Relax. Healing Massage by Day

Well, it feels like Autumn is seriously kicking in, the skies are greyer and there's definitely a nip in the air! The next winner of client of the month is about to be announced (where one of my wonderful 'Regulars' gets to nominate a friend or family member for a FREE, one-hour relaxing aromatherapy massage. So keep your eyes on this page. It could be you!!

 IMPROVES WELL-BEING A relaxing massage can reduce anxiety, stress and depression. As I mentioned previously, massage has been proven to reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol. This improves your overall feeling of well being and can reduce blood pressure. Massage can also increase levels of the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine, which is great for people suffering from depression. Whilst in Germany recently, we had a chance to visit a botanical garden outside of Hamburg. I WISH I'd taken more photos, but was so, utterly gobsmacked by the stunningly beautiful flowers and trees that I actually forgot. Anyway, here are the leaves of a Sawtooth Maple. I was hypnotised by the beauty of this particular tree, there was no way I could take a shot of it that could do it justice, so this is the best I could do. Have a great day!

 IMPROVEs your SLEEP Insomniacs and stress-affected people may find it much easier to get a good night’s rest after a relaxing massage treatment. I've experienced many clients either drifting off into a blissfull beta-phase state of conciousness or falling asleep while they are being massaged.  Studies of this phenomenon and accredit it to massage’s positive affect on delta waves, which are the brain waves associated with deep sleep. Hey Guys, I've been offline for almost a month now, due to having a lot of work and travel. Can't help but share with you an AMAZING pizza restaurant that I found by chance in Hamburg. It's called Pizza Bande and here's a shot of it's entrance: Graffiti and sticker-covered. It looks like a...Well, you know from the outside. But the service and the food were really top-notch. Just in case you find yourself in that part of the world, please check them out. Here's their website: https://www.pizza-bande.de/ A...

REDUCES INFLAMMATION A study published in Science Translational Medicine in 2012 found that massage greatly relieves sore muscles after physical exercise. Just 10 minutes of massage can reduce inflammation and help your body recover more quickly. The business seems to be ticking over alright. in the meantime, here's something that's got A LOT to do with massage...I've found that if you feed yourself right (in many ways, but importantly nourishing oneself with interests, hobbies, food, time to really relax) then strangely enough you become open to having a better calmer energy. So yes, cooking for my loves is something that gives me back, big time.  SPOILER ALERT. More pictures of food and my other hobbies to come!

 REDUCES chronic PAIN A 2011 study of of over 400 people with  lower back pain  published in  the  Annals of Internal Medicine  stated clearly that  Swedish massage or deep tissue  massage helps alleviate chronic lower back pain.  After receiving 1 massage a week for 10 weeks, 30% of patients were relieved of pain compared to 4% of the patients given standard medical  treatment. The benefits of massage in this study lasted for 6 months, An earlier 2006 study published also in the American Archives of Internal Medicine showed that frequent massages also decreases stiffness, pain and improved movement in people with osteoarthritis. As you may know by now, I'm a foodie. Yep, I admit it and am not (really) ashamed of it. I've over the last couple of years really learned to appreciate making food and serving it for those I love: I popped this off for my boy Greg and the wonderful Mrs. H. What's this got to ...

Shaun Day i sit behandlinglokale i Mageløs 12. Foto: Hasse Frimodt For Ugeavisen.dk DEL   Af  Hasse Frimodt , hasse@uao.dk  18. september 2018 kl.  Shaun Day skulle besøge venner i Danmark, og det besøg gjorde så stort indtryk på Shaun at han flyttede fra Boston til Danmark. Shaun Day var solgt da han for første gang nogensinde trådte på dansk jord tilbage i 2002. Dengang var han rejst til Danmark fra Boston kun med det ene formål at besøge venner i Danmark. Men besøget i Danmark gjorde så godt et indtryk på Shaun, at få måneder efter han var vendt tilbage til livet i Boston, så besluttede han sig for at pakke kufferten og rejse til Danmark for at bosætte sig her i Odense. Shaun tog for ca. 30 år siden en uddannelse som massør, da han dengang boede i London. I år 2000 videreuddannede han sig som massør, hvor han tog en ny massøruddannelse, som han kunne benytte i forbindelse med sit arbejde på et hø...