Holidays are meant to be celebrated and not slept through. However, the reality is not as perfect as people would want it to be. Holiday relaxations become strange to body and mind as they their familiarity with fast paced daily-life continues during holidays too. The best treatment to prepare for holidays or stay fit during holidays is massage, which has multifarious benefits on humans’ bodies and minds. Physical issues trouble people the most as they become hurdles in enjoyment of free time with loved ones. It is a definite fact that anyone would be more pleased during holidays if he/she does not have to suffer from body-aches. Hence a massage is the perfect option in order to get relieved off physical pains and aches. However, massages do not only work on the body like contemporary medicines, they also release mind of the tension that it might be in. Thus, while muscles and joints remain fit for highly spirited activities, mind remains ready to enjoy them. Continue reading
Maria Chang
A massage is considered to be the best remedy to relax the body. The main motive of a massage is to remove stress and tension from the body to make the person feel fresh. People often take some light massage and try to re-energize their body. But a light massage doesn’t do the job and you need to go through a deep tissue massage so that the muscle pain and tension are removed from their roots. It is said that deep tissue is best because it focuses on ligaments and underlying muscles. It reaches root of the problem and is way better than easy touches of light massage. While you take the deep-massage it slowly removes the knots through deep strokes in the larger muscle groups of the body. The main focus of a deep massage is to stretch the muscles and stop it from constricting. Continue reading
Today is my 2nd day of training at the Orlando School of Thai Yoga Massage. A couple of weekends ago, in Level 1, I learned the basic format of the Northern style. This weekend, for Level 2, I am studying mostly Southern style, which is what was traditionally performed on the kings, queens and royal family members in Thailand. My instructor, Rob Murray, is demonstrating a few variations of the traditional poses in these pics. Continue reading
Over this past year, I have been studying Thai Yoga Massage. I have over 65 hours of training in the Southern style through Dr. James’ Thai Yoga Center and Soma Veda Institute. Lydia Smith, the instructor, introduced the class to Southern Style Thai Massage as well as other complementary & holistic topics, such as Vitalism, veganism and Bio-Tapp therapy. Over the past weekend I completed over 15 hour of Northern Style Thai Massage training at the Orlando School of Thai Massage from instructor Rob Murray. He is well versed with the Thai culture as well at Thai massage for he started giving him mother Thai Massages in Thailand at the age of 6. I am honored to have to opportunity to work with a native Thai instructor in Florida and am excited about my journey onward into the art of Thai Yoga Massage. Continue reading
was 2 weeks ago to downtown Indianapolis, Indiana to work on a client of mine who is currently playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball team. It would have been great to walk around the downtown and explore all the shops, museums, race track and other attractions, but I was short on time. Between deep tissue, mat Thai Yoga and Swedish massage bodywork, I helped put him back on track. Hopefully he will continue to score many home runs for his team the remainder of this season. Continue reading
Apparently massage can improve sleep quality! There’s nothing quite like getting a massage. It can relax you, relieve stress, and ease aches and pains. Often, people fall asleep right during the session and wake up feeling refreshed and more relaxed than ever. However, did you know getting regular sessions could actually improve the quality of sleep you get all the time? The power of touch can heal your body from physical injuries or just the general wear and tear of daily life. It can improve circulation throughout the body and ease conditions like arthritis. It can improve flexibility and make you feel generally better. While it’s not a cure-all, it could definitely reduce the symptoms of some illnesses and allow those with sports injuries to get back to their normal lives. When you’re stressed out, it has a negative impact on your overall health. Your muscles tense up, you stoop over, you look and feel tired. But when you get a massage, your entire body relaxes. You let go of all the […] Continue reading
When most people think of massage, they think massage is used to promote relaxation and well being. And while this is certainly one aspect of massage therapy, it can also be used to boost the immune system. In fact, the regular application of massage can promote an increase in white blood cells, which are responsible for attacking foreign invaders within the body like infections and cancer. It’s unclear as to what causes this reaction, and more study needs to be done, but preliminary research suggests a reduction in stress allows the body to heal itself more efficiently. When you’re stressed, your body produces cortisol. This hormone reduces the number of white blood cells in the body and leaves you more susceptible to infections and diseases. But if the cortisol level is reduced, the number of white blood cells increases, which also helps to improve immune function. Massage is thought to help accomplish this. read more … Continue reading
I recently took a workshop locally in Clearwater on ETPS (Electro Therapeutic Point Stimulation) Neuromechanical Therapy, an integrative therapy which helps to reduce pain by resetting the body’s autonomic nervous system. ETPS therapy is based on biologically-sound EBM (evidence based medicine), stemming from the concepts of acupuncture, modern neurology, microstimulation, structural realignment and myofasical release (muscular relaxation) techniques. ETPS can produce superior results over traditional pain therapy techniques in less time by blending these practices. ETPS utilizes a tool to apply non-invasive, concentrated micro-stimulation (CMS) in order to pinpoint areas on the body which contain nerve impingement, myofascial limitations and lessened joint movement responsible for a patient’s condition. There are 7 fundamental parts to the ETPS treatment protocol: 1. Rebooting the Autonomic Nervous System 2. Restoring body mechanics by releasing the masseter and TMJ and balancing out the sacrum. 3. Dealing with nerve root entrapment (Radiculopathy) by locating areas which contain it and treating it. 4. Releasing scar tissue. 5. Releasing myofascial tissue around the injured area. 6. Using Acupuncture points, balancing the energies. 7. […] Continue reading
Massages are typically regarded as a specific thing individuals have just to unwind. The truth is it is regarded as some sort of solely luxurious item merely acquired when you’ve got some extra money as well as spare time. Nonetheless, you’ll find actual, tangible positive aspects to receiving a massage therapy. Men particularly may very well be not wanting to the idea of buying a massage. However , studies show professional massage bears a lot of rewards that go above soothing tense muscle groups. Lowers Stress symptoms The obvious benefit from professional massage is certainly its ability to cause feelings of unwinding. Nonetheless, feeling relaxed comes hand-in-hand with minimizing levels of stress. By decreasing the heart rate, blood pressure levels, and also cortisol values, massage therapy decreases stress and instead gives off a relaxed state. As you can tell, this has important health benefits, particularly for individuals who can be at risk for heart related illnesses. Even a rapid massage therapy can work with respect to calming your thoughts and […] Continue reading
Many guys will think of massage and think of the spa days their wives and girlfriends love or which they give as Mother’s Day presents. Most males don’t realize that massage is about a lot more than relaxation and male massage is a great way to deal with a variety of problems including sports injuries. Sports massage is a different area of massage that most professional massage therapists will have studied if they have taken a well-regarded course. Whether you are a pro footballer or just like to keep fit, it could be that male massage for injuries and other muscle problems can help. If you do just enjoy sports in order to keep, an injury can really set you back. You are probably used to eating about the right amount of calories for the exercise regime you have: an injury could mean that you suddenly start pilling on the pounds as well as losing core fitness. What male massage can do for guys suffering from injuries is firstly to take […] Continue reading