Hello everyone! I wanted to talk a bit about the bodywork I offer. If you haven't gotten massage at our space yet, I hope this will entice you to schedule an appointment! — Margarita.
People will get a massage for different reasons: therapy, relaxation, pampering, and even for more transcendental reasons. I'm proud that Atelier Emmanuel offers bodywork which is tailored to each individual’s needs and has multidimensionality.
In my work, I celebrate the divinity of the human body and its many complex layers. Each person benefits from different modalities — or, more often, a combination of them. Deeper doesn’t necessarily mean better, and a yet bit of therapeutic pain can also free up the body. The key is to find the balance for each individual at each session. Sometimes deeper work is actually accomplished with so-called 'gentler' modalities like Craniosacral Therapy and Reiki. I feel like subtle work like this is often just the thing to get around the entrenched defenses of our bodies.
We keep our menu simple, and base it on whether you wish to address specific challenges in your body, or whether you are looking for overall unwinding. Below I will talk about Therapeutic and Relaxing Massage, our two essential options. I also offer Hot Stone Massage and Reiki.
Therapeutic Massage
When you request a Therapeutic Massage deeper, more focused, modalities are applied. These deeper modalities include Trigger Point, Myofascial Release and Deep Tissue.
Trigger Point (TP) Therapy helps loosen up muscles that have been locked by repetitive motion, stress, even diet and free radicals in the system. As the name suggests, TP focuses on specific points and their pattern. With focused pressure on each point, the whole muscle is released from pain. Range of motion is increased, and strength is regained.
In Myofacial Release Therapy (MRT), we work with fascia, the internal three-dimensional webbing of the body. This web is the white milky connecting tissue that wraps not only around our muscles, but also around each muscle fiber and each cell. This therapy is as deep as it is relaxing. Precise pressure and stretch is applied for several minutes to areas where fascia is restricted, until it frees itself. The stretch can be local to the area of pain or non-local. This makes it the perfect therapy for muscles that are in extreme pain, but cannot stand to be touched directly.
Deep Tissue realigns deeper layers of muscle and connecting tissue. Adhesions in the muscle and connecting tissue can cause pain, limit movement and inflammation. Deep Tissue is helpful in separating these muscles adhesions thereby reducing chronic muscle pain and bringing back circulation and range of motion. Who doesn’t want to alleviate stiff necks and frozen shoulders?
Relaxing Massage
When you ask for a Relaxing Massage you might get a splash of Trigger Point here and there, but mainly I use Swedish Massage, MRT, and Reiki.
We all know Swedish Massage for the delicious long strokes and petrissage with the soothing warm lotions and oils. Some people dismiss it, because it is not as "intense." But don't underestimate the power of this massage; its rhythmic flow helps ease stress and helps you get into a hypnagogic state between being awake and being asleep, where a lot of processing and self-healing occurs. Combined with a few craniosacral holds, you emerge refreshed and feeling like your mind has reset.
Reiki is a very old form of hands-on healing that has Tibetan Buddhist roots. You might have heard about its popularity with nurses in hospitals. In this subtle practice, we work with the body’s innate healing abilities by the laying-on of hands and channeling life force energy. Reiki is known for its nurturing nature and for being a non-invasive form of healing. This therapy is very suited to those who are going through depression, or those who are sensitive to touch. Reiki restores balance and harmony. It has a positive effect on the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system of the body, creating a balance in all of our internal organs.
Much stress and disease can be prevented through bodywork. With consistent bodywork, your body will have more vitality, and function at its optimum capacity. It also helps you become congruent with yourself, helping you attune to your aspirations.
Massage is not a commodity; it is a gateway to health and prosperity. Find out what happens when you receive it with consistency. Giving to yourself is a way to show how much you care for the world and others.
Find out about our packages and upcoming promotions at our website or give us a call to find out more and schedule your next appointment. www.atelieremmanuel.com 415-362.8063.
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