Bamboo Fusion Massage
Bamboo Fusion Massage (sometimes referred to hot bamboo massage) was made popular by the creator of this technique Nathalie Cecilia.
This technique uses warm bamboo sticks of different lengths and diameters for deep tissue massage work. A twelve-inch bamboo stick is used for large areas to knead the muscles and also uses a crisscross technique to stretch fascia. The shorter tools are used for small areas and deeper work. The bamboo sticks serve as an extension of the hands and the therapist can easily palpate, find tension, and dissolve knots and trigger points. They are also used to knead and stretch muscle and fascia in all directions. The bamboo tool allows the massage therapist to use more strength and stamina for deeper pressure. The pressure can be as light or as deep as necessary.
The bamboo sticks are wrapped in a heating pad to warm them. This warmth brings relaxation in a shorter time as it quickly penetrates to relax the muscles. Massage oil is used with the bamboo sticks. They are easily cleaned and sanitized with antibacterial wipes.
Who can benefit from Bamboo Fusion?
Anyone who enjoys massage therapy or requires it for healing can benefit from a Bamboo Fusion Massage. This method allows the message therapist to apply more pressure in an even manner over a large area, so patients who like deep tissue work and harder massage pressure may prefer Bamboo Fusion Massage. This wonderful technique promotes a deep sense of well-being and relaxation. Many clients report the positive effects of the bamboo tools seem even longer lasting than a deep tissue massage without the bamboo sticks.
Listed below are ways that bamboo fusion massages can improve your health and well-being:
• Ease headaches and migraines
• Improve arthritis
• Strengthen respiratory functions (breathing)
• “Unwind” stubborn tension knots
• Relieve back and shoulder pain
• Increase joint and muscle mobility and flexibility
• Enhance sports performance
• Reduce pain
• Accelerate the healing process
• Boost energy
• Banish stress
• Support physical and mental health and well-being
• Revitalize your body and calm your “racing” mind
Rates:
90 minutes for $180
75 minutes for $150
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Esalen Massage Therapy:
Esalen Massage Therapy is known for its healing and nurturing touch. It combines long strokes, gentle rocking and stretching, sculpting of deep musculature and the precision of acupressure. However, Esalen Massage goes beyond the physical result of bodywork by focusing on energy exchange and psychological well-being. It aims to tune the mind and body together to create a sense of serenity and peace. Several hot towels are used at the end of the session to remove any excess oils and deepen the relaxation experience of the massage.
Rates:
120 minutes for $250
90 minutes for $200
75 minutes for $175
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Sports Massage Therapy:
Sports Massage Therapy is designed to prevent and relieve injuries and conditions that are associated with exercise. It can often be quite strenuous and is meant to relieve and reduce the stress and tension that can build up within the body’s soft tissues while exercising. It can be carried out before, during, or after playing sport or exercising and uses techniques that are designed to increase endurance and performance, to minimize the chances of injury and, if there is an injury, to reduce the recovery time. Sports massage can treat a variety of ailments and injuries that may occur as a result of exercise. It also has other benefits that allow you to train or exercise more efficiently.
Rates:
120 minutes for $240
90 minutes for $180
75 minutes for $150
60 minutes for $130
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Thai Massage Therapy:
This traditional Thailand massage incorporates assisted Hatha Yoga and acupressure work. Three-Dimensional movements of gentle rocking, deep stretching, and compression are done with the client fully clothed on a large mat on the floor (specifically designed for Thai massage). This treatment helps one reach a state of deep relaxation and comfort in the body, clear blockages or energy, and generate a flow of Chi...resulting in a burst of energy!
Rates:
90 minutes for$180
75 minutes for$150
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Swedish and Thai Combo Massage:
This combo massage incorporates many Swedish/Esalen strokes as well as many principles of Thai Massage with stretching, rocking, and accupressure. It is done with the client unclothed on a massage table. A truly unique and spiritual experience that will leave your body and spirit feeling open and free.
Rates:
90 minutes for$180
75 minutes for$150
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Swedish and Deep Tissue Combo Massage:
This massage gives me enough time to cover your entire body and uses a combination of Swedish techniques to achieve overall relaxation and Deep Tissue techniques to decrease muscle soreness by also focusing on specific areas of pain.
Rates:
120 minutes for $240
90 minutes for $180
75 minutes for $150
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Aromatherapy Massage with Reiki:
This service can best be described as a Serenity Massage. It starts with a full-body exfoliation with Dry Brushing to help remove dead skin cells. Then you are treated to a massage with warm Aromatherapy oil to allow you to enter a deep state of meditation and relaxation. I also incorporate the use of Reiki energy work into this treatment, then finish it off with a hot towel wipe down.
