Hot / Cold Stone Massage – heated stones are used to create a massage that makes you feel pampered. The heat from the stones relaxes the muscles and allows the therapist to work deeply, yet gently. Cold stones are often used on the face at the end of the massage to bring balance to the session. Hot stones can be integrated into a 60 or 90 minute massage.

Prenatal Massage – this massage is given in a side-lying position using pillows for support and comfort. Prenatal massage helps to relieve low back pain, sciatica, fatigue and swelling of the hands and feet. Done only after the first trimester of pregnancy, it is a wonderful way to connect with both your changing body and your baby.

Geriatric Massage – as seniors age, isolation is often the most difficult challenge they have to overcome, even more so than physical limitations. Seniors, more than any other age group, experience a lack of nurturing touch in their lives. Massage is a great way for them to connect with another person and to receive the gift of being touched with love and respect. Age-related medical conditions are taken into consideration when planning a session with a senior, and great care is taken not to overburden their system. Geriatric massage is generally a very gentle massage that lasts no longer than one hour. Please consider bringing a loved one with you to Pilates Plus of Schaumburg to experience a geriatric massage while you enjoy one of the many classes offered.

Reflexology- Reflexology is a unique method of using thumb and fingers to stimulate nerve endings in feet, hands and ears. The nerve endings correspond to all parts of the body, including organs and glands. Stimulating the appropriate region is intended to eliminate energy blockages from related areas. Reflexology can relieve stress and tension within a whole body. It improves circulation and lymphatic flow, helps restore balance and promotes relaxation and healing.
Can be done in 30 or 60 minutes session.

Reiki- Reiki involves the transfer of energy from practitioner to patient and claims to enhance the body's natural ability to heal itself through the balancing of energy. Reiki utilizes specific techniques for restoring and balancing the natural life force energy within the body. It is a holistic, natural, hands-on energy healing system that touches on all levels: body, mind, and spirit. Reiki is a Japanese healing art that is gaining worldwide popularity. What makes Reiki unique is that it incorporates elements of just about every other alternative healing practice, such as spiritual healing, auras, crystals, chakra balancing, meditation, aromatherapy, naturopathy, and homeopathy. Reiki is accepted by hospitals and clinics as a meaningful way to improve patients healing. This is a multidimensional process. Benefits include decreased anxiety, decreased pain, and improved sense of well-being. Relaxation, pain relief, stress management, anxiety, surgery recovery, chemotherapy treatments, depression, arthritis and much more.
Can be done in 60 minutes treatment / fully clothed - Or as a Reiki Massage in 90 minutes session.

Deep Tissue Massage- When there is chronic muscle tension or injury, there are usually adhesions (bands of painful, rigid tissue, knots) in muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Adhesions can block circulation and cause pain, limited movement, and inflammation. Deep tissue massage works by physically breaking down these adhesions to relieve pain and restore normal movement. To do this, the massage therapist often uses direct deep pressure or friction applied across the grain of the muscles.
Can be done in 60 or 90 minutes Deep tissue Massage.