Center for Bodywork Therapies

Corporate Bodywork Programs

Benefits of Bodywork

Benefits of On-Site Chair Massage

Improving posture, range of motion and flexibility • Improving dexterity and fine motor skills • Improving balance • Improving attention span, concentration, memory,

creativity and learning efficiency • Stabilizing and improving the functioning of the

nervous system • Increasing energy and endurance • Increasing strength and resilience• Improving immunity• Decreasing pain • Reducing blood pressure • Decreasing anxiety and depression • Increasing feelings of well being with improved self-

acceptance and self-actualization • Improving the body’s ability to detoxify • Improving sleep

Additional Physiological Benefits of Yoga include:

1. Yoga stabilizes the autonomic nervous system, increasing the dominance of the parasympathetic nervous system.

2. Yoga decreases pulse and respiratory rates

3. Yoga increases the activity of the brain’s alpha waves

4. Yoga helps increase cardiovascular and respiratory efficiency

5. Yoga helps improve posture

6. Yoga helps normalize weight

Bodywork improves health and helps fight the effects of aging. The benefits of massage include:

Additional Benefits of Yoga

Psychological Benefits of Yoga

• Somatic and kinesthetic awareness increases—better body awareness

• Improved mood and increased feelings of well-being

• Self-acceptance and self-actualization improves

• Social adjustment improves • Anxiety and depression decrease • Hostility decreases

Psychomotor Functions Improved with Yoga

• Grip strength increases • Improved dexterity and fine motor skills • Eye-hand coordination improves • Improved reaction time • Improved steadiness • Improved depth perception • Improved balance • Improves integrated functioning of body

parts

Yoga does more than increasing flexibility and range of motion, Yoga provides physiological, psychological and biomechanical benefits and can be adapted to anyone regardless of age or physical ability.

Biochemical Benefits of Yoga

• Decreased blood glucose (sugar) levels • Decreased sodium levels • Decrease in total cholesterol levels • Decrease in triglycerides (stored fat

deposits) • HDL (good) cholesterol increases • LDL (bad) cholesterol decreases • Improved neurotransmitter function • Lymphocyte count increases (improved

immune system functioning) • Total white blood cell count increases

(improved ability to fight infection) • Vitamin C increases • Oxygen levels in the brain increase

•Reduces reliance on caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, etc.

Add Education to Increase Results

1. How to reduce stress quickly in times of high tension (under deadlines, etc.)

2. Why maintaining good posture is an important factor in reducing future health problems

3. Easy ways to improve posture and why they work

4. The benefits of proper breathing as well as the proper techniques

5. Techniques to reduce the likelihood of developing repetitive stress disorders

6. How to properly care for their spinal health

To be healthy for life requires knowledge. Let us teach your employees what they need to know to improve their health—The hows as well as the whys.

Massage• No cookie-cutter chair massage -- each

massage is customized to best benefit each employee within the time scheduled

• Our therapists check in with the employees to make sure their needs are being adequately addressed

• If time is too short to adequately address an employee’s needs, we will discuss ways they can help themselves between chair massage sessions

Yoga classes• No cookie-cutter Yoga classes – classes

are customized for your employees’ needs

• Corporate classes are generally multi-level classes, with students accelerating at different rates

– Personalized attention is given to each student as needed

– Discreet, personalized correction is provided as necessary

• The benefits of each class of pose are explained

• The benefits of each individual pose are explained

• Students are encouraged to practice at home

We are passionate about helping your employees and, through them, your company

become as healthy as possible

Health for Life Club

$64*Therapeutic Massage

*60 minute sessions (in-call rate)Additional charge for out-call sessions

Additional charge for specialty massageMonthly fee applies • Keep your key executives and

employees at the peak of their game with regular therapeutic massage– Our office or yours

• Let your employees know you care– As a reward for a job well done

• Use as an economical year-end bonus

Research shows that office workers who receive regular

massage are more alert, perform better and are less stressed

Benefits of Working withCenter for Bodywork

Therapies• We don’t believe we’re any different or any better than your

employees• We have a sense of humor (and know when to use it!)• We are cost effective and more flexible than larger outfits

• Massage therapists are licensed, insured and hand-picked– Professional Member American Massage Therapy Association– State Licensed and Nationally Certified Bodyworker– Lead therapist spent 5 seasons with San Diego Chargers –

Sports Massage Specialist• NESTA Certified Yoga instruction

– National Exercise Sports Trainer Association

Corporate Clients

Barney & BarneyCoastal Pain & Spinal Diagnostics Medical

PacificareParker Hannifin

Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego Chargers

Spice of Life

Increase Your Competitive Edge

Center for Bodywork Therapies

1111 Fort Stockton Drive, Suite H

San Diego, CA

619.818.5397

www.sdbodytherapies.com

Janet Lawlor, OwnerLicensed Massage & Bodywork Therapist