Spa Techniques
Click on modality for details about:
Youth Enhancing Facial Massage
Cellulite Reduction Massage & Scar Tissue Therapy
Stone Massage
Abhyanga (Ayurvedic/Indian Massage)
Hydro-Thermal Therapy (also see Water Movement Therapy)
Scrubs & Wraps
Raindrop Therapy (Aromatherapy/Essential Oils Massage)
Spa Techniques
Spa Techniques encompass a variety of body treatments administered in a spa and some can be done in your home. My Youth Enhancing Facial Massage, Cellulite Reduction Massage & Scar Tissue Therapy are always available. Others may need the use of a spa when available to me.
Fees for Spa Techniques are individually priced when they are available.
Youth Enhancing Facial Massage
Regular facial massage can lead to firmer, smoother, more radiant skin by minimizing sagging and fine lines, releasing impurities and toxins, normalizing moisture balance, releasing tension and maximizing your skin's natural radiance. I will also teach you facial exercises to tone facial muscles, creating a more youthful appearance.
Cellulite Reduction Massage & Scar Tissue Therapy
Using crossfiber friction, transverse friction and myofascial type techniques (and cupping for cellulite), scar tissue and cellulite can be broken up where a new healing process will begin in the area affected. For scar tissue, emotional release often occurs during this therapy because of related cell damage attached to a trauma (it also can be slightly painful to break up this old tissue or cellulite). I provide nurturing support to help you through this process.
Stone Massage
Stones of all shapes, and sizes are used to elicit healing, relaxation, and a connection to the earth. Warm stones provide soothing heat for deep-tissue work. Being massaged with warm stones is most enjoyable. Where as cold stones aid inflammation. Stones are placed in varying positions on the body for balancing energy, and/or stones may be used for specific trigger-point work. Instructor Kathy Padecky – Mueller College
Abhyanga - Ayurvedic Massage
Abhyanga is one part of the traditional detoxification and rejuvenation program of India called panchakarma, in which the entire body is vigorously massaged with large amounts of warm oil and herbs to remove toxins from the system. With the client's permission, oil is also poured into the ears and nose, between the eyebrows and at specific chakras, or energy points, during techniques known respectively as karna purana, shirodhara, and marma chikitsa. These treatments have been modified to meet the needs of the West and have been powerful in their effects upon the mind and nervous system — calming, balancing, and bringing both a heightened sense of awareness and deep inner peace.
The techniques can be done either as stand-alone treatments or in conjunction with the ayurvedic body massage. The basis for effectively performing all of the various ayurvedic massage techniques is a thorough understanding of the primordial energies of the five elements (ether, air, fire, water, and earth) and of vata, pitta, and kapha — the three basic constitutional types (similar to the ancient Greek method of mind/body classification). This knowledge allows the therapist to determine not only which ayurvedic massage techniques to use, but also how to customize treatments by selecting the proper oils and herbs and the rate and pressure of massage strokes to maximize the benefits for each client. (Description - from ABMP) Instructor Stephanie Saunders – Meuller College (and the Chopra Center)
Hydro-Thermal Therapy
Although ancient Greece and Rome had both adopted the beliefs that water had healing properties, it was the Romans to first integrate hydrotherapy into their social life, building temples and baths near natural springs. Father Sebastian Kneipp from Worshofen, Bavaria, however, was the true father of modern-day hydrotherapy in Germany. Various hydrotherapy massage techniques exist and are generally utilized by massage/bodywork practitioners, physical therapists, physicians, and spa technicians. (Description - from ABMP) I use water movement therapy and hot packs (when available)
Scrubs & Wraps
Enjoy exfoliating scrubs and herbal wraps to sooth muscles, exhilarate the senses, and ease the mind.
Raindrop Therapy
(Aromatherapy/Essential Oils Massage)
Bringing the body into structural and electrical alignment, oils (primarily thyme, oregano, birch, cypress, peppermint, and basil) are dispensed like little drops of rain from a height of about six inches above the back and massaged along the vertebrae. The oils used in this treatment continue to work for the next five to seven days. (condensed description - from ABMP) Instructor Kathy Padecky – Workshop