Bliss Session (Shirodhara-Snehana (Abhyanga)-Svedhana)

This combination is an amazing way to treat yourself for the holiday, or any time applicable, and it consists of Shirodhara (stream of warm oil over the forehead) and Abhyanga (full body oil Ayurvedic Massage.) The full massage involves oils designed and warmed per your constitution, followed by a steam sauna treatment. " This combination is a powerful treatment meant to detox and rejuvenate. You'll feel deeply relaxed!”

What better way to treat yourself for the holidays and/or recover from them? 

Session Time: approximately 2.5 hours

Note: Please know that this treatment involves Shirodhara which requires you to ensure that the rest of your day is free from digital technologies and interacting with others as much as possible. Shirodhara is a process of resetting the nervous system. Therefore, it is important for you to stay inward the rest of the day, have a light meal after and at an appropriate time, and rest. You can resume normal activities the next day. Bring a hat or head covering for post-treatment protection from the elements. Furthermore, if you are in the first few days of your menses, this treatment is contraindicated.

Note: this treatment is available as a package plan, as it is or the abhyanga separate from the shirodhara, and the Shirodhara oil can be used 2 more times and within a short time frame, using the same oil that is yours. Inquire about details.

Dr. Antonio’s Signature Massage

This massage, similar to the Swedish Massage but a step up, is where Antonio applies an integration of bodywork and massage techniques learned and developed over many years, which includes working with an individual on various levels of body-mind-spirit and energy (typically known as tantric practice) using breath techniques at certain points to help them connect and go deeper into their sense of self in a profound way. While supporting a sense of wholeness and cellular pleasure, tension seems to melt away as the stress is released from the individual leaving the body energized, heightened, expanded, more open, peaceful, and deeply relaxed at the same time.

Session Time = 1 hour or 1.5 hours

Swedish Massage

Manipulation of the soft tissues of the body, including skin, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and fascia. Most often performed with oil. Techniques include stroking, vibrations, shaking, effleurage (light long strokes), petrissage (circular manipulation), tapotement (percussive techniques), and rocking. Relaxes, energizes, balances, loosens the tissues, increases oxygen flow throughout the blood, and releases toxins from the muscles.    Session Time = 1 hour or 1.5 hours

Ayurvedic Massage and SaunaTherapy Increases circulation cleanses the lymphatic system, detoxifies, and revitalizes the body. Warm oils are uniquely blended per your constitutional type. Also combined is Marma Therapy which enhances the healing capacity of the body by balancing specific subtle points and pathways.  A sauna treatment is also the final step to enhancing the effects of this bodywork. Session Time = 1.5 - 2hrs.

Marma Therapy. Similar to acupuncture, Marma therapy is a more precise system of working with the channels (lymph, blood, cellular intelligence) and overall physiology through special treatment of specific points. Marma means "hidden or secret,t" and by definition, a Marma point is a juncture on the body where two or more types of tissue meet, such as muscles, veins, ligaments, bones, or joints. These points regulate the flow of information, nutrients, and toxins throughout the human body. According to Dr. Lad, "A marma is a vital energy point accessed on the skin's surface, serving as a bridge between body, mind, and spirit. When you touch a marma point, you can change your body's biochemistry and unfold radical, alchemical changes in your psycho-biological makeup".   Session Time = 1 hour

Hot Stone Massage

Stone massage therapy uses heated stones to stimulate and/or calm the body. The hardness of the stones allows the therapist to address specific problem areas with more detailed work or deeper pressure. Designed to support circulation and promote lymphatic drainage.    Session Time = 1 hour 

Shirodhara Therapy A steady stream of warm herbalized oil is poured onto your forehead, promoting positive brain waves, calming the mind, and creating a deep sense of relaxation. (Great for insomnia, anxiety/stress, and epilepsy.) Session Time = 1 hour 

**Note: Bring a hat or head covering for post-treatment protection from the elements. This treatment is available as a package plan, as the Shirodhara oil can be used 2 more times and within a short time frame, using the same oil that is yours. Inquire about details.)      

**Note: Please know that this treatment requires you to ensure that the rest of your day is free from digital technologies and interacting with others as much as possible. Shirodhara is a process of resetting the nervous system. Therefore, it is important for you to stay inward the rest of the day, have a light meal after and at an appropriate time, and rest. You can resume normal activities the next day.    

Note: If you are in the first few days of your menses, this treatment is contraindicated.  

