Relaxation massage is a massage tailored to your needs. During each session, we take into account your expectations and concerns to determine the type of massage best suited to your situation.
During these massages, the sensation of well-being felt allows the mind to switch off and the body to relax. It's a precious moment when time stands still, a delicious interlude.
Beyond the pleasure and relaxation of a massage, it also has therapeutic virtues: in particular, it reduces stress hormones and improves sleep quality.
Relaxing massage at La Clinique Naturelle with Caroline Matthey (ASCA and RME) and Enzo Di Bisceglie (ASCA and RME)
What is the purpose of a relaxation massage?
The main aim of our relaxation massage is to promote relaxation and overall well-being. This treatment is designed to meet your body's needs, offering you a moment's pause in a daily routine often punctuated by stress and tension.
Using gentle, soothing techniques, the massage aims to reduce superficial muscular tension, particularly that caused by daily stress, fatigue or prolonged postures. It relieves tension, loosens muscles and stimulates blood circulation, while creating a state of deep calm.
More than just physical relief, our relaxation massage is also a way to regain mental equilibrium. It allows you to disconnect, take time for yourself and refocus, offering you a genuine interlude of serenity in your routine.
What is the purpose of a relaxing massage?
The aim of our relaxing massage is to relieve muscular tension and release tense areas. Through gentle or vigorous, targeted movements, the relaxing massage works on muscles and tissues to dissipate tension and promote a feeling of lightness and immediate well-being .
This treatment is particularly suited to those seeking rapid relief from temporary aches and pains, without the need for in-depth analysis of the causes of tension.
An excellent choice for anyone wishing to free themselves from physical and mental tension in the moment, toquickly regain a sense of well-being.
What are the effects of a relaxing massage?
These massages can :
- Reduce stress
- Be anti-inflammatory
- have anxiolytic effects
- work on physical and psychological tensions
They can also have a positive influence on the pathologies of certain internal organs.
These therapies are based on stimuli that provoke a response from the body.
What are the techniques involved in a relaxing massage?
Relaxing and relieving massage techniques are varied and adapted to the specific needs of each individual. Although both types of massage aim to improve well-being and reduce tension, they use different approaches.
Relaxation massage
Relaxation massage uses gentle, slow, fluid movements such as effleurage, light kneading and gentle friction to promote relaxation and reduce stress.
Relaxing massage
Relaxing massage, on the other hand, is more targeted and works specifically on areas of muscular tension. The techniques used are often more intense than those of a relaxing massage, but remain within an approach that aims to dissipate tension and relieve muscular pain in the moment. These manual techniques have a direct effect on the body, stretching and relaxing contracted muscles.
These treatments can focus on different parts of the body, such as the back, neck, legs, feet, arms and hands. They can also be combined with other relaxation techniques such as reflexology or lymphatic drainage. The treatment you receive will be tailored to your specific needs.
Contraindications
These massages are particularly recommended for stressed or anxious people, whatever their age. However, certain precautions must be taken:
- Pregnancy: Massages are not indicated during the first trimester. From the 13th week, expectant mothers can benefit from an adapted massage (massage for pregnant women).
- Phlebitis
- Cancer: A doctor's approval is required prior to any session.
Our massages are performed on massage tables using vegetable oils. Please let us know if you have any allergies.
We remain at your disposal for any questions you may have.
Our therapists for relaxing massage and stress-relieving massage
What's the difference between therapeutic and relaxing massage?
Although therapeutic massage and relaxation massage share the goal of relieving tension and improving well-being, their approaches and objectives are distinct.
Therapeutic massage to find and work on the cause of your ailments
Massage therapy goes beyond the simple relief of superficial aches and pains. In this approach, the therapist works in depth to identify the underlying causes of the aches and pains. These may be chronic pain, injury, poor posture, muscular dysfunction or problems linked to long-term accumulated tension.
The therapist takes the time to understand the origin of your pain and tension, analyzing your posture and lifestyle habits, and focusing on specific areas that require particular attention. The aim is to get to the root of the problem and promote lasting healing. The techniques used are tailored to the patient's individual needs.
Relaxing massage, localized on painful areas to relieve pain
Relaxing massage, on the other hand, focuses on the immediate relief of tension and stress. It doesn't seek to analyze the cause of the pain, but rather to offer an immediate sense of well-being. The aim is to loosen muscles and bring about a feeling of general relaxation.
The techniques used in a relaxing massage are gentler and aim to release superficial tension, improve circulation and soothe the body, without getting into deeper issues. This type of massage is ideal for quick relief and a feeling of lightness.
In a nutshell: Whether you choose a therapeutic or a relaxing massage, the important thing is to meet your specific needs and offer you the treatment that's right for you. If you have persistent pain or chronic muscular tension, a therapeutic massage will be particularly beneficial. If you're simply looking to relax and relieve everyday tension, a relaxing massage is an excellent choice.
What are the differences between relaxation and therapeutic massage?
Relaxing massage aims to relax you by massaging different parts of the body, such as the back, legs, feet, face, scalp, arms and hands. Our masseuses and masseurs use gentle techniques to help you let go of muscular tension. It's a cocooning moment to recharge your batteries!
The therapist can focus on the areas you prefer (back, legs, arches...). The aim is to relax and soothe your body. Unlike spas, beauty salons, massage parlors, gyms or fitness clubs, these massages are given by therapists who are also trained and certified in other therapeutic techniques (therapeutic massage, reflexology, lymphatic drainage...) and can therefore advise you as needed.
Therapeutic massage is a practice used to relieve muscular pain, improve blood and lymph circulation, eliminate toxins and promote physical and mental relaxation. It helps you become aware of your body posture. It has therapeutic objectives.
This massage is therefore very different from relaxation massages in that it is tailor-made, with the therapist massaging painful areas and focusing on those areas that may be the cause of the pain. Practitioners don't aim for relaxation, but rather to rebalance the body and relieve tension.
For those who prefer targeted massages on the face and head, we also offer facial massages.
And for those who particularly appreciate foot massages, we also practice reflexology.
You can make a loved one enjoy these massages by offering a gift voucher.
How to find us
Rue Jean-Sénebier 20, Geneva (near Parc des Bastions).
Wellness massage: Why is it promoted by complementary health insurance?
"An hour of relaxation to soothe the body and free the mind."
Why is a massage good for your health?
Reducing stress and anxiety
Relaxation massage is renowned for its positive, anti-stress effects on the nervous system. By releasing accumulated tension, it helps to reduce anxiety and promote a state of mental calm, encouraging you to let go. Slow, regular and fluid movements release endorphins, the happy hormones that generate a feeling of well-being.