Full Circle Massage, Esthetics and Yoga, offering Aspen/Snowmass' finest therapeutic bodywork since 1987, is proud to provide experienced and professional therapists to help you unwind after a day in the Rockies!

Massage treatments are available in the comfort of your condominium or in the treatment room in our brand new Fitness Facility.   Private Yoga is available in the comfort of your condominium, and group sessions may be arranged upon request.

Massage therapy provides numerous therapeutic benefits for health, fitness and mental well-being. Massage helps improve the body's circulation, increases blood and lymph flow, stimulates the nervous system and affects internal organs as well as all of the muscles. Massage therapy is a healing art that encompasses the manipulation of soft tissues, positively affecting and improving health and well-being. All therapists are highly qualified professionals who are dedicated to providing the proper touch and style to satisfy your massage needs.  

Therapeutic Massage Rates 60 minutes/$135 90 minutes/$185 120 minutes/$260    

Massage Modalities Include:

• Deep Tissue Techniques which utilize deep tissue/deep muscle massage are administered to affect the sub-layer of musculature and fascia.  These techniques require more advanced training and a more thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology.  The muscles must be relaxed in order to effectively perform deep tissue massage, otherwise tight surface muscles prevent the practitioner from reaching deeper muscles.  Helps with chronic muscular pain, injury rehabilitation, and reduces inflammation-related pain caused by arthritis and tendinitis.  Generally integrated with other massage techniques.
• Sports Consists of specific components designed to reduce injuries, alleviate inflammation, provide warm-up, etc. for amateur and professional athletes before, during, after, and within their training regimens.
• Swedish While the healing power of touch is a very ancient  concept this common technique is named for Swedish massage pioneer Peter Ling (1776-1839).  Emphasizing that all strokes go toward the heart, Swedish massage uses five main strokes to stimulate the circulation of blood through the soft tissues of the body.  Through stroking and kneading, the body’s metabolic processes and blood circulation are stimulated, enhancing one’s sense of vitality.
• Shiatsu Utilizing traditional Chinese acupuncture points, this Japanese bodywork technique uses thumb, finger, and palm pressure rather than needles.  Also known as acupressure, massage is applied at the acupuncture points, reinforcing joints and muscles.  Focuses on the efficient flow of energy throughout the meridians and autonomic nervous system.  Acupoints are fixed points on each meridian at the surface of the skin which act as entrances and exits for the vital internal healing force.  It also incorporates stretching and movement.  Meridians and organs lacking in energy are balanced and strengthened.  Treatments vary with individual.
• Thai Thai massage has been taught and practiced in Thailand for about 2,500 years.  Although the origins are somewhat vague, credit for the origin of Thai Massage is given to a famous Indian doctor, Shivago Komarpaj, who was the personal physician of the Buddha  and Magadha king.  Historically, manipulation was one of four major branches composing traditional Thai ceremonies or magical practices.  This is based on the theory that the body is made up of 72,000 Sen, or energy lines, of which ten hold top priority.  Thai massage also involves peripheral stimulation, meaning it acts as an external stimulant to produce specific internal effects.  This point serves as the main division between Thai and Western massage.  Another difference is that Thai massage is practiced on a firm mat on the floor instead of on a table.  This is instrumental in the effective use of the practitioner’s body weight.  Except for the feet, the client remains fully clothed, so draping is not necessary.
• Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT) This comprehensive technique of soft-tissue manipulation balances the body’s central nervous system with the musculoskeletal system.  Based on neurological laws that explain how the central nervous system initiates and maintains pain, the goal is to help relieve the pain and dysfunction by understanding and alleviating the underlying cause.  Neuromuscular therapy can help individuals who experience distortion and biomechanical dysfunction, which are often symptoms of a deeper problem.  It is also used to locate and release spasms and hyper-contraction in the tissue, eliminate trigger points that cause referred pain, restore postural alignment, proper biomechancs and flexibility to the tissues, rebuild the strength of injured tissues, and assist venous and lymphatic flow.
• Energy Balance/Polarity  Polarity was founded by Austrian-born naturopath, Dr. Randolph Stone, in the mid-1920’s.  Emphasizing energy-flow in the body, emotional tension and/or pain is released when the flow of energy is restored.  Polarity is based on the belief that positive and negative poles exist in every cell.  The body is gently manipulated to balance the positive and negative energies.  In addition to physical manipulation, blockages and toxins are eliminated by following a cleansing and building diet and simple exercises.
• CranioSacral Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle, non-invasive form of bodywork that directly influences the brain and spinal cord.  It is used to find and release areas of restriction, re-educate old holding patterns, calm over-stressed systems and over-stimulated nerves, support emotional clearing, and is an excellent tool for personal growth.
• Aromatherapy and Raindrop Therapy The use of essential oils, which are extracted from herbs, flowers, resin, woods, and roots, is used in body and skin care treatments.  Used as a healing technique for thousands of years by the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, all used essential oils to aid relaxation, improve circulation, and to help the healing of wounds.  Aromatherapy sessions include a consultation to match the oils used with the specific client.  Raindrop Therapy uses a set of essential oils along the spine to awaken the senses during massage.   This treatment is not recommended for people who may have plant allergies.
• Pregnancy and Post Partum Massage Performed by a trained perinatal specialist, many methods of massage and somatic therapies are both effective and safe prenatally, during labor, and the postpartum period of women’s pregnancies.  Prenatally, specific techniques can reduce pregnancy discomforts and concerns and enhance the physiological and emotional well-being of both mother and fetus.  Skilled, appropriate, touch facilitates labor, shortening labor times and easing pain and anxiety.  In the postpartum period, specialized techniques rebalance structure, physiology, and emotions of the new mother, and may help her to bond with and care for her infant.  Specialized, advanced training in the anatomy, physiology, complications, precautions, and contraindications is a prerequisite for all perinatal therapists.
• Infant & Pediatric Massage With Instruction -45 minutes/$100