Visionary CranioSacral Session

These sessions differ somewhat from traditional advanced craniosacral therapy, in that the traditional sessions tend to follow more of a medical model with some room for unknown and deeper emotionally based revelations to be unwound in the body. Whereas, the shamanic visionary component allows an individual to go even deeper by truly softening and letting go. It's not to say that traditional practitioners may not have developed a keen sense of intuition in guiding someone through an inner journey but the shamanic version holds a different space. One that relies on the visionary perspective, stepping outside of all boxes and exploring an avenue of the soul, transcending beyond the body and yet witnessing how certain contacts made to and around the body can facilitate profound healing at a soul level and through the layers of the body. There's something amazing about the simplicity in simply holding space and connecting with a still point. From the shamanic perspective, combined with craniosacral techniques alchemy is set in motion. Within this, we can imagine that the bones are the keys that unlock the unknown; where we travel down corridors and open to windows and doors to more subtle realms of body, mind, and spirit.  During this session you will also be given a few drops of essence from the collection of Sacred Forms, created by Mana Jampa of Divine Light Sanctuary (SacredForms.com), to support your journey inward and your unraveling process to self-discovery.  Session time = 2 hours (approximately)

CranioSacral Therapy (Standard Version)

This model of craniosacral is more in line with a traditional medical model of Osteopathy, designed by Dr. John Upledger. CranioSacral Therapy reminds us of how everything is connected in the body and involves a subtle approach through therapeutic touch. CST is designed to align the body's physiological processes and energies as it protects and nourishes the central nervous system, having a deep and profound effect on the whole body.  "CranioSacral Therapy is a very gentle, light-touch approach that releases tensions in the central nervous system so that every other system in the body can relax, self-correct and free itself of pain and discomfort". - Sharon Desjarlais  Session Time = 1 hour

Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Sessions This is a specific approach to using the Yogic scientific system in a therapeutic approach according to Ayurvedic principles to create a unique protocol that can bring you more into health, balance, restoring, and/or maintaining wellness.  Session Time = 1 hour

Thai Bodywork

Sometimes called “lazy man's” yoga is a type of treatment to engage the body's health systems, known as meridian's (lines of energy currents), through a series of stretches as the individual remains in a resting position. Thai massage is a type of massage in Thai style that involves stretching and deep massage. This form of bodywork is usually performed on the floor, and the client wears comfortable clothes that allow for movement. No oils are used.  Session Time = 1 hour

Shiatsu (Acupressure)

Shiatsu means "finger pressure" and is a Japanese bodywork technique involving finger pressure at specific points on the body mainly to balance “energy” in the body. The major focus is on prevention by keeping the body healthy. Helps to harmonize the underlying channels of the body, calms the mind, and strengthens/restores you to a state of balance, through pressure points. All work is conducted on a floor mat.   Session Time = 1 hour

Japanese Footbath

Feet are bathed in warm water, some pressure-point work is applied, exfoliation and cleansing are the major points of this treatment. Restores the integrity of the feet. Stimulates the entire body from the feet up, you can feel grounded and lite at the same time.   Session Time = 45min.              

Reiki Session

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. Reiki is a simple, natural, and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use. It has been effective in helping virtually every known illness and malady and always creates a beneficial effect. It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery.    Session Time = 1 hour

Chi Nei Tsang (with general massage)

Chi Nei Tsang, or CNT, is an ancient form of detoxifying, energizing, abdominal massage. Chi, the life-force energy, moves through the body's internal channels, nervous system, blood vessels, and lymph glands. These systems concentrate and cross paths in the abdomen, which acts as their control. Tensions, worries, and stresses of the day, month, or year accumulate and are seldom dispersed. These disturbances can cause physical tangling and knotting of the nerves, blood vessels, and lymph nodes. The result is the gradual obstruction of energy circulation, which may lead to any number of maladies including, but not limited to, indigestion, constipation, bloating, insomnia, whole-body toxicity, poor skin quality, and an inability to lose weight.

This technique is incorporated into a general massage session so that the whole body feels connected. Session time = 1 hour

Important note for new patients:

For new patients, these therapies are offered only after a Comprehensive Assessment. This ensures safety, maximizes benefit, and allows treatment to be tailored to your individual needs.

I am a licensed massage therapist and classically trained in traditional Ayurveda. Services and guidance are educational and supportive and do not constitute medical care, diagnosis, or treatment.