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.
