Lisa is a certified and licensed Massage Therapist, completing her Massage Therapy Program in December 2007. She graduated from National University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies then moved forward to the International Professional School of Bodywork (IPSB) to create her passion for massage.
She specializes in customizing each massage to a client's personal needs using a blend of various modalities developed throughout her studies at IPSB including: Swedish massage, Deep Tissue Sculpting, Thai Foot, Neuromuscular Therapy, Esalen style and Asian Healing specialties and Energy work. Because of her background in education, Lisa encourages client interaction during massage including visualization and breathing techniques and will send clients home with self-care suggestions to help alleviate stress and pain between appointments. She keeps a positive attitude regarding relationship and success and focuses her bodywork with the intention of transcending mind, body and spirit. Here at Pacific Center, she will work closely with Practitioners to provide patients the best type of massage for their condition and/or for stress reduction. Lisa also offers chair massage for corporate occasions, event massage or private parties in which she participates in order to provide the service of touch to the greater San Diego area.
Lisa is a massage enthusiast, guitar aficionado and lover of life and dogs. Born in Los Angeles now residing in San Diego, she is excited about embarking on her new experience with Pacific Center of Health.
Swedish massage is a type of bodywork where the practitioner applies crème or lotion to intensify a variety of lengthy strokes that help direct blood and lymph toward your heart. This flowing motion not only allows for soft tissue manipulation, circulation and fluid flow, but feeds the blood oxygen through cells and helps rid metabolic waste from the entire body. During Swedish massage, a client is unclothed (underwear is optional) and lies flat on the table.
Deep Swedish (Deep Circulatory) is as described above but the practitioner uses a much deeper pressure. Deep Circulatory also helps to release tight muscle tension as well as providing the benefits of Swedish massage.
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Deep Tissue Sculpting massage uses thumb, palm and elbow compressions into muscles to release major muscle tension. The practitioner works with short and longer compressions, sometimes followed by flowing extended strokes that continue down to the end of a muscle group. During Deep Tissue Sculpting a client is unclothed and may be sitting or lying flat on the table. Deep Tissue Sculpting can also be used to target specific muscle injury and is recommended for specific areas of tightness rather than a full body massage.
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Table Thai Massage uses a series of rocking rhythms and stretches to alleviate muscle tension. The practitioner concentrates on specific muscles, palpating and compressing with hands, forearms, feet or knees to ensure complete focus of each muscle group. The practitioner also often sits on the table with the client to achieve specific techniques. During Table Thai Massage a client is clothed and may be sitting, lying flat or side-lying on the table.
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CranioSacral Therapy is a gentle form of energy work where the practitioner uses hand-placements around specific areas to allow the body to realign itself naturally. Because this energy method invites internal body movement and correction from the head to the sacrum, the spinal fluid is addressed and oftentimes readjusts itself to harmonize within the body. More space is made available to free the cranial bones from tightness, oftentimes releasing chronic head, neck and shoulder imbalance. While receiving CranioSacral Therapy a client is fully clothed and lies flat on the table and may fall asleep, feel referring body movements, see colors or experience vivid memories.
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Jin Shin is a type of energy work where the practitioner moves energy by holding each of the 7 chakra points, inviting each chakra to open freely. Rebalancing the chakras unblocks each particular region of the body associated with that chakra. This allows each body section the freedom to expand and perform holistically. While receiving Jin Shin a client is fully clothed and flat on the table and may fall asleep, feel referring body movements, see colors or experience vivid memories.
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The following modalities are blended with other techniques and are not performed individually for an entire hour:
Tui Na (a technique using the hands to grasp and push to help produce body & energetic change), NMT (NeuroMuscular Therapy targets trigger points by using finger compressions to harmonize the nervous and musculoskeletal systems), Lomi Lomi (similar to Swedish massage, a combination of two-handed, forearm and elbow strokes made lengthy and flowing with cross-fiber friction and a clandestine prayer connection), Sensory Repatterning (a method of passive joint movement and gentle body stretching and undulations).
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