Self care is becoming more and more of a necessity in our busy world where everything seems to be speeding up. Scheduling self-care sessions with a bodywork practitioner is a great way to ensure that you will get at least an hour of healing, nourishing, relaxing touch that will take your nervous system from a sympathetic (fight-or-flight) state to a parasympathetic (rest and digest) state in just minutes.
Massage has been scientifically proven to bring healing to many of the body’s systems:
- Massage reduces levels of the stress hormone cortisol, resulting in lifted spirits and often lower blood pressure.
- It can also boost the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine, which are the body’s natural “feel good” chemicals.
- Improves range of motion and stiffness in joints.
- Decreases pain and inflammation
- Improves quality of sleep
- Increases white-blood cells and immune function
- Improves migraine and tension headaches.
- Increases blood flow and lymphatic drainage
- Massage can relieve fatigue, pain, anxiety, depression and nausea in cancer patients.
*Schedule a session today for a 60 or 90 minute therapeutic massage.
Contact me for more information or to schedule by phone: 831-840-2382 or by e-mail: balancewithin@hotmail.com
