in, there isn’t

always time to take an hour out of the day to treat yourself

to a massage. One innovative solution to this common problem

is on site seated massage.

We bring our portable massage chairs to you, and supply

everything needed for a relaxing massage.