- Focuses on body comfort and well-being.
- Emphasizes stress reduction and functional movement.
- Utilizes stretching and myofascial release.
- Incorporates passive movements and intuitive Swedish.
- Aims to facilitate healing and return to activities.
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Healing Tree Massage + Wellness Studio
175 East Broadway, Suite 209, Vancouver, BC, V5T1W2
Tue/Wed/Thur/Fri Rebecca is passionate about helping people feel comfortable in their bodies, whether it’s through providing support for an injury, maintaining movement, or grounding through relaxation. After studying at the West Coast College of Massage Therapy, she developed her approach to massage therapy, which is one that encourages well-being, stress reduction, and facilitates functional movement. Gravitating toward stretching techniques, myofascial release, passive movements, and intuitive Swedish massage, Rebecca works with each client to optimize wellness. Her goal is to provide a comforting space for her clients to relax, release tension, heal, and get back to the lifestyles and activities that they enjoy. Born and raised in Victoria, Rebecca has lived an active lifestyle on the island and enjoys hiking, practicing yoga, and movement of any form. She looks forward to meeting you at Healing Tree!
Hot stone massage therapy has been used throughout history all across the world. Using basalt stones, heat is transferred from the rock to the body through rhythmic movements. Hot stone therapy can be used on its own, for deep relaxation and increase in circulation, or in combination with manual therapy to release muscle tension before working deep into the tissues with the hands. Whether you're looking for overall relief, or targeted work to an injury or problem area, hot stone massage may benefit you. Additionally, cold stones can also be incorporated into treatment. While used sparingly and in combination with the hot stones on the skin, cold stones can be used to target areas of restriction. Hot stones and cold stones will be used at the exact same time, reducing the detectability of the cold sensation. Cold stones may also be used at the end of any treatment to reduce any suspected inflammation. Benefits of Hot Stone Massage: - Increase circulation for blood and lymph - decreased blood pressure - increase in oxygen and nutrients to tissues - increased moisture in skin - Increase relaxation and decrease tension, stress and fatigue - reduce congestion in sinuses Benefits of Cold Stone Massage: - decrease swelling and edema caused by injury - reduced muscle spasm - reduce acute inflammation - pain reduction Please review the following before booking a hot stone treatment: Hot stone massage cannot be performed on patients/in areas with the following: - Surgery sites where nerve damage may have occurred/sensation altered - Any altered sensation resulting from neuropathy, diabetes, or any other disease - Autoimmune or inflammatory diseases - Open wounds from a skin condition, lesion, or inflamed skin - Prescription medicine that may have side effects to heat or changes in temperature - Pregnancy - reduced temperature may be an option* - Heart disease where temperature changes challenge circulatory system - Varicose veins - Thin skin of elderly and infants - lighter pressure and lower lower temperature may be an option* - Internal hardware - pins, plates, screws, rods - Acute injuries Cold stone massage cannot be performed on patients/in areas with the following: - Decreased sensation - Hypertension - Raynaud's disease - Rheumatoid arthritis - Local limb ischemia - History of vascular compromise - frostbite, arteriosclerosis etc. - Cold allergy