Welcome to Integrative Natural Therapies
For over 20 years, Danielle Guglielmino has been committed to providing the best holistic care through the use of massage, bodywork, and macrobiotic cooking and counseling. I invite you to come experience what these therapies can do for you.
Services
Therapeutic massage is a style that can incorporate several modalities (defined below) as needed, depending on your health concerns: Swedish, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, Integrated Positional Therapy (IPT), Myofascial Release, Gua Sha, and Cupping.
Shiatsu is a style of acupressure bodywork done on a futon mat on the floor. Shiatsu activates the ki energy circulating in the body. The focus is to open and allow ease in movement in the body, clearing blockages or stagnation. This work includes stretching, Acupressure, Myofascial release, Shin Tai, and Hara massage. Shiatsu helps with stress, fatigue, anxiety, tension, and pain.
Integrative Macrobiotic Advising is for those interested in the macrobiotic approach to health and wellness. You can discuss your health concerns in a confidential and professional setting. The session includes a body scan using the eastern philosophy of face and body diagnosis, as well as light shiatsu examining the hara (center/abdomen) and meridian channels. Danielle will use her unique combination of experience in bodywork and macrobiotics, as well as science-based research, to provide recommendations for a more balanced diet and lifestyle. You will receive lifestyle and dietary recommendations, recipes, and remedies. This includes two 20-minute phone calls or emails to address any questions and review progress.
Definitions of Modalities
Swedish
A massage used to relax and relieve stress. Pressure is light to medium and includes gentle stretches, kneading, and tapping (tapotement).
Deep Tissue
A style of massage focusing on tension in the muscle using deeper pressure, breaking up knots, fascial adhesions, or scar tissue. These techniques help improve circulation and muscle function, and they increase range of motion.
Shiatsu Shin Tai
A dynamic form of bodywork combining acupressure techniques and meridian channels of traditional shiatsu. Shin Tai is a more current use of shiatsu focusing on energy memories that accumulate in the body.
Gua Sha
A technique used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that gently scrapes the skin with a smooth edge tool. This improves circulation and can break up tension within fascia and muscle tissue, as well as energy (chi or ki) stagnation.
Cupping
An ancient healing method that started, in various forms, as folk medicine in Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Latin America. It increases blood flow and breaks up knots and tension.
Myofascial Release
A massage and stretching technique that uses gentle, minimal pressure and slow movement to open torsions in the myofascial tissue. Fascia is a thin connective tissue that surrounds most structures within the body, including muscles.
Integrated Positional Therapy (IPT)
Uses osteopathic techniques of Muscle Energy Technique (MET) and Strain-Counterstrain (SCS) to realign the body’s structure and improve muscular-skeletal function. MET is an assisted form of stretching using active muscle contractions. It’s a very effective tool that lengthens tight and constricted muscles and restores range of motion. SCS is a more passive technique in which the affected area is slacked or shortened and held for 60–120 seconds, allowing the muscle fibers to release and relieve pain and tension.
“Traditional acupressure theory says that disease arises from rebellion against the natural way—our inner nature. The alternative is paying attention to our feelings and inner self and letting it guide us so that we can live more fully and actualize our whole potential.”
—Iona Teagarden, The Joy of Feeling
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Bookings
All services by appointment only (no walk-ins). Please call or text (203) 687-8174, or email Danielle.IntegrativeTherapy@gmail.com, to book an appointment. Open two Saturdays a month and closed two Mondays a month. Calls, texts, and emails may not be returned until the next business day.
Payment
Cash or check only; Integrative Natural Therapies does not currently accept credit cards. Gift certificates are always available.
Cancellation Policy
Tuesday–Saturday appointments require 24 hours notice, unless a medical emergency. Monday appointments require 48 hours notice. Cancellations with less than 24 hours notice will be charged the full amount; however, if your appointment is filled, you will not be charged.
Hours
M: 9am–4pm
Tu: 9am–6pm
W: 9am–4pm
Th: 11am–6pm
F: 9am–4pm
Sa: 9am–3pm
Su: Closed
Standard Rates
60 min. $110
75 min. $125
90 min. $145
Integrated Macrobiotic Advising
First session $180
Follow-up session $120
Danielle Guglielmino, LMT
Danielle Guglielmino began her study in Macrobiotics and alternative healing methods in 1999. After experiencing the benefits for herself, she continued her exploration and education at the Strengthening Health Institute and the International School of Shiatsu in Philadelphia.
In 2003, Danielle became nationally certified by the American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA). She also began teaching macrobiotic cooking classes and assisting those transitioning to a plant-based diet.
Upon her return to Connecticut in 2006, she attended Massage Therapy training at the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy to attain her state license. Danielle has since expanded her practice and trained in Craniosacral Therapy, Shin Tai, Myofascial Release, Reflexology, Integrated Positional Therapy (IPT), Gua Sha, and Cupping.
Danielle’s experience with this combination of healing techniques— diet, natural remedies, bodywork, and massage—help strengthen the body for a more complete sense of health and well-being.
Certications include: International School of Shiatsu in 2003; AOBTA certified since 2003; Strengthening Health Institute 2004; Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy 2006; NCBTMB certified 2006; and CT license #004265.
INTEGRATIVE NATURAL THERAPIES
Hours
Monday: 9am–4pm
Tuesday: 9am–6pm
Wednesday: 9am–4pm
Thursday: 11am–6pm
Friday: 9am–4pm
Saturday: 9am–3pm
Sunday: Closed
Address
147 Durham Rd. #12A
Madison, CT 06443
Contact
(203) 687-8174
Danielle.IntegrativeTherapy@gmail.com
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