The Healing Art of Massage
Of all the healing arts, massage is one of the oldest and the simplest. Every day we unconsciously employ massage techniques because the desire and need to touch, and the action of touching, is instinctual. We stroke our temples to sooth a headache, we hold a friend’s hand to comfort them, we ‘rub away’ a child’s knocks and if there is any injury we ‘kiss it better’. Anyone can further develop this fundamental capacity for touch to provide physical and psychological benefits, which are therapeutic to both the giver and the receiver of massage. Learn more about the healing art of massage. Continue reading