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  • Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy
  • Genetic Testing and Interpretation
  • Integrative Medicine
  • Integrative Pain Management
  • Integrative Physical Therapy
  • IV Nutritional Therapy
  • Maternal Recovery Program
  • Meditation
  • Men’s Clinic (Men’s Health)
  • Naturopathic Medicine
  • Nutrition
  • Power Tools For Men
  • Prolotherapy
  • Psychology & Psychiatry
  • SIBO Program
  • Therapeutic Massage
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  • Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Women’s Clinic (Women’s Health)
  • VIP Wellness Program

Therapeutic Massage

Akasha Therapeutic Massage

Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork provide real and quantifiable health benefits that allow us to live happier and healthier lives. It promotes health and wellbeing by enhancing the body’s innate healing processes with no harmful side-effects. The intention and modality of each session can be changed to most effectively meet your unique needs and intention. Some of the physical and mental/emotional results and symptoms we focus on in our Massage Therapy program at the Akasha Center are:

Physically:

  • Relief of chronic or acute tightness in the tissues of the: neck, head, shoulders, low back, diaphragm, abdomen, hips, legs.
  • Whole body detox through circulating fluids, toxins, stress hormones, etc. in all the soft-tissue of the body, or specifically through manual lymphatic drainage.
  • Pain reduction and management for migraines, post-surgery, fibromyalgia, chronic illnesses.
  • Guide and quicken the healing of injuries and restore movement and function of the area.
  • Reduce or eliminate symptoms and restore function due to: carpal tunnel syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, whiplash, sciatica, low back and psoas problems, tendonitis and bursitis, plantar fasciitis, frozen shoulder.
  • Decrease scar tissue and the effect of adhesions on surrounding tissues.
  • Reduce first and second degree postural deviations (structural holding patterns in the soft tissue.

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Mentally/Emotionally:

Therapeutic massage has been shown to improve one’s current and habitual mood and state of mind by significantly decreasing levels of stress hormones and stimulating the release and distribution of endorphins, dopamine, and serotonin. These neuro-chemicals can be called your “happy juice”, and the more you have coursing through your system, the more you enjoy your day-to-day existence. It’s not uncommon for people to leave the massage table in a sate of acceptance and optimism – prepared to face life’s challenges.

People often find their time on the table a perfect opportunity to work through difficult issues in a relaxing, safe environment. If you choose to look further into these issues, our therapist is specifically trained in mindfulness techniques and psychosomatic strategies to help guide you in staying present to the thoughts, emotions, or images that arise, while linking it back to, and grounding it in, the present sensations, breath, and movement of the body.
It’s long been known that what we do not confront and process mentally and emotionally stores in our bodies on a cellular level, and manifests as physical pain, restriction, and disease. Bodywork loosens the hold that these stuck patterns and traumatic experiences have on our lives and gifts us the possibility to move forward in a freer, more empowered state.

Testimonials

“I’ve been going to the Akasha Center for four months and together we’ve been working to create a better, healthier lifestyle that works for my hectic schedule. …
Lee Daniels Filmmaker
I have known Dr. Edison De Mello for many years now. He has proven himself to be an outstanding doctor. His knowledge of integrative medicine is second to none. …
Dylan McDermott Actor
I have been a patient at Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine for almost three years and continue to be amazed at the level of medical expertise, the breadth of di…
Joe Dickey Singer
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I love the Akasha Center because everyone on staff is so warm and the practitioners are experts in the entire body. You will not get referred out to 10 specialists…
Maggie Nemser
In a health care landscape marked by harried doctors, defensive medicine, insurance company vetted treatments, and mis-managed care, the Akasha Center is an oasis of…
Roy Sekoff Editor, Huffington Post
I’m not fond of the antiseptic feeling that one generally gets when walking into a doctor’s office. I get the very opposite when I walk into the Akasha Center Lo…
Peter Horton Writer/Director
The Akasha center is great both medically and spiritually. Every person here is incredibly friendly. Dr. de Mello is not only brilliant and an expert, he is also k…
Guy Burnet Actor
The Akasha Center and Dr. de Mello are a dream come true. Their combination of traditional medicine with a natural holistic approach for the whole body is what I hav…
Michael Feinstein Singer
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Dr. de Mello helped my belly feel better when I was having stomach problems and he put me on a diet and now I feel much better than I was before! Then I started feel…
Jarra Agarwal
Akasha Naturals is my go-to for supplements. The Akasha Naturals Immune Support formula turns away any sickness I feel coming on. (InStyle, Sept. 2012)
Julia Roberts Actress

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520 Arizona Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90401

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