Massage and Bodywork
Whether it's from a job or finances or family life, stress takes a toll and causes muscles to tense up, jaws to clench, and backs to ache. Massage and bodywork calms the nervous system, promotes circulation, eases muscle strains and constrictions causing pain, and helps to still the racing thoughts that cause muscles to tense up in the first place.
This helps the whole body to progress to a point of homeostasis (balance).
I offer individualized massages and bodywork for each problem my client is experiencing.
Every session is totally different. It's my great joy to bring an eclectic toolkit of bodywork techniques to the massage table that fits your needs and promotes healing.
Types of Treatments
Swedish Massage/Relaxation
A blend of delicate techniques that incorporate long, flowing strokes to promote relaxation, reduce stress and help balance and unify the body, mind, and spirit. A soft modality involving oils and relaxing music, this treatment will sweep your cares away, increase circulation and release tension in your body. Good for the body, mind, and spirit.
Deep Tissue/Injury Therapy
If you're living with chronic pain from an injury, this treatment may be for you. Designed to relieve chronic muscular tension, deep tissue massage finds and works within your pressure comfort level(healing should not hurt), softening the musculature by breaking down scar tissue in the muscles, tendons and ligaments and removing restrictions from the myofascial system that create holding patterns for injury and pain.
Sports Massage
Each session is geared toward the athlete and their sport. Commonly performed on site "pre-event" to get the muscles prepared for action, and "post-event" to calm overworked muscles. Sports Massage utilizes a number of techniques to remove restrictions and allow optimal performance of the musculoskeletal system.
Headache and/or TMJ Treatment
A comprehensive treatment for craniofacial pain. If you suffer from headaches and/or TMJ pain, you know how persistent it can be and how many ways your life may be affected. This treatment involves a blend of massage to relieve muscle tension, craniosacral therapy to relieve restrictions in the cranium and central nervous system, and acupressure and energy release, finished with lymph drainage therapy to treat the chemical and fluid stagnation that affect head and face pain.
Lymph Drainage Therapy
Lymph drainage therapy involves gentle, rhythmical movements that help work with the body’s lymphatic system to promote circulation, drain stagnant fluids, detoxify, regenerate tissues, filter out toxins and foreign substances, and maintain a healthy immune system. LDT also works with the parasympathetic nervous system, lowering blood pressure, reducing stress and improving sleep patterns.
Craniosacral Therapy
Craniosacral Therapy is a noninvasive bodywork technique that helps to reduce stress and improve the functioning of the central nervous system. Craniosacral therapy involves soft touch to the body in order to influence the membranes and flow of cerebrospinal fluid that protect and surround the brain and spinal cord. By gently evaluating and enhancing the function of the craniosacral system, CST enhances the body’s own healing processes, balancing the autonomic nervous system and promoting relaxation and stress reduction. This technique also incorporates a type of delicate myofascial release that works from the core out to release tension.
Hot Stone Massage
Hot Stone Massage combines the benefits of hydrotherapy and thermalism with the strokes of massage to create a deep, relaxing and healing treatment. Heated stones warm the skin and allow the penetration of moisturizing and therapeutic oils while simultaneously allowing the heat to penetrate and sink into the deeper muscles in the body and stimulating the excretory effects of the skin to release toxins. This treatment is only available at our Kitty Hawk location. An additional $15.00 fee is added for this service.
Prenatal Massage
Using a system of pillows that allows pregnant women to lie on their sides, this technique gives mothers-to-be the joy of full body massage, even during advanced stages of pregnancy. This treatment focuses on overall relaxation of areas known for chronic stress in expectant mothers.
A series of Pre-Natal Massages is a wonderful gift to give a mother-to-be.
A series of Pre-Natal Massages is a wonderful gift to give a mother-to-be.
Couples Massage
Couples massage is a great way for couples to share something special. Bring your partner, or a good friend, and enjoy massages side by side. Please allow extra time for the booking process. This service available in the Kitty Hawk studio or outcall.
On-Site Group Massage
A perfect ingredient to every OBX vacation get-away. We'll come to your home or cottage and give individualized massages. You and your friends will feel the memories of work wash away. We also cater to wedding parties on the Outer Banks.
Canine Massage
Don't forget your best friend. Massage therapy for dogs uses hands-on techniques to enhance muscle function, soften and normalize tissues, and increase range of motion. It positively impacts every system of the dog's body, from the circulatory to the nervous systems.