Benefits of Massage

My work style is about 'getting in' to the soft tissue in a very direct and tolerable, informed, 'right-on-the-edge' fashion. As we manually separate adhesions and unblock congested energy in the body, suppleness returns and the alignment improves. We challenge and change inefficient, ingrained physical patterns and release hyper-contracted muscle groups so that your body is more balanced and in tune with itself. This affects the mind and spirit as well. Understanding the body and helping people out of pain has been important to me since childhood; but the sessions are not about me. They are about YOU, and you will learn things about yourself that you may not learn anywhere else.

Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress-related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. Massage is an effective tool for managing this stress, which translates into:

Decreased anxiety.
Enhanced sleep quality.
Greater energy.
Improved concentration.
Increased circulation.
Reduced fatigue.

Massage can also help specifically address a number of health issues. Bodywork can:

Alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion.
Assist with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers and shorten maternity hospital stays.
Ease medication dependence.
Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body's natural defense system.
Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.
Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.
Improve the condition of the body's largest organ—the skin.
Increase joint flexibility.
Lessen depression and anxiety.
Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks.
Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation.
Reduce postsurgery adhesions and swelling.
Reduce spasms and cramping.
Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles.
Release endorphins—amino acids that work as the body's natural painkiller.
Relieve migraine pain.