Pricing, Services and Therapy Descriptions
Massage & Bodywork Therapy
Self Care Investment
60 minute. $95
75 minute. $115
90 minute. $150
180 minute $205
Massage - What you can expect:
My practice style provides personalized massage sessions including assessment, needs focussed therapy, re-assessment and coaching.
- An initial assessment begins the session
- We will identify triggers which may be contributing to your areas of concern and objectives for your session.
- A tailored massage and bodywork session is designed.
- We finish by creating a plan for lifestyle modifications which support your wellbeing goals for a continued cycle of healthy maintenance.
Sessions may include the following unless otherwise contraindicated:
- stretching,
- joint mobilization,
- hydrotherapy,
- hot stone massage
- aromatherapy.
- health coaching
- life coaching assessments
In my 22 years of experience, I have learned that:
clients simply want to feel better, become more relaxed, be rid of areas of pain or numbness, improve their posture, flexibility or range of motion.
And they realize that all of these points contribute to holistic health and that when any of these is less than optimal, the impact is on many "dimensions of their health"*. Conversely, when these aspects are optimal, they thrive in multiple dimensions of their health as they realize they are all intertwined.
*(emotional, intellectual, social, environmental, physical, occupational, spiritual)
For this reason, I have found that integrating techniques which aim to provide the outcome you seek is the best way to create a therapeutic session.
Finally, as an environmentally conscious therapist, I respect the body's need for treatment in an environmentally healthy space. Therefore, clients may expect that they receive the following:
- no toxic chemicals including fragrances in laundry, air fresheners, etc.
- Linens are organic and not created with chemical pesticides.
- The table foam and wood are eco-friendly and do not contain sprays, adhesives, varnishes, etc.
- Aroma therapies, if used, are food grade and USDA organic.
- Organic Coconut oil, Organic Grape seed oil with no chemicals or preservatives. (Massage sessions can also be designed without oils and fully clothed.)
Your experience will combine essential elements of
- therapeutic quality and
- peaceful balance and holistic wellness
For more detail in massage techniques, please click here or scroll below.
Massage Styles and Techniques
Swedish/Classic 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.
Neuro-Muscular Therapeutic/ Deep Tissue Massage
is a form of bodywork that aims to relieve tension in the deeper layers of tissue in the body. Therapeutic 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
- s 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.
- Sports massage uses a combination of the following as clinically needed: classic massage techniques, neuromuscular techniques, myofascial massage techniques, stretching and range of motion techniques, hydrotherapy.
- The client should have noticeable improvement in range of motion after one session.
Myofascial and Trigger Point Therapy
- this pair of complimentary techniques are used to address chronic pain disorder of the back, neck, jaw, pelvis, etc. This therapy restores proper posturing, reduces pain and often eliminates pain due to releasing the origin, and unbinding restricted and areas of congested myo-fascial tissue.
- Trigger Point Therapy applies specific focused light pressure to a muscle and fascia "knot". The release of this "trigger" area frees the tissue and resolves the pain or tension. Proper alignment, range of motion, compressed nerve releases, and release of trapped waste fluids result in healthy and pain-free tissues.
Animal Massage: Canine Massage
Treat your beautiful fur baby to a relaxing massage. Massage provides many benefits to our canine companions. For the sports enthusiasts, it works out soreness and increases joint efficiency along with increasing circulation and overall euphoria. For our seniors, massage reduces inflammation associated with arthritis and increases more normal range of motion. It lubricates drying muscle fibers and assists with relaxation. Working for 20+ years with my two rescues, I have had the pleasure of calming the intensity of my border collie even as a puppy.
My golden retriever received massage throughout her life stages. Working with her veterinarian, I was able to apply massage instead of muscle relaxants for a partially slipped disk. She recovered within 2 days, which was the quickest her vet expressed she had ever seen a disk recovery. I just can't speak high enough of the benefits of massage for our canine companions.