More Benefits Of Massage

By Mark Cedarleaf

Research has shown that massage has numerous benefits to the body. Some immediate and noticeable, others are experienced so deeply and profoundly that they have the ability to improve and effect all the bodys’ processes and interrelated systems.

Certainly the benefits don’t just stop at the physical because there is no way to separate the body, mind, and the spirit. On the deepest level the act of touch and the need for it reside inside us all. It connects us to ourselves and to each other in way that nurtures and heals us. From the moment we are born until death the extent of the power of touch remains a mystery, yet we know when we feel its incredible force.

The art of massage is touching with a purpose and intention, bringing healing and wholeness to another

Here is a list of the wonderfully amazing benefits of massage therapy that is extensive but certainly not inclusive:

• Induces relaxation
• Promotes regenerative sleep patterns
• Improves mental focus and concentration
• Lowers the blood pressure and heart rate
• Encourages healthy function of immune system
• Reduces and can eliminate chronic pain
• Helps to align collagen in forming of scar tissue
• Alleviates spasms and soreness in muscles
• Improves muscle flexibility and elasticity
• Aids proper flow of lymph fluids
• Reduces tension headaches and migraines
• Calms the entire nervous system
• Increases range of motion of joints
• Improves muscle recovery between workouts
• Aids digestion
• Increases blood circulation
• Reduces anxiety and helps depression
• Raises overall health awareness

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows it empties today of its strengths - Corrie Ten Boom

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