Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Charlotte Krebs   Graduate in Holistic Health from Academy of Professional Careers, San Diego, CA Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork BS in Nursing Professional member of American Massage Therapy Association Given a nurturing, healing environment, the body-mind-spirit takes over to heal itself. With this in mind, Charlotte has many techniques and skills to help facilitate that process, including Guided Imagery, Healing Touch, Focused Touch Shiatsu and Tui Na, A combination of these and more traditional types of massage such as Swedish, Reflexology, Aromatherapy, and Passive Joint Movement are used as needed to customize your massage. Email Charlotte Jennifer (Jen) Bjorgum   Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Certified in NeuroMuscular Therapy, Esalen and Sports Massage Also studied CranioSacral Therapy, Polarity Therapy, LaStone and myofascial mobilization. Lymph Drainage Practitioner-in-Training Jen believes in the power of touch to heal. She uses NeuroMuscular Therapy to reduce aches and pains and lighter Esalen, CranioSacral and Polarity Therapy to reduce stress, relax and energize her clients. Email Jen Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Benefits of therapeutic massage include increased blood and lymph circulation, muscle relaxation, pain relief, balanced bodily functions, clearer thinking, improved sense of well being and reduced mental stress and anxiety. Charlotte and Jen have been studying and practicing therapeutic massage for a combined twenty-six years. The modalities they have studied are described below: Types of Massage: Healing Touch - energy based therapeutic approach to healing. Healing Touch uses touch to influence the energy system thus affecting physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health and healing. The goal in HT is to restore harmony and balance in the energy system to help the client to self heal. The client remains fully clothed during the session. Swedish massage - refers to a collection of techniques designed primarily to relax muscles by applying pressure to them against deeper muscles and bones, and moving in the same direction as the flow of blood returning to the heart. Swedish massage can relax muscles, increase circulation, and remove metabolic waste products, help the client obtain a feeling of connectedness and a better awareness of their body. Swedish massage also stimulates the skin and nervous system while at the same time relaxing the nerves. It can help reduce emotional and physical stress and is often recommended as part of a regular program for stress management. Pregnancy massage - gentle full body massage often given with client lying on her side. This massage facilitates comfort and support. It calms and soothes muscles and emotions while promoting a feeling of relaxation and inner peace. Infant massage also available. Passive Joint Movement - While client remains in a non-moving or relaxed position, therapist applies joint movements leading to the loosening of holding patterns in various joints, and resulting in a greater range of motion and reduced joint stress Tui Na - (pronounced "too ee naw") is an ancient Chinese system of physical therapy massage. Traditional Chinese medical theory believes that all dysfunctions result from an imbalance of yin and yang energies or chi (pronounced chee) within the body. These energies normally circulate freely throughout the body in main channels called meridians. Tui Na uses acupressure combined with different hand techniques to direct healing energy deep into the body through muscles and joints, acu-points, and energy channels. Reflexology - the science that deals with the principle that there are reflex areas in the feet and the hands that correspond with all the glands, organs and parts of the body. Reflexology is a unique method that uses the fingers and thumbs on these reflex areas. Chair or "on-site" massage - is one name for a short (15-20 minute) massage of a client sitting in a special, portable massage chair. The client remains fully clothed and no oils are used while their shoulders, neck, upper back, head and arms are massaged. On-Site is popular at some offices as an employee benefit and for some conferences, workshops and certain social events. Hawaiian - (Lomi ka'ala hoku meaning "massage journey to the stars") is an ancient massage system, with many different styles. It is used to revive the body, to move blood and lymph, release muscle spasms, and facilitate waste product removal from muscle and connective tissue. The practitioner will predominantly use the soft part of the forearms to create long, gliding, repetitive strokes to produce a relaxing or energetic state. Music is an integral part of the session, often including the sound of drums. NeuroMuscular Therapy - NeuroMuscular Therapy focuses on anatomy and physiology, functions and dysfunction of muscles and joints, working to eliminate the causes of neuromuscular pain patterns. A specific and scientific approach to muscular pain relief is used to bring balance between the muculoskeletal and nervous systems. Sports Massage - Sports massage is typically used before, during or after an athletic event to reduce muscle tension, promote flexibility or decrease fatigue. It can prepare athletes to perform at their peak as well as helping to relieve swelling and prevent injuries. Esalen Massage - Esalen massage is similar to Swedish Massage working on muscles and the circulatory system and emphasizing deep relaxation with long flowing strokes. The therapist focuses on the body as a whole, harmonizing body, mind and spirit and promoting emotional and spiritual healing. CranioSacral Therapy - The CranioSacral therapist works gently with subtle movement on the spine, the skull and it's cranial sutures, diaphragms and fascia. By gently moving the spine and cranial bones the restrictions of nerve passages are eased and movement of the cranial sacral fluid through the spinal cord is optimized. Lymph Drainage Therapy - Lymph drainage therapy as taught by Dr. Bruno Chikly from France, encourages the natural circulation of the lymph through the body. Gentle rhythmic manual maneuvers of the skin are used to activate lymph and interstitial fluid circulation, drain body fluid stagnation and stimulate the immune and parasympathetic nervous systems. Lymph drainage can reduce edema, detoxify the body, help in regeneration of tissues including burns and wounds, give relief for sinusitis, provide deep relaxation to help with stress, insomnia and loss of vitality. Jen is a practitioner-in- training and not yet certified to work with lymphedema clients, that is, clients who have lymphedema as a result of damage to the lymph vessels or removal of lymph nodes.