• Hot Stone Therapy Smooth, round lava or marble stones are heated to a deeply soothing temperature.  Stones are placed strategically along meridian points or tense tissue to open the body to healing.  Massage can go deeper without pain, using the stones to create strokes.  The therapist uses regular massage techniques while integrating the stones into specific strokes to melt away adhesions in the tissue and to warm the whole body. -60 minutes/$145, 90 minutes/$185
• Reflexology  Reflexology focuses on the reflex points of the feet as well as the hands and ears.  Developed by William Fitzgerald in the 1900’s  in the United States, reflexology has been known in China as a healing therapy for many thousand of years. By applying firm pressure with the thumb to specific nerve endings in the foot, an impulse is conveyed causing a reflex response.  This simulates body organs such as the pituitary glands, lungs, bladder, kidneys, stomach, and spleen to return to optimal functioning.  Treatments vary with the individual.  After identifying the existence and location of the client’s problem, reflexologists treat the problem area by triggering the body’s own healing powers.  The therapist deeply massages the appropriate site on the foot to stimulate and restore the free flow of energy in ten zonal pathways.  -30 minutes/$50 or 50 minutes/$80

  Lymphatic Drainage Therapy (LDT) Massage Your lymphatic system relies upon hundreds of tiny muscular units to contract throughout the entire body to propel the lymph.  These contractions can be hindered or stopped as a result of surgery, trauma, burns, infections, swelling, fatigue, stress and age.  When the system stagnates, fluids, proteins, cells and toxins accumulate and cell function is compromised.  LDT Massage induces a deep state of relaxation while encouraging the lymph system to release fluids and toxins in the body.   Private Yoga Sessions  Private Yoga, offered by Full Circle Massage and Yoga, is recommended for anyone searching for a deeper practice, or for beginners who need a good foundation before going into a studio setting, and for people struggling with specific healing needs such as chronic injury or disease.  Yoga in all of these methods is an effective way to guide people toward healing from within, offering a tool with thousands of years of study behind it for wellness.    Individual or group private sessions available upon request with a caring instructor to meet your personal needs.  Ashtanga, Hatha, Vinyasa, Iyengar and Phoenix Rising Method; all levels welcome.   Yoga Rates

• Private, 1-3 people/ $130
• Group Private, 4-8 people/ $185  

Retreats and Workshops are available to meet the needs of your group.  Contact us for information and to make future arrangements!