Joanne Norton began her studies in body therapy in 1987 at the Akarma Center in Baraboo, Wisconsin. There she studied meditation, spiritual healing and color therapy. She graduated in Swedish massage from Racine YMCA school of massage in 1991. She continued her education yearly with the Upledger Institute in Chicago from 1992 up to now. Other schooling has been through the St. John Neuromuscular Therapy Pain Relief seminars in Madison, Wisconsin and Dayton, Ohio. Other recent education includes the Master Choa Kok Sui Pranic Healing Course in Chicago and energy medicine in Brazil. She has been a professional massage therapist in her own office since 1991 and is a current member of AMTA.
The Results from a Massage:
Massage is used to prevent and alleviate pain, discomfort, muscle spasm, and stress. Using hands-on therapy soothes tensions and facilitates the body’s own healing powers. From infancy to old age massage therapy can be an important component of your health maintenance. It helps keep your body and mind functioning optimally. The client leaves with an all-around feeling of relaxed renewal.
Conditions Alleviated with Massage
Headaches, muscular tension and aches, high blood pressure, arthritis and rheumatism, low back pain and sciatica, carpal tunnel and TMJ, muscle cramps and strains, anxiety and nervousness, lupus and fibromyalgia, tissue memory from accidents and trauma, stiffness in neck and shoulders, digestive disorders, sport injuries, allergies and asthma, chronic and temporary pain, low energy, learning disorders and stress.
Joanne offers the following modalities:
• Swedish - oil on the skin
• Neuromuscular - pressure points
• Somato Emotional Release - releasing body emotions
• CranioSacral - general relaxing touch
• Pranic Healing - Chinese energy therapy
• Color Therapy - healing with light therapy
• Visceral Manipulation - relieves internal organs
• Chakra Balancing - evens out energy levels
• Unwinding - slow body movements
• Lymph - improves lymph flow
• Reiki - healing touch
