Services

Swedish Massage

Swedish Massage is a very relaxing and therapeutic style of bodywork. It combines oils or lotion, essential oils, hot towels, hot stones and sugar scrubs 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.

Reiki Massage

Many years ago while working in the spa, I used to ask my clients if they want to include Reiki within their massage session.
That became so popular that when new people were coming in, they were asking for a Reiki Massage.
I would like to offer Reiki Massage as a modality.

Cupping

BENEFITS OF CUPPING  

Cupping is an ancient healing tradition dating back some 3,000 years to societies in Egypt, the Middle East, and China.

Health and Wellness Benefits.

Improved circulation: Increasing blood flow to a particular area promotes healing.

Pain relief: Cupping may be especially helpful in treating muscle tension and spasms.

Relaxation: The effect is quite like that of a massage.

I use the Moving Cupping technique: This method is also known as “sliding” cupping. Oil is applied to the skin, and the cup is continuously glided over a larger area. This is particularly helpful in relieving muscle tightness and is similar to a deep tissue massage.

This technique is very effective but typically does not leave any circle marks behind. 

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.

Assisted Stretching

There are numerous benefits to assisted stretching, such as increasing your flexibility, blood circulation and range of motion. It also helps decrease pain and stiffness, and it lowers your risk of injury. Assisted stretching can improve your core strength and posture, and enhance your athletic performance while reducing your recovery time. Stretching is even touted as a way to lower your stress levels, improve your sleep and boost your energy. 

Many people can go through life having normalized things like lower back pain and neck pain.

More often than not, those pains are not normal.
Something is not moving properly. 

Assisted Stretching addresses these pains and stiffness. 

Deep Heat Treatment

Deep Heat Treatment uses moist packs and therapeutic lotion.

Prossage soft tissue warming lotion with menthol and lavender oil. great for soft tissue mobilization. for working with muscles, tendons, ligaments and joint capsules.

For tired and sore muscles and post workout.

Pregnancy Massage

Pregnancy 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, Pregnancy Massage helps release the pain and discomfort experienced throughout pregnancy. The benefits are profound, including emotional support, the relief of joint pain due to extra weight and postural imbalance, and improved breathing and relaxation.

Geriatric Massage

Geriatric massage (65+) is a form of massage designed to meet the specific needs as we get older. It helps to improve blood circulation, relieve pain, improve sleep and also increase range of motion. Geriatric massage can help you maintain and improve your overall health. 

CranioSacral Technique

CranioSacral Technique is a gentle yet powerful technique that is effective in releasing neck pain, back pain, and mental stress.
It does this by optimizing the movement of cerebrospinal fluid through the spine and around the skull.  
This Technique along with you massage provides a very soothing and relaxing healing experience.

Reiki

Reiki is a Japanese form of energy work that cleanses and balances the energy system in the body. As a result, the body's natural self-healing mechanisms strengthen, helping to establish optimum health. During a session, I work directly with your energy field to remove blockages, detoxify your system, and restore your vital life force energy. Reiki utilizes a gentle laying on of hands to conduct the necessary energy force between us. The benefits of Reiki range from the release of habitual mental/emotional stress to alleviating chronic pain.

Reiki Therapy and Energy Work

Reiki Therapy and Energy work is based on the belief that everyone has a "life force", and that the body needs to sustain its balance for optimum health. Anytime you experience emotional or physical illness, it indicates that your life force has simply become unbalanced. I work directly with your energy field to restore balance and flow to your entire system. And once your energy field has been restored to full health, your body will follow.

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.

EFT Emotional Freedom Technique

Stand alone or combined with hypnotherapy, EFT is a profound technique for dealing with phobias. Even life long phobias can melt away, never to return in as little as 15 minutes. 
I was trained by the creator of EFT, Gary Craig in 1999. 
I have so much faith in EFT that I offer a 15 minute session at no cost. You will know within 15 minutes whether or not this technique will work for you. Come on in a give it a try. 
 

Emotional Freedom Technique

ADD ON- Sugar Scrub for Face

Sugar Scrub Face Massage 

Cleans and rejuvenate the skin by cleaning all the dirt from the skin pores. 

