Alternatives 4 Health - Brimfield, MA
426 Main Street    •    Sturbridge, MA 01566
508-347-2111

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massage.jpgMassage Therapy

Massage plays a vital role in reducing stress and strengthening greater health and peace of mind. Massage is more than a luxury; it is an essential means of maintaining a healthy body and healthy mind. Call the following therapists directly for an appointment.

Sadie Moore L.M.T

508-843-3994  Therapeutic Massage sessions with Sadie are available by  appointment in 30, 60 or 90 minute incriments.  Drawing from many different  Massage modalities, each session is customized to individual client needs and specifications. Each session includes a full physical assessment, treatment and follow up plan.  Modalities utilized include but are not limited to

  • Swedish Massage
  • Deep Tissue Massage
  • MyoFascial Release
  • CranioSacral
  • Reflexology
  • Pregnancy Massage
  • Hot Stone Massage

Deb Murray L.M.T.

508-579-6314 - Deb brings 10 years experience and a number of techniques to her massage practice. She specializes in women's needs.

  •  Raindrop Aromatherapy Massage
This deeply healing and relaxing treatment which incorporates massage, hot stones and specific pure Young Living essential oils was inspired by LaKota Medicine and developed by Dr. Young. This Raindrop treatment using anti-viral and anti-bacterial oils which support the immune system and assist in bringing the body back to its healthy state.  You will be delighted with the powerful scent of 9 essential oils that are gently dropped along your spine and body, then massage follows and the application of hot stones complete this healing treatment.
 
One hour $75.00
  • Therapeutic Massage
 This massage offers a relaxing and therapeutic Swedish treatment for the body, mind and spirit.  You can expect to be treated to a unique massage tapered to fit your individual needs with the overall benefit for your well being.  Tension, stress, chronic and acute areas of discomfort are addressed using variety of physical and energetic techniques that leaving you feeling relaxed and rejuvenated.
 
One hour $65.00/ Half hour $40.00 
  • La Stone Hot and Cool Stone Massage
Stone massage can be extremely relaxing to both the mind and body.  The penetrating heat of the stones begins immediately to smooth the nervous system and melt the effects of stress in the muscles.  Muscle tension will be eased under the smooth pressure of the stones, allowing circulation to increase.  Irritating toxins are flushed away and healing nutrients flow back into the muscles, aiding the release of pain.  Cool stones can reduce inflammation and pain in localized area.  Stones are also placed on the charkas to balance the body energetically.
  • Reflexology
This deeply relaxing and healing foot massage stimulates and energizes all the body systems while activating the body's own healing powers.  It induces an alpha state of deep rest which promotes circulation, balance, healing and relaxation.  Powerful Young Living Aromatherapy oils are used.
 
One hour $65.00/ Half Hour $40.00 
  • Pregnancy Massage
Certified and license in pregnancy massage, this massage helps to release stress and fatigue for the pregnant women.  The benefits for massage during pregnancy are:
  •     Relieves pain in your muscles and joints that must support the added and redistributed weight in your body.
  •     Increase flexibility, making it easier for your body to adjust to changing shape.
  •     Ease constipation, gas and heartburn with general relaxation massage that stimulates intestinal movement.
  •     Reduce excess fluid retention by gently pushing fluid into circulation where it can be eliminated.   
  •     Relieves headaches caused by tension, constipation, or buildup of metabolic waste.
One hour $65.00  Recommended after first trimester
  • Chair Massage
Chair massage reduces muscle tension which is a major contributor to chronic pain, repetitive strain injuries and low back pain.
  •       Boosts alertness
  •       Reduces stress
  •       Increases circulation
  •       Calms the nervous system
  •       Provides a complete change of pace so the body and mind relax and rejuvenate. 
15 minutes  $15.00

 

Polarity

Lynn Toomey

Polarity Therapy, Reiki, Holisitc Life Coaching

Our fast-paced society's effects of stress accumulate over time  in our bodies, as everyday interactions register positively or negatively somewhere in our energy systems. The negative stress builds up layer by layer as incidents occur. Over time, this accumulation results in blocked energy pathways or "dirty" energy fields.

