Santa Barbara Thai Massage
Housecalls since 1993
Services
Thai Massage
When you receive a Thai massage, you will wear sweats and a t-shirt or yoga clothing and there won't be any lotions or potions involved.
I will bring a thick, cushy floor mat for you to lie down on unless you are unable to get up and down from the floor, in which case we can work with you in a reclining chair or on a massge table. I will manipulate your muscles and stretch your body in various ways to relieve tension which often results in a reduction in chronic pain, and when done regularly sometimes completely eliminates pain that folks have had for decades.
I will adjust the pressure to suit your needs and comfort level, so you never need to worry about getting hurt or feeling as though you did not get as much pressure as you wanted.
Fascia Stretch Therapy
Fascia Stretch Therapy (FST) is the perfect compainion to Thai massage because it also involves stretching the body. The difference is simply that the stretches in FST are different than traditional Thai massage stretches and they are focused on changing the fascia tissue to remove restrictions in the body whereas Thai massage is primarily focused on muscles.
FST is a gentle practice that is surprisingly powerful. Clients often expect it to be like regular assisted stretching, which is part of regular Thai massage, but FST is it's own type of work. It is not painful to recieve it and yet it can create very deep changes in the fascia which often reduces pain after one session or completely eliminates chronic pain after repeated sessions.
Personalized Yoga Instruction
I have been teaching yoga for thirty years and even experienced yoga practioners often tell me that some of the details I give them for engaging in the poses make a big difference in the results they get out of yoga.
My fee schedule is different for yoga than Thai massage and FST. You can learn more about my yoga offerings at:
https://theyogapagoda.com/
“My wife loves Swedish massages, but for myself, I feel like Thai massage is more therapeutic and Swedish massage feels like an expensive nap.”
– Bill Hartman
Thanks for stopping by.
My name is Simone Belamour and I have been practicing massage, yoga instruction, and meditation instruction in Santa Barbara and Ojai since 1993.
Not only is Thai massage a great way to take care of your own body, but it also makes a great gift because it is adapatble to each person. Even people who are shy about taking off their clothing for Swedish massages can enjoy Thai massage since they can leave on their clothes. I can’t tell you how many people have told me that they have slept better than they have in years after receiving Thai massage from me because it relieved pain that they thought they just had to live with forever.
When practiced gently, Thai massage is a wonderful way to take care of elderly loved ones who have lost their life partners and do not get enough touch in their lives.
QUESTIONS?
Please feel free to reach out. My phone is turned off when I am working with clients, but I will get back to you as soon as I can. I don’t usually return calls after 7 pm, so if I don’t get around to checking messages before then I will call you back the next day.