Experience the Difference
Why Choose Monique?
I am a licensed professional massage therapist. I’m a passionate healer with an alternative approach and I am dedicated to helping my clients move through a wide range of physical, emotional and spiritual transitions in the most efficient and transformative way possible.
From deep tissue massage to hot stone therapy and more, I combine techniques to put you in a trance and leave you feeling completely rejuvenated. Visit our studio today and let us work wonders on your body and mind!
Why Book With Monique?
The health benefits of a professional massage are wide-ranging, addressing both physical and mental/emotional well-being.
Massage is often incorporated into integrative medicine and wellness routines due to its therapeutic effects.
🏃♀️ Physical Health Benefits
- Pain Relief: Massages are widely used to manage and relieve various types of pain, including low-back pain, chronic neck pain, and pain associated with conditions like fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis.3
- Reduced Muscle Tension and Stiffness: The manipulation of muscles, tendons, and ligaments helps to break up knots and release chronic patterns of tension, improving muscle elasticity.4
- Improved Circulation: Massage strokes stimulate blood flow, which delivers oxygen and nutrients to muscles and tissues while helping to flush out metabolic waste products (toxins).5
- Increased Flexibility and Range of Motion: By stretching and loosening tight muscles and joints, massage can help improve your overall mobility.6
- Enhanced Immune Function: Studies suggest that massage may increase the activity and number of the body’s natural killer cells (white blood cells), which play a key role in the immune system’s defense.
- Quicker Injury Recovery: It can aid in the recovery process for soft tissue injuries and reduce inflammation and swelling.
🧠 Mental & Emotional Benefits
- Stress Reduction: Massage is highly effective at reducing the levels of stress hormones, such as cortisol, in the body
- Promotes Relaxation: It triggers a relaxation response by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system, leading to a feeling of deep calm.
- Improved Mood: Massage can increase the production of mood-boosting neurotransmitters, such as serotonin and dopamine, which helps to alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression.
- Better Sleep Quality: By reducing pain, stress, and tension, massage creates an optimal environment for restful sleep and can help with conditions like insomnia.
- Reduced Anxiety and Depression: Research indicates that massage therapy can be a valuable tool for managing symptoms of generalized anxiety and depression.
In short, getting a massage is more than just a momentary luxury—it’s a powerful tool that can support your overall physical function and emotional balance.
