This is a technique aiming to release chronic muscle tension by targeting the deeper layers of muscles and connective tissue. It uses slow, deep stokes and sustained, agreed apon pressure to achieve this.

Most commonly used in Swedish massage, this is beautiful gliding, flowing, light, stroke used to warm up and relax muscles and clients.

A commonly used Swedish Massage technique. This is a deep, rhythmical movement that aids in bring warmth to the muscle tissue and freeing up movement of muscle tissues. It's much like kneading dough. The muscle are picked up, rolled and kneaded with palms and fingertips.​

Blending Eastern massage techniques, such as acupressure and table shiatsu. Rhythmic palming hand pressures / compressions work along meridians or energy pathways, which in Eastern philosophy, are connected to organs. Treatments are most frequently starting with this. Acupressure points are used in treatment using the clients breath to aid release on specific spot.

Heat can be applied to the muscles using hot stones, hot compresses, an electric blanket on the massage table and using massage movements techniques. Bringing heat into the treatment can enable us to work deeper into muscles and fascia, reducing muscle tension, improving the outcome of the overall massage. It also makes us feel relaxed and nurtured. A 1% increase in temperature results in a 10-15% increase in local tissue metabolism (Nadler et al 2004). Our circulation improves, ie. fresh blood and nutrients aid in the overall health and repair of muscle tissues. The use of cold can be equally therapeutic in and out of treatment to soothe a painful or sore injury. The application of cold acts as a natural analgesic that aids in relieving pain. By causing vasoconstriction or reducing blood flow to an area that maybe experiencing acute pain from oedema or swelling, caused by a recent injury.

Triggers points are found in muscle tissue and are involved in most chronic pain patterns. Some may commonly describe them as a "knot" in your muscle. This form of bodywork is aimed at relieved these areas of pain. Static pressure is applied and held until the therapist feels a palpable change, a softening or release.  With the right agreed on pressure will sometimes gives "good ouch" feeling. Through massaging and applying appropriate personalized pressure to specific points of pain/ tightness/ tenderness spot/ area of discomfort/ hot/ hard spots that we experience as areas of hyper-irritable spots in muscle tissue to achieve a release. Trigger points can even refer pain to other parts of the body. They can be the results of overuse, posture, injury, stress.

In case you haven't heard yet Fascia is everything. It's the link, the matrix, a structured web which runs through our entire body as one single structure, connecting everything. This tough thin connective tissue surrounds and supports muscles, bones and joints. The techniques used by therapist touch have little to no massage wax and oil. The therapist takes time to allow the upper layers of soft tissue on the skin to sink in and gentle stretch the fascia in the direction the therapist feels it wants to go to aim for release in fascial adhesions and restrictions.

There are a range of different stretching that can be used during and after treatment, depending on the clients needs. Stretching makes you feel good. It's a great addition to overall health and wellbeing, improving mobility, circulation and range of movement. Here are the type of stretches used... Passive: where therapist moves the body part until the client starts to feel the stretch, then holding it for 30 seconds even up to 90 seconds (for more of fascial stretch). PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation): the therapist will position the muscle/ muscle group, will apply around 30% resistance to inhibit the movement while you contract the muscle/ muscle group to preform the movement. The resistance and muscle contraction last for a count of around 5 seconds, then relaxed, with the therapist repositioning for another two repeats rounds. AIS (Active Isolated Stretching): the client actively positions body part or isolates muscle/ muscle group to be stretched to the comfortable end range. The therapist then assists the stretch slightly further for 1.5-2 seconds. The client then returns the limb to the start or neutral position. This is repeated 10 times, with 2-3 sets in total.