Massage therapy promotes transformation through gentle touch.

Our bodies have incredible healing potential when given the proper support and nourishment. Massage therapy provides just that. Massage therapy provides symptom relief, invites calm in the body, mind, and spirit, and creates a collaborative, gentle path to personal transformation and healing.

Massage therapy can be used on its own to address a health concern and support wellbeing, or combines beautifully with our other services for a comprehensive, integrative approach.

We strive to provide an affirming and tailored approach to massage for each client rooted in clinical research, transparency, trauma-informed healthcare practices, and inclusivity.

How massage therapy can benefit you: 

• Relaxes muscle and connective tissues to reduce pain, tension, and spasms

• Increases flexibility and range of motion

• Imparts softness, strength, and smoothness to the skin and body tissues

• Promote healing of scar tissue from surgery or injury

• Moves blood and lymph fluid

• Reduces inflammation

• Relieves stress and anxiety and promotes healing of trauma

• Calms the nervous system and strengthens resiliency

Learn more about our massage services:

Headache and/or Jaw Tension Massage

This new patient session is specifically focused on the scalp, jaw, neck, shoulders, and chest to address issues like tension headaches, migraines, TMJ dysfunction, and jaw pain and tension. Utilizing neuromuscular therapy (NMT), myofascial release, and trigger point therapy, this session will focus on problem areas that can trigger headaches and jaw pain to help correct patterns and provide lasting relief.

Neuromuscular therapy Massage

Neuromuscular therapy (NMT) is a highly specialized form of clinical massage that treats trigger points, muscle adhesions, and fascial (connective tissue) patterns to help reduce pain and tension, increase flexibility, and improve function. This approach is most appropriate when there is a chronic postural pattern or a specific condition, repetitive stress injury, or physical trauma that needs to be treated and corrected to achieve lasting relief. NMT is also effective to support healing of scars and reduce scar pain, tension, and discomfort.

NMT sessions are not full body massage sessions, and instead use specific treatment protocols to release tight fascia, decrease trigger points, and free up areas of stuck muscle in specific regions of pain or dysfunction. Additional techniques, such as myofascial release and trigger point therapy, may be included in these sessions.

deep tissue Therapeutic massage

Deep tissue massage utilizes sustained pressure using slow, deep strokes to target the inner layers of the muscles and fascia (connective tissues). This approach is most frequently used to address chronic pain and stiffness, or recovery from sprains, strains, and other injuries. This helps to reduce tension in muscle and fascia, and break up dense tissue that forms following an injury. These sessions can be full body or focused on specific areas of pain or dysfunction. Additional techniques, such as trigger point therapy, may be included in these sessions.

Relaxation massage

Relaxation massage utilizes Swedish massage techniques and light pressure to target superficial layers of the muscles and fascia (connective tissue). This gentler approach is often used for both physical and emotional relaxation, promoting release of tension and pain related to postural patterns or emotional stress. These sessions can be full body or focused on specific areas of pain or tension.   

Manual Lymphatic Drainage

Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) is a specialized form of light-touch bodywork that relieves the swelling that happens when medical treatment, surgery, illness, or other factors block your lymphatic system, resulting in sluggish lymphatic circulation and lymphedema. MLD involves gently manipulating specific areas of your body to help circulate lymph fluid, which helps reduce swelling and edema. MLD is especially appropriate to address concerns related to: 

• Post-surgical swelling from oncology procedures, gender affirming surgeries, joint replacement, arthroscopic procedures, cosmetic surgery, liposuction, and more

• Venous insufficiency

• Fibromyalgia

• Lipedema

• Chronic health concerns such as long COVID, Epstein-Barr Virus, Lyme disease, or other tick borne illness

• Environmental illness

MLD sessions do not address tension or pain in the muscles or joints; if you are seeking relief from musculoskeletal pain, please book an alternative massage service.

Ayurvedic lymphatic detox massage (abhyanga)

Ayurvedic Lymphatic Detox Massage, or Abhyanga, is a deeply relaxing and invigorating form of Ayurvedic bodywork. This full-body session uses substantial amounts of oil on the skin and brisk, light strokes on full body to help support blood flow, lymphatic circulation, and tissue nourishment. Ayurvedic Lymphatic Detox Massage helps to stimulate the internal organs, strengthen immune system function, improve the body’s tolerance to stress, improves skin health, and promotes clarity of mind.

This session differs from Manual Lymphatic Drainage in that it is more appropriate for general wellness support and health maintenance, as opposed to management of acute or chronic lymphedema related to post-surgical recovery or a health condition. 

Ayurvedic Lymphatic Detox sessions do not address tension or pain in the muscles or joints; if you are seeking relief from musculoskeletal pain, please book an alternative massage service.                                                      

Ready to use include massage Therapy in your self-care and healing routine?

Book an appointment at our clinic with one of our massage therapists.