We all experience stress in our lives. Without certain amounts of stress, we would probably not get out of bed in the morning. Stress can be a motivator, the push that makes us go the extra mile and accomplish great things. The brain tells the body there's an emergency to respond to - a traffic jam, a crisis at work, too many bills to pay. The heart races.
Blood pressure climbs.
And so on it goes keeping mind and body in a chronic state of tension that can lower immune defenses, increase the risk of heart disease, and sometimes make us difficult to live with. To test your stress level click here . There are many modalities associated with massage from Swedish Massage, the classic feel-good rubdown with oils, to polarity therapy and other techniques that manipulate the body's energy fields. To learn more about the different techniques you may come across click here. However, there is so much more to it.