August 2023 Newsletter - To Printer

MASSAGE – MANU LUEBECK & ELIZABETH HOLT

Massage with Manu, Elizabeth, and Eric Massage is generally considered part of integrative medicine. The benefits of massage include reduced stress and increased relaxation; reduced pain, muscle soreness, and tension; improved circulation, energy and alertness, lower heart rate and blood pressure; as well as improved immune function. Some studies have found massage may also be helpful for anxiety, digestive disorders, fibromyalgia, headaches, insomnia related to stress, low back pain, myofascial pain syndrome, nerve pain, soft tissue strains or

Manu Luebeck Massage Therapist

injuries, sports injuries, temporomandibular joint pain, and upper back and neck pain. People also enjoy massage for overall well-being, and it often produces feelings of caring, comfort, and connection (Mayo Clinic, 2022). Did you know, at Cullasaja Club we offer a wide variety of massage treatments? These include Relaxation Massage, Deep Tissue, Ashiatsu, Thai Yoga, Pregnancy Massage, Hot Stones, and Cupping. In addition, we also offer spa services such as Body Brush and Body Scrub. What follows is a more detailed explanation of each massage treatment and spa service . Relaxation Massage - uses light to medium pressure to relax the body and mind. Long, gliding strokes

are used in the direction of the blood returning to the heart. Relaxation Massage helps relax muscles and increase circulation. Deep Tissue Massage - uses firm pressure to relieve muscle tension in deeper layers of connective tissue. Forearms, elbows, and thumbs are used to apply deeper pressure in areas of focus. Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage - uses light to deep pressure. Ashiatsu stems from the Japanese meaning “foot pressure”. Feet are used to massage the neck, back, arms and legs with the client lying face down and the massage therapist either seated or standing holding onto mounted bars.