Swedish Massage

This is a treatment that was patented by a Swedish man called Per Hernik Ling. He explored the original ancient Chinese massage ways, spent time tailoring these techniques. Merging them together he created a deeply relaxing massage, now called Swedish massage.

A base oil is used during the massage to work out tension and stress from the body.

Circulation is increased, improving skin condition and leaving you feeling rejuvenated and refreshed. It helps break down and eliminate toxins that build up in the muscles. Muscle tone and flexibility is also enhanced, reducing stiffness and discomfort encountered from things like poor posture and/stress. The rhythmic massage movements are therapeutic to both mind and body. It soothes nerves and reduces emotional and physical stress. Experiencing Swedish massage melts away troubles, stresses, and tensions, immersing you into a state of ultimate relaxation.

€60/ 1 hour, full body massage

Sports Massage

Hugely beneficial to everyone in the sporting field, in many ways. Warming up the muscles and increasing their flexibility through sports massage (in conjunction with correct training and pre-event warm up) greatly reduces the risk of injury. It is used to stimulate the body's muscles required during sports, optimising full potential for an event.

For post events, it helps to eliminate build up of toxins such as lactic acid in the cells, from exertion during work out. It is often common to encounter tears in muscle fibres. Sports massage is an ideal method of identifying these and speeding up the recovery process.

However sports massage can benefit all of you who do not indulge in sporting activities. During our day to day living we all encounter injuries, stiffness, bad back, etc, these can all be greatly alleviated with sports massage. It is deep tissue manipulation which breaks down adhesions and toxins that gather in the muscles which create knots and stiffness.

Techniques used, identify and isolate, a damaged area. The treatment is then localised, whether it is deep or superficial, releasing tension and restriction. You will be left feeling energised and limber. Anyone who wants to have greater range of motion in the back and limbs will feel better after having this massage.

€60/ 1 hour, full body massage

Aromatherapy

Is an ancient method once used for medical treatments. Before orthodox medicine as we know it today was discovered aromatherapy was used to heal many ailments. Still today many hold their faith in a more natural method of healing. Biblical records show how valuable these essential oils were. The mention of the gifts from the three wise men of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh, the latter two being essential oils. These held the same value as gold. As years have passed scientific evidence has proved these oils to indeed have great effects on the body.

The classic story of experimentation carried out in France on essential oils. The gentleman carrying these out accidentally set fire to his sleeve with a Bunsen burner, in desperation to quench the fire he plunged his arm into the nearest liquid to him. This liquid was a bowl of neat lavender. He was astonished, when later what should have been severe burns to his arm did not even come up in blisters. The lavender had such healing power that he did not experience pain or discomfort from the accident.

Aromatherapy involves the use of essential oils, extracted from flowers, woods and herbs. Each of these oils has natural chemical compounds that create a reaction in the body. This works in a similar way to chemical hormones that occur naturally in everyone. Some of the reactions result in effects such as reducing inflammation, improving the immune system, increasing production of endorphins thus reducing stress levels. Everything from skin complaints, to insomnia, to stomach complaints, to helping reduce high blood pressure, are helped and eased by aromatherapy.

The technique used is a very light massage, therapeutic in itself. The oils penetrate the pores of the skin, joining the blood circulatory system where they start their effect. The pleasant aroma also enters the olfactory system via your sense of smell, this system is located next to the chief part of the brain responsible for hormonal changes in your body.

All in all aromatherapy is a very complex treatment which is extremely relaxing and has many founded properties for many various problems.

€60/ 1 hour, full body massage

Colonic Massage

Colonic Massage is usually incorporated into the colonic hydrotherapy process to help free up waste toxins and matter trapped on the walls of the colon. However there is a belief that the massage itself can lead to "Instant weight loss". It is possible that if the client is suffering from bloatedness due to trapped gasses that losing a dress size or 2 may be achieved in the short term due to the alleviation of these gasses through the intense massage of the colon.

In our opinion the weight loss could only be achieved as part of diet and exercise regime, coupled with massage. Our Swedish and sports massage can incorporate a colonic massage into the one hour session, carried out by our fully trained therapists if requested. Please let us know in advance if you require this treatment as it would require a different consultation sheet to be filled in prior to the treatment.

€60/ 1 hour, full body massage