Body Haven CMT
 CAMTC #65571

A constant refrain of modernity is "I'm so busy!!!" The list of obligations seems to grow longer and longer while the number of hours in a day seems to somehow grow shorter and shorter. This "hurry sickness" triggers a chronic stress response in the body, releasing cortisol and adrenaline. We do violence to our body rushing hither and thither. 

 

Without a holistic health intervention, chronic stress can weaken the immune system, damage arteries, cause fatigue and promote low-grade inflammation throughout the body over time. Bodywork brings us home to our precious body sanctuary where we may ground and center ourselves.

 

One of the greatest privileges I am endowed with is helping busy humans to come back into the body haven through massage therapy. I love witnessing the transformation that happens after a massage. The facial muscles are smooth, breathing slow and deep, the voice comes from the belly, and the skin glows.

 

For most people the benefits feel obvious and immediate. For the skeptics out there (and I am one!) here is a Pub Med journal article to tickle your noggin that strongly suggests that massage has lasting therapeutic benefits like soothing the nervous system and ironing out muscular tension.  

Source:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5623674/