Yoga comprises a wide range of mind/body practices, from postural and breathing exercises to deep relaxation and meditation. Yoga therapy tailors these to the health needs of the individual. It helps to promote all-around positive health, as well as assisting particular medical conditions. This therapy is particularly appropriate for many chronic conditions that persist despite conventional medical treatment.

A natural healing art based on the principle that there are reflexes in the feet, hands and ears which correspond to every part, gland and organ of the body. Through application of pressure on these reflexes without the use of tools, crèmes or lotions reflexology relieves tension, improves circulation and helps promote the natural function of the body.

“The feet are like portals that bring in energy from the earth and generate energy flow – or the flow of prana (life force energy) – up through the legs and entire body. The feet are like switchboards of our body and microcosms of our physical health. By opening and strengthening the feet, the entire movement of energy throughout the body is enhanced, along with overall health, and stagnant energy and blood flow is released. There is a reason we all like our feet massaged, and it isn’t just about sore muscles.”

~ exercepted from “A Life Worth Breathing” by Max Strom, Yoga Master

An artful approach to healing through massage, energy work and the use of essential oils.  Your body will be treated in a holistic manner body, mind and spirit.  The oils are used therapeutically based on the direction and intention of the session.  Essential oils are from nature and hold the wisdom and healing energy of the plants, trees and flowers.  Hot compresses may also be used to assist in your session.

Massage therapists commonly use Swedish massage techniques, with long flowing strokes and gentle pressure, to provide a full-body relaxation.

Wake up your body’s innate healing mechanisms!  Lymphatic massage therapy is a healing art that uses integrative massage techniques to alleviate pain and promote healing throughout your body.

The body’s lymphatic system transports a clear fluid called lymph that contains lymphocytes – immune cells that protect your body against bacteria, viruses and other harmful matter. The lymphatic system also regulates waste and fluid removal. When the lymphatic system is blocked, toxic fluids build up in the body, which can cause fatigue and illness.  The purpose of lymphatic massage is to clear any blockages that may have accumulated thereby boosting your immune system and releasing toxins from your body.

This massage combines Swedish massage relaxation techniques with shiatsu, or deep thumb localized pressure points.

A blissful combination beginning with a fifteen minute hot foot soak infused with mineral salts and aromatherapy oils and accompanied by a hot cup of loose leaf tea. Then begin your integrated massage with a relaxing scalp massage. Scalp massage clears and revitalizes the mind and improves concentration. It works on the higher chakras bringing the body back into balance. It also helps promote sound sleep at night. An application of peppermint & henna rinse refreshes the scalp and is followed by a nourishing jojoba oil to soothe and hydrate your hair. Next enjoy a full body massage that will address all the tight or tense areas in your body. You’ll finish this blissful treatment with a warm towel steam for the face and then you are invited to take a nice hot shower -shampoo & towel will be provided. This service is so intoxicating you may never want a massage any other way.

An Eastern healing tradition whose purpose is to rebalance the complex energy systems that compose the body when they have become out of balance. In this tradition, people are considered to be surrounded by an unlimited universal energy source from which the physical universe is built. The energy systems in the healthy body are in balance, but they can be disrupted by stress, and this unbalancing may have physical manifestations such as pain. The reiki practitioner is trained to channel energy from the universal energy source, which flows through his or her hands to the body of the receiver. The result is the rebalancing of mind and body, the strengthening of body and spirit, the opening of energy blockages, the creation of a sense of well-being, and the healing of illnesses. Reiki sessions are generally held in a quiet setting in comfortable surroundings and may be as short as 5 minutes for treatment of a specific part of the body or as long as an hour for a full-body treatment.

Bring a sense of balance into your everyday life and become more aware on an internal level. Each session is customized to meet your evolving needs. This combination of gentle healing modalities helps support your body’s innate healing abilities. This therapy is perfect if your looking to relax deeply, quiet your mind and release patterns (anger, grief, stress) held in the body. It also speeds recovery from physical trauma or other injuries.   Based on what the individual needs are sessions incorporate CranioSacral Therapy, Zero Balancing, Jin Shin Jyutsu, Reiki, MyoFascial Release Therapy, Shiatsu and Acupressure.

During the initial evaluation you will review your diet, lifestyle and medical history.  A thorough consultation will identify your unique mind body type and your current state of doshas (mind-body balance) and help to find out root cause of imbalances using different Ayurveda techniques and evaluation methods including pulse analysis.

A customized program will be created for you which includes recommendation of dietary plan, gentle lifestyle changes may include yoga, meditation and breathing exercises, recommendations of herbal supplements and Panchakarma –cleansing and detoxifying therapies.

In this therapy, herbal oils are vigorously massaged into your body with specialized strokes and Marma point pressure. It is mainly done to pacify Vata. This is not your regular type of massage! It is deeply relaxing, deliciously nurturing and nourishing, and very rejuvenating to all of the tissues of the body.

