Excerpt from: Do You Need A Massage?
by Robert Chute
Body Sense Magazine 2008
The short answer is Yes.
Our nervous systems are wired for the flight or fight response. Stress was eased in the old days by the exercise humans got when they successfully eluded hungry bears. However, in modern times, stress and worry tend to hang around.
As long as we've been on this planet, massage has been a joyful thing to receive. Our brains and bodies are wired to enjoy it.
Poke an animal with a stick and muscle contracts. In other words, stress makes muscle shorten. Massage--softening and lengthening muscle--counteracts that compressive stress.
Despite these bodily woes, not every massage has to be a treatment of a problem. Massage just feels good and you don't have to have a problem per se to benefit from it. Some people wait for the stress or pain to build up before they come in for massage, fearing they won't get as much out of the experience otherwise. Don't wait for it to build up.
Whether you are receiving massage in a spa or in a clinic, many of the massage manipulations you receive are based on spurring the body's natural relaxation response. Muscle tension eases. You're horizontal and you don't have to do anything but enjoy an hour's vacation from the mundane routines that propel us in our overstimulated society. Relax. Let go. And go get a massage.
Book several massage appointments right now, creating an opportunity for you to tune out, drop out, and bliss out on a regular basis. You deserve no less.
Check out the massage menu on my website:
www.nancypezdek.massagetherapy.com
and call me at 919.413.5245 to make your appointment. I look forward to hearing from you. You can also email me at bitb05@aol.com.
Nancy S.
Pezdek
Holistic Massage
TherapistLMBT# 11024
919.413.5245
4716 Glen Forest Drive
Raleigh, NC 27612
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