Massage Therapy is a great way to help decrease the build up of stress that we feel from our daily lives. Too often we put our health last because life gets busy and there is always something else to do. This mindset can lead us to neglect ourselves and build up chronic health issues. Not giving our bodies enough time to heal from our day-to-day stressors can lead to an increase in mental and physical stress. Our bodies are capable of handling stress well for a short period of time. However, being in a chronic (long term) state of stress has serious consequences on our mind and body.
Some of the symptoms that you can start to experience from increased stress are:
- Aches, pain, and tense muscles
- Feeling overwhelmed, like you are losing control, anxiety, depression
- High blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, diabetes
- Avoiding others and feeling bad about yourself
- Low energy, insomnia, loss of sexual desire and/or ability
- Headaches
Massage Therapy for Stress Relief
Massage Therapy is an effective way of reducing the day to day stressors in life. Getting massage therapy for stress relief is safe and effective. It helps by lowering your heart rate, releasing your feel good hormones (serotonin) and decreasing your stress hormones (cortisol). It also helps you feel more relaxed, calm, refocused and find clarity by allowing you to focus more on your mind body connection. This can be a great tool alongside your physical and mental health journey. It can be a simple 2 minute meditation at home, going outside for a run for 20 minutes, booking an appointment for counselling to learn about self-care activities, or booking a massage to de-stress! Taking out time to do things for your mind and body are just as important as the other parts of our lives.
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