I've always compared our bodies to a car. We need to take our cars to the garage to change the oil and maintain important parts to keep it running well and live longer. The same is true for our bodies, only in this case, the garage is the massage room, and the therapist is the mechanic.
Since I believe, as many others in my field, that at the core of health it's all about blood circulation, I also believe that the more it easily flows in our body, the more healthy we are, and the more that we're slowing the process of aging.
Clients always ask me how often they need a massage? My answer is always the same: if one could afford it, one should do it every day, to always keep the blood circulation at its best. The body then, like “frozen” in time, will always be back to its new, refreshed, rejuvenated and detoxified position—as good as new for whatever the next day will bring.
Although massage therapy does not increase muscle strength it can stimulate weak, inactive muscles and partially compensate for the lack of exercise and inactivity resulting from illness or injury. It can lead to a fast and more complete recovery.
All of us need some kind of compassion as we evolve through our path of life. Some need it more than others, some need it less, but the child in us will never stop longing for it, as long as we continue to grow.
Touch is a way of transferring energies from one to another. We shake hands, hug, pat the shoulder—all different levels of touch. The touch of massage, as powerful as a simple hug, is the most loving and fulfilling, healing and energizing of them all. It takes its time, and is full of intentions, all are concentrated into one touch of universal light!