Therapeutic Massages
We customize your massage!
Here at Enlightened Way, every massage is tailored to fit each client's needs. You will encounter a private evaluation and consultation, which are part of our standards of practice. This is to ensure that in the most effective way possible, the correct steps are taken to guide each client on their path to wellness. Our staff is ready to address numerous acute body pain issues or simply offer a relaxing session to quiet the body and mind.
30 minutes: $50 Dana: 65 minutes: $95
65 minutes: $85 90 minutes: $130
Please note: 65 minute and 90 minute massages with Dana differ in price. Click here for more information.
Here is a list of modalities that your therapist can work from to customize the session after your initial evaluation and consultation:
DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE
This massage affects the lower layer of muscles and connective tissues. The muscles must first be relaxed in order to effectively perform deep-tissue massage, therefore it is generally integrated with other massage techniques. This technique helps with chronic pain, injury rehabilitation and pain caused by arthritis and tendinitis.
SWEDISH MASSAGE
Swedish massage stimulates circulation in the body. Five basic strokes, all flowing toward the heart, are used to manipulate the soft tissues of the body. The many benefits of Swedish massage include general relaxation, support to the immune system, release of superficial adhesions and improved circulation, which may also speed healing and reduce swelling from injury.
SPORTS MASSAGE
Sports massage is designed to enhance athletic performance and reduce recovery time, enabling an athlete to resume training much sooner than rest alone would allow. When an athlete sustains an injury, skillful massage therapy can often improve the quality of healing.
PREGNANCY MASSAGE
Prenatal massage can reduce pregnancy discomforts and concerns, while enhancing the physiological and emotional well-being of both mother and fetus.
PNF STRETCHING
Peripheral Nerve Function (PNF) Stretching is a technique that uses the client's voluntary muscular contractions. The client receives light resistance against the specific muscle group, which has shortened muscular fibers. Then the therapist brings the body into a stretch for that area. This sequence is commonly repeated. PNF stretching can help bring back the range of motion in specific joints and alleviate pain due to skeletal imbalances.
NEUROMUSCULAR THERAPY
Neuromuscular therapy can help individuals who experience chronic spasms in the muscles, which are often a symptom of deeper problems. This technique is used to release the spasm in the muscle, eliminate the trigger points that cause pain, increase circulation and restore postural alignment.
TRIGGER POINT THERAPY
Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy is used to relieve muscular pain and dysfunction through applied pressure to specific points in the muscle. These points are areas were the muscle and connective tissues are highly sensitive to pain when compressed.
MYOFASCIAL RELEASE
Myofascial release is sustained pressure and rolling movements applied to the skin and structures below in order to eliminate bound tissues. It is an effective approach to the relief of chronic pain, headaches, cervical and back pain, while restoring ones freedom of movement.
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY
Craniosacral therapy uses a light touch to assist the natural movement of fluid within the skull, spinal cord and sacrum. It releases tensions deep in the body to relieve pain and dysfunction and improve overall health by allowing the entire body to relax and self-correct. Therapists generally use only five grams of pressure, roughly the weight of a nickel, to restore a healthy rhythmic flow in this system.
REFLEXOLOGY -- Full hour or more-- go by Dana's rates.
Reflexology involves manipulation of specific reflex areas in the foot, hands and ears that correspond to other parts of the body. These points stimulate body organs and relieve areas of congestion. Reflexology works with the body’s energy flow to stimulate self-healing and maintain balance in physical function. It is also convenient in cases where an area of the body is traumatized or diseased to the extent that direct manipulation is not appropriate.
REIKI HEALING -- Available only for 30 minutes unless combined with other massage modalities.
In a reiki healing session, the practitioner connects with and serves as a channel for the life force (ki or chi). The hands are placed on or just above the client’s body in order to activate healing energy within receptive points on the body. As a harmonic flow of energy is strengthened within the client and practitioner, healing occurs through the return of physical, mental, and spiritual balance.
SHIATSU
Shiatsu is similar to acupressure; it works upon the body’s energy system using the network of meridians. A therapist will use pressure with their thumbs, fingers, palms, and sometimes elbows in order to affect the internal organs, as well as the emotional, psychological and spiritual well-being of their clients.
POLARITY THERAPY
Based on the universal principles of energy, Polarity Therapy gently manipulates the body to balance its energy. These principles form the basis for every aspect of life, including our experience of health, wellness and disease. Polarity Therapy addresses the interdependence of body, mind and spirit, and the value of creating a way of life in harmony with nature.
HOT STONE MASSAGE
Hot stone massage is a specialty treatment that uses warmed basalt stones and herbalized oil to induce an overall state of relaxation. It is an ancient healing ritual dating centuries back to early Native Americans. The heat from the smooth, volcanic stones penetrates deep into the muscles, increasing circulation and moving toxins. Swedish massage techniques are combined with a methodical flow and placement of stones to promote inner peace and relieve many ailments.
To learn more about Enlightened Way's massage services, contact us using our Services & Programs Information Request Form or by phone at 860.217.0340.
