Whether you are just beginning a yoga practice or you have been practicing yoga regularly, you likely have noticed changes in your body and mind. You may find yourself becoming stronger, more flexible, mentally and emotionally healthier, more body awareness and mental clarity. Integrating bodywork into your life is a nice complement your yoga practice. Doing so, will help you develop an even greater awareness of specific parts of your body, find relief from pain, and understand more fully how your body works. Each of these disciplines is different, but all offer a common experience: greater connection with yourself through the integration of body and mind.

MASSAGE THERAPY
Massage therapy is an instinctive, natural and ancient method of healthcare. Healing touch is the heart of massage. A full body, connected massage provides gentle and relaxing relief from emotional and physical stress. Your session may also contain some deep tissue massage, as needed, to release trapped muscular tension. Slow, rhythmic techniques with pressure, long strokes, palmar and digital kneading, stretching, and joint movement are used. Professional massage oil or cream is applied to the skin. The benefits you receive from massage are: relieves muscle spasms and tension, increases supplies of nutrients and oxygen to tissues, release of waste products from tissues, relieves fatigued muscles, dilates and strengthens muscular walls of blood vessels, prevents atrophy and improves tone of muscles, facilitates return of venous blood to heart, easing strain on heart, reduces edema and stimulates excretion of endemic fluids, fluxes metabolic toxins from tissues, stimulates circulation and nutrition of joints, lessening swelling and pain, gives skin a soft, healthy glow and tranquilizing effect on nervous system.

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REIKI
Using gentle touch, this Japanese technique provides optimum relaxation, to help heal, revitalize, and balance the body, mind and spirit. Reiki stimulates the immune system, releases blockages, and accelerates natural healing. It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery. Schedule your appointment today with Sue Lynch by calling the studio or email Sue at sue@charlestownyoga.com

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