As we know: modern society drives us to be constantly moving forwards. Whether you are a business manager, employee, student or are unemployed, every day brings us our share of competition. Annoyances, anxieties, various pressures lead us towards the harmful effects of stress.
We all need special moments, moments of calm, wellbeing and relaxation in order to be able to give the best of ourselves. We increasingly aspire to physical and mental relaxation, to rediscovered wellbeing. Sports, cultural events, meet-ups with friends, and travel are among the tools that modern humans use to release their unnecessary tensions.
Naturally, certain ancestral relaxation techniques are now coming back to the fore in an attempt to meet a growing demand for wellbeing treatments.
Among these gentle therapies, one is experiencing unprecedented development in our modern world: massage. Today, massage is regaining its reputation in the West.
There are, of course, many different approaches: harmonising massage, zen massage, sensitive massage, Swedish, Korean, reflexology, shiatsu massage, etc. But they all have one essential thing in common: touch!
There are serious studies that clearly demonstrate this: societies with a more “tactile” culture suffer less from stress. Here in Europe, we have all-too-often forgotten the fundamental role of this essential sense of touch.
Beyond the immediate benefits of relaxation and wellbeing brought by a massage session performed by a competent massage therapist or relaxologist, there are real effects on our physiological system, and therefore on our health. Of course, massage and medicine are two different things. While we cannot cure a pathology with massage, we can however rebalance the muscle tone of the entire body, release breathing and promote blood and lymphatic circulation, just as we can release tension in the mind.
For people who feel the need, massage and relaxation techniques allow access to greater harmony between the mind and body. Unlike any allopathic treatment, massage is a useful complement to modern therapies and reminds us that our body is an integral part of our existence.
Touch when facing stress… One more way to stay in shape and look beautiful!