bodyworks

The only thing better than getting a massage or bodywork sessions is getting one as a gift. At Bodyworks we see everyday how much massage and bodywork can effect a person. It’s not just about feeling good during the session, but giving thanks to a hard working body. Addressing pain before it grows, and freeing your mind by relaxing your body. A bodywork or massage sessions says that you’ve paid attention to what you are feeling, and done something about it. You have taken action that move you toward health.
The best gifts are the ones that everyone wants but never indulge in. Thats why few gifts are as cherished as that of massage because it allows your friend or family member to enjoy a an hour or more of rejuvenation that they might not otherwise allow themselves .This holiday season, you have the opportunity to make a lasting, caring impression on those you love. Give the gift of massage and show that you want to give more than just a present, but the gift of relaxation and health.

There has been a trend in the region in the growing manual massage and bodywork therapy field. Driven by two massage schools in the area, Center for Natural Wellness and The Mildred Elley School of massage, the region has become a new hotbed for manual therapy.

This trend is an answer to the classic spa environment that has existed as the only acceptable place to get a massage. In a spa environment a premium is charged for pampering and packaging. In a bodywork environment the premium is placed on skill of the therapist and effectiveness of the work.

While massage has classically been seen as relaxing and a plausible way to spend and hour, a bodywork session offers more by improving the function of the body. A practitioner may choose from a wide variety of modalities to achieve this goal.

In my 14 years as a bodyworker in the region, I can say that I am delighted by the trend. Being a practitioner of Structural Integration I’ve wanted to open horizons as far as what manual soft tissue manipulation can do. Using Structural Integration as a model, Bodywork Professionals has been a leader of bodywork based businesses.

Bodywork sessions can be more physically challenging and our therapists have set a maximum number of sessions per day. This cuts down on therapist fatigue and ensures each session gets all of that therapist’s skills.

I looked for therapists to work here who saw bodywork the same way I did. In a bodywork session the therapist has to be an excellent listener and empathetic to the client’s needs. This creates a thinking therapist and someone who is working with you rather than just working on you.

We do classic relaxation massage work here, but we empower our clients to ask for the kind of work they’d like. To that end, our goal is to make the most effective work available to the client.