Green Sun Wellness

Our massage is tailored to the individual.  Here at Green Sun Wellness, we want to work with you to find the method and variety of therapeutic body work that will best meet your needs for that particular session.  If you are looking for specific work, or something more general, we want to know; if your body needs help facilitating the healing process, or if you are working with an injury, tell us; or maybe you are just searching for the bliss that comes with complete and utter full body relaxation...  Whatever the reason for your visit, we want to meet your needs in the most appropriate and beneficial way possible. We will talk with you before each session to make sure that we can match our approach with the diverse needs of each individual in the present moment.

We provide the following types of therapeutic massage...

Swedish

Chair

Thai

Sports

Pregnancy

Deep Tissure

...and more to come

Swedish Massage, also known as "classic massage" is made up of essentially five types of strokes or movements.  These include effleurage, petrissage, tapotement, vibration, and friction.  Effleurage is a sliding and gliding motion over the skin. It begins to move lymph and prepares the body for deeper work. Petrissage is a bit deeper using kneading, rolling, squeezing and wringing movements.  It increases the blood flow which brings the "good stuff" in and encourages the "bad stuff" out.  Tapotement is rapid rhythmic tapping performed in an alternating fashion. It tonifies muscle and breaks up congestion. Vibrations are fine vibratory movements that gently shake the tissue helping to further  release tissue.  Friction is movement that affects the tissue under the skin by going across the fibers or in a circular motion. It assists in breaking up adhesions in the muscle and scar tissue.

Benefits of Massage include:

• Relaxes the body, mind and spirit

• Releases endorphins which help to lessen pain and improve the mood 

• Improves circulation and assists lymph drainage 

• Enhances digestion and elimination 

• Restores musculo-skeletal integrity and balance 

• Promotes joint health 

• Improves range of motion

Chair massage provides people with the opportunity to receive massage in a public setting without the use of oil or the need to undress.  It can be done in as little as five minutes but may exceed an hour.  It is a great way to introduce massage to anyone who may be new to professional massage.  The benefits of chair massage are similar to those of a table massage.  It can be done in many settings including: sporting events, health fairs, and on the job site.  Chair Massage is ideal for people with conditions that don't allow them to receive table massage, as well as in the work environment as employee appreciation.

  Some of the added benefits include:

• Reduces physical and mental stress

• Relieves physical problems associated with repetitive tasks and prolonged periods of sitting

• Improves alertness and focus

• Improves moral

• Boosts immune system

Green Sun Wellness provides on-site chair massage for Cape

Cod businesses. Contact us!

Thai Massage is a form of bodywork that originated in Thailand.   Sometimes coined, "lazy mans yoga", thai massage has elements of traditional western massage, yoga, and stretching.  Thai massage is performed on a fully dressed client on a cushioned mat on the floor.  Thai massage provides many of the same benefits of traditional table massage, but provides a deeper stretch and focuses on increasing range of motion while compressing and kneading the muscles.  Clients can be worked on prone (lying on stomach), supine (lying on back), side-lying (lying on either side), as well as in a seated position.  The therapist will be alternately providing massage strokes, employing stretching techniques, and guiding the client through yoga postures.  To feel is to believe! If you are interested in learning more about Thai massage, or better yet would like to experience a 90 minute thai massage, please contact us.   

Reiki is also offered at Green Sun Wellness.  It is not massage, but rather an energy-based therapy that requires the practitioner to lay their hands on or just above the physical body. You receive Reiki fully clothed and can be seated or on a table depending on your physical condition. Usui style Reiki is a beautiful form of energy work that assists the client in removing energy blocks throughout their body which then allows the ki/chi (or life force energy) to flow more freely.  Reiki is an amazing way to help you live more clearly, feel more balanced, improve your health, and enhance your quality of life.

For a more information about reiki, please visit http://www.reiki.org/