Holiday Love, Holiday Stress; Self-massage Can Help!

Family, Friends, getting together, laughing, talking, and having fun. This is what most people would like to experience around the Holiday season, but this is not what usually happens. People worry about so many things around the Holidays, but mostly we just need time to relax and have a massage. Self-massage is a great way to go!

Worrying about what to get for a gift, how much to spend, what to wear, whether you have enough time for cards, parties, or just how to squeeze in everything extra on top of your already busy everyday life! Guess what! There is an easy, cheap, and safe way to reduce your stress this Holiday Season: Self-Massage!

First, lets look at how stress can be harmful to ones health. Most people only realize that stress is affecting them when their body starts to hurt or they get a headache. However, stress can affect you three ways: your emotional, physical and mental bodies. It has been proven that 90% of diseases are caused by daily or long term stress. Stress- what does it mean? The dictionarys definition: a mental, physical and emotional tension that disturbs the equilibrium (balance) of the bodies. If stress is a factor in your life for a long period of time, there are three sequences that the body goes through: (1) the initial fight-or flight response, (2) a slower resistance reaction, and eventually (3) exhaustion. When the body goes through these sequences over and over again, these are the reasons disease forms. These consequences of stress are why it is so important that we choose to reduce stress as much as we can. Awareness is one of the most important keys to reducing stress, and then massage or self-massage and rest!

Here are some of the benefits self-massage and massage can help reduces stress in this Holiday Season. It would be the greatest gift you can give your mind, body and soul. A gift you can give yourself over and over again and one that you can really enjoy!

The benefits of self-massage and massage in reducing stress:
1.Self-massage and massage is very easy to do, all you need are your hands. The techniques involved actually require far less strain and stress than you would think.
2.People already do self-massage without realizing that they are already doing it. Most people massage their forehead when getting a headache or migraine. The body already knows that self-massage can relieve tension headaches, so you just automatically rub and massages where it hurts.
3.Self-massage helps relax the whole body, making you feel safe, calm, and relaxed so you can sleep better.
4.Self-massage can increase blood circulation and flexibility, which in turn helps relieve muscle tension and relax the muscles, thus keeping the muscles healthy, flexible and strong.
5.Self-massage causes the body to produce a chemical called endorphins (the happy natural drug), that helps us feel happy. When we are happy, the body is happy also, making it healthier. This happiness helps the body suffer less stress and helps us feel less depressed in a natural way.
6.Self-massage can aid in reducing sore or strained muscles after working out or any time you have aching and strained muscles. It helps loosen them up and allows them to move with greater flexibility. By promoting more flexibility, self-massage also helps stave off injuries.
7.Self-massage boosts your immune system and helps the body to naturally detox all of the bodys systems. The body can then work more easily and in balance, thus improving overall health naturally.
8.Self-massage relaxes the whole body inside and out, thus allowing the body to breathe more easily and deeply, relaxing the body even more, and helping to distress.
9.Self-massage helps decrease blood pressure caused by the stress in the first place, helping the body to be more in balance.
10. Self-massage aids in the ability to monitor stress signals and respond appropriately to the stress.
11.Self-massage satisfies the need for caring, nurturing touch that we all need to be happy, healthy, and content.
12.Self-massage is a great way to really get to know your body; how it feels, where it is sore, what pressure you like and dislike and the overall health of your body inside and out.
13. Self-massage is one great way to help your skin look and feel young and healthier. Who doesnt what that!

What amazing reasons for reducing stress with self-massage or massage. The Holiday Season is all about giving, so why not give to yourself first with self-massage. Once you feel relaxed, people will start noticing how much happier, healthier and joyful you are. They will want to know your secret. Just share this great gift of self-massage. Remember, you can share this wonderful secret to anyone at anytime, not just at the Holiday Season. Stress does not wait for a Holiday! So distress with Self-massage anytime, anyplace and start living a stress free life! You deserve it!