My Services

My Unique Style

I use a wide variety of massage techniques. I like to mix it up and keep it fresh. I use a lot of Swedish type strokes with my work, integrating Shiatsu, Reflexology, Chakra balancing, stretching and many other techniques. What sets my work apart from other therapist is that there is a great deal of energy flowing from me to you during the session. Giving the work more impact and healing you on many levels just not the physical body. I do treatment specific work for injuries and post surgical work to help increase healing. I've had much success in treating headaches including migraines.  I also offer Hot Stone Massage work as well. I'm able to treat conditions such as neck pain, back pain and sciatica. 

Here's a list of what I have learned and like to use:

  • ShiatsuSwedish
  • Neuromuscular Sports
  • ReflexologyThai Yoga Massage
  • Polarity TherapyHot Stone work
  • Vibrational/Energy work, Chakra Balancing
  • Integrative Bodywork

My other primary focus is being able to provide people with other products that may help them to feel better. Some of the products I endorse and have connections to are: Body Balance by Life Force International, Juice Plus dietary supplements, Padme Himalayan Bath Salts.  I also have a network of other alternative health care providers that I refer clients to as well. I want the best results for you!

Swedish Massage

Swedish 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.

Most often you are undressed to some degree for a Swedish session. I leave the room while you change out of your clothing. Undress to your comfort level. Then crawl between the sheets on the table. I'll let you know if you need to be facing up or down to start the session, unless of course you have a preference.  Only the areas that are being worked on will be uncovered and exposed, the rest of you remains covered to keep the muscles warm and to maintain privacy. 

Shiatsu Massage

Shiatsu Massage is a Japanese form of massage. The word Shiatsu comes from two Japanese words - "shi" (finger) and "atsu" (pressure). In addition to the direct stimulation of pressure points along the energy pathways of your body, gentle stretching techniques are applied over a wider area of the body to integrate the point work and encourage the flow of Qi (energy) throughout the body. Shiatsu is a meditative healing art that honors the body, mind and spirit. 

Shiatsu is done with the clothing on, this is a great place to start with massage if you aren't sure or completely comfortable with being mostly or completely nude under a sheet and/or blanket. When coming in for Shiatsu one should wear sweat pants or something similar, a comfortable plain t-shirt, long or short sleeve and clean socks. Any questions regarding this please feel free to call. 

Sports Massage

Sports Massage is 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.

Stone Therapy

Stone Therapy is a type of bodywork that uses deep penetrating heat and/or alternating cold from specialized stones.  The physiological benefits of alternating hot and cold to the body have long been scientifically and medically proven.

Stone Therapy delivers a profound expansion and contraction inside your circulatory system, improving the function of your lymphatic and immune systems, and enhancing your body’s self-healing mechanisms.  This style of bodywork takes you into deep states of relaxation, releasing stress and anxiety, detoxifying the body, and balancing your nervous system.

Trigger Point Therapy

Trigger Point Therapy(Neuromuscular) is a style of bodywork that focuses on stimulating and releasing “trigger points” in your body.  Trigger points are tender areas of tension similar to acupressure points, except they occur in the belly of the muscle tissue rather than along the energy pathways of the body.  These ‘knots’ are built up throughout a person’s life due to physical, mental, and/or emotional stress.  During a session, focused pressure is applied through a variety of techniques order to release your trigger points.  This process can be quite uncomfortable at times, yet the effects are lasting and profoundly transformative.

This type of body work also falls under the category of neuromuscular work. It is usually combined with Swedish techniques to "warm up" or "loosen up" the area first before doing the more focused trigger point therapy. 

Reflexology

Reflexology is a type of bodywork that focuses on applying pressure to the specific nerve zones in your feet.  Unlike other foot massages that intend to mostly relieve tension in the feet themselves, reflexology is a far more in-depth science that aims to harmonize your entire body.  According to reflexology, every part of the human body is mapped into the feet.  Reflexology treatments have been found to be highly effective for conditions such as allergies, headaches, and depression.

Again this is one of those bonus techniques that I blend into my work along with a full body session. 

Chakra Balancing

A chakra is defined as a wheel, or vortex of energy.  There are seven primary chakras that flow through a human’s energetic system.  The chakras have been called “windows to the soul” this is because they provide humans with subtle connections into soul consciousness.  It is through the seven energy centers that vitality pulses throughout our system energizing many of our physical, emotional and mental states.

By removing blockages within our chakras we are able to remove blockages within our lives.  We can discover our true self, and purpose in life.  And in that discovery live to our fullest expression and potential.

This is an off the body energy technique that I perform to help you maintain optimum balance in your seven chakras or energy centers. I only perform this with your permission, if interested please ask.