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What is massage?
Massage is rubbing, kneading, tapping or otherwise manipulating the
soft body tissue with the hands or with some instrument designed
for this purpose. Massage relaxes tense muscles, eases stress,
relieves pain and can help you get to sleep.
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What is Swedish massage?
Combination of deep tissue massage, gentle touch, and rubbing
to release tension, restore circulation, and to relieve pain.
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Where did massage originate?
Like acupuncture, massage therapy originated in China about two thousand years ago. From there it traveled
to India and took on a more sensual image. This is where the Hindu Tantric massage originated. It was used to awaken the kundalini or life force believed to lie coiled at the base of the spine.
Massage therapy traveled on across the land to Ancient Greece where it was used as a remedy for
many ailments, especially those related to the athletic sports that were so popular. Even Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, used massage therapy in his practice.
From Greece on to Rome and to Persia. Now the full body massage became popular to loosen stressed muscles, relax nervous tension and increase the circulation of the blood.
Western Europe, and in particular, Sweden, helped to develop the massage
as we know it today. Henrik Ling,
a Swedish doctor, is recognized as the Father of Modern Massage. Massage
therapy is now known as one of the treatments used in holistic healing.
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