A good massage is easy to find. A great massage, not so, but if you’re ever in Rehoboth DE a visit to Konrad Noebel at Bodymind www.bodymindrehoboth.com is worth every minute, every dollar.
But don’t for a minute think getting a massage is a luxury. In my book, a massage is a necessity.
Hands are amazing.
We were raised hearing “Hands are for helping, not for hurting” but hands are made for so much more than helping.
Hands create, build, mend, lend, support, connect, relieve, relax, restore, renew.
Hands heal. Hands sense Hands know.
Hands give and receive, and not just things; they transmit energy; they transmit love and healing. The power of touch is well documented in premature infants and children failing to thrive.
Did you know that Americans are one of the “lowest contact cultures in the world” according to Dr. Matthew Hertenstein of Depaw University. Whether it’s our puritanical history or our litigious society, we are missing out on the power of touch. Could there be a connection to our high rate of chronic diseases?
Numerous studies have shown touch lowers stress and boosts the immune system, decreases glucose and decreases auto immune symptoms, decreases pain and anxiety and even improves wound healing. Symptom benefits have been show for asthma, high blood pressure and migraines.
Wherever you find yourself this summer treat yourself to a massage, reflexology, reiki, a pedicure or just a hand, head or foot massage a loved one (that means you too) gives you. Remember, that hugs count too and every touch is magic.
There is no such thing as too much hug. Winnie the Pooh
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