Swedish Massage Swedish massage is a gentle type of full-body massage that’s ideal for people who:are new to massagehave a lot of tensionare sensitive to touchSwedish massage can help release muscle knots, and it’s also a good choice for when you want to fully relax during a massage.Your massage therapist will use a combination of:kneadinglong, flowing strokes in the direction of the heartdeep circular motionsvibration and tappingpassive joint movement techniques