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The Relaxation Depot

Therapeutic Massage for Stress Relief and Nervous System Support

Trauma informed  LGBTQIA+ affirming  Disability inclusive  Aromatherapy  Sensory focused care  

Helping you reconnect with your body in a welcoming, respectful space

Sensory Services and Enhancements

What are sensory services?  Sensory services use gentle touch, aromatherapy, soothing sounds, and carefully selected sensory tools to support relaxation and help settle the nervous system. Whether you enjoy having your hair played with, the comfort of warm towels, the cool sensation of cold globes, or simply slowing down for a while, each session is tailored to your preferences. You never have to experience anything you don't want to, and you're always welcome to let me know what feels best for you.
Sensory Scalp Ritual  30 minutes
If you enjoy having your hair played with, gentle brushing, or soothing scalp massage, this service was designed with you in mind.  The Sensory Scalp Ritual combines slow, intentional touch with a variety of sensory tools and techniques that may include soft brushes, combs, scalp massage, aromatherapy, warm towels, and other comforting sensory experiences. Every session is tailored to your preferences, so you can simply relax and enjoy what feels best to you.  This service is perfect for anyone seeking quiet relaxation, sensory comfort, or a peaceful break from a busy day.
Sacred Facial Renewal 30 minutes
Many people carry tension in their jaw, face, and neck without even realizing it. This focused service uses slow, gentle massage techniques to encourage relaxation throughout the face, jaw, neck, and decollete.  Warm towels, aromatherapy, cold globes, facial massage, and other sensory enhancements may be incorporated based on your preferences. The experience is deeply calming, restorative, and designed to rejuvenate you.  Please note that this service focuses on the face, jaw, neck, and shoulders and does not include scalp massage, but does use oil.  
Sacred Stillness Ritual 60 Minutes
Sacred Stillness Ritual combines the Sensory Scalp Ritual with Sacred Facial Release into one seamless 60-minute experience, giving the body more time to settle, soften, and move into a quieter state.  Enjoy gentle scalp work, facial massage, warm towels, aromatherapy, and thoughtfully selected sensory enhancements, all customized to your preferences. Rather than choosing between the two services, Sacred Stillness Ritual allows you to experience both together in one deeply relaxing session.  It is an ideal choice when you want to fully unwind and give yourself an uninterrupted hour of care.  This service is also available as a monthly membership for those who benefit from regular care. Consistent sessions can help reintroduce the body to what it feels like to be calm, supported, and less guarded, making that state feel more familiar over time.
Sacred Intuitive Elemental Reset 90 minutes
The Sacred Intuitive Elemental Reset is my signature chakra alignment experience, combining intuitive care with therapeutic massage  to support balance throughout the body and energy system.  
Each session is guided by your individual needs and includes chakra-aligned crystals.  You may choose your crystals or have me choose.  You may also choose to include tuning forks, singing bowls, drum, rattle, aromatherapy, selecting a somatic intention setting card, and other sensory enhancements selected to support your experience. No two sessions are exactly alike.  This is a personalized journey designed to encourage relaxation, grounding, and a sense of alignment while supporting both the body and nervous system in finding a calmer, more balanced state.
What exactly are these enhancements?
These are Add On's available for massage sessions, and other sensory tools available to create the experience you are looking for.  Sensory tools are usually ASMR inspired.  For sensory services, you will receive an intake form in your email giving you the opportunity to choose three or four enhancements for your appointment.  There are some Add on's available while booking a massage as well.
Aromatherapy - Essential oils can add another layer to your experience through scent. Choose a blend that suits your mood, or a single note.  Added to massage lotion during massage or a few drops placed on a tissue during a sensory service.
Cold Globes - Smooth stainless globes offer a cool, soothing sensation as they glide across the skin, creating a refreshing contrast that many clients find calming.  They offer a quiet bubbling noise when moved, which add to the sensory experience.
Marble Stones - Naturally cool marble stones provide a grounding sensory experience through their smooth texture and gentle temperature.  Marble is always 10* cooler than it's environment, so it pulls heat from the body instead of trying to force cold into it.  
Hot Stones - Smooth, heated stones are placed between the toes and in the palms, adding gentle warmth and comforting pressure. This cozy sensory enhancement can help the body settle and feel more grounded during your session.
Warm Towels - Warm towels provide gentle comfort and help create a sense of warmth, relaxation, and ease throughout your session.  Also used at the end of the session to remove excess oil or lotion.
Silicone Cupping -Soft silicone cups create gentle decompression while gliding across the muscles, offering a unique sensation that's adjusted to your comfort.  Massage offers compression while cupping offers suction to lift and separate the tissues.
Sound Healing - Tuning forks, Tibetan bowls, hand drums, and rattles  may be incorporated to add gentle sound and vibration to your experience.
Gentle Brushes & Combs - Various brushes, resin combs, and resin chopsticks may be used during sensory services to create calming sensations across the shoulders, face, scalp and hair. If you enjoy having your hair played with, these gentle techniques are often a client favorite.  Brushes are a range of soft to scratchy.
High-Frequency Sensory Wand - This is the same type of high-frequency tool commonly used by estheticians during skincare services. I use it at the lowest setting with a small facial attachment or comb to create a light, softly prickling sensation across the skin or scalp. Clients often enjoy the gentle crackling ASMR sound and faint ozone scent.
Metal Scalp Tingler - Flexible metal prongs glide slowly over the scalp, creating a light, enveloping tingling sensation. Its unusual spider-like shape may look a little curious, but it is often one of the most-loved sensory tools because of the gentle pressure and wave of tingles it creates.
Crystals & Chakra-Aligned Gemstones - A variety of crystals and gemstones may be selected for their traditional chakra associations and placed on or near the body during chakra-focused sessions. Their color, weight, texture, and symbolism can add a grounding, intentional element to the experience.
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