SPECIALTIES & ADD-ONS
SPECIALTIES
Hand Foot / Ear/Reflexology
Reflexology is a type of massage that involves applying different amounts of pressure to the feet, hands, and ears. It’s based on a theory that these body parts are connected to certain organs and body systems. Reflexology rests on the ancient Chinese belief in qi (pronounced “chee”), or “vital energy.”
According to this belief, qi flows through each person. When a person feels stressed, their body blocks qi. This can cause an imbalance in the body that leads to illness.
Reflexology aims to keep qi flowing through the body, keeping it balanced and disease free. In Chinese medicine, different body parts correspond with different pressure points on the body. Reflexologists use maps of these points in the feet, hands, and ears to determine where they should apply pressure. They believe their touch sends energy flowing through a person’s body until it reaches the area in need of healing.
Reiki Chakra Balancing
Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by “laying on hands” and is based on the idea that an unseen “life force energy” flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one’s “life force energy” is low,
Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use. It has been effective in helping virtually every known illness and malady and always creates a beneficial effect.
It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery.
While Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. It has no dogma, and there is nothing you must believe in order to learn and use Reiki. In fact, Reiki is not dependent on belief at all and will work whether you believe in it or not.
Reiki healing is paired with Chakra Balancing at Mind Your Body. We have found that completing the session using healing sounds and vibrational tunes we are better able to provide a longer lasting effect for our clients.
Manual
Lymphatic
Drainage
MLD is a light, skin-stretching massage that helps promote the movement of lymphatic fluid out of the swollen limb. It should not be confused with a traditional massage. MLD is specifically focused on the lymph vessels to help the flow of lymphatic fluid.
Therapy is applied to your unaffected areas first, making it possible for the fluid to move out of the affected area, or “decongest” the region. MLD helps open the remaining functioning lymph collectors and move protein and fluid into them, as well as to help speed up lymph fluid flow through the lymphatics. Deep breathing techniques call diaphragmatic breathing are usually done at the beginning and end of a therapy session to help open the deep lymphatic pathways. It’s not only relaxing, but it helps increase movement of fluid toward the heart.
MLD:
- is intended to stimulate lymph nodes and increase rhythmic contractions of the lymphatics to enhance their activity so that stagnant lymphatic fluid can be rerouted.
- MLD is composed of four main strokes: stationary circles, scoop technique, pump technique, and rotary technique.
- Is effective both as a preventative treatment and as a postoperative rehabilitation treatment, and has optimal results when it is combined with the other elements of CDT (Complete Decongestive Therapy).
- MLD also increases blood flow in deep and superficial veins.
- Other than lymphedema, MLD may be useful in conditions such as post-traumatic and post-surgical edema, and palliative care.
Pregnancy Prenatal & Infant
Swedish Massage aims to relax muscle tension and improve lymphatic and blood circulation through mild pressure applied to the muscle groups of the body. Research shows prenatal massage therapy can help reduce anxiety, decrease symptoms of depression,
Swedish Massage is the recommended massage method during pregnancy because it addresses many common discomforts associated with the skeletal and circulatory changes brought on by hormone shifts.
In women who received bi-weekly massages for only five weeks, hormones such as norepinephrine and cortisol (hormones associated with stress) were reduced, and dopamine and serotonin levels were increased (low levels of these hormones are associated with depression).
These changes in hormone levels also led to fewer complications during birth and fewer instances of newborn complications, such as low birth weight. The evidence strongly suggests there are maternal and newborn health benefits when therapeutic massage is incorporated into regular prenatal care.
ADD-ON
Auricular Therapy
Ear seeds work with specific pressure points found in the ears to unblock stuck qi, similar to how needles are placed in specific
Fire & Ice Recovery
Application of Therapeutic heat with alternating Cryotherapy to reduce inflammation and promote faster recovery.
KinseioTaping
The application reduces swelling, increases mobility, and enhances recovery. K-Tape can be used to prevent or treat many
Invigorating Hair Strengthening Scalp Massage
Derived from acupuncture, Acupressure is a method that uses physical pressure applied to acupuncture points throughout the body.
TMJ/Migraine Headache Relief
Scalp Massage:
Getting to the root of TMJ, jaw pain, and Migraines. This specialized Massage will ease those Trigger Points directly related to pain with gentle pressure, deep breathing, and specialized oils.
Electro-
Acupuncture
Is similar to acupuncture, a widely practiced form of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Acupuncture involves the use of electrodes to stimulate specific pressure points linked to unwanted symptoms.