Rates:
120 minutes for $240
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Hawaiian Massage Therapy:
Hawaiian Massage Therapy is a blend of Lomi Lomi, Tui Na, Rolfing, Swedish/Esalen Massage, Deep Tissue, and gentle stretching and rotation of the joints all in one session!
Rate:
120 minutes for $250
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Hot Stone Massage:
This therapy goes beyond the physical experience of typical massage and enters deeper dimensions of relaxation, health, and well-being. The use of hot and cool basalt and marble stones create a "vascular gymnastics" of the circulatory system assisting the body in self-healing. Some energy work is also included in this treatment.
Rate:
90 minutes for $200
120 minutes for $250
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Cranial Sacral Therapy:
Cranial Sacral Therapy (also known as Craniosacral Therapy) is a gentle, non-invasive form of bodywork that addresses the bones of the head, spinal column and sacrum. The goal is to release compression in those areas which alleviates stress and pain.
This form of therapy seeks to restore the natural position of the bones and can decrease stress from chronic injuries as well as provide relief from migraine headaches, neck and back pain, temporomandibular joint disorder (the inflammation of the joint that connects the lower jaw to the skull) and more.
Rate:
$150 per hour
Reflexology:
Reflexology is a form of complementary therapy that involves treating the body through the feet. It is based on the premise that there are reflex areas in your feet which relate to all of your body parts and that your whole body can be treated via your feet. A system of longitudinal energy zones is believed to provide the link between your reflex areas and your body parts. A wide range of disorders can be helped by Reflexology. These include problems such as migraines, sinus congestion, backache, diabetes, tooth aches, asthma, digestive disorders, hormonal imbalances, circulatory problems and much more! Reflexology does not claim to be able to help all disorders, but there are very many instances where treatment can be a great benefit to you. Includes a foot scrub, reflexology and massage.
Rates:
30 minute Reflexology Treatment for $75 (add-on service only)
60 minute Reflexology Treatment for $150
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Raindrop Therapy:
The Raindrop Technique combines the science of aroma techniques of VitaFlex, reflexology, massage and more in the application of 11 essential oils. The Raindrop Technique is a powerful, non-invasive tool for assisting the body in correcting defects in the curvature of the spine. It originated from the research of D. Gary Young while working with a Lakota medicine man named Wallace Black Elk. It utilizes massage, acupressure and the layering of essential oils and blends on the spine to help bring the body into structural and electrical alignment. It is based on the theory that many types of scoliosis and spinal misalignments are caused by viruses or bacteria that lay dormant along the spine. These pathogens create inflammation, which contorts and disfigures the spinal column. The oils used are highly anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory, and are dispensed like droplets of rain along the spine. It will also help to align and clear the energy centers of the body without using force or excessive pressure.
Rates:
90 minutes - with 15 min Tuning Fork treatment - for $200
90 minutes - with Hot Stones applied during 15 min Tuning Fork treatment - for $200
(smooth, flat, hot stones are placed on the back to help the essential oils soak into the body and loosen muscles in your back)
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Manual Lymphatic Drainage:
This procedure is a superior manual method for elimination of excessive lymph flow. This aids in the absorption of toxins and assists the body in deep cleansing. MLD ( Manual Lymphatic Drainage) enhances and restores your overall health. Some results my consist of:
- Reduced extremity fluid as well as cellulite tissue for a smoother, slimmer body, subtracting inches from legs, arms, and back.
- Reduction of inflammation including sinus problems, bronchitis, and ear infections.
- Reduction of site swelling and lymph edema.
- Detoxification of the body.
- Assist in the healing of allergies and acute onset of illness.
- Tissue regeneration including burns, wrinkles, cellulite, and wounds.
- Reversal of aging and youthful regeneration.
- Relief of chronic congestion and pain.
- Reduction in the symptoms of fibromyalgia and exhaustion.
- Anti-spasm actions to assist constipation, increase nutrient absorption by draining inflamed gut nodes and Peyer's Patches.
- Ensure relaxation to assist in healing stress, insomnia, loss of vitality, and memory loss.
