Lyttelton Massage Sanctuary is a massage practice at 2 Coleridge Terrace in Lyttelton, on Banks Peninsula. Its therapist, Grace, is a qualified remedial massage therapist and the owner of the practice. The website lists sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with hours from 11:30am to 7:30pm on Tuesday and from 11am to 7:30pm on Thursday. Bookings are essential, and are made through an online link.
The practice offers holistic bodywork, remedial massage and pregnancy massage. Each session starts with a conversation about how you are feeling, and the treatment is then customised. Pregnancy massage is given lying on your side with pillows and bolsters, and a longer session ends with a scalp or foot massage. Every session ends with complementary hot towels and a grounding sound bath with a crystal singing bowl. Reviewers also mention adapted massage.
Reviewers describe a calm, welcoming room, a peaceful atmosphere and gentle touch, with a grounding presence. One had a two-hour massage and says it was the best they have had. Another says they felt held, safe and cared for. Te Ihi Therapeutics, 0.4 km away, is the other nearby massage therapist, and it does not rate higher than this one.