Maternity Massages
Why Massage During Pregnancy?
Massage during pregnancy not only makes a woman feel pampered, but offers un-deniable physical benefits as well. Massage can relieve fatigue, enhance sleep, and calm an active baby.
First Trimester
- Relives headaches
- Help alleviate morning sickness
- Reduce fatigue
Second Trimester
- Alleviate backaches
- Relieve leg cramps
Third Trimester
- Reduce swelling/edema
- Relieve pain from varicosities
- Enhance sleep
- Prepare pelvic muscles for birth process
During the entire term of the pregnancy, massage can stimulate blood flow, which may assist in the prevention of anemia. An increase in muscle tone and flexibility will occur, allevi-ating leg cramps and muscle spasms.
Massage Services We Offer
Swedish Massage
This amazing European treatment will help soothe sore or achy muscles, relieve tension, reduce stress, increase circulation and promote relaxation. This technique is customized to your needs and can either be light, medium or strong in pressure.
Therapeutic Massage
A full body massage, utilizing Swedish style techniques that affect the deeper tissue structures of the body. An excellent treatment for relaxation and stress relief.
Deep Tissue
Feel the tension melt away and the pain and discomfort ease as your therapist works out the kinks. Muscular manipulation targets specific areas of the body alleviating chronic tension.
Myofascial Release Massage
Long, stretching strokes warm and loosen the connective tissue that cover and separate the muscles leaving you with increased movement, pain reduction and balance.
Trigger Point Therapy
A localized, treatment specific massage utilizing ischemic compression, deep strokes, neuromuscular stimulation and stretching that significantly decreases pain, increases mobility and relieves chronic muscular stress and tension.
Pre-natal Massage
Enjoy relief from backaches, edema, sciatica, abdominal pressure and fatigue. Prepare your body for the birth of your baby and relieve stress during pregnancy.
Cold Stone Massage
This treatment cools and soothes away tension as cold marble stomes and the therapists tender touch revitalize and restore balance.
Aromatherapy Massage
A customized blend of essential oils will be gently massaged into your skin. This combination of aromatherapy and healing touch relieves stress and contributes to your overall health and well-being.
Reflexive Acupressure Massage
The ancient technique of manipulating the reflex areas of the feet, hands and ears that correspond to specific body parts, meridians and organs. The body’s energy flow opens up for deep relaxation and improved body function.
Reiki
Reiki is the Japanese word for universal life energy. Vital life force energy (Rei) flows from the practitioner’s hands, affecting the subtle body energy (Ki or Chi) of the recipient. This gentle yet powerful healing technique facilitates balance on all levels, revitalizing the mental, emotional and spiritual body.
Cranial-Sacral Therapy
Using subtle holding and stretching techniques on the head and sacrum, the central nervous system is rebal-anced and profound relief from tension is achieved.