Throughout history, massage has been shown to be beneficial in treating more than just physical conditions and symptoms. Massage is a holistic treatment, supporting the physical, mental and emotional aspects of our being.

Due to our busy, stressful, fast paced lives, massage is no longer just a luxury. It has become a necessity for self-care, health maintenance and balance.  Our massage therapists believe that a thorough treatment consists of consideration of the body, mind and soul.

Benefits of Massage:

• Relaxation – body, mind and spirit
• Increased blood flow
• Decreased pain
• Increased joint range of motion
• Decreased muscular tension
• Relieves stress and clears a busy mind
• Improves body’s ability to remove toxins and waste products
• Assists breathing and diaphragm function.

Your massage can consist of one specific style (see below) or your therapist can interpret and devise an  individualised combination of styles to best support your needs, even if you’re not sure what type of massage your body needs.

Our Massage Styles:

Swedish

• A system of long strokes, kneading, friction, tapping, percussion, vibration and shaking motions that apply pressure between muscles and bones
• Releasing tension and breaking up muscle “knots”
• Relaxing and invigorating
• Suggested as part of a regular program for stress management.

Remedial / Sports

• Helps athletes prepare their bodies for optimal performance, recover after a big event, or function well during training
• Prevention and healing of injuries to the muscles and tendons
• Increasing the training and competitive capacity of the athlete.

Deep Tissue

• Aimed at the deeper tissue structures of the muscle and fascia/connective tissue
• Use similar movements and techniques as Swedish massage while the pressure will generally be more intense
• A more focused type of massage, as the therapist works to release chronic muscle tension or knots.

Manual Lymphatic Drainage

• Lymphatic Drainage is a gentle whole body treatment that relaxes the nervous system and aids the body’s immune system
• Stimulates lymphatic flow and fluid movement, encouraging the lymphatic system to work more efficiently
• Highly recommended for those prone to and recovering from sore throats, colds, infections, on-going tiredness, excess fluids, low immunity, swollen nodes and also for the physically inactive.

Shiatsu

• A Japanese form of pressure therapy  – Shiatsu literally means “finger pressure”
• Restores energy, equilibrium and health to the body, by balancing a person’s energy flow and strengthening the vital organs
• Works on the body’s acupuncture points along the meridians or energy channels
• Works on the whole being, from the physical to the spiritual and is a deeply relaxing.