Brilliant Massage & Skin- New Add-On Foot or Hand Scrub! - Add a scrub to your next appointment with us!
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Safety First!
It’s wise to assume that you will have to dilute your essential oils before using them. As a rule, keep the concentration levels of…
Gua sha (Chinese: 刮痧)
It can be done on the body for tension relief and for the face for beauty reasons.
Warning: Do not Google “gua sha.” The results will yield scary photos showing beet red human backs. This is the down-and-dirty version of gua sha massage, a practice of Chinese medicine that predates acupuncture and translates…
Massage Incorporating Tools
Soft Tissue Mobilization
After completing Graston M1 Basic Tools training and purchasing Graston Tools, (which were not cheap!) I decided to complete final level Graston M2 Technique Training and take the preferred provider test.
It was truly a great class. What impressed me the most was how diaphragmatic breathing can improve range of motion. Not…
Best sleeping positions?
Pros: Snoozing in supine pose is a boon for spine and neck health, because the back is straight and not forced into any contortions. Plus back sleeping helps the mattress do its job of supporting the spine. In a perfect (and kind of uncomfy) world, everyone would sleep on their backs without a…
Deep tissue Massage it is!
Deep Tissue Massage is my favorite form of massage to perform, so no doubt I wanted to deepen my knowledge. So I took up a course for learning more techniques in the advanced deep tissue massage. First of all, I have officially added another 24 Hours of Advanced Deep Tissue Massage…
Is cracking your back safe?
Cracking you back or other knuckles might feel good. After a long day, you may feel the need to bend or twist your body until you hear that relieving "pop" sound in your joints. But is the old wives’ tale about cracking our joints true? Could you be causing serious damage?
A question…