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Massage Techniques in Spa

Shiatsu massage involves applying pressure with thumbs, palms, and elbows to meridian points to stimulate energy flow through the body. Deep tissue/sports massage alleviates muscle soreness and stiffness through deeper pressure to treat acute and chronic issues. Reiki is a gentle, spiritual treatment where the practitioner channels universal life energy through hands placed on the body in patterns to relieve pain and stress. Lomi-lomi massage from Hawaiian tradition treats both the body and spirit with long, rhythmic strokes using oils while the therapist moves in dance-like circular motions.

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Massage Techniques in Spa

Shiatsu massage involves applying pressure with thumbs, palms, and elbows to meridian points to stimulate energy flow through the body. Deep tissue/sports massage alleviates muscle soreness and stiffness through deeper pressure to treat acute and chronic issues. Reiki is a gentle, spiritual treatment where the practitioner channels universal life energy through hands placed on the body in patterns to relieve pain and stress. Lomi-lomi massage from Hawaiian tradition treats both the body and spirit with long, rhythmic strokes using oils while the therapist moves in dance-like circular motions.

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Massage techniques in spa

Shiatsu
About five millennia ago they developed this treatment, which calls on the
therapist to apply thumbs, palms, and elbows to the body’s meridian and
pressure points (also called acupoints). Once stimulated, these points activate the
body to come into a state of energized balance and allow energy to flow through
the entire system. The treatment is customarily done with your clothes on.

Deep Tissue/Sports Massage


This falls in the category of therapeutic massages, and is used to
treat both acute and chronic problems. It alleviates soreness and
stiffness in the muscle tissues, joints, and tendons, and increases
flexibility and circulation. The best part is that the therapist
provides the relief, but you get to call the shots about how deep
you want the pressure to be.

Reiki
Although a darling of the New Age, Reiki is actually an ancient
method for channeling energy. The practitioner’s hands are
placed on the body in special patterns, allowing blocked
channels to open up and vital, universal energy to flow through.
This is a non-invasive, gentle treatment that emphasizes touch
rather than penetration. It is a spiritual treatment, and doesn’t
involve traditional massage strokes. It is geared toward
relieving pain, reducing stress, and aiding the healing process
for physical and emotional injuries and difficulties. Reiki means “universal life force,” and it can
be likened, in the Western world, to “laying on of hands.”
Lomi-Lomi
Lomi-Lomi evolved from the practices of Kahunas (shamans) in
Hawaii. It treats the body we walk around in, as well as the spirit
that nourishes us. The therapist does breath work to align herself
and prepare for healing. Then you are coated in oil and massaged
with long, repetitive strokes as the therapist works in dance-like
fashion, performing circular and figure-eight-like movements. It is
not deep like a sports massage, and in gentleness of touch is more
akin to Swedish.
Reference: https://www.organicspamagazine.com/14-massage-techniques/ , https://goodspaguide.co.uk/features/lomi-lomi-
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