Client Choices for the Session

I am happy to make selections that enhance your session; however, I believe that it is important for you to know that you have choices. You have the ability to select options that will create the environment most suitable to you at this time. Feel free to ask questions if you would like guidance or more information.

Oil and Balm choices

I use only all-natural products, without chemical or artificial additives. Where possible I use organic, unrefined, and cold pressed ingredients. Please alert me if you have allergies, sensitivities or fragrance concerns.

Oils (with or without added essential oils, wonderful to use for light, flowing relaxation massage work):

• Apricot Kernel Oil: Leaves skin silky and smooth. Light and nourishing. Especially wonderful for the face, inflamed, dry, delicate or mature skin.
• Grapeseed Oil: Light weight oil that easily penetrates the skin. Naturally non-allergenic.
• Jojoba: Actually a liquid wax, rather than an oil. It is wonderful for the skin because it has absorption properties that are similar to our skin's own sebum, resulting in a wonderful skin moisturizer and softener. It is non-allergenic and non-comedogenic.

Balms:

• Muscle Soother: Wonderful on sore muscles and joints. Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, detoxifying, warming, soothing and healing. The base is a rich, luxurious salve that melts into your skin, leaving it silky and nourished. Ingredients: Virgin unrefined coconut oil, organic cocoa butter, shea butter, beeswax, St.John's wort herbal oil (infused olive oil, Vitamin E), organic jojoba oil, grapeseed oil, arnica herbal oil (infused olive oil), essential oils of ginger, scotch pine, lavender, grapefruit and black pepper. Do not use on open wounds. May cause skin sensitization. Avoid with nut allergies. May be best to avoid when pregnant, especially first trimester.
• Soul Soother: Good for emotional health and skin soothing. Emotionally uplifting, balancing, warming, energizing, relaxing, immunostimulant, and analgesic. The base is a rich, luxurious salve that melts into your skin, leaving it silky and nourished. Ingredients: Virgin unrefined coconut oil, organic cocoa butter, shea butter, beeswax, grapeseed oil, essential oils of lavender, vetiver, rosewood, thyme, grapefruit, and benzoin resin oil May cause skin sensitization. Avoid with nut allergies. May be best to avoid when pregnant.
• Skin Soother: This is a rich healing salve, wonderful for feet. Use for dry, cracked skin and for healing skin injuries. Antiseptic, warming, anti-inflammatory, immunostimulant, hydrating, and deodorant. Ingredients: Organic cocoa butter, shea butter, virgin unrefined coconut oil, beeswax, grapeseed oil, avocado oil, calendula and St.John's wort herbal oil (infused olive oil, Vitamin E), Neem herbal oil (infused olive oil), essential oils of lemongrass, vetiver, thyme, palmarosa and myrrh, benzoin resin oil. May cause skin sensitization. Avoid if pregnant or nursing. Avoid with nut allergies.
• Unscented Soother: High in vitamins and nutrients, this is a rich and luxurious salve for your skin. Excellent for sensitive, mature and damaged skin. Unscented, but essential oils can be added. Ingredients: Virgin unrefined coconut oil, organic cocoa butter, beeswax, avocado oil, organic jojoba oil, apricot kernel oil.
• Stress Soother: Good for your mental and physical discomforts. Relaxing, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, warming, soothing and healing. The base is a rich, soothing, healing salve that melts into your skin, leaving it silky and nourished. Ingredients: Organic virgin unrefined coconut oil, organic raw unrefined cocoa butter, beeswax, shea butter, St. John's wort herbal oil(infused olive oil, Vitamin E), organic arnica herbal oil (infused olive oil), essential oils of lavender and clary sage. Do not use if pregnant or nursing. Do not use on broken skin. Avoid with nut allergies. Avoid with estrogen issues such as cysts or fibroids, Don't use together with alcohol or drugs.
• Myofascial soother (unscented): Muscle soothing, with good friction for myofascial work. The base is a rich, healing, soothing salve that melts into your skin, leaving it silky and nourished. Unscented, but essential oils can be added. Ingredients: Organic raw unrefined cocoa butter, organic jojoba oil, beeswax, shea butter, St.John's wort herbal oil (infused olive oil, Vitamin E), organic arnica herbal oil (infused olive oil). Do not use on broken skin. Avoid with nut allergies.
• Menopause Soother: Aids in reducing menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, depression, insomnia, vertigo and pain. High in vitamins, nutrients and essential fatty acids (especially gamma linoleic acid). The base is a rich, soothing, healing salve that melts into your skin, leaving it silky and nourished. Ingredients: Organic virgin unrefined coconut oil, organic raw unrefined cocoa butter, beeswax, shea butter, avocado oil, apricot kernel oil, organic evening primrose oil, essential oils of lavender, rose geranium, rose and jasmine. Avoid if pregnant or nursing. Avoid with nut allergies.
• Pregnancy Soother: Aids with stress, depression, and water retention. High in vitamins, nutrients and essential fatty acids (especially gamma linoleic acid). The base is a rich, healing, soothing salve that melts into your skin, leaving it silky and nourished. Ingredients: Organic virgin unrefined coconut oil, organic raw unrefined cocoa butter, beeswax, shea butter, avocado oil, apricot kernel oil, organic evening primrose oil, organic calendula herbal oil (infused olive oil, Vitamin E), essential oils of grapefruit, mandarin, petitgrain, rosewood, helichrysum, and rose. A little goes a long way with this concentrated, luxurious balm. Avoid with nut allergies.
• Revitalizing Soother: Good for energizing and feeling better all around. Antidepressive, muscle relaxant, meditative, anti-inflammatory. Ingredients: Organic virgin unrefined coconut oil, organic raw unrefined cocoa butter, beeswax, grapeseed oil, essential oils of litsea cubeba, geranium, vetivert, coriander seed, amyris. A little goes a long way with this concentrated, luxurious balm. Avoid if pregnant or nursing.
• Helios Topical Pain Spray and "Pocket" Roll-On: This analgesic oil is for relief of sore muscles, joints, nerves, ligaments and tendons associated with arthritis, backaches, neck tension, headaches and other related symptoms. 100% natural, botanical essential oils with over 20 natural pain relieving and muscle relaxing compounds, combine in a soothing aroma-therapeutic solution. This oil is used for spot treatments in sore areas. Applying heat on top of the oil allows even greater benefits in relaxing and soothing tight areas. Ingredients: menthol, essential oils of peppermint, nutmeg, lavender, clove, and black pepper, jojoba and apricot oil, alcohol, and flower essences of self heal, oak, sunflower, pine and vervain.
• Herbal Muscle Heat Balm: Deep-penetrating "all natural muscle balm", using special herbs that have been used for hundreds of years. Specially blended waxes help provide a "time release" effect that enables nurturing herbs to work for hours. Ingredients: Ozokerite Wax, Bayberry Wax, Carnauba Wax, Aloe Oil, Cassia Oil, Shea Butter, Olive Oil, Gum of Camphor, Menthol, Peppermint Oil, Eucalyptus Oil, Vitamin E Oil, Extracts of: Arnica, Capsicum, Chamomile, Comfrey, Lavender.

