Party package: 1. Brief overview of aromatherapy, main essential oils, their properties and uses 2. Mini treatments for all - a choice of: Facial/Hand Massage/Foot Massage or Back, neck and shoulders (over cloths) 3. Personalised aroma gift for each guest.
Swedish Massage
£45 (1 hour) Swedish massage uses five styles of long, flowing strokes to massage: effleurage (sliding or gliding), petrissage (kneading), tapotement (rhythmic tapping), friction and vibration/shaking. Swedish massage has shown to be helpful in reducing pain, joint stiffness, and improving function in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Pregnancy Massage £45 (1 hour) A calming therapy during pregnancy for pain and relaxation. When medication for pain relief is often limited, this massage will help you feel more comfortable, relaxed and enjoy the experience by easing many of the symptoms and conditions associated with pregnancy and preparing the body for the changes that occur during this special time. It will help promote a healthy, happy pregnancy as well as labour and recovery period. Massage can be of enormous benefit to both mother and baby during a time of physical and emotional change It alleviates muscle tension, muscle spasm and cramping, sciatic pain, swelling (oedema), back, neck and shoulder discomfort caused by hormonal and postural changes. It can also help improve the quality of sleep, reduce headaches, relieve heartburn, tackle, stress, balance mood-swings and relieve depression.
Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage (MLD) £45 (1 hour) Using a careful and gentle technique, it’s a dry massage with no pressure involved. Lymphatic drainage must be performed slowly. It mainly focuses on stretching the skin gently in the desired drainage direction but never compress the lymphatic vessels. Lymphatic drainage can prove beneficial in immune system stimulation, reduction in oedema (swelling), regeneration of tissues (e.g. from burns and pre/post-surgical scarring), reduction of symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, pain relief, deep relaxation to aid insomnia, depression and stress treatment and control of lymphoedema.
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Your local Aromatherapist & Masseuse Elena is a fully-qualified masseuse with liability insurance and committed to continuous professional development. She is qualified in Aromatherapy NVQ Level 3, ITEC Massage Level 3, Lymphatic Drainage and Pregnancy Massage. Elena is a professional member of the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT), the International Federation of Aromatherapy (IFA) and also a Committee Member of the Cambridge Massage Society. She is specialised in the use of bespoke essential oil blends as an alternative way of preventing and/or treating the symptoms of common physical and emotional conditions such as muscular pains, inflammations, viral infections, headaches, , menstrual cramps, stress, anxiety and depression. Elena also uses a counselling approach in her practice to help relieve physical and emotional pain (currently specialising in bereavement and loss).
What’s Aromatherapy? A popular holistic treatment based on the use of essential oils (extracted from plants, flowers, fruits, seeds, etc...) for medicinal purposes. These can be applied in a variety of ways: diluted in massage, compresses, baths or controlled inhalation. Aromatherapy has a long history but its modern use began just before World War 2, when the healing nature of lavender was rediscovered.
Consultation To ensure the continued well-being of clients all treatments start with a consultation that enables the therapist to check for contra-indications to an aroma treatment and help determine the best essential oil blend for your condition and based your physical and emotional needs and smell preferences. There are important factors affecting your overall health that will be discussed: Medical history, diet, lifestyle, occupation, sleep patterns, exercise and relaxation. Your therapist will keep all details confidential, make you feel at ease and refer you to a doctor or a specialist if needed be. With Elena's help and informed advice you will select the most beneficial blend made of 2 – 4 essential oils to suit your physical and emotional needs. Oils will normally be tested on your skin first to check for allergies or sensitivities. Full body massage is carried out using gentle massaging techniques to apply the oils (with underwear on). It is also possible to massage just the hands and feet as part of the treatment. For the oils to be most effective they need to be left on for at least 6 hours – during this period it’s a good idea to avoid heavy exercise and drink plenty of fluids. The effects of the treatment may last up to 36 hours.
Benefits of Aromatherapy Aromatherapy can help many including the elderly, pregnant ladies and children: 1. Enhancing mood and feeling of well-being 2. Improving blood and lymphatic circulation through massage with essential oils (some will either constrict or dilate blood vessels therefore raising or lowering blood pressure) 3. Balance endocrine system hormone production. 4. Strengthen the immune system killing viruses, bacteria and fungal infections. 5. Reduce pain. 6. Encourage restful sleep. 7. Improve digestion.
Aromatherapy can help you! There is new evidence that aromatherapy is effective in treating states in palliative care, geriatric care, cardiac rehabilitation, mental health a wide range of conditions: • Anxiety* • Phobias • Sleeplessness • Pain (by relaxation) • Epileptic seizures • Depression • Senile dementia • Arthritis • Digestive problems • Bacterial & fungal
infections • Pre-menstrual syndrome • Period pain • Menopausal problems • Eczema • Rosacea (skin reddening)
“Discover a world of therapeutic essential oils embarking on an odyssey of aromas!“
Treatments* (All treatments include a consultation)
Aromatherapy Massage (ARM) • Facial £25.00 (30 mins) • Back, neck and shoulders £35 (30 mins) • Full Body or localised £45 (1 hour) • Full body with head, neck & scalp massage or facial £60 and £65 respectively (1 hour 15) Important: Avoid Aromatherapy Massage if you have an infectious or contagious disease; a temperature; recent fractures or large, recent scarring; broken skin; just eaten a heavy meal or drunk alcohol. Care is needed if you have a heart condition, cancer or you are heavily medicated or pregnant (medical consent needed).
Aromatherapy Pamper Parties (£15 per person – minimum party of 5) Do you need a relaxing or uplifting treat? Perhaps you have an important occasion to celebrate like a birthday, motherhood, a life achievement or even a divorce settlement? An Aroma Pamper Party with Elena is the stress-free answer ... just because you are worth it! Host a pamper party for you and your friends from the comfort of your own home. I take care of the rest!