The combination of oil, herb and Herbal decoctions helps to create balance in the mental and bodily elements; especially the touch with consciousness can help tremendously for Vata imbalance naturally helping the nervous system to relax.

It is typically followed by Steam therapy for more absorption of herbal oils in tissues

Benefits of warm oil massage:-

• Rejuvenates the whole body
• Delays aging
• Increases longevity
• Loosens impurities
• Revitalizes the skin and tissues
• Benefits sleep patterns
• Strengthens the body’s tolerance
• Reduces stress
• Promotes vitality

Marma is a Sanskrit word meaning hidden, or secret. By definition, a Marma point is a juncture on the body where two or more types of tissue meet, such as muscles, veins, ligaments, bones or joints. Yet Marma points are much more than a casual connection of tissue and fluids; they are intersections of the vital life force and Prana, or breath.

Marma massage involves full body soft flowing massage with warm herbal oil and stimulating the vital energy points on the body. It removes blockages form the Marma points, revitalizes energy giving physical and psychological relaxation and strength.

Regular Marma massage protects from Vata disorders nourishes body, extends life span, provides good sleep, and improves physical stability. Simulating or massaging the Marma points gives benefits to the area of their location and improves the function of the connecting organs.

This is a specialized herbal steam therapy in which specific herbal decoction is used for steam therapy. This is traditionally used after Abhyanga or any other oil massage to further detoxify the body and help the medicated oils penetrate into the tissues by dilating body channels. The application of heat counteracts the cold qualities of Vata and Kapha, reduces the body’s stiffness and heaviness, as well as the slow, heavy, sticky qualities of toxins.

Traditionally it is done after oil massage but can be available separately.

Benefits of Herbal Steam therapy-

• Improves Blood circulation
• Promotes absorption of herbal oils in body tissues
• Loosens and removes deep seated toxins
• Relieves Stiffness and heaviness
• Balances Doshas especially Vata and Kapha
• Relaxing and calming

This therapy (also known as Chakra Basti) helps to balance the Nabhi Marma, which is the vital center where all 72,000 nadis (subtle energy pathways) converge. It strengthens the power of digestion and absorption, and facilitates the release of deeply seated emotions. It relieves digestive symptoms such as irritable bowel, flatulence, poor appetite, constipation and abdominal discomfort. It is performed with abdominal massage with specific herbal oil followed by filling a dam made out of dough and placed over the navel area with lukewarm medicated oil or ghee.

This is an authentic massage using herbal oils with specialized gentle deep strokes and pressure on various Marma points over head. This includes entire head, neck and shoulder massage. Herbal oils used in this massage balance Doshas, help for hair and scalp problems, as well as strengthening hair roots and improving hair condition, thus making your hair healthy and lustrous.

• The massage helps to improve the function of the five senses and nervous system.
• It improves blood circulation and helps detoxification.
• It reduces stress and depression and helps with sleeplessness and anxiety.
• Helps in relieving musculo-skeletal tension.
• Gives deep relaxation and feeling of rejuvenation it is done in combination with head herbal steam therapy and Ayurveda foot massage.

In our lives we are challenged by patterns that limit our ability to open and balance joints, breath freely and move comfortably. Connective tissue supports these patterns in our structure as well as setting the limitations in movement that we develop over time due to trauma, stress, injury, the effects of gravity, overuse, etc. It also compresses and creates rotations in joints. This effect expresses itself in your body as chronic pain, stiffness, limited range of motion and general discomfort in your body.

Connective tissue is malleable and CAN be changed. In Rolfing, we use gentle manipulation and functional movement education to open your connective tissue restrictions and help us explore ways out of our habitual, limited movement patterns.

The benefits of Rolfing include balanced and effortless posture, organized initiation of movement from the core, and reduced chronic pain.

Rolfing is not just for Yoga practitioners. It relieves chronic pain, improves function and coordination, shortens exercise/injury recovery time and helps us to be more comfortable in our bodies.

When scheduling Rolfing can either address specific issues, a session at a time, or be a full 10 Session Series. Please ask for an introductory 30 minute session or join us in our weekly Rolfing workshops at Kaia Yoga.

A biomechanically-based therapy. M.A.T. is designed to correct body alignment to prepare for any physical activity. The process addresses and corrects weak links in the body, thereby allowing it to function most efficiently and painlessly.

M.A.T. is a dynamic approach to treating muscular imbalances that will reduce or eliminate pain and fatigue, and speed muscular imbalances that will reduce or eliminate pain and fatigue, and speed muscle recovery. Muscular imbalances develop over time as a result of overuse, stress, and trauma. Years of compensation patterns eventually lead to structural abnormalities and pain. Pain is an indicator that something within our body is not functioning properly.

