Make an appointment at one of these San Francisco massage studios for an intense, deep tissue treatment that will undo your tensest knots and melt your troubles away. Studio Soothe See on Instagram. The brain-taming geodesic light pendants, attentive staff, and comfy two-room space are enough to coax us into this NoPa spa, which offers a bevy of massage and skincare services including facials and waxing.
But it's the luxe touches aromatherapy, heat packs to truly therapeutic work that keeps us coming back. NoPa , studiosoothe.
Tip : Practicing deep breathing during your treatment will help both your mind and muscles relax. Here three beautiful treatment rooms await with memory foam massage tables for sessions that utilize techniques including trigger point and myofacial release to alleviate stiffness and muscular imbalances.
Team your treatment with aromatherapy for extra ahh-factor. Thai massage is also available. Cow Hollow , oxygenmassagetherapy. Tip: Drink plenty of water after your session to help flush out the toxins all that deep kneading just released. If community and nurturing therapists are your high priority, Body-Soul-Massage will take care of you with an expansive offering of pain-reducing and relaxing techniquesβincluding cranio-skeletal balancing, acupressure, and hot stone therapy with optional aromatherapy.
Richmond , bodysoul. Tip: Pressure too firm? Always tell your therapist, especially if you're feeling pain. Deep tissue massage can be intense, but if you're biting your lower lip, it's too much. At this private massage studio, your therapist, Gareth, prides himself on working every muscle group, from the facial muscles holding up your lower jaw to the tense traps that plague desk workers, using such deep tissue technique like Swedish massage, trigger point, and what they call "muscle energy" therapy to help facilitate fluid muscle relations.
