Relaxation Massage Therapy:
Starts with learning the art of Relaxation Massage; which is also known as Swedish massage. This is possibly the most well known style of massage in the West and involves a clearly defined series of vigorous movements designed to stimulate blood circulation.
Relaxation Massage involves various movements & basic techniques which are applied, in combination or individually, to the soft tissues of the body.
Why Relaxation Massage & Relaxation BodyWork
There is no doubt that touch, in the form of massage, can be of real benefit to each and every one of us, whatever your age or life style. A caring massage can be relaxing, reassuring, stimulating and sensual, as well as healing, to mind & body.
Touch is a natural and instinctive response to pain or discomfort, if it aches we rub it. It is said that touch is the first of our senses to develop in the womb, and the last to leave us when we die. The need for touch begins at birth and many believe that the affection given to us in childhood determines our capacity to give and receive affection as we grow older.
Massage does not claim to be a panacea, but this ancient art can bring real relief to many of the excesses and strains of modern living.
What is Massage?
Massage is a sympathetic approach to one of humankind’s most natural instincts; Touch. It involves the application of pressure on the soft tissue of the body by way of specific movements and techniques to encourage a state of complete relaxation.
Depending on the techniques applied the effects of massage can be stimulating or sedating and it is commonly used to relieve stress and tension in the body, which can accumulate in the body through exposure to the stress’s of daily life.
Massage is also said to be of benefit across a wide range of minor ailments. Body Work is of benefit to a wide range of major ailments.In common with many other holistic therapies, relaxation massage and body rejuvenation concentrates on the individual as a whole, mentally, emotionally and physically.
Therapeutic and Remedial BodyWork also treats the individual as a whole: Spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically.
How does massage work?:
Modern massage consists of various basic movements and strokes. The way in which these basic movements are applied depends on the particular clients requirements.
Massage is a ‘touch-therapy’ involving giver and receiver in a two way process of touch and response. A sensitive and caring touch is all important in creating a feeling of reassurance and trust in the client, while at the same time allowing the practitioner to tune into the clients body. Physically, massage seeks to influence the muscular & nervous systems, improving circulation & encouraging blood & lymphatic flow, enabling the movement of oxygen & nutrients, as well as waste, through the body more effectively.
On a psychological level, the calming effects of massage are said to be of great benefit in releasing emotional tension & relieving the symptoms of anxiety & depression, encouraging personal awareness & well being.
Starts with learning the art of Relaxation Massage; which is also known as Swedish massage. This is possibly the most well known style of massage in the West and involves a clearly defined series of vigorous movements designed to stimulate blood circulation.
Relaxation Massage involves various movements & basic techniques which are applied, in combination or individually, to the soft tissues of the body.
Why Relaxation Massage & Relaxation BodyWork
There is no doubt that touch, in the form of massage, can be of real benefit to each and every one of us, whatever your age or life style. A caring massage can be relaxing, reassuring, stimulating and sensual, as well as healing, to mind & body.
Touch is a natural and instinctive response to pain or discomfort, if it aches we rub it. It is said that touch is the first of our senses to develop in the womb, and the last to leave us when we die. The need for touch begins at birth and many believe that the affection given to us in childhood determines our capacity to give and receive affection as we grow older.
Massage does not claim to be a panacea, but this ancient art can bring real relief to many of the excesses and strains of modern living.
What is Massage?
Massage is a sympathetic approach to one of humankind’s most natural instincts; Touch. It involves the application of pressure on the soft tissue of the body by way of specific movements and techniques to encourage a state of complete relaxation.
Depending on the techniques applied the effects of massage can be stimulating or sedating and it is commonly used to relieve stress and tension in the body, which can accumulate in the body through exposure to the stress’s of daily life.
Massage is also said to be of benefit across a wide range of minor ailments. Body Work is of benefit to a wide range of major ailments.In common with many other holistic therapies, relaxation massage and body rejuvenation concentrates on the individual as a whole, mentally, emotionally and physically.
Therapeutic and Remedial BodyWork also treats the individual as a whole: Spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically.
How does massage work?:
Modern massage consists of various basic movements and strokes. The way in which these basic movements are applied depends on the particular clients requirements.
Massage is a ‘touch-therapy’ involving giver and receiver in a two way process of touch and response. A sensitive and caring touch is all important in creating a feeling of reassurance and trust in the client, while at the same time allowing the practitioner to tune into the clients body. Physically, massage seeks to influence the muscular & nervous systems, improving circulation & encouraging blood & lymphatic flow, enabling the movement of oxygen & nutrients, as well as waste, through the body more effectively.
On a psychological level, the calming effects of massage are said to be of great benefit in releasing emotional tension & relieving the symptoms of anxiety & depression, encouraging personal awareness & well being.
