Massage @ the Edson Yoga Collective - Starting Nov 2024

Craniosacral Therapy Coming Nov 2024

Craniosacral Therapy (CST) is a type of bodywork that relieves muscle and joint tightness around the bones of the head, sacrum (a triangular bone in the lower back), and spinal column.

CST is noninvasive. It uses gentle pressure on the head, neck, and back to relieve the stress and pain caused by musculoskeletal tightness. It can, as a result, help to treat a number of conditions.

It’s thought that through the gentle manipulation of the bones in the skull, spine, and pelvis, the flow of cerebrospinal fluid in the central nervous system can be normalized.

Thai Massage - Coming 2025

Thai yoga massage is a combination of acupressure, asanas (yoga poses), stretching, palming, thumbing, and gentle twisting. Practitioners use palms, thumbs, forearms, knees, and feet during sessions for muscle compression, joint mobilization, and acupressure. Thai yoga massage enables your body to relax and recharge.

Thai yoga massage is an Eastern form of therapy that has a deeply holistic approach and believes that in the human body, energies flow along a network of channels or lines similar to nadis in India or ‘meridians’ in China.

Therapeutic & Deep Tissue Massage

Direct Billing

Therapeutic massage is a form of hands-on bodywork that involves applying pressure, manipulation, and kneading techniques to the soft tissues of your body, such as muscles, tendons, and ligaments. It’s not just about feeling good during the massage, though. Therapeutics massage is known for its potential to promote healing, relieve muscle tension, reduce pain, and improve overall physical and mental well-being.

Massage can help with:

Anxiety & Depression
Digestive disorders
Fibromyalgia
Headaches
Insomnia
Nerve pain
Postoperative care
Scar tissue
Soft tissue strains and injuries
Sports injuries
Temporomandibular (TMJ) disorders

Hot Stone Massage

Cupping

A hot stone massage is a type of massage that provides heat therapy to sore and tight muscles. It’s used to help you relax and ease tense muscles and damaged soft tissues throughout your body.

While there is a lot of hot stone time, this massage also includes regular or therapeutic massage done with the hands.

In Traditional Chinese medicine

Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine where a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. The idea is to draw blood to or away from parts of your body. People get it for many reasons, such as pain and inflammation relief, relaxation and well-being, and as a type of deep-tissue massage.

Reflexology

More on Reflexology

Who doesn’t like a good foot massage?! Whether it be for relaxation or therapeutic purposes, most people’s feet could use some attention. Foot massage can be done with or without Reflexology.

Reflexology is a type of massage that involves applying different amounts of pressure to the feet, hands, and ears. It may provide pain and stress relief, among other benefits.

Reflexology is based on the theory that your hands, feet, and ears are connected to certain organs and body systems. People who practice this technique are called reflexologists

In Traditional Chinese medicine

Reflexology rests on the ancient Chinese belief in qi (pronounced “chee”), or “vital energy.” According to this belief, qi flows through each person. When a person feels stressed, their body blocks qi.

This can cause an imbalance in the body that leads to illness. Reflexology aims to keep qi flowing through the body, keeping it balanced and disease free.

In Chinese medicine, different body parts correspond with different pressure points on the body. Reflexologists use maps of these points in the feet, hands, and ears to determine where they should apply pressure.

They believe their touch sends energy flowing through a person’s body until it reaches the area in need of healing.