benefits of massage

• enhances well-being, body awareness & improved body image through relaxation and cutaneous stimulation
• reduces stress & anxiety through relaxation of body & mind
• increases mental alertness by relaxing body & removing unwanted stress
• aids in relief of insomnia
• stimulates synovial fluid production in joints when applied with traction
• aids in toning atrophied muscles
• decreases pain by the release of endorphins
• breaks apart adhered tissue, freeing restricted area
• provides integration of body and mind
• produces a meditative state or heightened awareness of living in the present moment resulting in emotional and spiritual balance
• increases vocalization, thus assisting in speech & language development
• offers parent time to relax by providing focused time & attention with their infant
• helps foster parent/infant bonding