The cost for your MLD treatment is:
$185 for your initial consultation and treatment session. (90 minutes)
$150 for a 60 minute treatment
$75 for a 30 minute treatment (add-on service only)
Cupping Therapy
I am trained and certified in the contemporary cupping method from the International Cupping Organization, using glass, silicone, rubber and plastic cups. Simply defined, Cupping is the combination of massage movements and negative pressure with the use of a suction device on the skin. During a session, a cup is positioned at the area to be treated and (depending on the type of cups being used) a vacuum is created within the cup to draw the skin and underlying tissue into the cup. The produced vacuum creates a suction effect that increases blood and lymphatic circulation systemically and to the local area, relaxes muscle tissue and support, draws out stagnation, pathogenic factors and toxins out of the body and releases a myriad of pain causing factors. The intended suction can range from light to heavy. This, along with the movements performed and areas treated by the therapist will produce stimulating (toning) or sedating (draining) effects. Before I perform any cupping therapy treatment, I assess your overall physical, mental and emotional condition. This aids me in being able to employ the proper application of the cups to produce the desired outcome. Cupping can be combined with or used as a supplement to any of my other services. The results from the cups are comparable to other expensive (and many times painful) treatments that usually require large mechanical devices to deliver the results that you expect and want. Cupping helps get deeper work results without the pain of a deep tissue massage. I use cups for a wide variety of ailments such as muscle injuries, back pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, colds, sinuses, allergies, asthma, cellulite, fibromyalgia just to name a few.
Forms of Cupping Therapy Offered:
• Cellulite Treatments • Facial Cupping • Reflexology Treatments • Abdominal Cupping • Orthopedic Cupping
• Sports Cupping • Foot Cupping • TMJ and Sinus Release • Detoxification Treatments • Lymphatic Drainage
• Trigger Point and MyoFascia Release
Rates:
$150 for a 75 minute session
Some massage and stretching may be included as needed for the treatment.
Facial Cupping
Small suction cups are used to create a gentle vacuum to lift the skin and facial tissue and relax any tight muscles in the face and neck. The lifting of the skin will help to drain lymphatic fluids to eliminate toxins, cellular wast and excess fluid retention in the face and neck. Benefits are increased blood circulation, reduced puffiness and edema, fine lines and wrinkles. It also helps clear up sinuses, acne and helps with TMJ. The best results from facial cupping are seen after 7-12 weeks of weekly treatments. Once the desired results are achieved, one treatment per month is recommended for maintenance.
Rates:
$150 for a 60 minute session
(This treatment includes a double cleanse, additional massage, mask, serum, toner and moisturizer. No extractions.)
Body Treatments:
Scrub-less Thermal Body Wrap
A scrub-less thermal body wrap is a type of spa treatment that combines the benefits of a body wrap with the soothing effects of heat, without the exfoliation typically involved in a traditional body scrub.
Here's how it works:
1. Thermal Component: The "thermal" aspect refers to the application of heat, which is usually achieved through heated blankets, wraps, or specific thermal creams and oils. The heat helps to open pores, increase circulation, and promote sweating, which can aid in detoxification and relaxation.
2. Wrap: The body is wrapped in a special material (such as a heated blanket, plastic, or foil) that helps to retain heat and promote sweating. This process can also help to enhance the absorption of any therapeutic ingredients used during the treatment, such as lotions, oils, or muds.
3. Scrub-Less: Unlike traditional body scrubs that involve exfoliating the skin to remove dead cells, a scrub-less thermal wrap skips this step. Instead, it focuses on the hydrating and detoxifying benefits of heat, which can still improve skin texture, promote relaxation, and leave the skin feeling rejuvenated.
Benefits of a Scrub-Less Thermal Body Wrap:
- Detoxification: Sweating induced by the heat can help release toxins from the body.
- Skin Hydration: Many thermal body wraps include moisturizing ingredients to leave the skin soft and hydrated.
- Relaxation: The heat helps to relax muscles, ease tension, and promote an overall sense of calm.
- Improved Circulation: Heat improves blood flow, which can boost energy and aid in muscle recovery.
- Non-Abrasive: Since there's no exfoliation involved, it's suitable for sensitive skin types or those who prefer a gentler treatment.
This kind of treatment is commonly offered in spas or wellness centers and can be customized with different therapeutic products based on individual needs (such as anti-aging, firming, or detoxifying ingredients).
This is a relaxing whole body experience that will leave your skin feeling baby soft. You are in a warm cozy cocoon and the session incorporates dry brushing, therapeutic oils and body lotion/cream.
Benefits:
- Improved circulation: The heat from the body wrap treatment can increase blood flow, which may help muscle recovery and strengthen your immune system.
- Pain Relief: Can help with minor aches and chronic pain.
- Skin health: Can hydrate, cleanse, and heal your skin. They can also help tighten and tone the skin, and reduce the appearance of cellulite.
