Massage in Augusta

Divine Massage Therapy induces a multisensory, full-body feeling of tranquility by combining tension-melting massages with soothing music, soft lighting, and scented essential oils. Beyond basic relaxation massages, specialty treatments include a Fire and Ice massage that transitions between warm and cool stimuli to ease pain. Raindrop therapy sees the therapist sprinkling the skin with 12 essential oils to mimic the relaxing feel of gently falling rain, then massaging them into the skin to create a tingling sensation that mimics the relaxing feel of a gentle jellyfish kiss. During each massage, guests can rest their eyes on work from local artists, such as oil paintings by Rob Shaw, which they may purchase to take a piece of the studio’s serenity home with them.

Names matter to the massage therapists who helm fuse. They strive to remember each client's name and to infuse their studio's moniker with meaning as well. When naming fuse, they intertwined three relaxing concepts. The first two revolve around the word's English definitions: to melt or to blend together by melting. The third, drawn from its Japanese meaning, adds the idea of sharing one's gifts. The therapists illustrate all three definitions during massages tailored to clients' needs and pressure preferences. Stress and tension melt away as they lavish tender sinews with soothing strokes and gentle friction. During hot-stone massages, heated basalt stones help dissolve muscle knots. The studio also offers skin-smoothing services, such as foot refreshers and body scrubs, and four-handed massages performed by two attentive therapists rather than one semidistracted octopus.

Divine Massage Therapy’s certified massage therapists can claim expertise in Swedish massage, myofascial release, and alternative healing practices, such as shiatsu and reflexology. They tailor each service to the client’s needs, choosing strokes and pressure levels that dissolve tension, chronic pain, and inexplicably indigestible Dippin’ Dots. To complement massages’ health benefits, which range from better sleep to improved circulation, clients may turn to the studio’s resident chiropractor, who has helped pro athletes improve their posture and range of motion.

A massage therapist lightly slathers the skin in eight essential oils with citrusy or spicy scents, including grapefruit, juniper berry, black pepper, and cypress. As they meet the skin, the oils delve deep to spark circulation and flatten cellulite. This smoothing wrap is exemplary of the services at Healing Hands Massage and Mobile Services. The team's specialties include body wraps, headache-relief treatments, hot-stone massages, and chair massages for knotted wooden kitchen table seats.

Aquarium maintenance might seem like a strange background for an expert in neuromuscular therapy and deep-tissue massage, but that's exactly how massage therapist Lynne Luckow got her start. She decided to change careers after reading about the health benefits of massage and went on to study anatomy, physiology, and medical massage at Aesthetics University. She opened Healing Hands Therapy Center in 1993 and continued her training with renowned professionals in the field of alternative medicine. Eventually, she grew her practice to the point where she was working 12 hours a day, six days a week, roughly the amount of time it takes to give a full-body massage to a really big whale. Luckow knew it was time to expand: the center is now home to eight highly trained massage therapists, who earned it nominations in CityVoter's Best Massage category in 2011.

In addition to performing massages, Luckow promotes physical and emotional healing with Ayurvedic counseling and meditation. She has further rounded out her team with licensed acupuncturist Brenda Sherman, who holds a Master of Science in acupuncture and oriental medicine.

Licensed massage therapist Tina Lee helps clients regain balance, physical comfort, and spiritual fulfillment one massage stroke at a time. She’s been in the field for more than 12 years, building up a repertoire of bodywork modalities that combat stress and physical discomfort. At ChakraWorks, she channels her healing powers through Swedish, trigger-point, reflexology, and hot-stone massage, inducing a sense of calm and well-being in clients and massage tables alike.