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MANTRA MASSAGE: Quiet the mind and open the heart. Physical, emotional and energetic healing is achieved through a "curated for you" combination of massage, music, guided meditation, sound therapy, Reiki, chakra balancing, crystals and aromatherapy finishing with a crystal sound bath. Book at least one day in advance to allow for preparation time to personalize your experience. 

REIKI: Reiki is the Japanese term for Universal Life Force Energy that lives in every thing and is the key to enlightenment. You'll draw this nourishing energy from a purified channel that passes through me and into areas of your body calling for healing. I fine tune physical and etheric bodies to a higher vibration, opening your energy centers (Chakras) and allowing you to channel a higher amount of Universal Life Force Energy. Like most things, Reiki must be experienced to be appreciated.  

CLIFFTOP MASSAGE: A truly one of a kind experience. Book a massage on the cliffs or in the canyons surrounding our studio. Let's create the perfect healing journey that can include Thai yoga massage or regular massage and any optional combination of Reiki, guided meditation or crystal sound bath. Bring a partner and while you get a massage, they can hike and explore the cliffs, then switch! 

Have questions? Need help deciding which massage to choose? Call or text  928 - 612 - 4451

STANDARD MASSAGES

Pressure Point Massage

Massage away stress, tight muscles and pain. Your specific concerns are addressed with a level of pressure and massage techniques appropriate for you. Warm coconut oil, aromatherapy and warm salt stones are combined to elevate this massage to dreamy heights.

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Incredibly deep pressure is applied using my feet. This avoids the sharp, pinpoint pain associated with typical deep tissue work. Great for increasing total body flexibility and joint mobility in a stiff spine. The flushing nature of broad, slow strokes is deeply relaxing. This is an intense massage with a big results.

Thai Massage

This massage is performed fully clothed on a floor mat. You are moved into yoga positions, giving you a much deeper stretch. Massage and clearing of blocked energy (qi) are incorporated. Thai Yoga aims to lengthen tight muscles, increase flexibility and joint mobility and improve posture.

Sports Injury

Ultra runners and endurance athletes can benefit from this massage. It's individually adapted to aid in preparing the body for the event or help in muscle recovery afterwards. Muscle energy techniques, joint mobility, lengthening stretches and flushing strokes to reduce lactic acid build up will help you achieve top performance levels.

Doula at Home

This side-lying massage is intended to reduce low back pain, relieve tired, swollen feet and ankles, and provide much needed nurturing and rest. To avoid overheating, time is limited to 60 minutes for those in their 3rd trimester. Check with your physician before proceeding with this massage.

Head Massage

Targeted head, neck and shoulder work to ease tension, relax stiffness and relieve sinus pressure. Trigger point therapy, lymphatic drainage techniques and warm or cold compresses help melt away your headache.

Head Massage

My Desert Detox is a highly meditative and trancendent massage. Slow gliding strokes in a uniquely mesmerizing pattern promote the elimination of toxins from the body. More importantly, it brings the nervous system into a ventral vagal state. This is where we feel safe, rested and connected to the world around us. Sinus congestion, water retention and joint inflamation can be reduced with the flusing of lymph.

Couples Massage

I offer couples massage on a limited basis. Scheduling is dependent on the availability of a second massage therapist. Please call or text to request this massage and give plenty of advance notice.

Acupressure Neck Massage

My two part myofascial session reduces chronic and wide-spread pain caused by scar tissue, physical trauma, and posteral changes. The goal is to loosen muscles and joints constricted by myofascial tissue (the web-like cover that connects, wraps and supports our muscles). In the 30 minutes of part one I teach you tennis ball rolling so you can continue this therapy between sessions. Part two combines an hour of very slow moving pressure, trigger point holds and stretching. I recommend weekly or bi-weekly sessions for 4 to 8 weeks for longer lasting results. Your myofascial tissue should be movable and elastic; let's work together to make that happen!

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A profound sense of wellness is the goal of this massage. The release of negative ions from warmed pink Himalayan salt stones helps relieve inflammation while magnesium absorbed through the skin helps repair muscle damage. Great for insomnia, muscle cramps, anxiety, circulation, respiratory and sinus health, mental alertness and detoxification.

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Quiet the mind and open the heart. Physical, emotional and energetic healing is achieved through a "curated for you" combination of massage, music, guided meditation, sound therapy, Reiki, chakra balancing, crystals and aromatherapy finishing with a crystal sound bath. Book at least one day in advance to allow preparation time and to tell me your goals/intentions.

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Request to incorporate Gua Sha into your massage at no added cost! This treatment uses a tool, coin or spoon to achieve lasting pain relief and joint mobilization by breaking down connective tissue adhesions ("knots") and scar tissue. The long strokes and pressure of the hard edge of the spoon/tool creates a micro-trauma, delivering healing blood flow. Not suitable for those with skin conditions or fragile skin.

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30 minutes of nurturing, hypnotic bliss. Warmed coconut oil is drizzled slowly through a special cooper pot. It cascades over the third eye and down the scalp and hair. After the pour, a nurturing scalp massage works in the beneficial oil, easing tension, anxiety and headaches and improves sleep. Perfect for reaching a deep meditative state and sense of inner peace.

Neck and Shoulder Massage

Muscle energy techniques recruit the muscle's own energy and proprioceptors to relax and lengthen the muscle. Examples include post isometric relaxation, ischemic compression, jostling limbs, and tapotement. Overall, the goal is to cause the tense muscle to let go.

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Everyone deserves to feel protected and safe during a massage. Trauma informed massage is for those with an aversion to, fear of or discomfort with touch due to PTSD, assault, abuse, trauma, nuerodivergency, body dismorphia or other lived experience. Click the "Detailed Info" button to learn how this type of massage and my integrative somatic trauma therapy certification skills can be molded to create a care plan with you.

Massage Salts

I offer two luxurious scrub treatments. The Prickly Pear back scrub with clay mask wrap and the Reflexology foot scrub. Exfoliating and detoxifying, these add-on treatments create a sense of calm, safety and nourishment as they naturally relax your sympathetic nervous system, our "fight or flight" system. For the back scrub, warm prickly pear juice, harvested from right here on our 10 acre property, provides the slip for the salt scrub. Nourishing and deeply cleansing bentonite clay from Nevada desert is then applied and you're wrapped in steamed towels. For the foot scrub, warmed coconut oil is combined with pink Himalayan salt for an invigorating exfoliation that includes a lovely long session of reflexology using a deeply moisturizing magnesium cream. Whichever you choose, you'll be totally blissed out! Sugar scrub can be substituted for sensitive skin.

Cupping Therapy

Request to incorporate into your massage at no added cost. Cupping is ideal for localized muscle tension. The suction creates negative pressure to loosen muscle spasms, encourage healing blood flow, and sedate the nervous system. Cupping can be used to relieve back and neck pain, stiff muscles, anxiety and fatigue. This is my personal favorite for treating muscle cramps in my neck.

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The perfect addition to your massage is with sound healing. The body releases feel-good dopamine and serotonin while active listening brings you into present awareness. Many describe a feeling of transcendence, of being physically lifted and emotionally lighter. The hand drums powerful reverberation brings the mind into a deep state of relaxation and out of anxiety laden fight or flight mode. Tuning forks are used in the beginning of some treatments to help you drop-in to the massage and to align and balance chakras.

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