More about Massage Créatif

A Massage Créatif employs many different massage methods, but is based on classical massage (also called Swedish massage), Californian massage and Shiatsu.

By merging the various massage forms and expanding upon the knowledge gained by each school, it has become possible to create an encompassing massage which takes the best elements from these massage forms.

Where a typical physiological massage is taken in steps with interruptions, the Massage Créatif is one long session tying the various body parts together and creating a flow which allows the client to completely let go and receive. Where a typical Californian massage is one long smooth massage, the Massage Créatif manages to work in depth upon muscles and include energy work and pressure points in such a way that it becomes part of the natural flow. Where Shiatsu is very methodical and works on pressure points and stretches, Massage Créatif manages to employ these effective methods while still giving the client a the benefits of a complete body massage.

The Massage Créatif has a clear inspiration from these three schools, and is capable of incorporating other massage forms such as lomi lomi, lymph drainage and reflexology techniques. The heart of Massage Créatif is that the masseuse employs the methods and techniques adapted to a given situation, based on her knowledge, experience and intuition.

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What is Massage Créatif

A Massage Créatif aims toward treating the person as a whole. Working on the muscles in depth where it is particularly needed, soothing and caressing others, while relaxing the entire body and helping the mind to let go of daily worries and concerns.

Through knowledge and intuition; compassion, fingers, hands and arms are employed to treat the muscles while at the same time working with the energies that flow through the body. By combining various massage methods and techniques the body is made to relax deeply while the mind floats away and the client forget worries and concerns while the massage lasts.

The massage becomes a complete treatment of body, mind and soul, filled with pleasure and well-being, leaving the client renewed upon completion.

During a massage it is not only physical tensions that are released and worked on, but also mental and spiritual tensions since a massage of such intense and intimate nature works on the entire person. The massage becomes a journey without pause through bodywork, energy work, meditation, relaxation and trust.

Music, candles, scented oils and a warm comfortable environment all serve to give the client the best possible experience.

Massage and communication

Touch is such a basic and fundamental form of communication that we have been born with the understanding of its importance, not to mention with a deep need and desire to be touched. Mothers hold and caress their babies in order to soothe them and form close bonds. We unconsciously rub sore points to ease pain and tension. People in love hold hands and touch each other repeatedly in order to show their affection and share their feelings.

A touch is the most intimate way we as humans can communicate, the most fundamental and the most powerful. Touch is a form of communication that is direct and clear.

Giving a massage to someone is a set of means and methods to build upon this basic understanding and communication. It's a set of tools and rules which form a socially acceptable method to exchange such intense and powerful energies among people who are strangers.

Massage as a form of communication is unique. It is an exchange between the giver (the masseuse) and the receiver (the client) through hands, fingers, arms and the tools that might be used. It is an exchange of energy as well, of love and strength, of sensuality and compassion.

Through the touch the body of the receiver communicates to the giver where it hurts and where the tensions are located. The body tells the masseuse where there is need for a soothing caress or a deep probe and what locations demand special attention and energy. As the massage progresses the receiver and the giver reach a harmony that can almost be Zen in nature.

The giver and receiver join in cooperation, exchanging energy and knowledge, creating a silent communication. This exchange of energy and centring between client and masseuse is among massage therapists called "Beingness".