My Philosophy

Here are some of my views on the need for Massage Therapy.

Massage can Relieve Stress

In our modern culture it is challenging for us to have a healthy, low stress level just by what is required to participate in it.

• We are much more sedentary than our ancestors. Our tendency to sit for periods of time, e.g. in a car, at a computer, in front of a TV screen is hard on our bodies. Our bodies are made to be more physically active.
   
  
• It's difficult to avoid diets of refined and processed foods that have less nutrients and fiber. Our bodies were made to eat whole and therefore nutrient-rich foods.
   
  
• The amount of mental activity required to keep it "all together" these days is also much more than in past times.
   
  
• Our current social structures are more individually oriented. We need to depend more on ourselves or perhaps only a few others for support and nurturance than societies that are more communal in nature. We also tend to have constant time constraints, which makes having a relaxed working environment and a close circle of friends and family more rare and pressurized. All of these general cultural factors tend to produce stress in our physical, mental and emotional systems.
   
  

Touch is a Necessary Component for our Well-Being and Health As Human Beings, we need to maintain balance in our bodies, both mentally and physiologically. This has been proven through scientific research — but also direct experience supports this. "In orphanages after World War II it was noticed that the children that were often held cried less and developed faster, physically and mentally than those where there weren't enough nurses to care for them."   - Ashley Montague, from his book Touching: The Human Experience of the Skin

Some General Benefits of Massage Therapy