Helpful for the following conditions:

Muscular imbalances, muscle pain, back pain, shoulder pain, hip/knee pain, sciatic pain, rotator cuff injuries, carpel tunnel syndrome, sports related injuries

A deeply relaxing therapeutic treatment that can improve the function of the nervous, muscular, lymphatic and immune systems.  Lymphatic Drainage is performed through gentle skin stretching and specific hand techniques designed to stimulate lymphatic flow, promote detoxification and reduce swelling. The light rhythmical massage enhances fluid flow among the connective tissue, while encouraging the lymphatic system to eliminate excess fluid and detoxify.

Acupuncture is one of the main forms of treatment in traditional Chinese medicine, a time-tested system of healing known as Oriental Medicine. Practiced successfully for thousands of years in China, Japan and other Eastern countries, Oriental Medicine offers a holistic approach to health and wellness. It is used to open or adjust the flow of chi throughout the organ system, which will strengthen the body and prompt it to heal itself.

Acupuncture involves the use of thin needles that are inserted in the body at very specific points. The points are used to open or adjust the flow of chi throughout the organ system, which will strengthen the body and prompt it to heal itself. Qi moves along pathways called meridians that lie just beneath the skin. Each meridian corresponds to a specific physiological system and inner organ, forming an energetic map of the body that provides unique insight into the state of your health.

This process of acupuncture is believed to adjust and alter the body’s energy flow into healthier patterns, and is used to treat a wide variety of illnesses and health conditions. In Chinese medicine, disease is seen as imbalances in the organ system or chi meridians, and the goal of any remedy or treatment is to assist the body in reestablishing its innate harmony.

Qi is at work every moment, directing thousands of activities including circulation, sensation, inspiration, awareness and the ebb and flow of emotional tides. The harmonious flow of Qi is essential to true health.

What to expect:

The acupuncturist has a unique repertoire of methods for figuring out how to help you. Your first visit will probably take a bit longer than follow-ups, as you will be asked to provide information about your lifestyle and general state of health. You will be asked about your current symptoms, your medical history and that of close family, your diet and digestive habits, sleeping patterns and emotional state. To get an initial picture of how energies are flowing in the body, the acupuncturist will feel your pulses on both wrists, noting their quality, rhythm and strength. They will also examine your tongue; the structure, color and coating of it provide information about your physical and emotional health. The acupuncturist uses information gathered and everything observed during the interview and intake process to identify the underlying pattern of disharmony.

You will then be asked to lie down on a massage table and relax. The acupuncturist inserts fine needles (about the diameter of a hair) along meridians at specific points in order to stimulate the body’s healing response and restore natural balance. Needles may be inserted briefly and removed or left in for a period of time. Acupuncture needles are unlike those used in Western medicine and will cause little or no discomfort. There may be a slight sensation when the needle initially meets the acupuncture point, often described as a dull ache, feeling of heaviness or tingling. This sensation quickly fades, bringing a feeling of comfort and relaxation.

After your initial session, the acupuncturist will engage your partnership in implementing a treatment plan. They may ask you to return on a weekly basis until positive change is well underway. An herbal formula may be prescribed for you to take. A specific diet may also be suggested, including exercise or other activities.

One thing is certain: your treatment is yours alone. It has been customized for you and for your particular concerns. Compliance with the individualized treatment plan will enhance and further your healing progress. When progress becomes apparent, the acupuncturist may not need to see you as frequently and will modify your appointment schedule. Transforming your environment, your diet, your activities or your attitude even slightly can have a dramatic impact on your health! Your body knows what to do; help it remember.

“Moxa,” often used in conjunction with acupuncture, consists in burning of dried Chinese mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) on acupoints. “Direct Moxa” involves the pinching of clumps of the herb into cones that are placed on acupoints and lit until warm. Typically the burning cone is removed before burning the skin and is thought, after repeated use, to warm the body and increase circulation. Moxa can also be rolled into a cigar-shaped tube, lit, and held over an acupuncture point, or rolled into a ball and stuck onto the back end of an inserted needle for warming effect.

Eastern nutrition is a way of using the healing properties of food as medicine. Services include complete nutritional consultation that consists of diet and lifestyle evaluation, customized food lists according to the patient’s diagnosis.  Additional services include an assessment of shopping lists, your pantry and refrigerator.

undiluted therapeutic formulations, organic, wild crafted. 4 benefits (pure breathing, true relaxation, natural rest, clear mind)

thai herbs hand tied in muslin & steamed. used along the sen lines to increase blood flow and lymphatic drainage. good for parts of the body that need special attention.

highly detoxifying. highest mineral content therapeutic grade southern dead sea salt combined with organic jojoba oil & stimulating essential oils. self-care given with a loofah bath mitt to take home.

an application of peppermint & henna rinse refreshes the scalp and is followed by a nourishing jojoba oil to soothe and hydrate your hair. 15 minute treatment.