Massage

Experience the healing, rejuvenating qualities of massage in our soothing massage room. With many highly qualified therapists on staff, we offer various massage techniques that are certain to restore both mind and body. At Golden Gateway we’re committed to improving your health and being your refuge for relaxation and renewal.

Appointments

Massage is offered seven days a week from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm. We recommend that you schedule your appointment as far in advance as possible so that we may accommodate your requests. Stop by or call the Sports Desk at 415.616.8800 to schedule your massage. Club members can also make an appointment online.

When making your appointment, please make sure that the receptionist is aware of any special health considerations, such as pregnancy, high blood pressure, skin allergies, or other physical limitations.

To maximize the benefits of your treatment, plan to arrive 15 minutes early. Payment must be made before or immediately following your scheduled massage. If you wish to cancel an appointment, you must notify the Sports Desk at least 24 hours in advance. Unless we receive such notification, you will be charged for 100% of the cost of your reserved service.

You may purchase massages individually or in a series of 5 or 10. All massages include the use of Golden Gateway’s locker rooms, steam room, and sauna.

What to Bring

Since your massage will be a relaxing experience, we suggest that you wear comfortable clothing that can be placed in a locker. Massages that can be done fully clothed include Shiatsu, Thai massage, and reflexology.

Massage Techniques

Swedish-Esalen

This technique helps to eliminate muscle aches and tension while enhancing circulation, posture, body awareness, and deep relaxation. It uses a variety of strokes and rhythmic, circular kneading combined with passive shaking, stretching, and moving the joints through their full range of motion.

Deep Tissue

This term refers to various massage styles that are directed toward the deeper tissue structures of the muscle and fascia. In most deep tissue massage techniques, the aim is to affect the various layer of fascia that support muscle tissues and loosen bonds between the layers of connective tissues.

Shiatsu

Shiatsu, the most widely known form of acupressure, has been practiced for more than a thousand years in Japan. A unique form of bodywork, Shiatsu helps you achieve balance by combining gentle, deep rhythmic pressure with yoga-like stretches. Palm or thumb pressure on energy points, muscle knots, or referred pain points releases energy flow, decreasing muscular pain and tension.

Sports Massage

Sports massage can help heal and prevent injuries and improve your athletic performance. It combines several massage styles with fingers and thumbs moving firmly across tendons, muscles, or tension points.

Thai Massage

Thai massage is an interactive form of bodywork using passive stretching and gentle pressure along energy lines. Practitioners apply pressure along meridian lines to stimulate the movement of energy in the body, and also move and stretch their clients in yoga-like poses to free muscular and joint tension. Designed to be both relaxing and stimulating, Thai massage improves flexibility, reduces tension, stimulates internal organs, and balances the body’s energy system.

Pregnancy Massage

Pregnancy places strong demands on a woman’s body and is a time for the body to be nurtured and pampered. This massage will help relieve the tensions and aches caused by extra weight and a shift in the body’s center of gravity. It will also help reduce swelling, soothe the nervous system, reduce fatigue, and enhance energy.

Reflexology

Dating back thousands of years, reflexology is based on the ancient Oriental theory that meridian lines or pathways carry energy throughout the body. Each zone or part of the body has a corresponding reflex point on the feet, hands, and ears. Stimulating those points through reflexology causes natural energy flow and relaxation to the related body part.