Massage

"My intention is to offer you a heart-centered experience through the power of touch. One that allows and encourages you to participate in working toward your highest good through the connection and healing of your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual body." --Gail Rountree

When we hear the word massage, it conjures up images of relaxation and easing sore, tense muscles. We’ve heard that it reduces blood pressure, increases circulation, improves sleep, and removes toxins from the body. Research studies show that touch/massage increases infant weight, decreases anxiety and depression, and strengthens our immune system. But there is more to who you are than just your physical body. The touch received during a massage can help to bring about changes on a deeper level. It allows for you to connect the mental, emotional, and spiritual parts of yourself with your physical body, bringing about balance and harmony to yourself as a whole.

Sometimes we don’t feel safe or give ourselves the time to express or show our feelings. When this happens, the feelings tend to get stuck in our body. We tense the muscles in our neck when we are angry and frustrated. Our chest and respiratory muscles tighten when we feel anxious or hold back tears. We may clench our jaw instead of yelling or saying what we want to say. This results in a physical stress, and an emotional stress being stored in the body, maybe on an unconscious level. By relaxing muscles and reducing tension during a massage, the unconscious or stored emotion, as well as the physical discomfort, can be released or set free from the body.

Find out how Massage integrates with Healing Touch

"I have experienced low back pain for over a year, visiting many specialists and undergoing many tests, only to be told they couldn't find the problem. Totally frustrated I came to Gail for massage, hoping that would be the answer. The massage was great, and it was the first step to healing. Gail introduced me to Healing Touch, which she performed in a very warm and loving environment, leaving me feeling grounded and at peace. Now, my pain free days last longer and longer with each visit. It has been an amazing journey so far and I truly feel blessed that Gail came into my life." -- Regina C.

To treat in a holistic way
is to see all of you.
The focus is not on
individual body parts or
dysfunction, but on
achieving balance.

Our body holds our
life story ... all of the
events, feelings and
thoughts that we have
ever experienced are
stored within.