Massage is an effective tool for managing stress, which is the root of many imbalances in the body. Massage creates awareness of the link between our bodies, minds, & spirits, & allowing time for bodywork can help facilitate one's natural healing processes and the return to homeostasis. Here are some ways massage can assist you:
- Decreased anxiety
- Enhanced sleep quality
- Greater energy
- Improved concentration
- Body awareness & presence
- Alignment with the essential self
- Reduced fatigue
- Reconnection with the gentle source of peace that is accessed when allow space for unwinding
- Alleviating muscular pain and improving range of motion
- Enhancing immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body's natural defense system
- Exercising and stretching weak, tight, or atrophied muscles
- Improving the condition of the skin
- Increasing joint flexibility
- Promoting tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue
- Pumping oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation
- Relaxing and softening injured, tired, and overused muscles
- Releasing endorphins—amino acids that work as the body's natural painkiller
- Relieving migraine pain