BENEFITS OF MASSAGE
Physiologically, massage may help your:
SKIN
· improves skin elasticity
· improves skin tone and colour by removing dead cells
· cleans pores
· speeds up the skin’s metabolism
· delays wrinkles
· increases sebaceous secretion on dry skin
SKELETAL SYSTEM
· relieves stiff and tired joints
MUSCULAR SYSTEM
· relieves stiffness, soreness and muscle fatigue
· improves muscle tone
· improves muscle suppleness
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
· improves circulation
· lowers high blood pressure
· removes waste products
· encourages better lymph drainage, and a reduction
or removal of oedema
· prevents cellulite
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
· encourages deeper, more relaxed breathing
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
· speeds up waste removal and digestion
AND ALSO
· encourages sleep and relieves insomnia
· boosts immunity
Psychologically, massage may help to:
· reduce stress, anxiety and tension
· relax the mind and body
· increase positive feelings
· reduce fatigue
· enable you to cope with everyday worries
· enable you to be more self-confident
BENEFITS OF HOT STONE MASSAGE
Hot stone massage has the similar benefits to those mentioned above but the final result is more effective.
Hot stone massage gets you to a deeper dimension of relaxation.
The direct heat relaxes muscles, allowing manipulation of a greater intensity than with regular massage.
One movement of the stone is equivalent up to 10 movements of the hand with the heat penetrating tissue layers to a depth over 1.5” (4cm).