Top 5 Body Massages for female

1. Swedish Massage

Swedish massage is the most common type of massage and a great place to start if it's your first massage or if you're afraid a massage might be painful. This is a brief explanation of what to expect from a Swedish massage at the Athenaeum Spa in Malta. During Swedish massage, massage therapists use massage oils to facilitate smooth, gliding strokes over your body. Swedish massage uses techniques such as kneading, friction, hacking, tapping, and vibration. This type of massage is good for relieving pain and muscle tension and helps with the removal of lactic acid and other waste from the body. The benefits include pain relief and an increase in flexibility and mobility.

2. Hot Stone Therapy
A stone massage as practiced at the Athenaeum Spa in Malta, is a massage that uses smooth, flat, and heated rocks placed at key points on the body. The heat is both deeply relaxing and helps tight muscles release. 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. Most people feel calm and relaxed during and after the hot stone therapy session, as the masseuse works her way through the body's most tension-filled areas and opens up the "chakras," or energy channels.

3. Deep Tissue Massage
This massage uses slow movement, deep pressure, and friction to realign muscles and connective tissues. The therapist focuses on areas of pain and tension and works to break up scar tissue.

A Deep Tissue massage is recommended for sore shoulders, a stiff neck, tightness in the lower back, or any other extremely tense areas and is offered at the Athenaeum Spa in Malta by our male therapists upon request. Besides alleviating pain it also aids in the release of toxins stored in the muscles, improves circulation, and loosens muscle tissue.

4. Thai Massage
Thai massage is a type of massage in Thai style that involves stretching and deep massage. This form of bodywork is usually performed on the floor, and the client wears comfortable clothes that allow for movement. Thai massage is both calming and energizing – like a yoga class bust without the effort. Thai massage therapists use their legs, knees, hands, and feet to manipulate the body into different positions and stretches. The benefits of Thai massage are numerous, with the most predominant being the maintenance of good health and the ability to treat a wide spectrum of health concerns. Traditional Thai massage is known for its ability to clear the energy pathways.

5. Shiatsu
Shiatsu is a Japanese form of bodywork. The word shiatsu means "finger pressure", and shiatsu is sometimes described as a finger pressure massage. A traditional hands-on Japanese healing art, Shiatsu can help in a wide range of conditions from specific injuries to more general symptoms of poor health. Shiatsu is a deeply relaxing experience and regular sessions help to prevent the build-up of stress in our daily lives. Shiatsu promotes muscle relaxation, improved circulation, flexibility, and the release of toxins. It reduces stress, prevents disease, and reduces blood pressure. Shiatsu is available at the Athenaeum spa in Malta only on demand as this is a very specialized massage practiced by very few therapist.