Registered Massage Therapy is the manual manipulation of the soft tissues of the body (muscle, connective tissue, tendons and ligaments) with the intention to promote a person’s health and well-being.

There are many different of types of massage therapy methods (aka modalities) that are used to access the body’s natural ability to heal itself.

Massage actively stimulates so many of the body’s different systems all at the same time! The muscular, circulatory and lymphatic systems are worked on to help send information to the central nervous system, encouraging whole body awareness & healing.

In this modern world, the human body exerts a significant amount of physical energy every day (even sitting at a computer all day is output!) causing significant muscle tension. Most people do not have daily self care practices in place to help release that tension that has built up, so the electrical signals from the brain to the muscle continue to fire day in & day out. Daily emotional & mental stresses also contribute to chronic pain and tension in the body, causing these tension patterns to mount even more.