Swedish Massage (Back to Top)

Swedish Massage is a very relaxing and therapeutic style of bodywork. It combines oils or lotion with an array of strokes such as rolling, kneading, and percussion to help the body improve its circulation. The benefits of this type of bodywork are wide-ranging and include relief from aches and pains, decreased stress levels in the body, enhanced mental clarity, improved appearance, and greater flexibility.

Deep Tissue Massage (Back to Top)

Deep Tissue Massage is a form of bodywork that aims to relieve tension in the deeper layers of tissue in the body. I use various techniques with my hands, knuckles, and elbows and apply focused pressure on “problem areas” or “trigger points” in the body. Deep Tissue Massage is a highly effective method for releasing chronic stress areas due to misalignment, repetitive motions, and past lingering injuries. Due to the nature of the deep tissue work, open communication during the session is crucial to make sure you don’t get too uncomfortable. Keep in mind that soreness is pretty common after the treatment, and that plenty of water should be ingested to aid with the flushing and removal of toxins that will have been released from the deep tissue during the session.

Sports Massage (Back to Top)

Sports Massage is a type of massage designed for highly active people who engage in athletics. Engaging in sports is harsh on the body and can often lead to injuries in both the short and long term. Sports Massage enhances performance and prolongs a sports career by helping to prevent injury, reduce pains and swelling in the body, relax the mind, increase flexibility, and dramatically improve recovery rates. Sports Massage is also highly effective in aiding the rapid recovery of an athlete from an injury by encouraging greater kinesthetic awareness and in turn promoting the body’s natural immune function.

Reflexology (Back to Top)

Reflexology is a type of bodywork that focuses on applying pressure to the specific nerve zones in your feet. Unlike other foot massages that intend to mostly relieve tension in the feet themselves, reflexology is a far more in-depth science that aims to harmonize your entire body. According to reflexology, every part of the human body is mapped into the feet. Reflexology treatments have been found to be highly effective for conditions such as allergies, headaches, and depression.

Trigger Point Therapy (Back to Top)

Trigger Point Therapy is a gentle style of bodywork that focuses on stimulating and releasing “trigger points” in your body. Trigger points are tender areas of tension similar to acupressure points, except they occur in the belly of the muscle tissue rather than along the energy pathways of the body. These ‘knots’ are built up throughout a person’s life due to physical, mental, and/or emotional stress.

During a session, focused pressure is applied through a variety of techniques order to release your trigger points. This process can be quite painful at times, yet the effects are lasting and profoundly transformative.

Medical Massage (Back to Top)

Medical Massage differs from regular Massage and Bodywork in that the treatment is specifically directed to resolve conditions diagnosed by a medical doctor. I may use a variety of modalities or techniques during the treatment, but I focus the treatment only on the specific areas of the body related to the diagnosis. This enhances the body’s natural self-healing process and reduces the needed recovery time from injury.

Chiropractic (Back to Top)

Chiropractic, is not something a massage therapist is licensed to do however there are therapists who manipulate the spine anyway. This is not something that I advocate, as chiropractors are professionals who spend years studying the nervous system, skeletal system and the technique required to realign the bones back into proper position. When a bone is out of position it can create pressure on a nerve, compress a disc, create inflamation, or cause a muscle to spasm, ultimately leading to pain, lack of range of motion and mobility. Massage may give you tempory relief of the muscle, help facilitate the removal of inflamation and even help break a muscle spasm, however it is Chiropractic that is needed in addition to massage. One must get to the root of the pain which lies beneath the muscles. Muscles attach at the bone. If a bone is out of alignment due to an automobile accident, sports injury, fall or any other reason, the muscles will compensate but it may be the bone that impinges the nerve. I work closely with Chiropractors and their patients and often recomend there services in addition to bodywork.

Proper alignment of the spinal column works on improving the function of the entire nervous system and hence the entire body including all of its systems. These ‘adjustments’ re-align the body and help re-establish proper nerve flow throughout the body. Once the correct structural order has been restored, the nerve signals between the brain and the body flow freely, allowing your body’s natural healing systems to function optimally. Chiropractic work is widely researched, practiced, and respected, and has been shown to help a wide range of ailments, from allergies to whiplash.

To find a qualified Chiropractor in your area contact any of the Chiropractic ASsociations

Belavi Face Lift Massage (Back to Top)

As a busy individual in today's demanding world, you owe it to yourself look and feel your best. Bellanina's Facelift Massage Treatment (formerly Belaví Facelift Massage) is the most luxurious, safe and effective method of treating the problem of sagging, aging skin without surgery. Your certified Facelift Massage Practioner is specially trained in this truly effective method of facial rejuvenation.

The treatment consists of several cleansings and warm scented towels, a full thirty minutes of facial massage with luxurious oils, and our invigorating Honeylift Massage Treatment. Your hands and feet will receive relaxing massage, too.