I will provide a massage table and equipment.
Florida locations include (and surrounding areas):
◦ Redington Shores
◦ Indian Rocks Beach
◦ Madeira Beach
◦ Clearwater
◦ St. Petersburg
Maine locations include (and surrounding areas):
◦ Ellsworth
◦ Surry
◦ Bar Harbor
◦ Hancock
◦ Mount Desert Island
Specialties include:
◦ Swedish Massage
◦ Deep Tissue Massage
◦ Ashiatsu Massage (Ellsworth Maine therapy center only)
Nationally Certified by NCBTMB and member of the AMTA.
To make an appointment, click on the link or call me at (207) 266-7504 or email to wendy@wendyjomassage.com
Swedish massage therapy is the modality that comes to mind when most people think about massage. As the best-known type of bodywork performed today, one of the primary goals of the Swedish massage technique is to relax the entire body. This is accomplished by rubbing the muscles with long gliding strokes in the direction of blood returning to the heart. But Swedish massage therapy goes beyond relaxation. Swedish massage is exceptionally beneficial for increasing the level of oxygen in the blood, decreasing muscle toxins, improving circulation and flexibility while easing tension.
Swedish massage provides significant decreases in levels of the stress hormone cortisol, as well as, arginine vasopressin-a hormone that can lead to increases in cortisol.
Targets chronic tension in muscles that lie far below the surface of your body. You have five layers of muscle in your back, for instance, and while Swedish massage may help the first couple of layers, it won’t do much directly for the muscle underneath. Deep muscle techniques usually involve slow strokes, direct pressure or friction movements that go across the grain of the muscles. Massage therapists will use their fingers, thumbs or occasionally even elbows to apply the needed pressure.
ASHIATSU MASSAGE
Ashiatsu is unlike any deep tissue massage you have ever experienced! The root word 'ashi' means 'foot' and 'atsu' means 'pressure' so together they symbolize 'foot pressure' in a technique that delivers a consistent, deep, luxurious massage. Correct application provides deep relaxation and stimulates the lymphatic system of the body. Bars are used overhead for support and balance.