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Mon:	10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tue	Closed
Wed - Fri:	10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sat - Sun	Closed

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General Info: Located at Body Balance II in downtown Hickory, we offer a variety of services and specialize in massage and bodywork. Our goal is to enhance health and well-being, and to foster mind-heart-body wholeness. Our primary service is therapeutic massage and bodywork, including Swedish relaxation massage, deep tissue massage, neuromuscular therapy, hot stones massage, craniosacral therapy, Somatoemotional release, lymphatic drainage, Usui and Karuna Reiki, polarity therapy, touch for health kinesiology, theta healing, aromatherapy and other healing services. We strive to individualize our massages for specific needs of each client. We also lead retreats, Enneagram workshops, and offer life coaching. Suzanne Eller, LMBT # 7619, is owner of Tapestry Life Resources. She works as an independent contractor out of the Body Balance II location in downtown Hickory. Call now to schedule an appointment.
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Extra Phones: Phone: (828) 358-0375
Services/Products: Certified Day Spas Locally Owned Massage Pregnancy Massage Reflexology Senior Discount
Payment method: visa, mastercard, discover, debit, check
Neighborhood: Downtown Hickory
Accreditation: Insured Licensed
Other Link: www.tapestryliferesources.com
Categories: Massage Therapists, Physical Therapists

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Phone: (828) 315-9900

Address: 318 2nd Ave NW, Hickory, NC 28601

Website: www.tapestryliferesources.com

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Swedish Massage
In general, massage techniques that are used for Swedish or relaxation massage can be used effectively for deeper work. The aim in both is to loosen adhesions, stretch and mobilize connective tissue, and improve circulation and lymph flow. In fact, a good Swedish massage can be the first line of defense against injury since healthy, flexible tissues are less likely to get hurt in the first place.
Deep Tissue Massage
A deep tissue massage is slow work and often focuses on one part of the body for the full session.
Sports Massage
As mentioned above, another reason for the popularity of Swedish massage is that it can be individualized to the client’s specific needs by varying the strokes and the degree of pressure of the strokes from very light to deeper and heavier. Indeed, Swedish massage forms the foundation for several other massage modalities, including sports massage and deep tissue massage, and it is easily combined with other modalities to give the client a truly personalized experience.
Chair Massage
The first modality we learned at The Whole You School of Massage was Swedish, and we spent several weeks on it before we worked on anyone other than each other. Clients generally undress fully and are massage in the supine and prone positions and sometimes in a side-lying position. Lubricant is used and sometimes essential oils or analgesics. The techniques used in Swedish can be applied to chair massage as well although the client is usually clothed if getting chair massage.
Full Body Massage
Often the reason deep tissue massage hurts is that the therapist may be trying to achieve releases too quickly. While it is appropriate to work at your pain threshold, the therapist should not exceed your threshold. If she does, it is up to you to tell her so. Furthermore, you may have to decide to forego a full-body massage and ask that the therapist concentrate on one troublesome area so she is not rushed. Alternately, you could schedule a longer massage appointment.
Aromatherapy Massage
Craniosacral Massage
Reiki is easy to integrate with massage or other modalities like Craniosacral Therapy. You can have Reiki alone and usually will be fully clothed if that is the case. It’s a great modality for someone who is a little modest about massage, and Reiki alone has many of the same benefits as massage. It’s also good for the very ill or for fibromyalgia patients for whom massage that directly manipulates the tissues would be painful or otherwise contraindicated.
Reiki Massage
Shiatsu Massage
Neuromuscular Therapy
If trigger points are found, the therapist may strip, friction or compress these to gain a release. Trigger points are taut bands of muscle fiber that do not relax and that keep the muscle in a shortened state. They are usually more painful than the surrounding muscle tissue, and they refer pain to other parts of the body. Trigger point therapy, also called neuromuscular therapy, is often combined with deep tissue massage. Its focus is these taut bands, and although trigger points can hurt as they are released, the therapist should not push beyond the pain threshold of a six or seven.

Chiropractic Services

Stretching
Myofascial Therapy
Release of fascial restrictions in one part of the body can affect painful tissues in other parts of the body and cause them to also release. The craniosacral system an be used as an indicator of fascial restriction, and then a gentle myofascial release technique can be used to normalize muscle tone, decrease pain, decrease swelling and increase soft tissue and joint mobility. The benefits are usually immediate. For this reason, CST is considered to be a deep tissue modality even though the client does not disrobe and even though the pressure is only 5 grams.
Applied Kinesiology
We also took Touch for Health Level 1 in massage school as the owner of the now closed Whole You School of Massage and Bodywork, Cheryl Shew, believed it was one of the best classes to prepare us for the massage exam. It is based on TCM and applied kinesiology and is an incredibly effective method for balancing meridians and toning muscles.
Acupressure
So what is it that got me so pumped? Well first of all, I could actually feel the craniosacral rhythm/energy movement when I put my fingers on the acupuncture points. As with traditional craniosacral therapy, the touch is light and less like acupressure or Shiatsu massage.
Acupuncture
Before I tried the work on a client, I made sure to look up the acupuncture points for a problem I know she has. I could feel the rhythm shifting and changing even more strongly, maybe because I was working on a real problem. She shared my excitement.

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