Retreats

About Massage Therapies

• Swedish Massage - Is the most common and well known massage modality.  Its smooth, flowing styles uses firm but gentle pressure to promote relaxation, ease muscle tension, improve circulation and range of motion, and create harmony throughout the body.

• Deep Tissue - uses more pressure than most other forms of massage.  It stretches and loosens muscles.

• Integrated (SPORTS) Performance - is ideal to treat injuries and as well as preventive treatment dealing with the health of muscle and connective tissue, symmetry, balance of muscles and quality of posture.

• Neuromuscular (NMT) - a highly effective treatment of ridding the body of pain.  An approach to soft tissue manual therapy in which static pressure is applied to soft tissue to stimulate skeletal muscle.  The utilization of static pressure on specific myofacial points to relieve pain.  This technique manipulates the soft tissue of the body (muscle tendons and connective tissue) to balance the central nervous system.   

• Reflexology - the practice of applying pressure to specific areas known as reflex points on the feet and hands utilizing thumb, finger and hand tecniques.  Reflexology holds that the points correspond to different body organs and system.

• Energy (Reiki) - an ancient hands on, non-invasive healing system based on channeling the universal life forces (or chi) through the body.  Promotes self-healing, increased energy and removal of energy blockages.

• Cupping - is an ancient Chinese form of alternative medicine in which a local suction is created on the skin to mobilize blood flow in order to promote healing. Cupping is one of the best deep-tissue therapies available.  It can affect tissue up to four inches deep from the external skin.  Toxins can be released, blockages can be cleared, and veins and arteries can be refreshed within these four inches of affected materials.  The treatment is also valuable for the lungs, and can clear congestion from a common cold or help control asthma.

• Esalen Massage -  is a gentle, soothing massage capable of inducing deep relaxation in the recipient. Using long, graceful strokes to heighten the client's awareness of bodily experiences, the practitioner gives attention to the entire body in this approach.