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healing therapies
All of our techniques are used for full-body solutions, no matter the symptoms
experienced. Each therapeutic technique can be used for a specific area, but
each is chosen for its specific health effect. Therapeutic Massage and Shiatsu
compliment the body’s own systemic processes.
Therapeutic Massage - Relief for stress, muscles and joints
Massage, as we know, is a hands-on approach to source the tensions, blockages
and minor injuries that are resident in most of us. Therapeutics, on the other
hand, are the techniques used to assist recovery and speed up the body’s natural ability to heal itself.
With therapeutic massage, we move over structure and muscle to determine
responses to pressure stimulus, and we correct irregularities with various
methods, including: light or deep tissue massage, hydrotherapy, rehabilitative
exercises and musculoskeletal stretching. We also specialize in pregnancy
massage.
Sports Massage - Prevention and therapy for injuries associated with strained or
exerted muscles
Sports massage therapy is most effectively used as a preventative tool with
athletes and marathon participants. Sports massage balances the body’s functions and energy for optimal efficiency and prevention of injury.
Post-injury, we apply sports massage to speed healing and restore mobility.
Shiatsu - deep, therapeutic stimulus for optimum health, function, and
well being
Created in Japan from the understanding that illness comes from an invasion of
external factors and internal or emotional disharmonies, Shiatsu is practiced
to restore balance and prevent or heal illness by stimulating the immune system
and natural healing power present in the body. A focussed practitioner is
sensitive to the energy distributions of the body, and provides an extra
dimension of connection and support, using both hands where one listens and the
other heals. Treating the body as a whole helps to restore the physical
functions of the nervous and circulatory systems, bone structure, muscles and
internal secretions, and encourages the mind and body to find harmony.
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