KELLY BANCROFT, LMT
Kelly began her journey into the healing arts when she learned Reiki in 1995. She went onto study massage and graduated from the Heartwood Institute in California in 1997. She has also studied various healing modalities including teachers like Malidoma Some, Eliot Cowan, Lee Albert, Carole Osborne, Gary Strauss, Ryan Halford, Michael Shea, and Hilary Garivaltis. She is licensed in New York and Massachusetts. She has a practice in Chatham NY and worked at the Kripalu Institute of Yoga. She lives Chatham NY with her husband and children.
She offers Craniosacral Therapy, Bodywork, Prenatal and Postpartum Massage, and Ayurvedic Massages at Chatham Bodywork Collective.
Kelly is only accepting new clients for Craniosacral Therapy, Prenatal & Postpartum Massage & Ayurvedic Bodywork.
(413)329-4933(text or call)
SERVICES
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY
60 Minutes Session-$80
90 Minute Session - $120
Craniosacral therapy is a gently form of bodywork that utilizes the fluids surrounding the brain and central nervous system. The therapist uses the gently sustained contact in a very precise manner to redistribute fluid within the body and resolve imbalances in physical structure and function. Cranial work is one of the most highly refined approaches to bodywork and may be effective in situations where no other type of medical or natural intervention has helped.
Some common conditions addressed by cranial work:
Anxiety and Emotional Disorders
PTSD- post traumatic stress disorder
Sleep Disorders/Insomnia
TMJ, TMD - Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
Lower Back Pain
Neck Pain
Head Trauma
Bodily Trauma
Headaches/Migraines
Vertigo
Cerebral Palsy
Systemic Disease
Myofascial Pain
BODYWORK
Sessions incorporate Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue massage, Myofascial Release, Neuromuscular Therapy, Positional Therapy, & Craniosacral Therapy
Massage has so many benefits. It relieves aches and pains in muscles, helps with chronic pain, promotes circulation, lowers blood pressure, and can help give some relief to everyday stress. It can be a place to unwind so you can better meet the demands of you life with greater vitality and peace.
60 Minutes Session-$80
90 Minute Session-$120
Head Neck and Shoulder 30 minutes $40
PRENATAL & POSTPARTUM MASSAGE
60 Minute Session- $80
90 Minute Session- $120
-Massage during pregnancy and after the baby is born-
A woman's body changes so much to accomadate the growing baby.
Massage can help to relieve some of the aches and pains that happen in the body during pregnancy. It can also help settle some the emotions and stress that occur during the childbearing year . Postpartum massage after the baby is born, is a wonderful way to integrate the birth process and help you body unwind from the birth and the demands of mothering a newborn. In home massage is available for postpartum massage.
AYURVEDIC MASSAGE
$100/75 minute Session
$110 Abhyanga Garshana
Experience the bliss of a full–body Ayurvedic Massage using warm herbalized oils chosen to balance and rejuvenate your unique constitution. Slow rhythmic strokes help to restore the flow of vital energy (prana) and deeply relax your nervous system. Warm towel compresses help the body absorb the oils.
Vishesh
Vishesh is a rhythmic, vigorous treatment using herbalized oils specific to your current imbalances. This treatment breaks up adhesions, stimulates lymphatic flow, and guides impurities out of the body. Warm towel compresses help the body absorb the oils.
Garshana
This is an ancient Ayurvedic treatment, featuring a dry lymphatic skin brushing with a silk glove, followed by an individualized herbal oil treatment. The brushing (garshana) increases circulation, and cleans the skin so that the herbal oil treatment can penetrate deeply.
This can be added onto the Abhyanga for $10