With all the dead skin and dirt removed, the new skin is more radiant and you have a healthier glow. Sugar has a natural anti-aging effect on the skin. It does not allow toxins to attack your skin cells, so it helps to slow down the aging process.

Add a Sugar Scrub Face Massage 

ADD ON -Sugar Scrub for Feet or Hands

Sugar Scrub for hands or feet. Sugar scrub is one of the best and a natural way to exfoliate and rejuvenate your skin. Sugar scrubs are mild and help remove dead skin. 

Add a sugar scrub to your massage. 

Hypnotherapy

What is hypnosis?

Hypnosis, also called hypnotherapy, is a state of deep relaxation and focused concentration. It’s a type of mind-body medicine.

A trained and certified hypnotist or hypnotherapist guides you into this deep state of focus and relaxation with verbal cues, repetition and imagery. When you’re under hypnosis, this intense level of concentration and focus allows you to ignore ordinary distractions and be more open to guided suggestions to make changes to improve your health.

How does hypnosis work?

Hypnosis creates a deep state of focus and relaxation.

• Your conscious mind is quieted.
• You’re able to tap into the part of your brain where your thoughts, beliefs, perceptions, sensations, emotions, memory and behaviors originate.
• In this state, you’re more open to gentle guidance from your hypnotherapist to help you modify or replace the unconscious thoughts that are driving your current behavior.

What are some myths about hypnosis?

Myth: Hypnosis isn’t real. It’s a form of entertainment.

• Hypnosis isn’t a stage act or some magical act. Clinical hypnosis is a type of medical therapy that’s often used as part of a treatment plan that includes traditional medical approaches.

Myth: You lose consciousness or have amnesia when you’re hypnotized.

• Most people remember everything that happens during hypnosis. You remain aware of who you are, where you are and remember what happened during a hypnosis session.

Myth: You’re under the control of your hypnotherapist when you’re hypnotized.

• Your hypnotist or hypnotherapist guides hypnosis, but hypnosis is something you do for yourself. You can’t be made to do anything against your will. You won’t reveal any information that you wished to remain secret. You don’t lose control over your behavior. Hypnosis makes it easier to experience suggestions but doesn’t force you to have certain experiences.

Myth: Hypnosis is nothing more than deep sleep.

• Hypnosis isn’t sleeping. There are some deeper forms of hypnosis that could make you appear to be asleep because your body is very still and quiet, but you aren’t asleep.

What conditions is hypnosis helpful in treating?

• Stress and anxiety especially before medical or dental procedures;
• Panic Attacks and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
• Phobias.
• Behavior control issues, including giving up smoking and losing weight.

Common medical uses include:

• insomnia
• Asthma
• Hot flashes during menopause.
• Gastrointestinal disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
• Pain control
• Fibromyalgia and headaches 

PROCEDURE DETAILS

What typically happens during a hypnotic session?

There are four stages of hypnosis: induction, deepener, suggestions and emergence.

Induction

During this stage, you begin to relax, focus your attention and ignore distractions. Your hypnotherapist will guide you through this stage with specific techniques such as controlled breathing (breathing in over a count of seven, then breathing out over a count of 11), or progressive muscle relaxation (tensing muscles as you breathe in and relaxing muscles as you breathe out, then repeating in a certain order of muscle groups throughout your body) or focusing on a visual image.

Deepener

This stage continues the first stage, taking your relaxation and focus to a deeper level. This step often involves counting down or using similar descending imagery such as walking down stairs or slowly sinking deeper and deeper into a comfortable bed. These first two stages are aimed at easing your openness to suggestions.

Suggestions

This is the stage for actual change in experience, behavior or perception. Your hypnotherapist will use imagery and carefully chosen language. The suggestions are usually symptom focused (to resolve a symptom) or exploratory (to explore experiences associated with the start of symptoms). Suggested changes may be in perception, sensation, emotion, memory, thought or behavior.

Emergence

During this stage, you come out of hypnosis. Your hypnotist may use reverse deepeners, such as giving you the suggestions that you’re climbing up stairs or counting up.