Massage
Besides being a treat for your whole body, massage has profound therapeutic benefits.
- Relaxation
- Relief for aching muscles
- Speeds natural healing processes
- Improves kinesthetic awareness
- Detoxifies your muscles and organs
- Awakens innate energy
Swedish Massage
Swedish massage is a set of techniques developed to treat muscles and other soft tissue in the body. In this wonderful treatment, the therapist uses cream or oils that work in direct contact with your skin. You will be unclothed and discreetly draped with a sheet over the areas that the therapist is not working on.
In a one hour massage, the therapist will work on your entire body. However, if you desire extra attention on a particular area (back, shoulders, legs), you may want to book a one-and-a-half or two hour session. During the treatment, you are welcome to ask your therapist to increase or decrease pressure, as desired. They are there to work with you.
Swedish massage involves deep tissue work, which does not necessarily mean it is painful, but, rather, that the therapist will work with the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissues in the body. This process is especially helpful in breaking up underlying scar tissue from old injuries and simultaneously relieving stress from the deeper layers of muscle.
Shiatsu Massage
Using pressure, shiatsu massage seeks to restore balance in the body by working with the meridian system. Meridians are energetic channels in the body which, when blocked, may create pain or other manifestations of imbalance. Shiatsu is based on the same ideology as acupuncture, with participants lying, fully clothed, on a comfortable floor mat.
Thai Massage
In this unique healing system based on yoga and Ayurveda, the practitioner uses his or her palms and thumbs along the body's energy ("Sen") lines and pressure points, while the recipient is guided through a series of yoga-like postures. Together these actions result in a comprehensive full body treatment that relieves muscular tension, improves circulation, boosts the immune system and balances the body energetically. A client receiving Thai Massage remains fully clothed, on a comfortable mat on the floor.
Reflexology
Reflexology is an art and science that aids in bodily relaxation. During a treatment, the practitioner uses his or her hands to apply gentle, yet effectual pressure onto specific points of the feet and/or hands,which promotes profound relaxation throughout the entire interconnected body system.
We also offer Craniosacral, and Pre-natal massage.
Massage Practioners
All of our therapists practice Swedish, deep tissue, and sports massage, in addition to those modalities listed below. All therapists employed by Sal Anthony's Movement Salon are Licensed by the State of New York in the field of Massage Therapy.
Crissy Cretara
Additional Modalities: Prenatal, Shiatsu
Steve Donnelly
Jacqueline Crerar Herbach
Jackie Herbach has been a licensed massage theapist since 1986. She uses a combination of Swedish, Ayurvedic massage, and Reiki in her practice.
Ann Hutchins
Additional Modalities: (Only) Reflexology
Anthony Lee
Additional Modalities: Prenatal, Shiatsu
Praise for Anthony Lee:
"A friend swore that Lee offered restorative rubdowns at bargain-basement prices. We just didn't expect an actual basement to be part of the deal. Our shoulders tightened as we descended into this yoga studio's dim lower level. But Lee brightened our mood. He unfurled our knots with hot stones, then gently rotated our legs while pressing our spine to unlock deep-seated tension. In the future, we'll head uptown for frills-and downstairs for results." -Allure Magazine, Summer 2010
E. Melville
Additional Modalities: The "Blend," Prenatal, Reflexology, Thai
Liz Reyes
Vicky Roberts
Additional Modalites: CranioSacral Therapy, Prenatal, Reflexology, Shiatsu
Clients are drawn to Vicky Roberts because of her sensitivity and attention to their needs. With 10 years of experience and continuing education Vicky is able to customize each massage to maximize its therapeutic effectiveness. She combines a variety of techniques including: deep tissue, stretching, Swedish, and CranioSacral. (CranioSacral Therapy utilizies techniques that work on the central nervous system.) Vicky has advanced, in-depth training and expertise in neck and upper shoulder problems. Her participation in sports, including tennis and skiing, lead her to also study Active Isolated Stretching (A.I.S), a modality perfect for athletes and those with sports injuries and/or chronic pain. Vicky is a graduate of the Swedish Institute and holds a NY State and national license. She is certified in Pre-Natal Massage and CranioSacral Therapy.
Lena Roca
Lori Singer
Additional Modalities: Prenatal, Reflexology, Shiatsu
Jessica Smith
Kristin Swiat
Additional Modalities: Shiatsu
Kristin Swiat has been a licensed massage therapist since March 2010, though the presence of movement and bodywork in her life goes back some 25 years, when she started dancing. She earned a BFA in Dance from Juilliard in 2003 where she also studied Alexander Technique. Later, she studied massage at The Swedish Institute in NYC.
She enjoys combining the specificity of Swedish and sports massage with an energetic and intuitive approach. Kristin also teaches Pilates based movement sessions at The Salon and loves to work with people in both of these contexts. She offers a special session that combines one hour of massage with half an hour of stretching.
Karen Weston
Additional Modalities: Prenatal, Shiatsu
Juliet Wawro
Additional Modalities: Myofacial Release, Shiatsu, Thai
Juliet comes to us from Rochester, NY as a Massage Therapist. After receiving a BA in Dance from SUNY Potsdam, Juliet became a Personal Trainer. While she enjoyed working on an individual and personalized basis with her clients, she was eager to develop and expand her knowledge of the body. She was inspired to pursue an education in bodywork leading to her studies at the Swedish Institute of Massage Therapy. It was here, when Juliet began to fully delve into alternative methods of healing. Juliet explores an integrative approach to finding the root of discomfort to inspire change and restore harmony. In this way she feels that she can create space in the mind and body.
"I approach each person as an individual and my goal is to return the body to the essence of ease through patient embrace."
Maggi An Wilson
Additional Modalities: Thai
Maggi An Wilson graduated from the Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage in June of 2010. Upon receiving her NYS License in Massage Therapy, she began her practice at Sal Anthony's Movement Salon. Her inspired practice incorporates techniques ranging from Swedish and deep tissue therapy, to Thai Yoga and Shiatsu. She uses bodywork as a means to therapeutically find balance in the body and specifically address areas of injury or discomfort. Maggi additionally holds a BFA in dance, cum laude, from the College at Brockport, SUNY. She is a Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor, and a Movement Salon Pilates Instructor. Maggi integrates all that she learns in order to provide a platform for discovering health awareness through touch and movement. (She also enjoys hiking and homemade brownies)!
Rates
- 1 hour massage $70.00
- 1 1/2 hour massage $105.00
- Couples Massage (1 1/2 hour) $105.00
- 2 hour massage $140.00
