Massage Therapy and Well-Being: Mental Benefits:

• Fosters peace of mind
  
• Promotes a relaxed state of mental alertness


• Helps relieve mental stress
  
• Improves ability to monitor stress signals and respond appropriately
  
• Enhances capacity for calm thinking and creativity
  
• Satisfies needs for caring — nurturing touch
  
• Fosters a feeling of well-being
  
• Reduces levels of anxiety
  
• Increases awareness of mind-body connection

• Helps relieve stress and aids relaxation
  
• Helps relieve muscle tension and stiffness
  
• Alleviates discomfort during pregnancy
  
• Fosters faster healing of strained muscles and sprained ligaments; reduces pain and swelling; reduces formation of excessive scar tissue
  
• Reduces muscle spasms
  
• Provides greater joint flexibility and range of motion
  
• Enhances athletic performance; Treats injuries caused during sport or work
  
• Promotes deeper and easier breathing
  
• Improves circulation of blood and movement of lymph fluids
  
• Reduces blood pressure
  
• Helps relieve tension-related headaches and effects of eye-strain
  
• Enhances the health and nourishment of skin
  
• Improves posture
  
• Strengthens the immune system
  
• Treats musculoskeletal problems
  
• Rehabilitation post operative
  
• Rehabilitation after injury