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Specialties
What is Traditional Thai Massage?
Thai Massage is the traditional healing modality which has been practiced in Thailand for centuries. Based on Ayurvedic medicine and acupressure, this art form has been handed down through an unbroken chain of masters for 2200 years.
Today, Thai massage is becoming increasingly popular in the West, and is one of the fastest growing massage modalities in the U.S. Massage Magazine and other industry leading magazines have frequently featured Thai Massage in their pages.
What are the benefits?
This blend of acupressure and stretching is especially beneficial for those who find themselves stiff, sore, and tired from over-exertion in work or sports, or from arthritis or other disorders. Thai massage enhances strength and flexibility, relaxes sore or tense muscles, and can help to recapture lost range of motion. Thai massage by using direct pressure on the muscles and some stretching to further stimulate the musculoskeletal system, which includes joints, bones, nerves and ligaments. The Circulatory, Respiratory, Lymphatic, and Digestive systems will also be benefitted.
What is the experience like?
A complete Thai Massage incorporates about 90% of acupressure and energy meridian work, and about 10% of stretching for an invigorating and balancing experience. With the exception of the 2 hour session which incorporates more stretching. Thai massage is a nice adjunct to any exercise routine. The routine can be varied to
suit a wide range of physical needs and abilities, and can be used as a form of physical therapy to aid in the increase of range of motion and muscular strength.
Thai massage is different from other forms of massage in that you remain completely clothed and barely any massage product is used because the body is worked through the clothing.
What is the theory?
Thai massage is directly related to Ayurvedic principles originating in India, and is said to have arrived in Thailand along with Buddhism. Like other Asian massage techniques such as shiatsu and reflexology, and more recent Western developments such as trigger points, Thai massage is a form of therapy based on the theory of the flow of energy between specific points on the periphery of the body and the internal organs. Even when treating a disease or injury associated with a particular part of the body, a therapist will typically work on acupressure points throughout the body. Linked through an intricate network of 72,000 energy meridians (sen), acupressure points stimulate and relax the patient’s mind and body, promoting the natural healing processes.
Thai Holistic Face Treatment
Experience a modern day spa treatment which utilizes ancient Thai & Ayurvedic remedies.
The luxurious treatment includes cleansing, exfoliating, toning, moisturizing and detoxification of the skin.
Only natural and organic products are utilized during the session. Some of these are Castile soap, Tumeric, Yogurt, Apple cider vinegar, Honey, Thai white mud or Dim Saw Pong, Cucumbers, Castor oil, Rose water, plus a facial oil is cutomized to each individual person's dosha analysis.
The oil is a base carrier blended on the spot with essential oils. All throughout the treatment hot towels are used to further enhance the experience. The treatment also includes a foot soak and an invigorating Thai foot and hand massage.
Some of the benefits are stress relief, improved blood & lymph ciculation, relaxation, nourishment and toning of the skin, balance of Thai energies and as a side affect glowing skin.
You may feel as if you have been carried away to another place and time with all the mystery and ritual of ancient Thailand & India.
A little about Raindrop Technique
Raindrop Technique is a therapeutic and relaxing treatment that delivers powerful essential oils to various areas of the body.It is based on the theory that many types of scoliosis and spinal misalignments are caused by viruses or bacteria that lie dormant along the spine. These pathogens create inflammation, which in turn can contort and disfigure the spinal column.Only therapeutic grade oils are used. These oils are dispensed like drops of rain along the spine and back and massaged along the vertebrae and back muscles. Some essential oils are also applied to the feet and lower legs.
Whether you are seeking relaxation, muscle relief, improved circulation, restored mobility, increased flexibility, decreased inflammation, or a boost for your immune system, Raindrop Technique can assist in all of these and more.
The essential oils that are used: Oregano and Thyme (which aid in fighting viruses); Basil and Marjoram (help muscles); Peppermint and Wintergreen (decrease inflamation); Cypress (circulation) and 2 powerful essential oil blends.
What is Reflexology
The Reflexology Association defines it as "A natural healing art, based on the principle that there are reflexes in the feet and hands which correspond to every part of the body." By stimulating and applying pressure to the feet or hands, you are increasing circulation and promoting specific bodily and muscular functions. -- "Imagine stepping on a tack. Your whole body reacts because of something perceived by the foot. Reflexology with a full range of pressure sensors, utilizes the same body system of fight or flight to relax the body." Indeed the feet and hands are more sensitive than most people realize. Similar to how we use our eyes to detect light, the hands and feet detect pressure, stretch movement and weight distribution.
