What I Do

Deep Tissue Massage

Deep Tissue Massage is a form of bodywork that aims to relieve tension in the deeper layers of tissue in the body. Deep Tissue Massage is a highly effective method for releasing chronic stress areas due to misalignment, repetitive motions, and past lingering injuries. Due to the nature of the deep tissue work, open communication during the session is crucial to make sure you don't get too uncomfortable. Keep in mind that soreness is pretty common after the treatment, and that plenty of water should be ingested to aid with the flushing and removal of toxins that will have been released from the deep tissue during the session.

Sports Massage

Sports Massage is a type of massage designed for highly active people who engage in athletics. Engaging in sports is harsh on the body and can often lead to injuries in both the short and long term. Sports Massage enhances performance and prolongs a sports career by helping to prevent injury, reduce pains and swelling in the body, relax the mind, increase flexibility, and dramatically improve recovery rates. Sports Massage is also highly effective in aiding the rapid recovery of an athlete from an injury by encouraging greater kinesthetic awareness and in turn promoting the body's natural immune function.

Prenatal/Labor/Postpartum Massage

Prenatal Massage is a style of bodywork designed specifically for pregnant women. Pregnancy is a time when a woman's body endures tremendous stress due to dramatic physical and emotional changes. Using various techniques specially developed for the expecting mother, prenatal massage helps reduce anxiety, relieve muscle aches and joint pains, and improve labor outcomes and newborn health. The benefits are profound, including emotional support, the relief of joint pain due to extra weight and postural imbalance, and improved breathing and relaxation.

Massage during labor has proven to be beneficial for decreasing pain, decreasing anxiety, and increasing satisfaction with the birth. 

Postpartum massage combines the rest and relaxation you crave with the physical support your body so desperately needs. Postpartum massage is a full body massage that can help ease women into motherhood by offering both physical and emotional benefits while greatly improving hormonal balance. If you've had a miscarriage or stillbirth, you may also want to consider postpartum massage to help your body, mind, and spirit to recover.

Hospice/End-of-life Massage

Massage therapy for end-of-life patients is often comfort-focused and shorter than traditional massage sessions. It can provide many benefits, including:

-Relaxation: Massage can help patients relax, which can lead to less pain and anxiety. 

 -Comfort: Massage can help patients feel cared for, safe, and connected. 

 -Symptom management: Massage can help patients manage symptoms like pain, nausea, anxiety, depression, and sleep issues. 

 -Emotional and spiritual comfort: Massage can help patients feel more human again and provide peace and respite to both patients and their families. 

 -Nurturing touch: Massage therapists can model nurturing touch to families and caregivers. 

 

 

Lymphatic Drainage

Lymphatic Drainage Therapy aims to gently and rhythmically move the lymph through the body, especially swollen areas of the body, relieving pressure and enhancing the functioning of the immune system. As both a preventative and remedial technique, LD can be used for a wide range of purposes including faster recovery from injury, reduction of swelling and discomfort from pregnancy, and strengthened resistance to illness.

Swedish Massage

Swedish Massage is a very relaxing and therapeutic style of bodywork. It combines oils or lotion with an array of strokes such as rolling, kneading, and percussion to help the body improve its circulation. The benefits of this type of bodywork are wide-ranging and include relief from aches and pains, decreased stress levels in the body, enhanced mental clarity, improved appearance, and greater flexibility.

Cancer/Oncology Massage

Oncology Massage is a special type of massage developed specifically for cancer patients. Cancer patients have unique needs which must be addressed to make sure that a massage is beneficial to their health. I focus my attention on creating a gentle, nurturing environment for you to relax into.

Chair Massage

Chair massage is a popular way of relieving stress and releasing tension right in your home or workplace. You receive your massage in a specialized ergonomic chair which I bring to your location. In addition to the usual health benefits of massage, another benefit of chair massage is that it is done over the clothing. With seated massage, you can avoid the discomfort and awkwardness that you may feel in disrobing for a traditional massage. Also, chair massage sessions are usually shorter than traditional massage, making it convenient enough to fit into your busy schedule.

Trigger Point Therapy

Trigger Point Therapy is a style of bodywork that focuses on stimulating and releasing "trigger points" in your body. Trigger points are tender areas of tension similar to acupressure points, except they occur in the belly of the muscle rather than along the energy pathways of the body. These "knots" are built up throughout a person's life due to physical, mental, and/or emotional stress. During a session, focused pressure is applied through a variety of techniques order to release your trigger points. This process can be quite painful at times, yet the effects are lasting and profoundly transformative.

Myofascial Release

Myofascial release is a form of soft tissue therapy intended to eliminate pain, increase range of motion, and rebalance the entire body. It does this by using massage techniques to stretch the fascia and release the bonds that exist between the fascia, muscles and bones. Fascia is the connective tissue that connects and covers all muscles, organs, and skeletal structures of the body. Direct myofascial release is sometimes known as deep tissue work. Indirect release applies light pressure and gently stretches the fascia; this allows for increased blood circulation and relief from pain.