Adjunct therapies and options

• Heat therapy: Heated rice packs can be placed on tight/sore muscles or just used for soothing relaxation.
• Hot, moist towels: Hot moist towels can be used to allow oil to better penetrate your feet and then remove excess oil. Also can be used to freshen up after session if you don't wish to leave lubricant on your skin.
• Cold therapy: On hot days, cool moist towels can be used to cool and soothe your hot skin. Ice packs can be used to calm painful muscles.
• Aromatherapy: Essential oils can be added to lubricants for beneficial effects and scent. Essential oils can also be added to a diffuser to help keep sinuses open while prone on the massage table and for emotional/physical benefits.
• Eye pillow: An eye pillow can be used when you are face up to enhance your relaxation.
• Bolsters: If you feel at all uncomfortable on the massage table, please alert me. Additional padding and pillows may be used to increase your sense of ease and comfort.
• bodyCushion^TM: This cushion system allows you to lie face-down, face-up, or on your side without unnecessary pressure in any areas, supporting your natural body curves. It is adjustable to allow an extensive range of body types maximum support and comfort. Wonderful to use when pregnant.

Music

You are welcome to bring in appropriate choices of music from home. I have a list of music available to choose from. Most of the music is soothing and quiet, but we can also utilize more upbeat music if it suits the session. You also have the option of no music.