Learn about the different types of Massages to best suit YOUR needs

Craving blissful relaxation via feather-light strokes?

Or maybe you’re in need of a deep, invigorating rubdown to release some serious stress knots? 

Here’s a breakdown of the massages offered at Eclipze Hair Design & Day Spa, so you can pick which massage would suit you best…

Chair Massage

Pressure: Light to Medium
Technique: A chair massage can be a comfortable introduction to massage if you’ve never had one before. This massage is done in a specially designed chair. It is best for those who sit at a desk most of the day or people who want a quick massage. It can help alleviate back, neck, and shoulder pain caused by hunching over a desk and looking down at screens & keyboards. Chair massage also helps relieve stress and promote relaxation.

Swedish Massage

Pressure: Light to Medium

Technique: Swedish Massage is the perfect first-time massage. Think long, continuous strokes, which can be customized. Request a soft touch (to relax) or firm kneading (to work our kinks). Good for relaxation and relieving mild tension.

Prenatal Massage
Pressure: Light to Medium
Technique: Prenatal Massage can be a safe way for women to get a massage during pregnancy. Prenatal massage uses mild pressure like Swedish Massage. The therapist will focus on areas such as your lower back, hips, and legs. You can be fully or partially undressed, depending on your comfort level. It can help reduce pregnancy body aches, reduce stress, and ease muscle tension.
 

Oncology Massage

Pressure: Light to Medium

Technique: Unlike traditional forms of massage, Oncology Massage gently supports blood flow, relaxation of physical tension and emotional release. Oncology Massage Therapy is a safe specialized form of massage therapy that is completely tailored to meet the unique and changing needs of someone currently undergoing cancer treatment or with a history of cancer. It is important to understand that an Oncology Massage Therapy is completely different from traditional forms of massage. Oncology Massage therapists are specifically trained in cancer care and consider elevated levels of stress and pain. A safe massage plan generally revolves around the side effects (both short- and long-term) of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, as well as the preferences and needs of the person.
 

Lymphatic Drainage Massage
Pressure: Light
Technique: This massage is a gentle massage that encourages the lymph fluids to circulate through the body. The Lymphatic System helps remove toxins, and improved circulation and can help with a number of conditions, including: lymphedema, fibromyalgia, skin disorders, edema, insomnia, fatigue, stress, digestive problems, arthritis and migraine. You shouldn’t receive lymphatic drainage massage if you have any of the following conditions: congestive heart failure, current infection, history of blood clots or stroke, liver problems or kidney problems.

Aromatherapy Massage
Pressure: Light to Medium
Technique: This massage combines soft, gentle pressure with the use of essential oils. It is best for people who enjoy scent and want to have an emotional healing component to their massage.  It boosts your mood, reduce symptoms of depression, reduce stress and anxiety, relieve muscle tension, and relieves pain.

Indian Head Massage

Pressure: Light to Medium

Technique: Also known as Champissage, Indian Head Massage, is a treatment that focuses on massaging acupressure points along the head, neck, and shoulders, often using circular massage strokes to improve hair and scalp condition. It originates from an Indian alternative medicine system called Ayurveda, (translated as the ‘science of life’), whereby it is believed that the mind and body are intricately connected and thus can influence one another. Indian head massage helps to prevent migraines, headaches & back pain, Promotes hair growth. Detoxifies the body by stimulating lymphatic drainage. Relieves insomnia, anxiety & depression, and boost energy levels & memory.
 

Hot Stone Massage

Pressure: Light to Deep

Technique: Experience a luxurious and relaxing massage combined with deep heat therapy. Smooth, Polished Volcanic Lava Stones from the earth are heated and incorporated into a massage. The perfect treatment to loosen tight muscles, relieve stress, and ease tension.

A Hot Stone Massage can also help ease chronic pain from arthritis or fibromyalgia.  

Lava Shells Massage

Pressure: Light to Deep

Technique: The World's first self-heating relaxing massage therapy. The Shells are made from 100% recycled natural Tiger Clam Shells and designed in a way to mimic the shape of a hand. This enables your therapist to work on a much deeper level, at least 3 times deeper than just the hands providing a seamless massage of heat and touch with no loss of contact. It helps boost circulation of the blood & lymph, reduces swelling and water retention, alleviates the suffering from IBS and bloating, removes toxins, relieves painful arthritic joints, sooths aches, muscles and join pains.

Glacial Shells Massage
Pressure: Light to Deep

Technique: Enjoy the benefits of Fire & Ice with the Glacial Shell Detox Treatment, the newest development in glacial therapy. One heated Lava Shell and two chilled Glacial Shells are massaged on the body in long slow flowing motions, with particular attention to the legs and stomach. Fatty tissues are broken down and the circulation is stimulated with the effective combination of hot and cold pressure on sensory points and muscles. This treatment is ideal for part of a weight loss program, and excellent for gym goers to help ease tension from the muscles and increase flexibility after a workout.
 

Hawaiian Lomi Lomi Massage

Pressure: Light to Deep

Technique: A relaxing Hawaiian ritual in which experts use long sweeping strokes over the back and limbs. Described as one of the most beautiful massages in the world. The therapist uses hands and forearms for this gentle soothing yet deep massage leaving you feeling truly in harmony with oneself.

Shiatsu Massage

Pressure: Light to Deep

Technique: A Shiatsu Massage uses fingertip pressure for pain relief. Freeing blockages to your natural energy flow. Your therapist might use their knuckles and elbow in addition to fingertips to loosen your muscles, improve your circulation, and restore your energy. Shiatsu massage can positively impact your nervous system, digestion, insomnia, and headaches.
 

Reflexology Massage
Pressure: Medium to Deep
Technique: A firm pressure is applied on different pressure points of the feet, hands, and ears. It’s good for people who want to restore their natural energy levels. It’s also a good option for those who aren’t comfortable being touched on their entire body. It is beneficial for relaxation, reduced pain, reduced fatigue, improved sleep, improved circulation, reduced anxiety nerve functions reduce headaches boost your energy and improved mood.

Trigger Point Massage

Pressure: Deep
Technique: This massage is best suited for people who have injuries, chronic pain, or a specific issue or condition. Sometimes, areas of tightness in the muscle tissues, known as trigger points, can cause pain in other parts of the body. By focusing on relieving trigger points, this type of massage can reduce pain.

Deep Tissue Massage
Pressure: Deep
Technique: Therapists target specific areas that ache using slow strokes and deep finger pressure, arms, and elbows to knead tight muscles to relieve tension and toxins built from the deepest layers of your muscles and connective tissues. Targeting soreness, injury imbalance, tightness, and chronic muscle pain & tension.

Combination Massage

Pressure: Light to Deep
Technique: A Combination Massage is integrating more than one style or massage modality. Combination techniques from Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Reflexology, Trigger Point Therapy and Hot Stone to name a few. These combinations are used to tailor the massage towards your specific needs and personal preferences.

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