One-Hour Massage in Te Aro - Choose from Seven Styles

Relaxation Massage

• Swedish Massage involving hands-on techniques such as Efflurange and Pettrisage. It is used for those wanting to reduce stress and promote relaxation throughout the entire body

Hot Stone Massage

• A hot stone massage is a type of massage therapy used to help you relax and ease tense muscles and damaged soft tissues throughout your body. During a hot stone massage, smooth, flat, heated stones are placed on specific parts of your body, then are used to massage tension spots. The stones are usually made of basalt, a type of volcanic rock that retains heat

Trigger Point Therapy

• A trigger point is a tight area within muscle tissue that causes pain in other parts of the body. Trigger point massage therapy is specifically used to alleviate the source of the pain through cycles of isolated pressure and release. In this type of massage for trigger point therapy, the recipient actively participates through deep breathing as well as identifying the exact location and intensity of the discomfort

Sports Massage

• Pre and post event sports massage is specifically designed to help an athlete perform at their best and recover as quickly and effectively as possible after their event. Pre event massage can be carried out anytime from two days to immediately before an event. Post event massage should be done as soon as possible after the event

Myofascial Release

• Myofascial Release is a hands-on technique that involves applying gentle sustained pressure into the myofascial connective tissue restrictions for areas with pain and restricted motion

Therapeutic Therapy

• A combination of Swedish Massage, deep tissue and trigger point therapy in areas of soft tissue

Deep Tissue Massage

• Deep tissue massage involves applying firm pressure and slow strokes to reach deeper layers of muscle and fascia (the connective tissue surrounding muscles). It's used for those with chronic aches and pain and contracted areas such as a stiff neck and upper back, low back pain, leg muscle tightness, and sore shoulders