They say “you are what you eat”, and the proof is in the gut! A healthy gut = a healthy body!
This combination of fascial, visceral and abdominal massage coupled with organic essential oils gently promotes the elimination of venous blood stasis and lymphedema, stimulates circulation, enhances internal organ health and improves digestion.
Because life in this modern age creates many stressors on our system, the organ tissues in the core of our body are left deprived of blood and do not perform the way they are supposed to. As you receive your treatment, not only will you stimulate your digestive system, but you can aid your colon in moving waste through your system to alleviate issues with constipation. Improved blood circulation benefits the blood vessels of the entire abdominal cavity, and restoring blood to the colon stimulates the digestive system to function normally once more.
Benefits In addition to alleviated abdominal distress issues, abdominal massage may also strengthen weak and relaxed abdominal muscles. Applied pressure with gentle circular motions can also release deep muscle spasms and adhesions, promote internal heat and break down scar tissue from injury or surgery such as a Caesarian section.
Enhancing Internal Organ Health: Healthy internal organs are necessary for a healthy body. Abdominal massage helps improve blood circulation to and from the organs, enhances hormone production and accelerates waste removal. The stomach, intestines and pancreas are then better able to convert food energy into life energy. By softening hardness in the abdomen, abdominal massage allows the diaphragm to contract more fully, potentially increasing lung capacity and strengthening respiration. Abdominal massage also reinforces the ability of the liver and kidney to detoxify waste products in the blood. By augmenting the function of the uterus and the ovaries, the technique reduces pain and bloating before and during menstruation and may improve fertility.
A Note of Interest: The Link to Emotional Well-Being Chinese medicine practitioners consider the abdomen very important in treating anxiety, depression, insomnia, chronic stress and other mental conditions, and believe that abdominal massage directly improves mental and emotional well-being. One common manifestation of the link between the abdomen and the psyche is restless sleep or disturbing dreams after overeating. Modern anatomical knowledge also supports the idea that the abdomen is closely related to mental health. The gut-mind connection is becoming more prevalent in western medicine conversations.
Before you begin your treatment, it is advised to refrain from eating two hours prior to your massage, and you should empty your bladder.
Contraindications Some common reasons for not having abdominal massage are pregnancy, skin rash or irritation on the abdomen, in current flare up of GI tract disorder, and abdominal aneurisms. If you have any concerns in having abdominal treatment, please contact your doctor prior to booking an appointment.
Pelvic floor massage works to release tension from the musculature surrounding the pelvis, and to regain proper balance and tone through manipulation and stretch techniques. [...read more]