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Since May of 2004, Kathy Cervenka has put her heart and soul in to her massage therapy business in downton Plainfield, Balanced Bodywork. She offers many modalities including swedish, deep tissue, prenantal, sports, and chair massage. In these she integrates accupressure, trigger point, stretches, and even some energy work. She takes appointments at her office, as well as house calls and is often hired out for special events.
"Seeing people's health improve gives me great satisfaction. I have been given this precious gift of being able to help people feel better, and I intend on using it." Many do not realize the benefits and results of massage and informing people is part of Kathy's mission. "90% of the reasons we see our physicians are due to stress related aliments, and if I can decrease that stress, I can make a huge difference in my client's overall wellness and hopefully increase their quality of life as well."
During this time of the year, the most impressive benefit of massage is strengthening the immune system. Massage can also help reduce anxiety, headaches, blood pressure, chronic pain, and heart rate. Other benefits include the calming of the nervous system, physically relaxing the body, and promoting better sleep. People don't realize the benefits of massage continue after they leave the office. Their posture improves, they enhance their self-image and promote a feeling of well being. This all from giving yourself the gift of an hour of pure bliss. The best results come from regular vists - the frequency depends, it is totally up to the client based on their time availability and finances. "I am very respectful of my clients decisions and they decide what is best for their situations - everyone is different. I take the time to know and understand what is going on with each and every one of my clients and that may even differ from season to season." The testimonials on her website speak for themselves.
Kathy is a graduate of Loyola University in Chicago and has a Master's from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has completed the required hours in massage therapy from the Wellness and Massage Training Institute. If that were not enough, she also has an associate's degree in Massage Therapy from the College of DuPage. And her thought on all of this - "My education and training makes me good at what I do, but my passion for wellness allows me to be exceptional and sets me apart from other. Massage is not what I do, it is a part of who I am."
Hours are by appointment only.
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