Thai herbal poultice massage 

What is a poultice? A poultice is a soft mass of herbs which are wrapped tightly into a cloth ball (see image), steamed and applied to the body or face to relieve soreness, increase local circulation, facilitate lymphatic drainage and improve soft tissue mobility.  The poultices I use in my practice are from Thailand and developed in conjunction with the organic farm there with Cecily Braden. The poultice feels soft and conforms to the body around bony prominences, feels natural and comforting in regions of tension, offering enough firmness to offer compression with the added benefits of the heat and anti-inflammatory herbs. I offer gentle lymphatic drainage 'stretch and release' techniques with the poultice, or roll, knead and compress the poultice along the musculature in regions of tension or as an anchor for myofascial stretch and release techniques. The poultice stays warm 2 - 3 minutes and is put back into the steamer throughout the service which allows me to perform manual therapy techniques and feel shifts with how the body is responding with the work between its use. It offers the nervous system different feedback and sensory input with feeling the warmth, poultice techniques, safety, comfort and relaxation.  Each poultice is vacuumed sealed in a plastic pouch and opened before each client session. One poultice per person. The client may choose to take the poultice home with them after the session with instructions for home use.  Before the service begins, I soften the dried herbs within the poultice with water and place it into the steamer to warm which also creates a natural botanical aromatherapy experience for your appointment.  FACIAL POULTICE: I use a small poultice in my face focused services that is the size of a golf ball. Its smaller size allows me to sculpt and be detailed around the facial and jaw structures and the musculature of the face, jaw, head, neck and upper back. *The CJB facial poultice Ingredients include: Zingiber cassumunar Roxb. (Bengal root), Curcuma longa Linn (Turmeric root), Cymbopogon citratus (De ex Nees) Stapf (Lemongrass), Citrus hystrix DC (Kaffir lime peel), Tamarindus indica L. (Tamarind leaf), Hibiscus sabdariffa (Roselle flower) BODY POULTICE I offer a large poultice that is the size of an orange for body focused services. *The CJB body poultice Ingredients include: CJB RENEWAL BODY POULTICE - Thai ginger, tumeric root, kafir lime, pandan leaf, wild tumeric, camphor. CALMING BODY POULTICE - vetiver root dried, kaffir lime leaf dried, yangang leaf dried, lemongrass stem dried, jasmimum flowers dried, camphor dried, turmeric root dried, sweet basil oil, kaffir lime essential oil