Integrative Bodywork

Therapeutic massage can often be viewed as a luxury or something only for special occasions, but the idea of massage as a way to treat ourselves, doesn’t come close to touching on the essence of massage and its therapeutic benefits to body, mind and spirit. Massage has the following benefits:

• Increases circulation
• Enhances the immune system
• Promotes nervous system functioning
• Provides deep relaxation and stress reduction
• Reduces blood pressure
• Relieves pain and muscle tension
• Increases body awareness and mind-body-spirit connection
• Improves mood, intellectual reasoning and job performance
• Positive effect on conditions such as fibromyalgia, arthritis, diabetes and migraine headaches
• Stimulate the nervous system to help reduce muscle atrophy
• Increase muscle tone
• Stimulate the functions of the skin or an organ deep inside the body
• Sedate the nervous system to help ease muscle tension, spasticity, stress-related symptoms and headaches
• Allow better range of motion and support the connective tissue and muscles in becoming strong and healthy
• Provides deeper and easier breathing
• Supports a healthy lifestyle
• Boosts self-esteem

This picture was taken by my dear friend, Eva Capozzola of Eva Simone Photography.