Addresses the muscles, connective tissues, and organs of the abdomen, improving digestive function, reducing pain, and improving emotional wellbeing. Abdominal manipulations help relax the belly and low back, eliminate waste, and clear stuck energy associated with negative emotions. This work can directly or indirectly address the large and small intestine, stomach, pancreas, liver, diaphragm, abdominal wall, and iliopsoas. Book this service as an add-on to any massage. (See also Visceral Manipulation).

Bodywork for trauma resolution and embodiment of spirit, based in principles of biodynamic CST, Somatic Experiencing, and metaphor. As the body expresses its lived stories in present time, we consciously create conditions for change, where the body may bring unfinished issues to the foreground to transmute them. Book this service as an add-on to Craniosacral Therapy or as a stand-alone Specialty Bodywork service.

Alexander Technique is an educational movement practice that heightens awareness, improves posture, reduces pain and tension, and encourages ease and efficiency in action. Through verbal cueing and gentle touch, practitioners guide individuals through everyday movements, such as sitting, standing, typing, walking, etc. Students become mindful of their daily habits to facilitate healthy change and coordinated movement. Read more here.

A highly anatomical, non-invasive therapy that uses very light touch, attention, and intention to correct misalignments and restricting tension patterns within the body's craniosacral system. This therapy can address any number of concerns related to body and spirit, and has been shown particularly useful for relieving symptoms of headache, chronic neck and back pain, migraines, and emotional or traumatic stress. Different styles of CST at Metta include Upledger and biodynamic. Learn more about the different approaches here.

Suction cups lift the skin promoting circulation, movement of lymph, and fascial release. This session is for cupping only. Book cupping as an add-on to any massage, or as a stand-alone Specialty Bodywork service.

May be done clothed or unclothed. Neuromuscular massage therapy is a form of soft tissue massage that aims to alleviate chronic muscle and nervous system disorders and problems. It is mainly used to fix trigger points, circulation, nerve compression, postural problems and repetitive movement injuries. Book NMT as an add-on to any massage, or as a stand-alone Specialty Bodywork service.

Acupressure and massage to the ears, hands and feetReflexology uses touch at the reflex points on feet, hands, or ears to address wellness of the full body and body systems. Book Reflexology as an add-on to any massage or as a stand-alone Specialty Bodywork session.

Reiki is a very specific form of energy healing, in which hands are placed just off the body or lightly touching the body, as in “laying on of hands.” The intention is to create deep relaxation, to help speed healing, reduce pain, and decrease other symptoms you may be experiencing. Book Reiki as an add-on to any massage or as a stand-alone Speciality Bodywork session.

Visceral manipulation uses light to medium touch and highly attuned sensory perception to identify and relieve strain patterns in the internal organs. Common examples are the liver, stomach, intestines, and and lungs. This work is indicated to have positive effect on abdominal restrictions, scar tissues, blood supply, and some back pain. Book VM as an add-on to biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, or as a stand-alone Specialty Bodywork session.