the met centre

Therapeutic, Relaxation or Remedial Massage

With a choice of massage style at The Met Centre on Tamborine Mountain; relaxation, therapeutic to deep tissue and remedial, you also choose the pressure you feel comfortable with.

Massage is perhaps one of the oldest healing traditions. Many cultures - including the Ancient Greeks, Egyptians, Chinese and Indians - were convinced of the therapeutic properties of massage and used it to treat a variety of ailments. The skin is the largest organ of the human body and is packed with nerve endings. Massage works by soothing soft tissue and encouraging relaxation. Massage is especially effective in treating ‘vicious cycle’ complaints. For instance, a tension headache is often self-sustaining because the pain makes the sufferer clench the affected muscles even harder. This, in turn, creates more pain. A thorough neck and shoulder massage can release muscle tension and break the pain cycle.

Detox Foot Spa

Creating alkaline ionic water produced by using an electric device (array), operated at low frequency and low current, placed in a foot bath (with a salt solution) draws out positively charges toxins through the feet. In 30 minutes of a detox foot spa, toxins and wastes such as aged cells that have accumulated in the body will be expelled quickly and safely allowing the body to recuperate. The different colour of toxins expelled from different areas will allow you to see and understand where toxins have accumulated in your body.

Symptoms or conditions which may improve from an ionic foot bath include Joint Pain & Arthritis, Chronic Fatigue, Foggy Brain & Poor Concentratiom, Sleeplessness, Poor Circulation, Heavy Metal Toxicity, Allergies, Eczema, Psoriasis, Parasites, Candida, Obesity, Hormonal Imbalance, Low Sex Drive, Weak Immune System and Cellular Acidosis (Ph is too high).

Whether you are in good health and just want to feel extraordinary, or if you are currently suffering from chronic problems or an undiagnosed illness, regular foot detox sessions can improve your over all health and well being.

Reflexology

Reflexology is an ancient technique of applying pressure to reflex points of the feet and hands. This ancient healing art has been traced back to ancient China. Treatments begins with a scented Foot or Hand soak which relaxes and softens the skin and body. Followed by a Peppermint salt scrub and Reflexology treatment to rejuvenate your feet or hands. This treatment does have an effect on balancing your entire body system and, therefore, improves the digestive, reproductive, respiratory, lymphatic, immune and endocrine systems.

This helps the body to function at optimum levels and helps prevent illness. Reflexology supports the body's own ability to correct and heal itself. It is a gentle, noninvasive form of healing that works to bring balance to the whole body so that imbalances and illness can be naturally resolved.

See the points on the hands & feet reflexology maps.

Salt Glow

Experience the amazing feeling when during a Massage Sea Salt blended with Epsom Salts is added to your massage oil to exfoliate the skin. Washed off with hot towels, the skin will glow and you will feel new (10 years younger).

Hot Stone Massage

In a Hot Stones Massage, hot stones are placed on certain points of the body to increase circulation and reduce inflammation. The heat relaxes the muscles before and during a massage treatment, enhancing the effects of a deep tissue massage and promoting deeper relaxation and a sense of calm. The stones can be turned and pressed into the skin and muscles throughout the massage treatment to stimulate the nervous system and relieve stress.

Hot stone therapy offers several health benefits, and it can be integrated into a complete wellness or pain management program. Key benefits of hot stone therapy include improved sense of well-being; a release of endorphins, the body's natural painkillers; improved arthritic conditions; a release of stored stress and tension; improved circulation; and a decrease in aches and pain in the joints. In some cases, hot stone therapy may also have positive effects on people suffering from depression, insomnia and anxiety.