Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of essential oils to help deal with everyday stresses and emotional well-being. Essential oils, extracted from plants, are thought to possess distinctive properties, which may be used to improve overall emotional and spiritual health imbuing the user with a sense of relaxation and calmness.
In a typical aromatherapy session, I will ask questions about previous medical history, general health, wellbeing and lifestyle. This helps me to choose and blend the safest and most appropriate essential oils for you. The oils may be applied in combination with massage or I may suggest other methods.
Aromatherapy may be found to be helpful to those wanting to reduce everyday stress and so help with the ability to cope, relax and sleep. As well as being used in individual therapy sessions and at home, it is also be used in a variety of settings, including hospitals and hospices.
The massage therapy session aims to promote relaxation in the body and usually uses a lighter massage pressure, but deeper massage techniques can also be used.
All initial appointments start with a detailed health consultation so that your appointment can be tailored to give you the safest and best treatment time possible.
Therapeutic massage is the application of a range of massage techniques designed with the intention to relax the soft tissue of the body, increase the delivery of blood and oxygen to the massaged areas, warm them, and help the body to relax.
The aim of the massage session is to bring relief from everyday aches, reduce stress, increase relaxation, address feelings of anxiety and tension and aid general wellness.
It can also be used to support other therapies to assist in the rehabilitation of muscular injuries.
Remedial massage is a type of therapeutic massage therapy that focuses on working deep into the muscle to stretch and loosen tight fibres and uses specific pressure applied to trigger points within the muscle. It involves the use of various techniques with the aim to alleviate pain and improve range of motion.
If you're looking for a natural and effective way to try to manage and improve your overall well-being, remedial massage may be worth considering.
I generally perform some evaluation before beginning the session and will use either a carrier oil or wax on the skin. Essential oils, added to the carrier oil, can be used with this massage therapy.