Body Balance Massage Therapy and Day Spa serving Springfield, Missouri

Mother’s Day is just around the corner! We have some fabulous massage and spa package!  We have convenient online shopping!

Mother’s Day specials

One Hour Swedish Massage, Signature Facial, and Brow Shaping. $85. You Save $45!

Give A Gift For All Year! Package Of 12 Swedish Massages for $480! You Save $240!

30 Minute Massage And An Express Facial. $50. You Save $20!

Warm Regards,

Angela O’Dell

owner of Body Body Balance Spa

We have some great massage and spa treatment packages!  A great gift to pamper that special someone. Choose a package to give them some relaxation time that they derserve. We also have some packages that last through-out the year, especially nice for someone that makes massage part of their health and wellness.  Massage is a great way to relieve stress, lower blood pressure, improve circulation, more restful sleep, and most of all it feels great!

As many of you already know, massage has several different styles and techniques. Some sources, such as the wikipedia website, report that massage has over 80 modalities. The different modalities range from different relaxation techniques to different types of therapeutic work.

 I wanted to spend a little bit of the next few weeks covering some of the different techniques we use here at Body Balance Spa.  In this blog post we’ll cover the most common of all modalities, the Swedish Massage.

Swedish Massage is by far the most common massage performed not only by our day spa, but across the world. This modality was developed in the early 1800s by a Swedish physiologist Henri Peter Ling.

Typically the Swedish Massage uses gliding strokes with the kneading of individual muscles. In order to help make the long, gliding movements used in a Swedish Massage oils or lotions are typically used. Clients will be covered by a sheet at all times to protect the their privacy. The sheet is moved while an area is worked and then recovered once the theapist moves to another area. This technique is referred to as draping.

Swedish Massage is typically used for relaxation and circulation purposes and not as a technique for therapuetic work. However, the health benefits of regular massage have been well-documented in numerous studies. This means periodic Swedish Massage has numerous helath benefits ranging from improved immune system to a reduction in anxiety.

 The bottom-line is if you are looking for a relaxation massage that has health benefits and feels great then the Swedish Massage is probably right for you!

This is such a good deal I just had to let all of you know right away.

For a brief time this holiday we’ve decided to run one of the best gift certificate specials in Southwest Missouri. Simply purchase $100 or more in gift certificates and receive a free gift certificate for an express facial! You must reference this special offer during purchase to receive your free gift certificate. To view our other specials visit our other December specials.

Call us today at 417-732-9994 to order your gift certificates today.

With the holiday season upon us, I thought I’d share some tidbits from a recent study by the AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association). The study covered a variety of topics, but the question we’re addressing is who gives and receives the gift of massage?
Men are on the gift certificate wagon in a big way when it comes to giving the gift of massage to a spouse or significant other. When men give a massage gift certificate, 58% gave the gift certificate to a spouse and 32% gave the gift to a significant other.
Women are a little more likely to give massage as a gift. Approximately 1 out of 3 women in the survey gave massage as a gift. This is compared to 1 out 4 men giving massage gift certificates.
However, women are much less likely to give their spouses the gift certificates they purchase! Women gift certificates went to the spouse 28% of the time and to their significant other 14% of the time. A whopping 41% of gift certificates went to friends.
I found this information to be interesting and it certainly seems accurate based on our gift certificate sales at Body Balance Spa. However, the most important thing to remember is day spa gift certificates make the perfect gift for just about anybody. If you are looking for the perfect gift for the holidays give us a call at 417-732-9994 or visit our gift certificate page.