How does Prenatal Massage work?

All massages are an hour in duration.

Massages are given with great care utilizing the BodyCushion system which allows you to lie face-down with proper spinal alignment or on a cushioned table in a “side-lying” position with your body fully supported with pillows. 

The massage therapist then employs a combination of styles such as Swedish massage, acupressure, and mild stretching to relax and soothe the body, treat and ease tensions.

At the end of the session, you are left feeling restored, relaxed and comfortable in your new body.

Benefits

First and foremost, prenatal massage makes you feel good. It nurtures and pampers the body at a time when it needs it most.

In addition to soothing the body and dissolving stress, a trained touch delivers a wide range of physiological, psychological, and emotional benefits.

Just like a regular massage, benefits of prenatal massage include:

• improved circulation

• aids lymphatic flow

• detoxification

• increased relaxation

• increased endorphin levels

• ease in neck, back, and joint pain

• relief of muscle spasms and cramps

Symptoms to Treat

Prenatal massage is a safe and relaxing way to relieve pregnancy’s common discomforts such as:

• backaches

• carpal tunnel syndrome

• leg cramps and shakes

• headaches

• heartburn

• fatigue

• hemorrhoids

• nasal congestion

• sciatica

• shortness of breath

Why get a prenatal massage?

Prenatal massage does more than benefit the mother. Everything a pregnant woman does — from her diet and fitness to her relaxation and relative state of contentment – also directly affects the child she is carrying.

Study after study has proven that calmness in the mother leads to healthier in-utero development.

Regular prenatal massage can help prepare you for labor by making the pelvis more supple.