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Benefits of our add-ons
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Ballaura recently added some add-ons to our available services, including hot stones, shea butter back scrub, or seaweed foot wrap detox. Not only are these services very luxurious, but they provide great physical and medical benefits when combined with massage. We would like to highlight and recognize what great healing powers these add-ons provide.
Hot Stones: Our heated basalt stone add-on is a great way to help increase circulation throughout the body, as well as promoting relaxation and the release of toxins. Additionally, these heated stones have been known to help ease pain associated with arthritis.
Shea Butter Sugar Scrub: Shea butter is a natural product made from the extracted fats of crushed seed of the African shea tree. It is widely used for cosmetic products, namely as a moisturizer. While shea butter has strong moisturizing properties, it also helps to prevent stretch marks during pregnancy, and reduce acne and skin rashes, while gently exfoliating.
Seaweed Wrap: Our Seaweed Foot Wrap Detox is one of our most popular add-ons, and for good reason. Because of the steps of exfoliation, the feet are left soft and smooth. The healing powers don’t stop there. Once the seaweed clay is painted on, the feet are induced into sweating to enhance the detoxifying powers of the seaweed clay to extract the maximum amount of impurities from the body.
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Thai Foot Massage
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
Thai foot massage came from the Chinese over 5,000 years ago and is still actively used today. A wooden tool and various hand techniques are used to perform this treatment that is not only done on the feet, but also the lower legs.
Pressure is applied to the reflex points on the toes and bottom of the feet. These points are said to correlate to different organs of the body. When pressure is applied to the reflex points it breaks up any build up on these points. The massage helps to bring balance back to the body. Working the energy lines of the legs also helps to restore energy flow.
The combination of techniques makes Thai foot massage a very popular and powerful healing modality.
Thai Foot Massage is a new service and will be offered by Amy.
60 min $75
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Massage as a necessity
Monday, December 21st, 2009
While many think of massage as a luxury, it is being considered more and more of a health necessity. Massage is more frequently being incorporated into workout regimes and health plans, for good reason. Well known benefits of massage include better circulation, relaxation, and relief for tension, but sports enthusiasts believe that the benefits range much further for active people and athletes. Massage increases muscle flexibility, aids in muscle recovery time, and promotes more efficient workouts.
Deep tissue is a style massage that penetrates the deepest layers of muscle in the body. It is primarily used for relief of muscle tension and restoring healthy function. Because it helps reduce inflammation and also breaks up scar tissue, deep tissue massage is great to recieve after an accident or injury.
Sports massage is usually used for promotion of better performance in athletics or exercise. It primarily focuses on injury prevention, flexibility, and reducing swelling. Sports massage is a more vigorous style massage, whereas other styles will use long relaxing strokes on the muscles. Any area can be targeted in sports massage, depending on the goal trying to be attained.
If you have questions as to which style massage will most benefit you, feel free to call and speak to one of our therapists at (360) 539 7726
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Reflexology
Friday, July 31st, 2009
Reflexology is the act of applied pressure to particular points or areas of the foot as it corresponds to the body. It is believed that by placing pressure on these points, healing can occur in other parts of the body, including sinuses, intestinal tract, and thyroid problems. Although reflexology is typically done through the feet, sometimes it is done through hands. Many reflexology maps can be found to show how the foot corresponds to body parts.
To learn more, go to http://www.deancoleman.com/reflexology.htm
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Shiatsu, A New Service at Ballaura!
Monday, July 20th, 2009
Shiatsu: literally translated as finger pressure.
What is it?
Shiatsu is a Japanese form of massage that has roots in Japan and China. It works along the meridians of the body, as well as acupunture points for accupressure. Shiatsu uses hand pressure and stretching techniques to help the body maintain good health and balance.
What to expect:
Shiatsu massages are traditionally given while fully clothed. (Loose fitting clothes or sweats are preferred.) There is assisted stretching, rotation, gentle rocking, and hand finger-thumb pressure applied to the body, for either a relaxing or invigorating experience.
This wonderful service will be provided by Richard Fenton. You can view his profile under the about us section of out website.
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Healing Burns
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Many know that massage provides an excellent way to heal muscles, and increase blood circulation. In a new study, massage therapy was performed on children with burns, showing positive signs of healing. The study reported finding that before massage, scars were non-pliable and red, however after, the scars were pink/skin colored, and had much more elasticity to the skin.
This just provides more evidence of the healing powers of massage.
Find the study at… http://www.massagetherapyfoundation.org/pdf/Camp%20Amigo%20Research%20JMBT.pdf
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For the Mommy-to-be
Friday, June 12th, 2009
What many pregnant women don’t know is that recieving regular massage therapy during pregnancy provides many benefits for a healthy and happy delivery. Prenatal massage addresses the areas of stress during pregnancy, to help heal and rejuvenate her before delivery.
Read more about the benfits of prenatal pregnancy at http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/prenatalmassage.html
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Make the Most of Your Massage
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Talking with clients I’ve come to realize that we need to make the benefits of massage last a little longer. In this article are some great ways to de-stress, make the most of your massage and have lasting results. Doing everything in this article may not be realistic for you, but even just picking up a couple new tricks can’t hurt and will be effective.
Please click on the link below to view this article:
http://www.massageontheweb.com/art_most.htm
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Jubilee at Hawks Prairie Discount
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
Jubilee at Hawks Prairie is a beautiful Active Adult Master Planned Community located in Lacey, Washington, considered one of the nation’s top-rated places to retire.
We are extremely happy to announce a new partnership with Jubilee at Hawks Prairie. This relationship allows us to offer a 20% discount on our Muscle Melter and Sun Down Over the Mountain services to any resident of Jubilee at Hawks Prairie.
To take advantage of this discount, residents simply need to bring a valid ID or Drivers License with them to their next appointment for proof of residence.
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2009 Massage Therapy Industry Fact Sheet
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Every day people ask us questions about our industry. Some of the most common questions are:
- “What kind of education is required to become a massage therapist?”
- “What are the health benifits of massage?”
- “Does health insurance cover massage?”
There is an article that was recently published by the American Massage Therapy Association that we would like to share with you. The article discusses some of the most common topics and questions we receive in our profession. We would like to ask that you take some time to educate yourself on Massage Therapy and always know that our door, as well as our phone or email is always open to any additional questions or concerns you may have.
Click here to view the 2009 Massage Therapy Industry Fact Sheet
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