My bodywork is a straight forward, therapeutic type of work. It is deep, but it’s not heavy handed. I try to get into your tension slowly, and allow for time to adjust to the intensity, rather than just grinding away on your “knots”.
In a conventional spa or relaxation massage, the point is to be in a relaxed and blissful state while you’re on the table. By contrast, in my approach the time spent on the table may be more challenging to your ability to relax. The point is to actually take your relaxation deeper, improve your functionality, and make you feel increasingly better for the rest of your life.
I don’t use oil, I use a water based massage cream that absorbs like lotion, and doesn’t leave you feeling greasy. The pressure in this type of work requires some traction on the skin to transfer the pressure deeper into the structure. This puts leverage into the connective tissue and even the skeletal structure, bringing blood supply and nerve stimulation (awareness) deeper into the structure. In fact, much of the session I work through the sheet because it allows for pressure without slipping.
I work with the client in four different positions, including prone (lying face down), on each side, and then supine (on the back). This side lying work is also not commonly used, but is very effective to get into places in which you can’t get leverage to work into otherwise (especially the low back and hips). The reason I do ninety minute sessions is that it takes that amount of time to get through these positions, and to get to all the most important places.
My draping is tidy, so you should feel like you are well covered. I will preserve your modesty, as receiving a massage is a vulnerable state to be in. I respect that, and want you to feel at ease.