Professional Massage Therapy

Swedish Massage - Relaxation & Personal Healing for the Mind, Body, & Spirit
 
   Swedish massage is an unbelievable experience for your body, mind, and spirit. By the end of your first session, you may almost feel as if you are floating (if you haven't drifted off peacefully to sleep). It promotes relaxation, circulation, increases joint range of motion, and aids in the removal of wastes that accumulate in the tissues of the body, as well as many other benefits for the body and mind. You may sleep better, feel more relaxed and less stressed, and feel less sore from athletic activity, among the myriad of other wonderful after effects of regular massage care.
   Swedish massage utilizes long, flowing strokes with the hands and forearms of the bodywork practitioner. Other strokes that may be included in your massage will be used to help you achieve/maintain optimal muscle tone and joint range of motion.
   Over all what you will notice during your massage, is that this time is just for you. You don't have to do anything, think about anything or fulfill any expectations. The most important things during this time is your mind, body, & spirit's peace.
   After your initial session, regular massage sessions are highly recommended between the time frames of every two weeks up to once per month for personal maintenance. YOU should be the most important thing you take care of. Learn to let go and find yourself again.
 
Recommendations:

If you have never had professional bodywork before: a one hour Swedish massage is a good place to start.

If you have had a massage therapy session before: If has been awhile since you have had bodywork, you lead a sedentary or athletic lifestyle or if you feel like you really need a massage, a 1 1/2 hour Swedish massage is the best recommendation. In short, the body is a much larger territory than you could really believe. It takes time to relax your mind and body enough to get down to doing some good therapeutic work that benefits you the most.

Neuromuscular Massage Therapy - For the relief of pain, muscle tension, and soreness within the body.

   Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT) is a form of focused massage therapy. Usually only several areas (or just one area) will be worked during a session. Time ranges for a NMT session are from one to two hours.
   How many sessions will it take? That really depends on you and your body. Most conditions can not be cleared up in just one session as NMT seeks to alleviate the source of your pain problem, not just the symptoms! Many painful problems have been accumulating for quite some time (possibly even years) before they actually show themselves as 'pain'.