Lomi Lomi

Lomi Lomi is the Hawaiian word for "massage", and it is part of a larger native Hawaiian tradition of healing and natural body care. According to Hawaiian tradition, all living beings are seeking a state of balance and love in the world. During a Lomi Lomi session, therefore, I focus on not only relaxing your body through gentle touch, but also reviving your spirit and filling your body with the energy of love.

Acupressure

Acupressure is based on one the most ancient principles of healing - that simply touching a specific point on the body will release stress and improve health in the body. In an acupressure session, I apply firm pressure directly to these "points" on your body, which relieves your muscle tension and improves your circulation. This simple and powerful technique has been shown to be very effective in treating headaches, backaches, and even insomnia.

Geriatric Massage

Geriatric massage is a form of massage designed to meet the specific needs of the elderly. It helps to improve blood circulation, relieve pain, and also increase range of motion. If you are elderly, geriatric massage can help you maintain and improve your overall health, as well as regain certain physical functions that have been reduced due to aging. In addition, since the elderly don't typically receive enough physical touch, this massage can also help alleviate symptoms of loneliness or depression.

PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields) Enhanced Massage

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PEMF has been demonstrated to have many health and well being benefits. Thousands of studies, including exhaustive research by NASA, have consistently shown PEMF to be hugely beneficial particularly when used at the low frequency range centering on the Schumann waves, a natural electromagnetic resonant oscillation of 7.8Hz existing between the Earth's surface and the Ionosphere. 

There are over 30,000 current studies on the effectiveness of PEMF and it’s approved for many conditions by the FDA. The list below gives an indication of many benefits PEMF studies have demonstrated: 

*Improved energy

*Sleep quality

*The uptake of nutrients

*Cellular detoxification 

*The ability to regenerate cells. 

*Improved immune system balance and 

*RNA and DNA stimulation

Additionally: 

• Accelerated repair of bone and soft tissue 

• Relaxation of muscles 

• Improved regeneration. Speeds recovery from physical exertion, strenuous activities and workouts 

• Improved wound healing – post-operative wound healing, better scar healing, from injuries 

• Positive effects on pain reduction resulting from, for instance, arthritis, back pain, bursitis, muscle stress, etc. 

• Normalized action of the cellular electrical voltage potentials for healthier metabolism 

• Strengthening of the cardiovascular system 

• Improved blood and tissue oxygenation, blood circulation and microcirculation – reduced blood platelet adhesion (stickiness) 

• Positive influence on secondary disorders, such as migraine, tinnitus, etc. 

• Prevention of thrombosis (blood clots) 

• Regulates high and low blood pressure – stimulates natural release of Nitric Oxide to relax and expand blood vessels • Improved blood vessels and cholesterol level; increased oxygen partial pressure 

• PH normalizing and the list goes on. 

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Cupping

Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. It invigorates local circulation of qi and blood in the area being treated, resolving inflammation, pain, and tension. By drawing impurities to the surface, it removes toxins. From a Western physiological perspective, cupping loosens connective tissue or fascia and stimulates blood flow to the surface. It helps to promote relaxation and a sense of wellbeing and can be performed as a type of deep tissue massage.

Hot Stone Therapy

Hot Stone Therapy is a style of massage where heated stones are placed at specific sites on your body to deepen relaxation and promote circulation in your muscles. Muscles that are heated with these stones release tension and stress much more deeply and quickly than with a traditional massage. The overall experience is very relaxing, nurturing, and rejuvenating.

Percussive Therapy with Massage Gun

Percussive therapy is a massage technique designed to treat soft tissue pain. It is often done using a massage gun which delivers strong pulses and vibrations into the muscle tissue. This method promotes blood flow to the specific area, which can help reduce inflammation and muscle tension. Percussive stimulation also improves muscle tone and balance, relieving muscular tightness and reducing the physical stress placed on bones, joints, and nerves. It increases blood circulation to bring more oxygen and nutrients into the muscle, and reduces muscle fatigue and soreness. Percussive therapy is especially complimentary to sports massage. 

Crystal Therapy with Tuning Forks

Crystals have the power to raise our level of overall wellness through three main strengths: clearing, energizing, and balancing. In holistic medicine, crystals have powerful healing energy due to their vibrational frequencies. They help us release negative energy, rebalance our chakras, and reset the electrical currents and energy flow in our bodies. Using crystals in massages can reduce not only muscle pain, but also blocked energy stored in the mind and soul. On a vibrational level, crystal massages help to bring the client’s body and energy field back into balance. For some, they work to energetically remove toxins and stress, while for others they will energize and restore the soul. 

Tuning forks are powerful tools for holistic well-being. By harnessing the power of sound frequencies, they can help to balance and harmonize your body's energy centers. When these frequencies resonate with your body's energy centers, or chakras, they promote balance and harmony, leading to overall well-being. Tuning forks can help to reduce stress and anxiety, enhance meditation and mindfulness, boost creativity and intuition, and balance the chakras.