Life Journey Massage

"Wherever you are on your journey..."

Life Journey Massage focuses on supporting others along their life journey - coping with stress and anxiety, recovering from physical or emotional trauma or abuse, addictions or eating disorders, bereavement, cancer or simply the aches of aging.

Massage therapy provides many benefits.  Life Journey Massage focuses therapy in the following ways:

Massage and Stress Reduction:

The body is a road map to areas of stress and long-held tension. Sometimes you may not even be aware of places that tension has lodged itself in muscles until a massage therapist touches that area. Massage brings awareness to your body and allows for release of stress and tension from your muscles. Receiving regular massages can be a crucial part of your health care plan.

Massage and Oncology (Cancer):

Life Journey Massage offers Oncology (Cancer) Massage, having participated in an intensive training course in Santa Fe, NM.  This type of massage specifically takes into account a number of factors and appropriate modifications are made (side-effects or complications of chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, medications; if lymph nodes were removed or treated with radiation, if bone metastases are present). Oncology Massage is for the person "living with cancer", meaning either during treatment or after treatment has ended.

The American Cancer Society has stated that 'No, cancer will not spread in the circulatory or lymphatic systems due to massage', and it also considers massage 'one of the most supportive and helpful complementary therapies available' to patients and views it as helpful both physically and emotionally because "it soothes the soul and the mind."

So while massage cannot cure cancer, it may offer much needed relief, possibly enhancing quality of life and contributing to your healing process.

Massage and Trauma/Abuse Recovery:

Survivors of sexual and domestic violence often experience chronic issues: anxiety, depression, physical muscle tension or pain, and insomnia among other issues.  Massage increases your body's ability to cope with these things by relieving aching joints and muscles, improving circulation which boosts your own natural immune system and eliminating energy-sapping toxins/wastes from your system.

Massage and Seniors (Geriatrics):

Age, illness, or disability can rob seniors of the capacity to be active and enjoy daily living.  Hypertension, poor blood circulation, arthritis or joint and muscle stiffness can all benefit from massage and therapeutic touch.

Massage and Fibromyalgia:

Fibromyalgia is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects muscles and related connective tissues.  Symptoms may include muscle pain, chronic tension headaches, low back pain, daytime fatigue, anxiety and depression, insomnia and disturbed sleep, and restricted muscle function.

Massage induces the release of pain inhibitors, pain 'fighters', like serotonin, norepinephrine and endorphins.  Improved circulation due to massage also aids in muscle function and enhances range of motion.  Massage may also influence sleep health and increases energy levels, reducing daytime fatigue.

Massage and Coping with Grief and Loss:

Grief is the body's response to any type of loss but most prominently death. Wherever you are on your journey with grief and loss, massage therapy can provide a space for healing.

Phone: (585) 329-8505 to schedule your massage today!

e-mail:  G.Weisel@LifeJourneyMassage.com

Winter Specials

Gift Certificates

Buy three 60-minute massage gift certificates and receive a FREE 30-minute massage certificate

(either use it yourself or also as a gift!) 

 30 mins/$40          45 mins/$50          60 mins/$65

Ionic Saltwater Detox Footbath  & Foot Massage

30 min footbath and 20 min foot massage     $50

Allow your body to detoxify through Ion therapy: while soaking your feet in warm saltwater your body will release unnecessary toxins and you will feel rejuvenated and relaxed

         (Follow that with a 20 minute foot and lower leg massage

and you're ready to face winter challenges head on!)