Massage

• Deep Tissue Massage
  Deep Tissue – a thorough deep muscle massage for relief of tension. Rather than a cohesive form of massage Deep Tissue is any number of techniques and strokes of deep massage used to relieve muscular tension, injury, strain and structural distortions. The aim of Deep Tissue massage is to break up chronic patterns of tension in muscles, layer by layer, working out strains and adhesions. The therapist’s pressure level is applied with sensitivity and recognition for individual tolerance levels, only to the depth that is both comfortable and therapeutic to the client.
• Sports Massage
  Breathe Easy Massageworks is looking forward to joining Maine AMTA Sports massage team members Wendy Lessard of Rose Acre Massage, Susan Walker of Susan Walker Therapeutic Massage (Windham), and Robin Rand of Bird in Hand Therapeutic Massage, LLC (Portland, Maine) at the finish line for the 2014 MDI Marathon happening Sunday October 19th.  Good luck to all participants!  May you have a pain free, enjoyable and perfectly paced run.
• Hot Stone Massage
  Japanese Hot Stone Massage – a luxurious and highly effective full body massage that uses the radiant heat of smooth basalt stones. The stones are applied with gentle slow rotary pressure, in strokes, or simply rested on the body. The specific order and placement of the stones on the body is done with the consideration for the energy flows of the various traditional Acupuncture elements of earth, metal, water, fire and wood.
• Couples Massage
  Couples massage is one session given to two individuals at the same time, usually in the same treatment room, by two massage therapists working in tandem. Two massage tables are set up side by side, or within close proximity of one another, with enough room between for two massage therapists to work  ergonomically and move around comfortably.
• Chair Massage
• Full Body Massage
• Craniosacral Massage
  CranioSacral Therapy – helps to reestablish harmony in the body by manipulation of the cranial bones and membranes. It is a gentle method of correcting the balance of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. It works by encouraging the body’s own inherent healing mechanisms to release restrictions on the craniosacral system which then helps to improve any number of sensory, motor or neurological disabilities.
• Neuromuscular Therapy
  Neuromuscular Therapy – applies concentrated pressure (usually with the thumbs and/or a small pressure bar) to trigger points (painful, irritated areas in muscles which refer to other areas in the body when pressed) to break the cycle of spasm and pain where muscles have been hurt by injuries, ailments, poor posture and stress. Neuromuscular work is very useful for many different types of injury to the soft tissue; including ones arising from car accidents, falls, work injuries, or sports.

Haircut and Styling

• Hair Straightening
  This is done by focusing on the specific problem whilst tapping with fingers on the end points of energy meridians. The combination of sending kinetic energy to our energy system, whilst uncovering and focusing on root causes, facilitates a “straightening out” of the energy system thereby eliminating the “short circuit” to the body’s learnt response or negative emotion.

Chiropractic Services

• Stretching
• Manipulation Therapy
• Myofascial Therapy
  Myofascial Release – a massage which uses deep finger or elbow pressure on contracted areas to press, touch, move and slowly sculpt tissue concurrently with the recipient’s breath cycles. It stretches the fascia (the tough elastic connective tissue envelope surrounding the muscles) by using broad strokes and gentle compression that allows the deep underlying tissues to lengthen, then reorganize along optimum patterns. Using gravitational movement, body positioning and breath movement awareness, myofascial techniques release chronic patterns of tension to produce permanent and substantial structural change and help the body function at a higher level.
• Acupressure
  Japanese Acupressure (Seated) Massage – This is pressure point work, done over clothing, while the client is seated in a specially designed ergonomic chair which supports the weight of head, upper torso and pelvis. Areas treated usually include the shoulders, neck, back, arms, hands, scalp and hips. It is based on a traditional Japanese acupressure sequence that is especially designed to improve circulation while making a person feel vibrant and refreshed at a deeply energetic level.
• Acupuncture
  EFT opens blocked energy pathways via “needleless acupuncture.” By simply “tapping” with our fingertips on either the beginning or the end of the various meridian pathways in the body, the stimulation allows us to tap into and tap away the blockages, often within minutes.