A massage is a pleasant ending to a tough day, much like getting an aisle seat on a life raft. Take a load off with this Groupon.
Choose from Three Options
$30 for one 60-minute Swedish massage ($60 value)
$85 for three 60-minute Swedish massages ($180 value)
$45 for a Tropical Bliss spa treatment ($90 value)
- Full-body exfoliation treatment ($30 value)
- Paraffin treatment for the hands and feet ($20 value)
- 60-minute coconut or citrus massage ($40 value)
Tapotement: Rapid Relaxation
In contrast with Swedish massage’s other techniques, tapotement is dramatic and invigorating. Read on for Groupon’s take on this quick-fire maneuver.
In some ways, a Swedish massage is like a symphony: it transitions through a series of movements, each with its own set of rhythms, to transport audiences via sensory pleasure to another plane of existence. Tapotement is the rousing grand finale, bringing clients back to their senses with a series of rapid taps. Therapists lavish fleshy, muscular areas with 4–10 strikes per second, manipulating their hands to pummel, cup, and pluck skin.
Although it may sound severe, tapotement, when performed properly, isn’t jarring but invigorating. In fact, carefully placed strikes with cupped hands can even help clients breathe easier by loosening excessive mucous in the respiratory tract. The technique can also bring disused muscles back to life: when combined with petrissage, another Swedish massage maneuver, tapotement provokes muscle responses that help restore tone to muscles even if they’ve begun to atrophy.
Hacking is perhaps the most recognizable form of tapotement, in which therapists use the sides of their wrists to strike clients’ bodies in quick succession like karate masters chopping vegetables. Athletes often opt for the technique before a sporting event, since it helps to increase local blood circulation and warm up muscles. However, they should be cautious not to spend too much time on the chopping block before a big game: after about a minute of strikes, the technique can actually begin to make muscles too relaxed for the quick responses needed to win.
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“The Tropical Bliss package is lovely. You don't have to get it with reggae music; you can pick whatever music you like. The massage therapist is a really cool and...”
“The Tropical Bliss package is lovely. You don't have to get it with reggae music; you can pick whatever music you like. The massage therapist is a really cool and talented person. I intend to go back again for other spa treatments as well. ”
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“Felt great after my visit!!”
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“try the Tropical Bliss treatment!”
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