The Consequences of Stress
Experts estimate that 80 percent to 90 percent of disease
is stress-related. Massage and bodywork is there to combat that frightening number by helping us remember what it means to
relax. The physical changes massage brings to your body can have a positive effect in many areas of your life. Besides increasing
relaxation and decreasing anxiety, massage lowers your blood pressure, increases circulation, improves recovery from injury,
helps you to sleep better and can increase your concentration. It reduces fatigue and gives you more energy to handle stressful
situations.
Massage is a perfect elixir for good health, but it can also provide an integration of body and mind.
By producing a meditative state or heightened awareness of living in the present moment, massage can provide emotional and
spiritual balance, bringing with it true relaxation and peace.
It's undoubtedly a wonderful thing when your
therapist begins unwinding those stress-tightened muscles, and your day's troubles begin to fade away. But it's the
cherry on top to know this "medicine" only gets better with frequency.
