About MASSAGE
RELAXATION MASSAGE
The therapist won’t work at your limit of pain in order to release tension in the body. During a relaxation massage there is less emphasis on working out serious adhesions or knots in the muscle tissue. Some people go into such a deep relaxation that they even fall asleep.
A relaxation massage has substantial health benefits: improving blood circulation and stimulating the body’s lymphatic system, which carries away waste products, helps with imsomnia, promotes clarity of mind and emotional balance.
Benefits
-Relaxation massage lowers stress levels by reducing the amount of the stress hormone cortisol in the body, removing tension, creating a feeling of ease and mental clarity, and uplifting the mood.
-Relaxation massage reduces muscular tension. The incorporation of deep diaphragmatic breathing during the session enhances this result.
-The relaxing tempo and longer strokes of relaxation massage promote increased cardiac return and lymphatic flow, bringing freshly oxygenated blood to all the muscles and fascia of the body. Improved circulation promotes tissue healing and overall health.
-When the body relaxes, troublesome areas become more apparent and easier for the therapist to access and address. The therapist can use deeper pressure to work on the problem areas in the course of creating full-body relaxation.
-Touch is therapeutic. Many of us have a shortage of physical contact in our lives. Massage addresses the primal animal need for touch and creates a profound sense of well-being.
-The state of relaxation and enhanced self-awareness that is achieved after a session has far-reaching benefits that have a positive impact on all areas of your health and your life. It’s important to regularly re-connect with yourself through massage.
HOT STONES MASSAGE
Hot stone massage melts away tension, eases muscle stiffness and increases circulation and metabolism.
The treatment promotes deeper muscle relaxation through the placement of smooth, water-heated stones at special points on the body. Our registered massage therapists will incorporate a massage treatment, with the use of hot stones which offers enhanced benefits.
The hot stones massage stones relaxes muscles, allowing the therapist access deeper muscle layers. Combining hot stone protocols with a full body massage provides a very healing and effective experience. The hot stones also expand blood vessels, which encourages blood flow throughout the body. The hot stones have a sedative effect that can relieve chronic pain, reduce stress and promote deep relaxation.
Benefits:
-Decreases pain and muscle spasms
-Reduces chronic stress and tension
-Increases flexibility in joints, aiding in easier mobility and movement
-Relieves pain and tension created by strained and contracted muscle
Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy massage using massage oil or lotion that contains essential oils (highly concentrated plant oils).
During an aromatherapy massage, you inhale these essential oil molecules or absorb them through your skin. They are thought to promote beneficial changes in your mind and body by affecting the limbic system, a region of the brain known to be involved in emotion.
Benefits of Aromatherapy Massage
Each essential oil used in aromatherapy is said to have different properties. For example, some calm and make you feel relaxed while others energize.Aroma therapeutic massage not only has the client leaving with a full body massage, but they also allegedly provide emotional healing and relaxation.
Benefits
-Stress reducing
-Anxiety reliever
-Increased calmness and relaxation
-Decrease in muscle tension
-Pain relief
-A reduction of symptoms of depression