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By Larry Ricketts, Lead Therapist
Choosing a massage for yourself is as personal as choosing your career, a car or your clothes each day. Here are a few tips to help you make the most of your massage.
First, understand your own personality. Are you a person that is comfortable communicating exactly what you want in a massage? Or, would you prefer to rely on the expertise of your therapist, who can feel what your body needs and go with it? Do you like it when a massage therapist targets your sore areas or tension knots? Or do you prefer long broad strokes that create ultimate relaxation and circulation? Would you like to just have your back, upper body or lower body worked on? Each is an important question to consider before selecting your massage.
Talking to your therapist before any massage is crucial for your treatment. Know what it is you’re expecting and pass that on to your therapist. A qualified therapist will be able to adjust to meet your needs. Throughout the years, I find when I ask my clients “It’s your time now. What is it that you want?” it helps me customize the massage experience, and my clients feel more comfortable going into their treatment. Knowing that you have explained what you want will help you to be more relaxed and you will fully enjoy your treatment.
There are so many different kinds of massages or modalities that you really can find the one that best suits your needs. Looking over the menu of the spa you may be visiting is vital. I find that many guests that I work on here at Red Mountain Resort & Spa don’t even know what treatment they are signed up for or what benefits to expect. That’s a great way to experiment and find new things, but if you know that you can only squeeze in a few treatments while at a spa then you will want to look more closely to the descriptions, so you can find what you will enjoy the most. Treatment descriptions on a spa menu will tell you if the treatment is therapeutic, relaxing, rejuvenating, etc, and many treatments are designed to target specific needs. Take the time to look them over and mark the ones that best meet your needs before setting your appointments. If you are still having a difficult time deciding, take the time to talk to a Spa Coordinator. They have been trained to understand the benefits of each treatment, and can help you find one to meet your needs.
If it is your first time having body work and still a little nervous about it. You may want to have a treatment done that allows you to keep your clothes on like Chair massage, Reflexology or Thai Yoga massage. This way you can ask questions and allow yourself to feel the difference in your body to understand the benefits of massage.
If all else fails read over your options and see what sounds best to you. Spas offer a selection of many massages and treatments that will benefit you in a variety of ways, so you are more than likely not going be disappointed. However, the more information you gather about the massages and the more you know about yourself the better your experience will be. Always remember that once you are in the treatment room take some deep breathes and relax. Trust that you are getting exactly what you need at that time in your life and enjoy.
May every experience you have with body work exceed your expectations.
Note: We thought this would be a fun photo to show that Red Mountain is a pet-friendly facility. Stay tuned for news on our new pet services menu coming soon.
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