Massage

Feeling low, tired and a bit sorry for myself I laid on the most uncomfortable sofa ever sulking. The other half had became majority annoyed with me a few hours ago and left me to wallow in self pity, not that I was really complaining. The thing was I had had such a stressful day, one of those where you come home and want to do two one of two things, either put your fist through a wall or have mind blowing sex. I had not done either of these and was extremely wound up and tense. After watching some rubbish on tv, that I really couldn’t be bothered with I decided to lay down in bed, I love my bed it’s so comfy and relaxing. As I did my boyfriend ...

Massage can be defined as the manipulation of the soft tissues and muscles of the body for therapeutic purposes. It has amazing self healing effects on the body and mind achieving a holistic (or whole) approach. What effects does massage have on the body? Massage can stimulate and relax the body and mind. The skin, blood and lymphatic systems are stimulated, which boosts circulation, aids cellular renewal and removes toxic wastes. As tense muscles relax, stiff joints losen and nerves are soothed. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM- This is a highly complex network which relays messages from the brain to the rest of the body. Millions of nerve endings run ...

Unless you’ve reached what humanist psychologists call ‘self-actualisation’ and thus live in harmony and peace with the world (which, by the way, I highly doubt), I’m guessing that at one point or another you’ve felt stressed out. Day-to-day stress, exam worries, work woes, child induced headaches or simply feeling worn out are all problems that have one easy, and extremely nice, solution. That solution is to book yourself an aromatherapy massage. ***** What to expect ***** This kind of massage is different from your bog standard one in that the masseuse makes use of natural oils which have been proven to relax and calm. It’s an incredibly nice ...