Physical Benefits of Therapeutic Massage

• Helps relieve muscle tension and stiffness
• Improves circulation of blood and movement of lymph fluids
• Fosters faster healing of strained muscles and sprained ligaments; Reduces muscle spasms; pain and swelling; formation of excessive scar tissue
• Provides greater joint flexibility and range of motion
• Improves posture
• Enhances athletic performance and treats injuries caused during sport or work.
• Reduces blood pressure
• Promotes deeper and easier breathing
• Helps relieve tension-related headaches and effects of eye-strain
• Enhances the health and nourishment of skin
• Strengthens the immune system
• Treats musculoskeletal problems
• Alleviates discomfort during pregnancy
• Rehabilitation after injury and post operative

Source: AMTA

Mental Benefits of Massage Therapy

• Helps relieve stress
• Fosters peace of mind
• Promotes a relaxed state of mental alertness
• Helps relieve mental stress
• Improves ability to monitor stress signals and respond appropriately
• Enhances capacity for calm thinking and creativity
• Emotional Benefits
• Satisfies needs for caring nurturing touch
• Fosters a feeling of well-being
• Reduces levels of anxiety
• Creates body awareness
• Increases awareness of mind-body connection
  
  Source: AMTA

While a massage will create a significant difference, repeated massages can help the individual enrich the value of each massage.   During repeated massages, clients over time can reach a state of mediation linked to the massage’s relief, penetration and soothing pattern.   This produces and helps maintain well being.

Human beings react to stress by creating muscle tension and, in some cases, even triggering adrenaline surges.   These responses are grounded in the history of earlier generations need to “fight or flight” when facing risk.  In modern society, stress of everyday living can trigger our historic instincts which then translate into physical tension often creating psychological stress.    This type of stress adversely affects physical and mental health including heart disease, cancer and quality of life.  Consequently, Ivan focuses on helping relieve both physical and mental stress. 

To achieve the important rebalancing of physical and related mental well being, there are three stages to Ivan’s massage approach.