ABOUT MASSAGE

Massage is one of the oldest healing arts, practiced in various forms by many cultures around the world. Recently, massage has gained wider recognition for its therapeutic value. A natural therapy, massage supports your body's ability to heal itself.

Massage therapy is beneficial for all ages. Massage can:

• Relieve muscle tension and promote general relaxation
• Reduce stress, physical and mental fatigue
• Break the pain cycle
• Speed recovery from injuries or surgery
• Improve the function of joints and muscles
• Increase body awareness
• Healing

Massage benefits the body on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual level. It speeds the healing process of injuries as well as after surgery by decreasing inflammation and enhancing blood and lymph circulation; can prevent or reduce the formation of scar tissue resulting from injury or immobilization; helps maintain the flexibility and extensibility of injured muscles while they heal.

When the aim is relaxation, massage gives the opportunity to the mind to take a vacation (from ‘vacare’ meaning ‘to empty’). Unclottering the mind helps to be more focused, make better decisions and find new solutions to life’s challenges.

Massage provides a wonderful chance for touch. Not only the immune system is stimulated through touch, but also our emotional need for touch is satisfied in a healthy way. Today’s alienating rhythms and the geographical distance from family members and friends deprives us of this basic and vital element.

For more on this subject, please read The Power of Touch, by Phyllis K.Davis.

As we improve our body’s well being, we can allow our spirit to soar and progressively balance and give meaning to our lives.