About Total body & mind
Building Relationships
You will reap the benefits of massage if it becomes a regular part of your life. My goal is for us to work together to take better care of your health, long-term.
Sharing Knowledge
Communication is key. I need to know what you're feeling, and experiencing and what you're looking to gain in order to help you best. In turn, I will explain the treatment and what you can expect to gain from it.
Helping You Feel Better
Massage is a tool to help heal. Whether it's stress, illness, or simply to pamper yourself, the benefits of massage can be life-changing. I would be honoured to take that journey with you.
Origin Of Massage Therapy
Hippocrates'Massage's massage therapy is part of a traditional holistic system of healing methods that began about 5,000 years ago. For example, in India, it was considered a sacred system of natural healing. Promoters of Ayurveda believe that illness and disease are caused when people are out of sync with the environment. Massage is assumed to be the body’s natural and physical balance to heal naturally.
Through the centuries, these healing methods of massage evolved from China to Japan, onwards to Greece, where they often applied herbs and oils in combination with massage to treat various medical conditions. In the 1st Century BCE, Roman physician Galen used massage therapy on emperors, echoing Hippocrates’ ideas of treating injuries and illnesses. The wealthy Romans would have massages in their homes, but the general public would flock to the Roman baths for "spa" treatments and full-body massages to stimulate circulation and loosen their joints. Today, we are still using techniques from ancient days, such as Per Henrik Ling (Swedish massage) in the 1800s and 19th-Century Dutchman Johan George Mezger is credited with incorporating methods that are used today:
- Effleurage, which uses long, gliding strokes from the extremities inward at various levels of pressure
- Petrissage, a technique that is rhythmic and may include kneading, skin rolling, lifting or a push-pull movement
- Tapemotement, a beating/tapping administered with the side of the hand, a cupped hand or fingertips used in Swedish massage
- Friction is a physically demanding technique consisting of deep, circular or crosswise movements with the thumbs, fingertips, palms or elbows designed to penetrate deep tissue.