What Is Reiki?
Reiki (Universal Life Energy) is a Japanese form of healing channeled through a practitioner to the recipient.
Reiki helps balance and harmonize body, mind and spirit, clear energy blocks caused by injury,
illness, or trauma, and supports the body, mind and spirit in its natural
ability in to come into healing,
health, and wellness.
What is a Reiki treatment like?
During
a Reiki treatment you relax, fully clothed on the
massage table
while the practitioner holds his/her hands on or
just slightly
above your body. A treatment typically lasts an hour.
The energy
flows wherever it is needed and can normally be felt
through
the practitioners hands as a sensation of heat
radiating from
the palms of the hands. Receiving Reiki
is a deeply relaxing
experience and the results are
very subtle yet can be dramatic.
Although even one
individual treatment can have a noticeable effect,
it is suggested that a series of 6 successive
treatments
be received to fully treat a particular issue
for full
effectiveness
There is no religious belief system
attached to Reiki so anyone can receive a
Reiki treatment, and as in any healing the first
step
towards health is a desire to be healed.
What Is Raindrop Technique?
Raindrop Technique derives its name from
the dripping of therapeutic-grade essential
oils onto the body, like rain. This was inspired
by the Lakota belief that raindrops falling from a
height may purify and cleanse the body and spirit.
Raindrop Technique is an aroma therapy massage treatment
in which therapeutic-grade
essential oils are gently massaged
into the feet and back. Because the essential oils easily
penetrate the skin and muscles, the technique works on deep
levels of the body without requiring
hard pressure or force.
Following the application of the oils, heat packs are placed
on the back to
allow for absorption of the oils into the body.
The Raindrop Technique is a truly remarkable
experience that relaxes, rejuvenates, and regenerates the body, mind, and soul. The session
is a total relaxation package where all of your senses will be stimulated.
Most people find Raindrop Technique to be relaxing and soothing,
as well as having
positive effects on their general health,
including physical and emotional well being.
What Is Massage Cupping?
Massage cupping is a modified version of cupping
therapy, which is commonly used in traditional
Chinese medicine.
Massage cupping uses suction and negative pressure
to release rigid muscle tissue by loosening
adhesions
and lifting connective tissue. The result gives the
effect of a deep-tissue massage with
much
less discomfort.
Massage cupping also
increases blood flow to stagnant muscles
and skin.
Traditional massage cups are small glass jars that
use heat to create suction, at
Massage Professionals we
use
manual vacuum cups, which use a pump to create
suction. If you choose to add massage cupping to your
massage session the therapist will begin
your massage
in the usual way. After massaging the area to be cupped the cup will be placed on
the body and a
manual pump will be activated to remove air and create suction. The therapist will then glide the
cup over the muscles working more intensely on areas that are more rigid; the area
will again be
massaged manually after the cup is removed.
The most common areas for massage cupping is on the shoulders and back but almost any area can
benefit from massage cupping.
Skin will turn red with massage cupping as a result of increased circulation in the areas cupped. This
increase in circulation brings nourishment to the area and allows for toxins to be carried away.
It is common for clients to feel deep warmth during a cupping
session as well as a tingling sensation after the treatment
has ended.
Massage cupping is also very relaxing as the action on the
nervous system can be sedating.
Massage cupping may be
added to your massage
session at no extra charge. Ask your
therapist if
massage cupping is right for you.