Swedish Massage is an excellent choice for someone who has never experienced a massage before, but it is also appreciated by massage afficianados. This is the type of bodywork that is most-requested at Center of Balance, and it's what people usually think of when they consider a massage. Your Valentine will relax on a warm, cushioned table, listening to restful music, while one of our highly skilled therapists gently soothes sore muscles, eases tension, and reduces stress. The experience is one of being nurtured and pampered. A one-hour session is the "classic" amount of time to receive a full-body Swedish massage, but we highly recommend the 90-minute session, which allows the therapist extra time to work where it's most needed, while still including all the major muscle groups.
60 minutes: $50 90 minutes $75
Couples' Massage is a wonderful opportunity to share a romantic candlelit massage experience with your Valentine. Two massage tables, two talented therapists, but just one room. You can talk, hold hands, or just share the silence. If one or both of you has never received a massage before, it's the perfect introduction to massage therapy.
"It was like the reality of it just faded into the background. On one level, I was really enjoying the massage and the music and the warm table, but on another level I was just thinking that it was my wonderful husband who had arranged this for me -- and that he was sharing the experience. That meant a whole lot more to me than if he'd just sent me off to a spa alone. It was incredibly romantic." -S.H.
60 minutes $110 90 minutes $160 120 minutes $210
(Add Hot Stones to any Couples' Massage for $30)
Hot Riverstone Massage is the gift of warmth: the perfect antidote to our chilly, dreary winter weather. Swedish massage techniques are performed with the addition of heated, smooth basalt stones, which bathe away the aches and pains of arthritis, sore muscles, and even fibromyalgia with their gentle, penetrating warmth. There’s
a stillness about this kind of massage. It takes you even deeper
than just a Swedish massage. It’s
almost hypnotic. From the choice of music to the gentle tap of
the stones to the massage itself, every movement is a measured
slowing of time. The weight of the stones grounds you. They first
warm the skin, and then that heat continues to penetrate into
the muscles and tendons and connective tissues. When the stones
are gently removed, there’s a feeling of increasing weightlessness
in your body.
60 minutes $65 90 minutes $90 120 minutes $115
Deep Tissue Massage Therapy is serious business. If you need to give a gift that packs some punch, this is it. It's just what's needed for deep muscle chronic pain situations and sports injuries. This is a precision massage, targeting the specific muscles that are causing problems and alleviating long-held tension patterns. This is the massage to give someone who thinks "massages are for sissies." But even in this, we manage to sneak in an element of pampering, with our soft music, darkened lighting, and relaxing ambience. We believe that even with serious, deep-tissue work, the ability to relax is crucial in dealing with the root of chronic pain and muscle tension.
30 minutes $30 60 minutes $50 90 minutes $75
Looking for something completely different? If you want to be completely unique with your gift, why not go for a different type of bodywork? Massage is just the tip of the iceburg. We also offer a number of cutting-edge non-massage types of bodywork therapy, like Myofascial Release, which uses gentle stretching to realign the posture, Craniosacral Therapy, which helps the functioning of the central nervous system, Lymphatic Drainage Therapy, which enhances fluid flow throughout the body, or Connective Tissue Massage, which is deep tissue therapy to relieve the compressive force of the superficial layer of connective tissue. If you're dealing with specific health or pain issues, let us know, and we can make a customized recommendation. Showing that you care about someone's health and well-being is an amazingly powerful gift.
Give the gift of some "Health-Indulgence" to someone you treasure.
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