In sports massage a number of different techniques are incorporated to maintain optimal muscular function during athletic performance. It is geared to decrease the risk of injury as well as aid in the recovery of acute and chronic injuries.

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        Tui na is a bodywork therapy that was developed in China over 2,000 years ago. Like Acupuncture, Tui na works with the Qi (chi) energy of the patient to bring a balanced state of health. But unlike, acupuncture, no needles are used. The work is done entirely with the practitioner's hands to help increase the beneficial flow of Qi through the patient's meridian system. Tui Na can be used to treat chronic and acute injuries, as well as respiratory, digestive and pediatric disorders.

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     A hands-on healing system based on channeling universal life force energy. Reiki teaches that a life force energy is present in all living things, and that a shortage or blockage of this energy results in physical and mental imbalance and illness. Balance can be restored by tapping into the universal source of life force energy.

     Reiki therapy generally results in an overall relaxation response. Although Reiki practitioners do not claim that Reiki can cure specific illnesses, they believe that it promotes the body's ability to heal itself and that it supports other treatment programs. Recipients feel calm and centered, more energized, or both. Reiki practitioners believe that the process also causes deeper healing on emotional and spiritual levels.

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        Hawaiian people have been using basalt lava stones since ancient times, for physical and spiritual healing and well-being. Hawaiians have always felt closely connected to the spirit of the land, and have traditionally revered rocks as ‘keepers of the spirit’. Massage using hot stones, or ‘pohaku’ as they are known in Hawaii, has been performed for hundreds of years to address the many levels of healing needed to restore balance to the body, mind and soul. The warmed pohaku is integrated into the strokes of Swedish and Hawaiian Lomi Lomi massages for deep relaxation and release of muscle tension.

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