Getting a Long Overdue Massage for Relaxation : Can’t Wait!
I’m a big believer in massages. I think touch is a huge part of the healing process for the human body. Human beings need to be touched. This has been proven time and time again in studies. Without touch, babies do not thrive and sometimes can even die because it is so powerful.
There is a real healing power in touch. Not only that, there is a greater healing power in trained hands that know how to manipulate the muscles and nerves that get punished on a daily basis by stress, contortion and the various other ways we twist and turn our body out of alignment.
I have serious back pain once in a while, stemming from two car accidents I was in when I was younger. I have soft tissue damage and I’m sure some of my vertebrae were thrown out of wack as well.
I also sit at a desk job all week, and happen to have a very demanding and stressful job (the majority of the time). All of this combined makes for a mess of a back and neck at the end of the week. As a relief measure, I signed up with a massage therapist to get massages for a set price per month, so I do go try to get them once a month.
I get deep pressure since I have some pretty seriously tight muscles when I go. Even though some people may find deep tissue massages somewhat uncomfortable or even painful, for me they are the only thing that works to get my knotted, tight muscles looser for a week or two.
After a massage, I feel like my anxiety is definitely lower, and I have a sense of calm and peace. Since the environment where I get my massage feels warm and safe and also plays relaxing ambient music, this only adds to the whole sensory experience and makes for a very therapeutic session that stays with me throughout the rest of the day.
I swear even my skin looks younger afterwards, which leads me to believe the claims that massage can be a great anti aging weapon.