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Rates
15 minutes (chair massage) | $15
1 hour | $60
90 minutes | $90
90 minute shiatsu session | $100
· Outcalls add $10 to above rates
· A series of 10 1-hour sessions may be purchased for $550 (prepaid)
· Gift certificates are available in any denomination
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Jeremy Dickson-Smith LMT, NCTMB
Jeremy Dickson-Smith is a graduate of Downeast School of Massage in Waldoboro, Maine,
where he received training in a variety of Western massage techniques, as well as in Zen
shiatsu. A member of the American Massage Therapy Association, he is state licensed and
nationally certified. His professional interests include headaches and chronic pain
syndromes such as fibromyalgia as well as overall wellness and stress relief.
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What is Therapeutic Massage?
Therapeutic massage is a healing art with roots in the most basic of human needs and
instincts…touch. The massage therapist seeks to help the client’s body to heal itself
through a variety of techniques. These include stroking, stretching and kneading muscles,
holding pressure points, and applying heat and cold, all in an effort to “reset” patterns
of tension held in the muscles, allowing the body and mind to relax. It is useful both in
general stress reduction and in many other more specific cases such as aiding in recovery
from an injury or combating insomnia and depression.
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Benefits of Therapeutic Massage
- Reduces tension and increases oxygen in muscles, reducing pain and fatigue while improving recovery time after injury/overuse
- Increases joint mobility and flexibility
- Improves the flexibility of fascia, the connective tissue sheath covering the muscles
- Improves the alignment of scar tissue, increasing mobility and function after injury
- Mechanically pushes metabolic wastes from muscles and increases lymphatic flow, promoting the release of toxins from the body
- Promotes venous return of blood to the heart while decreasing blood pressure and heart rate
- Increases levels of mood-regulating seratonin and pain-reducing endorphins in the bloodstream while reducing stress-linked cortisol
- Reduces stress and improves immune function
- Provides the client with an opportunity to learn where tension is held in his or her body, leading to enhanced ability to recognize and eliminate these patterns in daily life
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Getting the Most From Your Massage
The purpose of therapeutic massage is to help your body to relax and heal itself.
Here are a few things you can do to help this process along:
- Presence: You may be used to doing a thousand things at once, and so may find it difficult to keep your mind from wandering away to other more stressful parts of your life. Try to be aware of when this is happening and make a conscious effort to let go of the rest of your day and just relax.
- Breath: One time-honored way of calming the mind is to focus on the breath. Try to breathe deeply and slowly, so that you can feel your abdomen, rather than your chest, rise and fall with each breath.
- Collaboration: Remember, this is your massage. Although the therapist is skilled in the techniques of his profession, only you know how your body feels. Not every technique is right for every person, so if you are uncomfortable or if a technique is painful or unpleasant for you, it is imperative that you say so.
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