- Relaxation: The warm, comforting materials of a body wrap can create a cocoon like environment that can help you relax and reduce stress.
- Detoxification: They can help you shed toxins while you sweat in wrap.
- Weight loss: They can help you appear thinner and loose a few pounds of water weight and make you feel better about your appearance. The water weight may be temporary.
- Helps improve the appearance of cellulite
- Skin rejuvenation
- Accelerates the metabolism
- Hydrating and moisturizing the skin
- Pain Management
- Exfoliation
- Body toning and inch loss
- Encourages lymphatic drainage
- Improve Skin texture
- Inch Reduction
Rates:
30 minute FULL BODY Treatment for $75 (Available as an add on service only)
60 minutes FULL BODY Treatment $150
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Myofascial Release
Myofascial release (MFR) is a type of manual therapy that focuses on relieving tension in the fascia—the connective tissue that surrounds muscles, bones, and joints. The therapy is designed to stretch and release tight areas within the fascia that can cause pain, stiffness, and restricted movement.
The technique involves the therapist applying sustained, gentle pressure to specific areas of the body to release the tension in the fascia. This pressure helps to elongate the fascia, improve blood flow, and restore normal function to muscles and tissues.
Here are the key elements of myofascial release:
1. Fascia and Myofascial Pain: Fascia is a dense web of connective tissue that envelops muscles and other structures in the body. When this tissue becomes tight, inflamed, or restricted, it can lead to pain, reduced flexibility, and dysfunction, a condition often referred to as "myofascial pain syndrome."
2. Manual Therapy: The therapist uses their hands to apply gentle, sustained pressure to areas of muscle tightness or restriction. Unlike other types of massage, MFR involves slower, more deliberate movements, with the therapist maintaining pressure for a longer period of time—sometimes several minutes—on a particular spot.
3. Techniques: MFR can be done in a variety of ways, such as:
- Direct Release: Applying pressure to a specific area of tight fascia until it begins to release or soften.
- Indirect Release: Gently stretching the tissue in the opposite direction to encourage the fascia to loosen.
4. Goals and Benefits:
- Pain Relief: MFR is often used to treat chronic pain, especially musculoskeletal pain such as back, neck, and shoulder pain.
- Increased Mobility: It helps improve flexibility, range of motion, and muscle function.
- Reduced Muscle Tension: By releasing tight fascia, it can alleviate the build-up of muscle tension and spasms.
- Improved Posture and Alignment: Reducing fascial restrictions can improve overall body alignment and posture.
5. Conditions Treated: Myofascial release is commonly used to treat conditions like:
- Chronic pain (especially in the neck, shoulders, and back)
- Fibromyalgia
- TMJ dysfunction
- Headaches or migraines
- Sciatica
- Sports injuries
MFR can be done by physical therapists, massage therapists, or other healthcare providers trained in the technique. It is generally considered a safe and effective form of therapy for many types of musculoskeletal pain, although the intensity of treatment should be adjusted to the individual's comfort level.
Rates:
xx minute treatment for $xxx
Organic Body Scrub
Body care is a necessity for health, well-being and youthful appearance. It is great for detoxification, cellulite, dry skin, eczema, acne and other skin conditions. It is also great for stress relief and for making achy muscles feel better. Choose either organic sugar or salts for your treatment. All materials used are 100% organic.
Rates:
60 minute FULL BODY Treatment for $150
Organic & Natural Aromatherapy Oil Body Wrap
Treat yourself to an Organic & Natural Aromatherapy Oil Body Wrap to relax, calm and balance your system while softening and lubricating your skin. These treatments can be very sedating or invigorating depending on the types of organic essential oils you would like used. Only organic and natural products are used in this treatment.
Rates:
60 minute FULL BODY Treatment for $150
Add-On Services:
When you're scheduling your Body Treatment, go ahead and add-on any of the following services to make your treatment that much sweeter!
Dry Brushing: 15 minutes for $25 (Included is the body brush for you to keep to maintain your benefits)
Skin brushing removes the old, dead layer. It helps to eliminate uric acid crystals, catarrh and various other acids in the body. It also helps stimulate and increase blood circulation in all underlying organs and tissues. Dry Brushing also removes toxins and improves muscle tone and cellulite.
Foot Exfoliation and Moisturizing Treatment: 15 minutes for $25
Enjoy a relaxing foot scrub and moisturizing cream treatment. This treatment helps to remove dead skin and soften up the foot skin to make it feel fresh and smooth. This is a great treatment to have following a Foot Detox treatment or before a Foot Reflexology session.
