FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Office Visit (500 Central Dr suite 114 VB 23454): $50/30 minutes $75/60 minutes $110/90 minutes $145/120 minutes Mobile: I come to you: $120/60 minutes- $45 each additional 30 min. Time can be split between multiple clients. $5 off for Cash payment, other discounts may apply. Prices maybe subject to change.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
When working with a new client, finding out as much information as possible about their current and past health conditions is of the utmost importance. The body is a whole unit functioning together. Current and past injuries and conditions can play an active role in one’s present life situation. Gathering this information, can easily be accomplished prior to treatment, via Thumbtack messaging, texting, email or via a brief phone conversation-thus dedicating the appointment time for the body treatment.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
In 2015, I graduated at the top of my class from the Cayce Reilly School of Massage Therapy, Virginia Beach, VA. I have and am continuing to develop my own style of massage ever since. I started doing energy healing as a child and became a certified Reiki Practitioner in 2013. Acupressure: An alternative medicine technique similar in principle to acupuncture. It is based on the concept of life energy which flows through "meridians" in the body. In treatment, physical pressure is applied to acupuncture points with the aim of clearing blockages in these meridians. Chair Massage: Originally developed as a marketing tool for massage, allow easy access to the head, shoulders, and back of a massage recipient. Chakra therapy: consist of 16 gold plated copper coils (Nickola Tesla patented technology) placed on the seven chakra hands and feet while the recipient lies, still meditating or resting for a 1hr session. 1/root, 2/sacral, 2/solar plexus, 2/heart, 2/thought, 2/third-eye, 1/crown, 2/hands, 2/feet Craniosacral: Bodywork that uses gentle touch to palpate the synarthrodial joints of the cranium. It is based on the a concept of the physiology of the human skull and is promoted as a cure for a variety of health conditions. Crystal Healing: Placement of crystal on and around a person to help shift the individual energy field. Deep Tissue: Massage technique that’s mainly used to treat musculoskeletal issues, such as strains and sports injuries. It involves applying sustained pressure using slow, deep strokes to target the inner layers of your muscles and connective tissues. Hot stone: Thermo-therapy using smooth stones, heated at around 50 degrees Celsius, to perform more easily a deep tissue massage. It usually starts like a traditional Swedish massage. Then, stones are rubbed over your oiled body. Manual Lymph Drainage: A technique used to gently work and stimulate the lymphatic system, to assist in reduction of localized swelling. For the purpose of improving waste removal and immune function. Myofascial Release: Manual massage technique that to release adhered fascia and muscles with the goal of eliminating pain, increasing range of motion. Usually involves applying shear compression or tension in various directions, cross fiber friction or by skin rolling. Neurolymphatic Massage: Reflexes involving the lymphatic, muscular, and nervous system that when stimulated have a beneficial change in body function if it has become previously rundown. Addressing these reflexes can have a significant and magical effect in regenerating health. Neurovascular Hold Points: Neurological switches, primarily on the head that when activated release blood flow to the muscles and related organs and glands. Pre-Natal: therapeutic bodywork that focuses on the special needs of the mother-to-be as her body goes through the dramatic changes of pregnancy. It enhances the function of muscles and joints, improves circulation and general body tone, and relieves mental and physical fatigue. Reflexology: Alternative medicine involving application of pressure to one place on the body to effect another such as the feet and hands with specific techniques without or minimal use of oil or lotion. It is based on a system of zones and reflex areas that purportedly reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands, effecting a physical change to the body. Reiki(Usui/Tibetan Reiki Ryoho): Channeled energy administered through light touch and non-touch therapy. Typical English translation from the Japanese is, ‘Universal Life-energy’. Mrs Takata described it as ‘God-Power’. Spinal Vertebrae reflex: Reflexes along the spinal column stimulating the nervous system to specific muscles. Swedish: This technique, varies from light to vigorous, using five styles of strokes. The five basic strokes are effleurage (sliding or gliding), petrissage (kneading), tapotement (rhythmic tapping), friction (cross fiber or with the fibers) and vibration/shaking. Therapeutic massage: A mixture of techniques combined to release physical tension and create overall homeostasis, alleviating chronic pain and stress. Trigger Point: Deactivation of trigger points that may cause local pain or refer pain and other sensations, such as headaches, in other parts of the body. Manual pressure, vibration, or other treatment is applied to these points to relieve myofascial pain. Touch for Health A proprietary form of applied kinesiology designed for lay people, which incorporates acupressure, sound diet, muscle testing and massage.