The Centers Massage Therapist’s provide a variety of services for our clients. During pregnancy, weight has been added to the belly, which strain on the back. Pregnancy can also be a very stressful time emotionally. Massage therapy, both before and after birth, can help relieve these strains. Call us to schedule an appointment and thank you for visiting acupuncture Connecticut (CT). The use of hot stones as a form of healing and massage therapy is a time-honored art. Our hot stone massage is grounding and deeply relaxing. Incorporating the Swedish technique with the healing properties of heated stones, hot stone therapy is excellent for relaxing and reinvigorating the body and spirit. Each of the stones used in this therapy have been hand selected by Eileen from their natural environment and chosen for their individual and unique texture, shape, weight and integrity. The stones have a high iron content which maintain a steadier and constant temperature. * Swedish * Relaxation Massage Hours: Friday 9 am - 7 pm Saturday 9 am - 3 pm Tuesday & Thursday after 5pm * Help restore muscle tone * Increase joint flexibility * Reduction in muscle soreness and stiffness * Increase blood Circulation * Decrease chronic pain * Chair * In-Home (within 15 miles from our office) * Therapeutic Stone * Pre and Post Natal * Elderly-Comfort Prenatal massage therapy focuses on the special needs of the mother-to-be. It provides relaxation by relieving stress on joints, eases neck and back pain, helps to keep good posture, relaxes and provides flexibility to birthing muscles. Massage can aid the circulatory and lymphatic systems, which can keep blood flowing to both the mother and the baby, and reduce fatigue. It stimulates different glands in the body, which help to stabilize hormone levels, and relieves nervous tension throughout the body. The fetus can also receive warm, loving touches before he or she is born. Massage oils and creams with vitamin E included may help with possible stretching of the skin around the belly. Doctors agree that a relaxed mother will be more likely to have a happier and healthier pregnancy, and perhaps an easier delivery. Massage therapy relieves mental and physical fatigue and reduces stress, tension, and anxiety. Massage increases blood oxygenation and circulation. It increases metabolism and calms the nervous system and speeds up natural healing and recuperating powers of the body. Soreness and stiffness in the joints and muscles is reduced. Massage relaxes muscle spasm and relieves tension in the muscles. Muscle tone is improved. Massage prevents and delays muscular atrophy resulting from inactivity and also assists muscle definition. Through increased blood circulation and warming the layers of the skin, massage improves the skin tone, giving it a healthy glow. Massage improves posture and boosts confidence and self-esteem. Smooth hot stones are placed on your body’s key energy centers to penetrate aching muscles and melt tensions away. The stones are an extension of and enhancement to the healing and comfort of her hands. Enter a state of euphoria and feel the warmth of the stones as your body releases stress and toxins. Relaxing the body at its core, hot stone massage promotes a sense of harmony, alignment and balance. Massage therapy is not only beneficial before childbirth, but also afterwards. Postpartum massage focuses on helping to restore the woman's body to its pre-pregnancy condition. Massage therapy plays an important part in the restoration of the abdominal muscle wall and the uterus to its normal state. It helps to realign the body weight to its original distribution, and tones the over-stretched areas of skin over the belly. As with all massages, it relieves muscle tension and stress from everyday activities, especially new mothering duties. It not only helps restore the physical body to the new mom, but also helps to revive her emotional state. The loving touch of hands can provide a time to relax and helps to get her through the postpartum blues. When the mother feels good about herself, it is easier to meet the needs of her newborn.