Massage & Energy Work
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Receiving massage and energy work is a wonderful
complement to maintaining a healthy body and mind. While it’s
important to practice yoga so that we learn body alignment
and stress relief independently, it’s also important
to give ourselves the opportunity to have someone else help
us. Here is an introduction to some great forms of therapeutic
massage and energy work.
Swedish
Massage/Deep Tissue/Sports Massage:
Most
commonly requested in wellness spas. Adapted from Chinese
methods of massage. Generally uses oil, lotion or cream and
focuses on long gliding movements combined with some friction.
Can be relaxing and gentle or go deeper to focus on releasing
deep knots in the muscles.
Thai
Massage:
Known
as ‘lazy man’s yoga’, a relaxing bodywork
performed
wearing loose fitted clothing on a mat on the floor. Involves
gentle pressure points along with yoga like stretches to help
joint mobility and flexibility.
Shiatsu:
Japanese
bodywork performed with loose fitted clothing on a mat on
the floor. Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine working along
meridians with thumb pressure to balance body energy.
Reiki:
A
gentle form of Japanese energy work involving "laying
on hands" in order to keep the unseen "life force
energy" flowing. Without obstructions to the flow of
energy wellness is maintained.
Rolfing/Structural
Integration:
Deep
work involving the manipulation of myofascial tissue in order
to manipulate structural imbalances. This is generally intense
and quite deep.
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