"Illness is some form of external searching. Health is inner peace." ~ Course of Miracles
Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress-related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. Massage is an effective tool for managing this stress, which translates into:
- Decreased anxiety
- Enhanced sleep quality
- Greater energy
- Improved concentration
- Increased circulation
- Reduced fatigue
Benefits of Myoskeletal Massage - Good Postural Habits:
- Keeps bones and joints correctly aligned so that muscles are being used properly
- Decreases the abnormal wearing of joint surfaces
- Decreases stress on ligaments holding the joints of the spine together
- Prevents the spine from becoming fixed in abnormal positions
- Prevents fatigue because muscles are being used more efficiently allowing the body to use less energy
- Prevents backache and muscular pain
- AND, contributes to a good appearance.
How Massage can benefit other health issues:
- Prevent strain patterns before they become pain patterns (Eric Dalton Ph.D.)
- Alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion
- Ease medication dependence
- Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow, the body's natural defense system
- Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles
- Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts
- Improve the condition of the body's largest organ — the skin.
- Increase joint flexibility
- Lessen depression and anxiety
- Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks
- Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation
- Reduce postsurgery adhesions and swelling
- Reduce spasms and cramping
- Relax and restore injured, tired, and overused muscles
- Release endorphins — amino acids that work as the body's natural painkiller
- Relieve migraine pain