It is well known the power that the human touch can have. From the story of twin girls who only thrived outside of the womb when placed together in an incubator (touching) to the grandmother in a nursing home who recovered from the flu better than her doctors could hope when her daughter treated her to a light massage every week.
Each day almost every person experiences human touch, whether it be a hand shake or a hug.
That brings me to our subject. Massage is a powerful tool. In ancient China , the blind were taught the art of massage because it was believed that their senses were more attune to the body and its rhythms.
Today we use massage for relaxation and consider it a luxury. What if we considered it a necessity?
Massage can help more ailments than can be listed here. Relaxation is a large benefit. In the time of a one hour swedish massage your high blood pressure can go down as much as 10 points. For someone with hypertension this is of great importance.
Let me list just a few benefit’s for you. Along with lowering high blood pressure, it helps multiple skin conditions, lymph drainage, edema, physical therapy, muscle injury, lung drainage after congestion, migraines, PMS, . This brief list comes from regular swedish massage. There are 250+ modalities to choose from.
Pregnancy massage helps new moms become more aware of their bodies and in turn helps them in the delivery process. Massage helps her before in keeping her muscles supple and smooth for more control, during labor for the benefits listed above, and after when she needs time to recover.
For the average every day person it is important to remember that your body should not experience trauma or stress before you give it the attention it needs.
Going in for a massage teaches you where your stress accumulates. You will learn from a good massage therapist how to breath and he/she will give you advice to follow between each massage to help you gain the most benefit from each session possible to you.
Trusting our bodies in the hands of a skilled therapist is one of the best things we can do for ourselves.
We must first take care of ourselves before we can begin to take care of others. I encourage every reader to make an appointment or share a massage with a spouse or loved one. The benefits will be more than you can ask for.
” Choose each day to be blissful and complete, a whole person well cared for by you ”
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