Most of us are unknowingly living in stress mode and this stress can reduce our ability to live creatively, happily and abundantly.
A little stress every now and then is okay. In fact it’s how we were designed, to be able to kick into fight or flight mode when a risk to our physical safety was in the vicinity. The stress hormones are meant to start pumping through our body, so we can escape the risk, then the hormones are meant to stop pumping and we return to normal.
Fight or Flight Has Impact On Our Body
The issue in today’s world is that there are perceived threats to our safety almost everywhere. So our bodies get a cocktail of stress hormones pumped through them almost constantly. Which means we are in fight or flight for extended periods of time.
Unfortunately, fight or flight doesn’t leave much option for rest, relaxation and creating the life of our dreams. But more significantly prolonged stress causes problems for us mentally and physically.
Stress hormones create a tightening of the muscles which can lead to aches, pains and cramping. We can get stress related headaches, digestive issues and fatigue.
If stress is left unchecked for long periods of time, we can develop more serious chronic diseases.
Massage Beats Stress
There are many interventions that can disrupt stress and bring the body back to homeostasis or balance. These include, deep slow diaphragmatic breathing, mediation, yoga and regular massage.
Massage has the ability to turn the stress response off. Calming blood pressure, reducing tension, aches and pains and releasing feel good hormones.
If your body is feeling the symptoms of stress, then consider beating stress before it beats you by disrupting the stress systole with a regular massage at Health and Massage Christchurch.
Health and Massage Christchurch specialise is reducing the symptoms of stress, we have advanced remedial and relaxation massage techniques that work.
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