This Gift Certificate is for one mobile 2.5 hour session for one person, consists of a 90 minute Aromatherapy Massage, immediatly followed by a 60 minute Reflexology Treatment, at your location within Kelowna, British Columbia.
Aromatherapy is the controlled use of Essential Oils to maintain and promote physical, psychological and spiritual wellbeing. Once of the most effective and enjoyable methods of utilizing Aromatherapy is to incorporate it with massage. During Aromatherapy Massage, a customized essential oil blend will be created just for you based on your specific health conditions and desired outcome. This blend will be added to massage oil and will be applied to the body during a Swedish Relaxation Massage.
Aromatherapy massage has many benefits, and affects the body in two ways, inhalation and absorption.
The inhalation of aromatherapy oils affects the nervous system, changes heart rate, breathing, digestive functions, stress levels, and triggers memory. Essential oils, when applied to the skin during a massage, absorb through the skin and into the blood vessels and directly into the blood stream. Once in the blood stream, essential oils have a powerful affect on the body. Each essential oil has its own unique properties. They can purify the blood, increase digestion, warm or cool the body, relieve anxiety, increase or decrease heart rate and breathing rate, and re-balance hormones, just to name a few benefits.
Swedish Relaxation Massage is a medium pressure massage that is used to relieve muscle stiffness, reduce muscle tension, increase circulation and promote relaxation.
Regular treatments can be beneficial for a wide range of complaints and can affect all the systems of the body - particularly the muscular, circulatory, lymphatic (immune) and nervous systems. It also helps to calm the mind, relax the body and boost energy levels. Essential oils can have an energizing or a relaxing effect. They can relieve pain and relax muscle tissue. They can even work medicinally in the system to help prevent or aid in clearing disease.
Some examples of essential oil blends and their uses include:
Blends made with oils such as marjoram, black pepper, and peppermint can be used in your massage which will help with Fibromyalgia and muscle pain.
Blends made with eucalyptus, pine, and spike lavender can be used to clear out the lungs and sinuses and support respiratory function.
Clary sage, rose, and geranium can be massaged into the skin to help regulate hormone function.
Oils like vanilla, sweet orange, and jasmine can create a euphoric, relaxed feeling.
Reflexology is a holistic, complimentary healing therapy which works on the whole person from inside out, working beyond physical symptoms straight to their source within the body. Reflexology is based on the principle that reflex areas in the feet and/or hands correspond to all of the various organs, glands, and systems of the body. Stimulating these reflexes properly can relieve internal stresses and tension from all parts, glands and organs, aiding the natural healing processes and, thereby, restoring balance.
