I apologize for this lengthy review! have been a customer of this business dozens of times for…read moreyears, and I will attempt to summarize all of my visits into one review.
Body By Design offers many modalities of massage, including Swedish (for relaxation), deep tissue (for muscle knots), trigger point (for tightly contracted muscle fibers and pain), lymphatic (for reducing swelling and edema and supporting the immune system), sports (for athletes), prenatal (for pregnant women), reflexology (no medical diagnoses but a good foot massage), bamboo (for ironing out muscle knots), hot stone (heat for stretching muscles), lomi lomi (which is Hawaiian and is relaxing just like Swedish but uses longer, faster strokes), shiatsu (acupressure and some stretching to restore energy flow and relieve tight muscles), Thai (lots of stretching and compression), etcetera. If you schedule a 1.5-hour or 2-hour massage, then you will have more time to combine multiple modalities into one massage.
The business also offers reiki (a gentle touching or hovering of hands for emotional and physical wellbeing), DermoNeuroModulation (which stretches the skin, stimulates nerves, and improves movement), and Ortho-Bionomy (which gently realigns muscles, bones, and fascia to improve posture, heal physical injuries, and relieve stress).
Body By Design also offers several enhancements: hot stones or bamboo (mentioned above but also an add-on), cupping (which increases blood flow in muscles and feels very energizing but also leaves temporary red marks on the skin!), aromatherapy (which smells good and relaxes you), exfoliating scrubs for the hands and feet (to remove dead skin cells and soften the skin), CBD oil (to relieve pain and produce relaxation), and oxygen gel (to soften the muscles).
Body By Design employs several massage therapists. I have received massages from all of them, and they all have very pleasant personalities and give highly therapeutic massages. In general, I have found that the therapists Heather, Mareena, Sugar, and David talk a little during massages and give somewhat gentler massages. I have found that Mark and Donna Marie talk more, and their information educates me about what exact muscles have knots. Page specializes in Ortho-Bionomy.
Prices for services range from $63 for a 30-minute session to $163 for a 120-minute session plus a tip, and you can receive a discount with a membership or a package. Appointments can be easily made either through Body By Design's website, the MindBody mobile application, or telephone, and they send emails and text messages as reminders.