Add-ons

These optional enhancements are an additional 15 minutes and can be added to your session to better support what your body needs that day whether that’s a deeper energetic integration, or a little extra attention where it matters most.

Body Gua Sha

Add to your massage – $25

This is an East Asian healing technique using a small, smooth-edged tool to firmly scrape your skin in one direction with short or long strokes to stimulate microcirculation of the soft tissue, which increases blood flow. Scraping your skin and causing petechiae to appear on your skin is believed to activate both your immune system and nervous system, setting off a complex chain of events in your body. Studies show that when done correctly, Gua Sha can release chemicals that improve blood flow, lessen toxins, reduce pain, and promote healing in the area.

Gua sha is intended to address stagnant energy, called chi, in the body that practitioners believe may be responsible for inflammation. Rubbing the skin’s surface is thought to help break up this energy, reduce inflammation, and promote healing. Contraindicated if you’ve had any surgery in the last six weeks, diabetes, on blood thinners, have clotting disorder, or skin conditions psoriasis or rosacea.

Dry Brushing

Add to your massage – $25

An Ayurvedic technique using dry natural bristled brush. Whisk away dullness at the surface creating smoother & softer skin and allowing better penetration of oils. It will also help to stimulate lymphatic drainage, which helps to escort toxins out of the body, boosting circulation and reducing puffiness and water retention. Dry brushing is not recommended in sensitive areas and anywhere the skin is broken. These include rashes, wounds, cuts, infections.

Energy Harmonizing

Add to your massage – $15
(additional 10 minutes)

A gentle enhancement incorporating grounding elements, such as sound, crystal placement, and intention clearing to support nervous system, and a returning back to balance.

Three areas of focus to choose from:

– Clearing & Grounding
– Letting Go & Trusting
– Reset & Realign

Facial Gua Sha

Add to your massage – $25

This is different than Body Gua Sha, there is no scraping. It is designed to relax facial muscles, reduce inflammation, increase circulation, and assist in lymphatic drainage. By oxygenating the skin and improving lymph flow, the results are radiant glowing skin.

Hot Stone Therapy

Add to your massage – $25
(except Prenatal)

Heat has always been a good way to ease muscle tension and pain, and it’s even better when you add in a little bit of weight and some nature. Hot stone therapy uses river rocks and/or basalt stones that are flat smooth and heated in water to a therapeutic temperature. The weight and heat of the stones have a soothing effect, expanding the blood vessels which encourages blood flow throughout the body working as a sedative to reduce anxiety. The heat from the stones warms up the tissue and allows us to get deeper into the muscle tension which then helps the deeper tissue massage feel more enjoyable.

This treatment is also about connecting with nature. The stones are believed to have a quality within them that represents the core of the earth, helping you get grounded, centered and connect with nature.

Stretching

Add to your massage – $25
(except Prenatal)

Targeted gentle stretching performed after muscles are warmed by massage to improve range of motion and help your body hold the results longer. Always adjusted to your comfort level—nothing forced.

TMJ
Add to your massage – $25

Jaw clenching and teeth grinding strain the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). TMJ dysfunction can be very painful, affecting your quality of life and quite possibly the alignment of your teeth. These habits can spread beyond the jaw itself causing headaches, neck and shoulder pain, dizziness, and tingling or numbness in the face or jaw. While the exact causes of TMJ Disorders are not always clear, massage has proven to be effective in alleviating symptoms and pain. This session will include intra-oral manipulation with protective gloves.