Massage Services
At The Sanctuary, we know that transformation and true healing happen in peaceful quiet by attention, deep attention, to our total inner world. We provide a restful place and the skillful touch to help achieve the total inner and body healing.
Massage Therapy
Massage Therapy is one of the oldest healing arts. This is the practice of using touch to promote relaxation and well-being. The term refers to a wide variety of techniques which all involve rubbing and manipulating muscles and other soft tissues of the body, usually by using the hands and fingers.
Deep Tissue Massage
Deep tissue massage therapy is a deep massage pressure and is beneficial in releasing chronic muscle tension and knots. The focus is on the deepest layers of muscle tissue, tendons and fascia. This is similar to Swedish Massage except more pressure is applied and cross muscle pressure is also applied.
Trager® Approach
Utilizing gentle, non-intrusive, natural movements, The Trager Approach helps release deep-seated physical and mental patterns and facilitates deep relaxation, increased physical mobility, and mental clarity. These patterns may have developed in response to accidents, illnesses, or any kind of physical or emotional trauma, including the stress of everyday life.
Raindrop Therapy
The Raindrop Technique is a method of using Vita Flex, reflexology, massage techniques, etc., and essential oils applied on various locations of the body to bring it structural and electrical alignment. It is designed to bring balance to the body with its relaxing and mild application. It will help align the energy centers of the body and release them if blocked, without using hard pressure or trying to force the body to change, which should never be done.
Stone Therapy
Hot stone massage is a relaxing treatment that involves heating particular kinds of smooth stones, often basalt, in a specialized water heater and then placing them on targeted points on the body. As well as calming the mind, the heat opens the muscles and relaxes the joints, which allows the practitioner to penetrate deeper into the tissues than is possible with regular massage. Given these benefits, hot stone massage is used as a therapy to treat arthritis, anxiety, stress, back pain, depression, insomnia and poor circulation, or simply to promote relaxation.
Cranio-Sacral therapy
CST is a gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the functioning of a physiological body system called the Cranio-Sacral system - comprised of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord.
Using a soft touch generally no greater than 5 grams, or about the weight of a nickel, practitioners release restrictions in the Cranio-Sacral system to improve the functioning of the central nervous system.
By complementing the body's natural healing processes, CST is increasingly used as a preventive health measure for its ability to bolster resistance to disease, and is effective for a wide range of medical problems associated with pain and dysfunction, including:
- Migraine Headaches
- Chronic Neck and Back Pain
- Motor-Coordination Impairments
- Colic
- Autism
- Central Nervous System Disorders
- Orthopedic Problems
- Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
- Scoliosis
- Infantile Disorders
- Learning Disabilities
- Chronic Fatigue
- Emotional Difficulties
- Stress and Tension-Related Problems
- Fibromyalgia and other Connective-Tissue Disorders
- Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ)
Sonmato Emotional Release - SER
SER is a therapeutic process that uses and expands on the principles of Cranio-Sacral Therapy to help rid the mind and body of the residual effects of trauma. SER offers applications designed to enhance results using CST and other complementary therapies.
- Assess and mobilize the Avenue of Expression working through more than 10 different body components.
- Locate and release Energy Cysts.
- Release suppressed emotions that may be inhibiting complete structural releases.
- Refine listening and comprehension skills.
- Improve palpation and whole-body evaluation skills.
Lymph Drainage
Lymph Drainage Therapy is a techniquethat enables practitioners to detect and palpate the specific rhythm, direction, depth and quality of the lymph flow anywhere in the body. With these skills, practitioners can practice Manual Lymphatic Mapping (MLM) of the lymphatic vessels. With developed listening skills LDT practitioners are able to use their hands to assess and enhance overall circulation as well as determine the best alternate pathways for draining stagnant body fluid.
Brain Curriculum
Brain Curriculum explores the potential for communicating with a person's brain - namely the subdivisions within, the components and neurons. It's a candid and in-depth exploration into the possibilities that may be achieved by tapping into the collective consciousness of an organ or tissue using imagery and dialogue. While the class includes lecture, demonstration and hands-on practice, an integral component is the sharing of experiences among participants as they practice and assimilate their encounters while communicating with another person's brain.
Reiki
Reiki is a technique, first developed in Japan, for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It's administered by laying on hands.
Reflexology
An ancient technique, reflexology is based upon the premise that there are reflex points on t the beet and hands that correspond to every muscle, nerve, organ, gland and bone in the body. Pressure and massage on these points breaks up congestion, stimulates nerves and promotes circulation to release toxins. Through reflexology, nutrient absorption and waste elimination are improved.
Cellspa Foot Detox Program
The pollution in the air, the chemicals in our food, the water we drink and even the clothes we wear expose us to toxins and heavy metals. These toxins accumulate in the body and can be stored in your fat cells, which tend to want to hang on to them. This build up of toxins throughout the body compromises our health and appearance. More and More people are finding great success ridding their body of these unwanted toxins by using the Cellspa Detox footbath. This is not your ordinary footbath.
The Cellspa Detox footbaths work by sending a small current that goes in a circuit through the body and generates positively charged ions. The high concentration of the ion field attaches to the negatively charged toxins neutralizing them, and the body is then able to discard them through the approximate 2000 pores that are on the bottom of your feet. You can then experience the correct acid-alkaline ph balance as nature intended. It’s painless and takes about 30 minutes.
The Cellspa Detox Footbath system can be enjoyed by two people at the same time... Schedule an appointment with your spouse or friend.
