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How to Receive a Massage and What to Expect
Types of Massages
What Massage can do for you
Testimonials |
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| How to Receive a Massage and What to Expect |
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massage is not a common part of our contemporary cultural experience, many people feel uneasy about receiving their
first massage. Here are a few guidelines to help you feel at ease and to gain the greatest benefit from your massage
therapy session.
Tell the therapist about areas of your body which are injured, tense or sore. Also mention any medical conditions,
such as high blood pressure, a heart problem, chronic headaches, varicose veins or recent surgery.
Close your eyes and allow yourself to relax as completely as possible. Focus your attention on your breathing,
which should be slow, deep and even.
When the therapist's hands locate areas of pain or tension in the body,
consciously try to relax those areas. As you inhale deeply, visualize the breath flowing to the tense area and
relaxing it. As you fully exhale, visualize the tension leaving the body with the breath.
Conversation can be distracting to you and the therapist. Good massage requires concentration on the part of the
therapist. Please confine your conversation to feedback about the massage.
Allow the therapist to move your limbs into various positions. Be limp, like a rag doll, and do not try to help
move your arms, legs or head. The therapist is a trained professional who will not do anything to hurt you. However,
feel free to speak up if anything the therapist does is too painful or ticklish, or uncomfortable in any way.
The best way to receive a massage is with the body completely unclothed.
The therapist is sensitive to the need for privacy and will keep your body covered with a sheet or blanket, except
for the area being massaged. If this arrangement is not comfortable for you, you may wear underwear or a swimsuit.
Contrary to a common notion in our society about massage, it is an ancient healing art and not a sexual service.
The body might become aroused as you experience the pleasure of total relaxation and this is acceptable. However,
the massage is meant to be sensual but not sexual. If you interpret any move or stroke the therapist makes as sexual
or uncomfortable, please inform the therapist immediately. Sexual behavior during a massage is inappropriate and
will result in termination of the session.
Very often, as the body releases tension during a massage, the mind will
release emotion. If you suddenly feel sad, angry or joyful, do not be alarmed. Allow yourself to express these
feelings by crying or laughing. At the very least, feel free to sigh with relaxation or hum with pleasure.
Many people fall asleep during a massage, an indication that the body and mind are releasing stress and tension.
The therapist will gently wake you when it is time to turn over or end the massage.
We want your massage to be both enjoyable and beneficial, and that the experience will be the beginning of a lifelong
practice to assist you in enjoying the best possible health and relaxation. |
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| Self Care Techniques |
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| Some added benefits of massage can be the creation of awareness that
allows you to learn ways to release your own tension or help heal your injuries. You will learn breathing techniques
for relaxation, and gentle exercises that will increase your flexibility and teach your muscles more efficient
movements. The body reflects the mind and the mind reflects the body. Any awareness that we develop will assist
us in furthering our progress towards health. This is sometimes referred to as neuro-muscular re-education. |
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| What do we mean by Holistic Health? |
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Holistic Health is the process by which we assume responsibility for
our health and well being.
- Holistic Health observes the entire being, the Physical, Mental, Emotional,
and Spiritual.
- Holistic Health approaches agree that the body and mind are not separate
and that they are intimately connected.
- Holistic Health seeks out the problems, rather than trying to cover
up the symptoms.
- Holistic Health involves all modalities, Allopathic as well as the
complementary approaches, keeping in mind that the ultimate goal is to alleviate the problem, not mask the symptoms.
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