Tag: menopause

Relaxation is one of those words that’s had a bad rap for too long and I would like to reclaim it right here, right now!

From a physiological perspective, relaxation is the iliciting of the parasympathetic nervous system, part of the autonomic nervous system, required for the body to perform such tasks as digesting food, getting quality sleep, maintaining a resting heart rate, stable blood pressure and respiratory rate, etc., and for those who experience chronic pain, for example, relaxation needs to be considered.

It’s essential for your body to do those tasks so it really ticked me off from my early years as a therapist that relaxation of the body was being sold only as some kind of fluff that was marketed as pampering (my personal favourite) or spa day for the girls. Don’t get me wrong, that can be fun and all, and can contribute to relaxation, but this has led to be the primary way the public perceives this, and it’s been challenging to introduce a different way of looking at it.

That being said, I will simply state that relaxation is a necessity to maintain health–body, mind, and spirit.

So, traditionally in the world of massage therapy, once again, perception of relaxation massage for health is only thought of with sheets and lotion. Why do we hold on so hard to the definition of something as a monolith instead of it being multifaceted? Living with such compartmentalized ideas is incredibly limiting and constrictive. Why would you want to limit yourself so much when there are other choices out there? Wouldn’t you want to be exposed to something different, refreshing, new that could awaken different sensations and outcomes for you? I’m sure you’re not doing this on purpose, but you could, on purpose, choose differently to experience relaxation in a unique way.

This is when CranioSacral Therapy for relaxation enters the room. It’s gentle, yet deep. You don’t have to remove your clothes and lie under sheets and have lotion or oil slathered all over your skin, especially if you have sensitive skin, allergies, or you really don’t like it. Instead, we can get straight to the treatment rather than me leaving the room, waiting for you to disrobe, then accidentally get under two sheets instead of just one (that hasn’t happened to me in a long time, but for a while there…lol!). It’s so much simpler. It can elicit different sensations. It can provide relief in a unique way.

So if you already know that there’s more to relaxation during massage therapy than what narrow public perception holds or if you’re willing to try something different because you may be missing out on something that could be useful to you, either way, if I’ve piqued your curiosity, reach out by hitting the button below. I can’t wait to work with you!