To help clients address the challenge, Lynn developed "The Joyful Healings Technique", which uses the disciplines comprising Usui Reiki and Polarity Therapy in concert to form a holistic life coaching practice. Lynn's "Joyful Healings Technique" strips accumulated negative layers away while clearing and removing blockages and, cleaning and repairing the energy systems. This unique combinaton of entwining healing energy (Reiki and Polarity Therapies) with holistic coaching removes old energy paterns. Hollistic life coaching fine-tunes thought processes tranforming negative opinions into positive, healthy, life changing beliefs. Once combined, the marvelous benefits of enrgy therapy entwined with life coaching opens the way for an interconnection of body, mind and spirit for lay people as well as practicing healing practitioners. Both clients and other practitioners who recieve this work rave how they experience life fully and move ahead in their own evolutionary process.

For an appointment contact Lynn at 508-885-7356

Reiki

Reiki is a Japanese technique administered by a  "laying on hands" that promotes healing through stress reduction and relaxation. It is based on the idea that if one's life force energy — an unseen energy that flows through us — is low, then we are more likely to become sick or feel stressed.

Reiki may improve the results of traditional medical treatment by reducing side effects and shorten healing time. Reiki treatment may reduce or eliminate pain, reduce stress, and help create a sense of well being and optimism.

Our Reiki Practitioners

  • Joyce LeFortune has been studying holistic health and therapies for over 16 years and, as a result, is a Certified Flower Essence Practitioner/Teacher, and Usul Reiki Master/Teacher, a Kundarlini Reiki Master and an advanced level integrated energy therapy Practitioner. she also has certification in Herbsm, Aromatherapy, Crystal Healing, Teasel Sessions for lyme and Overlight(which is a consultation to help identify your life lesson). She loves people and her "work" and is looking forward to helping you on your healing journey with any of the above therapies. Joyce LeFortune will also be offering Reiki I and Reiki II Certification classes. Class dates will be posted. Joyce LeFortune $60 1 hour.

  • jenphoto.jpgJennifer Vizard is cerified through Reiki II with the Skye Institute in Lexington, MA.  Sessions with Jennifer will use the Reiki practice as well as her own intuitive guidance to heal and transform from inside the subtle energy body for your optimal health and well-Being.  Jennifer has also received  Hatha Yoga training through Master Yoga and Rama Berch, as an introductory instructor she can provide private sessions to those who need more physical release from the spinal tensions we create in our bodies daily. Jennifer Vizard  $50 per session (508) 561-1309. 

Kundalini Reiki -- Offered by Joyce LaFortune, Kundalini Reiki Master

A simple form of healing and self-development! By opening and strengthening the energy channels of the body, it is possible to channel healing Kundalini Reiki energy to yourself and others, just by intention.

There are three attunements (Level I, Level II, and Level III) to Kundalini Reiki, which are given at a distance and usually take three or four weeks to complete the series. These attunements open and strengthen the energy channels of your body, enabling the healing waves of Reiki energy to flow through you and cleanse your body from energy blockages. After the third attunement, the student becomes a Kundalini Reiki Master and can attune others to use the Kundalini Reiki as well.

During the course you will learn how to give a hands-on treatment to another person, send long-distance healing, and several methods for self-healing. Other uses of Kundalini Reiki such as healing karmic bonds, situations, personal qualities and character traits will be covered.
Cost: $125. for all three attunements. Previous experience and attunements to other forms of Reiki required.

Integrated Energy Therapy, (IET)

Joyce LaFortune, Certified Master/Instructor We have all experienced pain in our lives; emotional, physical, mental, and/or spiritual. Integrated Energy Therapy, (IET) teaches us that this pain can be stored in the body and creates interference with our life in the present. This is often described as a "weight".

Parts of the body store different feelings, such as guilt, distrust, fear, powerlessness, and anger. IET helps you to let go of the old, negative energy and replace it with the positive energy of trust, innocence, love, forgiveness and safety. In a typical treatment session, the client remains fully clothed and lies on a massage table in an atmosphere of dim lighting and soft, soothing music.