What is Neuromuscular Therapy?
NMT is based on neurological laws that explain how the central nervous system maintains homoeostatic balance, and in many cases, eliminates the cause of a person’s acute to chronic myofascial pain and dysfunction.
Integrative NeuroMuscular Therapy (NMT) is a comprehensive system of soft-tissue manipulation techniques that were developed in the 1930s in England by Dr Stanley Lief. Lief trained in the United States as a chiropractor and naturopathic physician. The integrative discipline that he developed, with additional insights from bodywork professionals , Raymond Nimmo, , Janet Travell and others, balances the central nervous system with the structure and form of the musculoskeletal system.
NMT is based on neurological laws that explain how the central nervous system maintains homoeostatic balance, and in many cases, eliminates the cause of a person’s acute to chronic myofascial pain and dysfunction. Through the application of modern-day integrative NMT procedures, which include cranio-sacral therapy, myofascial release, positional release and trigger point therapy, homoeostasis is restored between the nervous and musculoskeletal systems. Integrative NeuroMuscular Therapy enhances the function of joints, muscles, and the biomechanics of the body, and speeds healing by facilitating the release of the body’s natural pain killers, endorphins.
Applications of NMT
Patients who suffer from acute to chronic pain resulting from occupational, sports and/or automobile injuries, benefit from receiving integrative NeuroMuscular Therapy. Specific types of dysfunctions and repetitive motion and accumulative traumas respond well to this treatment, including sciatica, rotator cuff dysfunction, carpal tunnel and thoracic outlet syndrome, temporomandibular joint dysfunction and migraines. Integrative NeuroMuscular Therapy approaches healing from a holistic perspective (mind/body) creating long-term results. One of the premises governing NeuroMuscular Therapy is that the procedures utilized should stimulate the body to heal on its own. Once this healing has begun, NeuroMuscular Therapy can be used to stimulate soft-tissue repair in specific areas, while simultaneously addressing some of the perpetuating factors causing the patient’s pain. In this manner, a whole body approach to healing is achieved.
What is Shiatsu?
Shiatsu is a form of bodywork that has its origins in Traditional Chinese Medicine and the historical massage techniques of Japan. Modern Shiatsu is based on these oriental traditions (which go back several thousand years) drawn together with ideas and knowledge from modern disciplines such as physiotherapy and psychology. The focus of the Shiatsu practitioner is to work with a client in the 'here and now', both giver and receiver having an 'active' involvement in what should become a meditative and intuitive process.
The term Shiatsu literally means "finger pressure" and as such only just begins to describe the work of the Shiatsu practitioner. In reality, various parts of the giver's body (fingers, thumbs, palms, forearms, even feet and knees) are used to apply pressure to the receiver's body. This can be targeted at general areas or specific points - often the tsubos or 'acu-points' used in acupuncture.
These techniques are used in conjunction with stretches, joint rotations and joint manipulation to give an 'all-over' treatment which aims at treating the receiver on a holistic level - working with body, mind and spirit together. Contacting the receiver's Ki or internal energy is an integral part of the treatment.Treatment is carried out fully clothed, usually with the receiver lying or sitting on a futon-type mat, on the ground.
So what is Shiatsu Good For?
Shiatsu is an eastern therapy of physical and energy rebalance. It acts through pressure with thumbs, fingers and palms applied to determined areas and points of the human body, without the use of any mechanical or of another type instrument, correcting internal dysfunctions, promoting and keeping the health and treating specific illnesses.
What are the benefits?
· Gives flexibility to the skin
· Improvement of the circulatory system
· Gives flexibility to the muscular system
· Aid to recuperate the balance of the bone system
· Facilitation of the digestive system functions
· Improvement of the endocrine system control
· Regulate the functions of the nervous system
As might be expected from the link with and Chinese Medicine (either herbal or acupuncture), Shiatsu can be used to work with any or all of the disorders for which Acupuncture can be used. This is not to say that Shiatsu is the same as Acupuncture. Acupuncture may be thought of as being more specific and focused than Shiatsu with regard to some ailments
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