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Benefits of Massage

A physically and emotionally fit parent makes a calmer and more intuitive parent.​​​
Massage is a wonderful way to relieve the physical and emotional stress caused by pregnancy and the demands of parenting.
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Sleep deprivation, stress and body aches are often part of one’s journey into parenthood, and massage can help in many ways: it improves mental focus, decreases overall stress and anxiety, and provides a greater sense of ease in movement. Massage offers an overall feeling of well-being that has a profound impact on health and healing.
  • Decreased anxiety.
  • Enhanced sleep quality.
  • Greater energy.
  • Improved concentration.
  • Increased circulation.
  • Reduced fatigue.
Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress-related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. Massage is an effective tool for managing this stress, which translates into:
Massage can also help specifically address a number of health issues. Bodywork can:

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  • Alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion.
  • Assist with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers and shorten maternity hospital stays.
  • Ease medication dependence.
  • Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body's natural defense system.
  • Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.
  • Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.
  • Improve the condition of the body's largest organ—the skin.
  • Increase joint flexibility.
  • Lessen depression and anxiety.
  • Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks.
  • Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation.
  • Reduce postsurgery adhesions and swelling.
  • Reduce spasms and cramping.
  • Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles.
  • Release endorphins - amino acids that work as the body's natural painkiller.
  • Relieve migraine pain.
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