Massage in Oceanside

The professional muscle kneaders at Effleurage Massage Therapy & Bodywork aim to ease tension and promote wellness from the outside-in. They’ve mastered a quintet of styles—Swedish, deep-tissue, prenatal, sports, and chair massage—that they tailor to each client’s particular aches. The company’s list of post-massage benefits rings true to many previous clients, who have experienced first-hand the boost of energy, improved joint flexibility, and limbo-contest prowess that come with each massage.

When Kimberly Schadewald won a gift certificate for a massage, she wasn’t just winning free relief from stress. She was winning relief from the chronic pain that had plagued her since a work injury when she was 16. It also led her to discover a calling to heal others in the same way. Before founding 5 Points Wellness LLC, she studied Massage and Neuromuscular Therapy at the Gentle Healing School of Massage before attending Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital to study reiki. Equipped with this knowledge and experience, Schadewald helps clients alternatively manage and prevent pain through massage services with amenities such as a heated cherry stone pillow that eases areas of deep tension. She also works with children over the age of 6 to eradicate the daily stress of growing older, going to school, and cat fighting with imaginary friends.

The instructors at Ocean County Massage Institute understand that a great massage requires equal parts science and skill. That's why the business offers classes where students can apprentice for six months at the 1,000-square-foot facility, soaking up training from certified reiki, energy therapy, yoga, and acupressure practitioners. Inside the air-conditioned studio, students from a wide variety of backgrounds come together to learn a curriculum that includes massage history and ethics, as well as body mechanics, physiology, and business skills. All students must also complete 165 hours of clinical table experience to earn their license. Already licensed and experienced massage therapists also staff the Institute to soothe clients with a variety of massage modalities and bedtime nursery rhymes.