The IET practitioner connects to the energy of angels in a process called "Heartlinking". IET energy is then systematically directed into specific areas of your body's cellular memory by means of a gentle therapeutic touch. Powerful IET techniques are used to gently get your "issues out of your tissues".

IET supports you in safely and gently releasing limiting energy patterns of your past, empowering and balancing your life in the present. Often, clients report feeling "lighter", "at peace". Try this energy therapy called IET, its "Divine". Private Sessions: 1 1/2 Hours - $70.00

Flower Essence Consultations

With Joyce LaFortune, Flower Essence Practitioner

Flower Essences are vibrational therapy that treats the person, not just the ailment, and gets to the core of the problem. To put it simply, when a person is "out of balance" either emotionally or physically, essences can adjust that vibration bringing back the healthy life force. Consultation fee: $30/half hour; $60/hour.

Teasel Flower Essence Sessions

Treating Lyme Disease with Joyce LaFortune, Flower Essence Practitioner

“We have found that the Teasel flower essences, when used with a simple, hands-on energy process, can reverse the debilitating symptoms of Lyme. Many people have found relief and a way back to a normal life through this treatment process. Now in its third year of research using 100 practitioners, this process has yielded consistent success, with many clients even testing Lyme-free after only a few treatments."  

Most clients see an improvement in symptoms after a single treatment. They also experience shifts in their energy level, as well as relief in pain and stiffness. Regularly scheduled treatments are recommended until the client remains symptom free for an extended period of time. This varies from person to person, depending on the depth of infection and on their lifestyle. The average number of treatments required is usually 5 -10 sessions.

These sessions have been found to also ease the symptoms of

  • Fibromyalgia
  • Chronic Fatigue
  • Lupus
  • Migraines
  • Arthritis
  • MS
  • Urinary infections and other bacterial-type infections

Do You Have Lyme’s Disease? Are you dealing with the symptoms of:

  • Extreme fatigue
  • Energy Loss
  • Aching muscles and joints
  • Body stiffness
  • Headaches
  • Sensitivities to light or sound
  • Food Sensitivities
  • Sore throat or swollen glands
  • Digestive issues
  • Memory Loss
  • Lack of Concentration
  • Sleeplessness
  • Depression

If you’ve answered ‘yes’ to many of this issues, I may be able to help you ‘get your life back’. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call. Sessions: $70.00. Consultation fees: 30 minutes $30;  60 minutes $60.  Telephone consultations are  the same prices.

Detoxification

When It Comes To Detoxification, You Are What You Don't Excrete!

treatmentroom.jpgCertainly, the path to wellness is through proper nutrition, exercise, and stress management. However, detoxification is vital.  At the Alternatives For Health Wellness Center we offer high quality detoxification services.

Services are offered by appointment only. Please call 508-347-2111. 24-hour notice is required for all cancellations. A $15 cancellation fee may be charged.

  • Ionic Foot Treatment: Every day, our bodies come in contact with parasites, heavy metals, pollution and other aggravations. Heavy metals in particular can cause a host of dysfunctions in the body, from gallstones to fatigue to muscular disorders. Cleansing the body and eliminating these toxins is one of the best ways to improve your health.  During the foot treatment you sit comfortably with your feet in water. The ionic machine changes the vibration of the water to draw toxins you’re your organs. This treatment may be repeated 3 times a week as necessary. Detoxification can give you numerous benefits.  $35.
  • Ear Coning: An ear candle, sometimes called an ear cone, is a long hollow tube tapered to a hand-finished tip that fits comfortably into the outer ear canal.  The large end of the candle is lit and the smoke created spirals down through the ear canal.  The warmth of the smoke gently dislodges foreign debris, softens old earwax and helps evaporate excess moisture.  Ear Candles are believed to help relieve earache pain, provide relief from pressure in the sinuses and allow the ear to naturally push out the old earwax. Includes Ear cones, Coning session, and Mullein Oil treatment. $40.