Aloha Bodywork

Thai Yoga Massage is an ancient healing technique with origins going back thousands of years. A traditional bodywork with Buddhist, Ayuvedic, and Yoga principles as its foundation. 

•  Reduces levels of the stress hormone cortisol
• Lowers blood pressure
• Decrease pain and improve body function
• Improves sleep, specifically deep sleep
• Boosts immunity by increasing white blood cells and reducing stress
•  Revitalizes skin through increased blood flow
• Elevates level of alertness
• Lessens digestive disorders
•  Increases seratonin, enhancing mood
• Touch makes you happier

Thai yoga massage is a combination of Yoga poses (asanas) with gentle adjustments, acupressure/reflexology, stretching, palming, and gentle twisting. 

Practioners incorporate their palms, thumbs, forearms, knees and feet during sessions for muscle compression, joint mobilization, and acupressure. 

There is also the exchange of healing energy called Metta it is similar to Reiki, with a focus of engaging the chakras to unblock areas of stagnitation. 

Cupping massage is a unqiue treatment that increases circulation and energizes the body. It is detoxing, releases facia and boost the immune system by moving lymph fluid. 

• Stimulates oxygenation & detoxification of blood
• Detoxes muscles, fascia & skin
• Treats chronic joint pain, muscle pain, mentrual disorders, & fatigue
• Boost the immune system, by improving lymphatic flow
• Calms the nervous system & reduces stress
• Helps regulate the digestive stystem
• Stimulates the middle layers of the skin for increseased toning effects
• Reduces cellulite & stretch marks
• Helps promote lymphatic drainage

Cupping detoxes the body and releases stagnation. Cup Kisses are pink to purple marks that may appear with stationary cupping. Cup Kisses are not bruises. Cup Kisses will go away within a few hours to a few days, Cup Kisses will lighten with continued treatment. 

Dynamic Cupping is the process of creating suction and moving the cup along the body to stimulate the lymphatic stystem, organs and blood vessesl. Dynamtic cupping rarely leaves cupping kisses. 

Stagnant Cupping  occurs when the cups are left in one place for 3 to 5 mins. Cup Kisses are common with Stagnant Cupping. 

Cupping Massage helps to move the lymph throught the body to the lymph nodes for draining. It removes toxins, waste and unwanted materials. 

Dynamic Cupping massage helps to eliminate and improve the appearance of cellulite. It helps to rid the body of toxins that get trapped in and around the fat cells. Mulitple treatments are recommended.