Getting the Self-Care You Deserve:
Improves Immunity and Decreases Susceptibility to Colds, Flus and Other Illness
Massage has been known to increase the number of natural killer cells and lymphocytes, enhancing the body's ability to fight off disease. It also enhances the efficiency of the circulatory and lymph system, improving the body's ability to eliminate waste and remove toxins.
Helps Eliminate Migraines and Chronic Headaches
Massage has been shown in numerous studies to eliminate and/or dramatically reduce the frequency, duration, or intensity of tension and cluster headaches as well as migraines.
Reduces Risk of High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, and Inflammatory Disease
Several recent studies show that even a single 45 minute massage will lead to a significant reduction in the level of cortisol and cytokine proteins, both related to stress, inflammation and allergic reactions. Many, if not most people, have higher-than-ideal cortisol levels, caused by day-to-day stresses. Unaddressed, this has been shown to contribute to depression, high blood pressure, muscle loss, suppressed immunity, carb bingeing, high blood sugar, and type 2 diabetes. Massage helps to reduce or eliminate these conditions.
Helps Build Muscle Faster, Enhancing Muscle Tone and Condition
Consistent massage plus exercise builds muscle faster than exercise alone. For those who regularly exercise, massage has been shown to improve blood flow to muscles, helping to build new muscle mass more quickly. Interestingly, though, massage without exercise was shown to enhance circulation to the muscles as much as in clients who had exercised. Additionally, since high cortisol levels destroy muscle tissue, massage, in reducing cortisol levels, helps to keep existing muscle tissue healthy as well as helping to build new muscle.
Helps Maintain Healthier, More Beautiful Skin, and Reduces Wrinkles and Signs of Aging
Regular Massage enhances skin nutrition, improves elasticity of skin, and enhances the skins ability to get rid of toxins and waste, helping your skin stay soft, radiant, and healthy.
Supports Weight Loss and Helps Reduce Fat Deposits
Cortisol is a stress hormone that reduces the body's ability to burn fat. Since massage has been shown in many studies to consistently reduce cortisol levels, regular massage can support weight loss and the reduction of cortisol-dependent fat deposits on the face, neck, and belly.
Massage Reduces Anxiety and Depression
Massage increases production of serotonin and dopamine, neurotransmitters that help reduce depression and anxiety. Recent studies have shown that regular massage can reduce anxiety with similar effectiveness to psychotherapy. Massage has been shown to be effective with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, as well as anxiety associated with many common medical conditions. Massage has shown to have dramatic positive effect on those with chronic depression.
Massage Helps Reduce or Eliminate Chronic Pain
Americans consume 99% of the world supply of hydrocodone (Vicodin). In addition to being highly addictive, these drugs are toxic to the liver, and affect digestion and many other functions. Massage may not always eliminate pain, but it can drastically reduce it, by increasing natural endorphin production (the body's natural equivalent to pain killers), reducing the perception of pain. Massage also enhances circulation so that pain killers are better absorbed and utilized by the body. And, of course, massage simply reduces muscular tension and stress and numerous other pain source, reducing the overall need for pain killers.
The Massage Experience
We work hard to bring you a world-class massage therapy experience. While we aren't a spa and don't focus on pampering or luxury, you'll find that the quality and attention to detail of the massages delivered by out therapists are among the best you'll find anywhere. We've considered hundreds of applicants to find the best massage therapists, and set high standards to ensure that each client has the best possible massage from any therapist we have.
Our Staff
Each of our staff are chosen not just for the education, training, and skill, but also personality, focus on healing, professionalism, and adherence to our core values. All have extensive knowledge and expertise in their fields of practice, and -- perhaps the hardest to identify and evaluate -- a deep sense of nurturing, combined with the intuition and technical skill to understand and address the client's needs and provide the best possible care. All have achieved state certification, a rigorous and voluntary process that includes verification of a high level of education from an accredited school, background checks, and adherence to professional ethics and standards.
20% Longer Sessions
Most of our competitors advertise "1 hour" massages that are scheduled exactly an hour apart, allowing no time to talk to the therapist, get undress/dressed, or any of the other incidentals. These sessions are usually closer to 45 minutes. Our sessions are spaced out enough to include an actual hour (or 90 minutes) of "hands on" time. Each session is individualized to your needs, and each therapist brings his or her unique skill, talent, and ability to the session. No two sessions, even with the same therapist, are ever alike, because each session is focused on your specific needs or goals.
A Customized Treatment Plan
As an ongoing client of Inner Harmony, you'll work with your therapist to develop a specialized, individual treatment plan specific to your needs and goals. Whether you're just coming in for relaxation, or you have long-term chronic health issues you want to address, we'll work with you to ensure you get the best possible outcomes. And because our staff members work as a team, you are always free (and encouraged) to work with other therapists to achieve specific goals, or stick with one particular staff member if that is better for you. Each appointment includes enough time to consult with the therapist before and after the session to receive specific recommendations and get questions answered.
More Than Just Massage
From the start of our practice, one of our core values has been healing the whole person. While massage plays a vital role in maintaining optimal health, the "bigger picture" includes an understanding of the connection and integration between mind and body. To address this, we offer workshops on communication, health and wellness, self-care, relationships and numerous other topics; individual coaching sessions; yoga and body-awareness classes, and an increasing array of other services to support the goal of a truly holistic-health and healing.