Holistic Massage

• What is Holistic Massage?

  Holistic massage is based on Swedish massage techniques and involves looking at all the surrounding factors that maybe affecting a person’s well-being. This includes the person’s biology and integral biology. Integral biology refers to the environmental factors that may affect someone physically or mentally, for example a poor working environment may causestress and anxiety, or an ill supporting chair at work may cause physical discomfort.

  Other factors to consider may include a poor diet or an inactive lifestyle. You do not need to besuffering from a particular problem to enjoy a massage; you may simply feel the need to be pampered.

  Each treatment is personally tailored to the individual client, prior to which a full consultation is given.

  During the treatment different strokes such as effleurage, petrissage, and percussion are used to manipulate the soft tissues of the skin and the underlying muscles. There are manywonderful effects of massage, these include:

  • Relaxation of the body and mind
  • Detoxification – massage helps to rid tissues of waste
  • Improved skin texture and skin cell renewal
  • Improved circulation
  • increased mobility – helps to keep joints supple
  • Relieves muscle fatigue by removing lactic acid
  • Relaxes tense and tight muscles
  • Improves muscle tone
  • Improves digestion by increasing peristalsis

  Please call if you have any questions or concerns about the treatment.