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Health Promotion Program

Description

The Health Promotion Program provides traditional and alternative approaches to wellness, including health education, physical and psychosocial assessments, massage therapy, therapeutic touch, and mind-body exercises (yoga and tai chi).

Massage Therapy

  • Circulatory Massage - similar to a Swedish massage, this type of treatment incorporates long, fluid strokes to melt away tension and stress.  This is great massage to increase general circulation and provide lasting relaxation.

  • Deep Circulatory Massage - this treatment offers more attention to specific muscle groups that may hold tension and produce pain.  Long, smooth, fluid strokes are combined with additional pressure to reduce muscle tension and pain.

  • Deep Tissue Massage - a treatment designed to relax and release chronic tension and muscle soreness.  Advanced techniques and strokes are used to stretch, lengthen and compress sore and tight muscles.  *Pressure is adjusted based on client preference.

  • Chair Massage - this seated escape will leave you in a blissful state with aromatherapy, soft music and candles.  Chair massage can be focused on the back, neck and arms to relieve chronic tension or stress related holding patterns.  You remain fully clothed while your body is rocked, kneaded and encouraged to relax by applying acupressure to various trigger points and tight muscles to provide lasting relief.

  • Thai Yoga Massage - a full body experience like no other.  This client is gently rocked, cradled, and stretched by the practitioner.  A client remains fully clothed while a combination of acupressure techniques, assisted yoga stretches, and massage are used to release tension from the body.     
        
  • Sensory Repatterning - another blissful full body experience.  This treatment is designed for those who really need to rest and relax.  A fully clothed client is encouraged to release all tension with gentle rocking, wave live motions, stretches and movements.  The client remains completely passive while their entire body is stretched, lifted and invited to relax.  This slow gentle session leaves the body feeling rested and renewed in additional to providing deep relaxation.

*For all treatments the client can choose to remain fully clothed or disrobe to a comfortable level.

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