Hand Exfoliation and Moisturizing Treatment: 15 minutes for $25
Enjoy a relaxing hand scrub and moisturizing cream treatment. This treatment helps to remove dead skin and soften up your hands leaving them fresh and smooth. This is great to have while enjoying a Foot Detox treatment or as an add-on to any other treatment of your choice.
Hand or Foot Mask: 15 minutes for $25
Enjoy a mask added on to any foot or hand treatment session.
For more information on the many health benefits of massage therapy and full descriptions
of the types of massage I perform, please read on...
About Swedish Massage:
This is the most common type of massage therapy. It involves soft, long, kneading strokes, as well as light rhythmic tapping strokes, on the top-most layers of your muscles. This is also combined with the movement of your joints. By relieving muscle tension, Swedish therapy can be both relaxing and energizing...and it may even help after an injury.
The four common strokes of Swedish massage are:
Effleurage: a smooth, gliding stroke used to relax soft tissue.
Petrissage: the squeezing, rolling, or kneading that follows effleurage.
Friction: deep, circular movements that cause layers of tissue to rub against each other, helping to increase blood flow and break down scar tissue.
Tapotement: a short, alternating tap done with cupped hands, fingers, or the edge of the hand.
About Deep Tissue Massage:
Deep Tissue Massage is best for giving attention to certain painful, stiff "trouble spots" in your body. I use slow, deliberate strokes that focus pressure on layers of muscles, tendons, or other tissues deep under your skin. Though less rhythmic than other types of massage, Deep Tissue Massage can be quite therapeutic - relieving chronic patterns of tension and helping with muscle injuries.
About Pregnancy Massage:
During pregnancy, your body goes through major changes. Pregnancy Massage can help with these changes by reducing stress, decreasing arm and leg swelling, and relieving muscle and joint pain. Massage may be particularly helpful during a time when medication and other medical options may be more limited. Using specially designed massage pillows, I will help you get into a comfortable position for this type of massage.
Health Benefits of Massage:
Many types of massage offer benefits beyond simple relaxation. Here are just a few of the health problems that my benefit from massage. However, check with your doctor before using massage for any health condition.
Back Pain: More than one study has shown the effectiveness of massage therapy for back pain. In fact, one 2003 study showed it worked better than acupuncture or spinal modification for persistent low back pain - reducing the need for painkillers by 36%.
Headache: Another type of pain - headache - also responds to massage therapy, as shown by more than one study. Massage therapy can reduce the number of migraines a person has and also improve sleep.
Osteoarthritis: In the first clinical trial looking at the effectiveness of Swedish massage for knee osteoarthritis, participants who received a one-hour massage either one or two times per week had improvements in pain, stiffness, and function.
Cancer:Used as a complement to traditional Western medicine, massage can promote relaxation and reduce cancer symptoms or side effects of treatment. It may help reduce pain, swelling, fatigue, nausea, or depression (for example) or improve the function of your immune system.
Anxiety: A review of more than 12 studies shows that massage helps relieve depression and anxiety. It lowered levels of cortisol by 50%. Massage also increases levels of neurotransmitters that help reduce depression.
While more research is needed to confirm the vast number of benefits of massage, some studies have found massage may also be helpful for: Digestive Disorders, Fibromyalgia, Insomnia related to stress, Myofascial pain syndrome, Parethesias and nerve pain, Soft tissue strains or injuries, Sports injuries, or Temporomandibular joint pain.
Most people can benefit from massage. However, massage may not be appropriate if you have: Bleeding disorders or take blood-thinning medication, Burns or open or healing wounds, Deep vein thrombosis, Fractures, Severe Osteoporosis, or Severe Thrombocytopenia.
Some forms of massage can leave you feeling a bit sore the next day. But massage shouldn't ordinarily be painful or uncomfortable. If any part of your massage doesn't feel right or is painful, I ask that you please let me know right away.
I have been professionally trained, certified, and licensed in the State of Illinois to perform various types of Massage Therapy. The most common known are Swedish Massage,Deep Tissue Massage, and Pregnancy Massage. When I perform a massage on you, I make sure to pay close attention to any problem areas you are experiencing any discomfort with. During the course of massage, I will also ask periodically how you are doing to make sure the level of pressure I am using is good for you. I want you to feel better and relaxed after your massage! No matter which type of massage you choose, I charge a standard rate for all.
My standard massage pricing is as follows:
60 minute massage $130
75 minute massage $150
90 minute massage $180
120 minute massage $240
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