PORTIUNCULA Center for Prayer

HOLISTIC

Poverello Holistic Center
Bodywork options at the Portiuncula Center for Prayer
For information and appointments please call 815-464-3808

Gift Certificates are available

God has wonderously created our entire being - body, mind and spirit. Our emotions, experiences and sense of being are written in our physical structures. When the stresses and demands of life dim the luster of who we are, skillful touch and sacred bodywork encourage a quality of awareness and individual growth as a total person.

At our charming and rustic Poverello Holistic Center, you are invited to come aside and gently attend to the inner needs of body, mind and spirit through various modalities of bodywork. When you come to St. Francis Woods, you will be treated with compassion, gentlenss and peace.

Bodywork at the Poverello Holistic Center is available to the general public and to guests at the Portiuncula Center for Prayer.

Therapeutic Massage

Massage Therapy enhances general health and well-being and has been proven effective for relaxation, relief of muscle tension and mental, emotional and spiritual renewal. A relaxing massage eases tensions with long, gliding strokes and muscle kneading. Deep tissue and myofacial release employ specific techniques to lengthen muscles and restore range of motion through a deep, penetrating attention to muscle groups. Individual therapists at the "Poverello Holistic Center" also employ muscle release techniques, warm stones and moist, warm packs

Reiki

Reiki is a gentle method of laying on of hands which promotes relaxation and can reestablish spiritual equilibrium and mental well-being. Reiki supports the body's ability to heal itself. Recipients remain fully clothed. Reiki is especially helpful when energy, physical or emotional, seem out of balance.

Reflexology

Reflexology is a special science that has its roots in the Far East and is an offshoot of acupuncture. Reflexology works with reflexes in the feet which correspond to all parts of the body. When specific points on the feet are given firm yet gentle touch, congestion in the corresponding region of the body are also unblocked so that circulation improves overall. Particular attention to the feet can refresh the whole body, relieve tension and improve nerve and blood supply.

Pregnancy Massage

While pregnancy is a welcome blessing, it also brings many changes in body, mind and spirit. The support and relaxation of massage during the time of pregnancy provide many benefits for both mother and baby. Pregnancy massage; provides nurturing, skilled touch and individualized attention to need and assists in reducing edema. Massage also reduces varicose vein development and pain, promotes increased blood and lymph circulation and reduces blood pressure.

Ortho-Bionomy

Ortho-Bionomy the "homeopathy of bodywork", is a unique system of painless body therapy designed to facilitate pain relief as well as physical and emotional balance. Through gentle movements, the body's self-healing processes are engaged. The releases are accompanied by structural balance, realignment and re-education of muscles, nerves and tissue.