A massage relaxes muscles, easing and soothing your aches and pains. It rejuvenates-- restoring balance to our body and being, making us better for all the things life throws our way. Massage Envy believes every body deserves a great customized massage, so we've made relaxation convenient. Massage improves circulation, which increases blood flow, bringing fresh oxygen to body tissues. This can assist the elimination of waste products, speed healing after injury, and enhance recovery from disease. The basic goal of massage therapy is to help the body heal itself and to increase health and well-being.

It's a healing instinct, innate in all of us, to rub an aching knee, or stroke a furrowed brow. Headaches, aches and pains, insomnia, tension and stress can all be alleviated with one simple instrument -- our hands.

Types of Massage

Deep Tissue Massage-Deep tissue techniques are generally designed for more focused massage work. Working a specific joint, muscle or muscle group, the practitioner can access deeper layers of the soft tissue. Each person experiences pressure differently.

Aromatherapy Massage-Aromatherapy massage is Swedish massage with the addition of concentrated plant oils. Each plant oil has a different healing properly. Some calm. Others energize, cleanse, or rejuvenate.

Hot Stone Massage-Another variation of Swedish massage is the hot stone massage. The massage therapist holds smooth heated stones and uses Swedish massage strokes. The stones may be placed at specific points on the back, in the palms of the hand, or between the toes.

Neuromuscular Therapy-Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT) is used for pain relief and specific problems. Structural and postural imbalances are identified through an initial postural assessment. These are then addressed through systematic and site specific massage.

Remedial Massage-A paramedical treatment that helps to restore function to injured "soft tissues" Therapy may involve the use of various types of Massage, as well as a range of other physical treatments to assist your recovery.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is an ancient oriental healing technique based on the Taoist philosophy of balancing energy meridians within the body, thus allowing the body to heal itself. Fine needles are painlessly inserted at key points corresponding to body organs to relieve pain and cure disease and dysfunction.

Alchemical Synergy

Developed by Kamala Renner, Alchemical Synergy is a process of evolving universal energy patterns and is used as a holistic counseling system that focuses on achieving transformation by utilizing the universal four forces-centripetal, centrifugal, gravitational, and electromagnetically-the consciousness portion of the Big Bang theory relative to the beginning of the universe. Centripetal force controls all inward movement, allowing us to go inside to observe and reconnect with our inner world, which contains knowledge of all that is natural for us as an individual.

Benefits of Massage

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&bullImproves and strengthens immune system

&bull.Eases tension, stiffness, and pain

&bullEnhances well-being.

&bullImprove circulation, recovery time and immune system function.

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&bullMassage therapy can also help with pain management in conditions such as arthritis, sciatica, and muscle spasms.

&bullMassage stimulates the lymphatic system, which carries away the body's waste products.