{"id":550,"date":"2022-04-15T01:42:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T01:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valeriemoorewellness.com\/?p=550"},"modified":"2022-04-15T01:42:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T01:42:03","slug":"my-relationship-with-massage-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valeriemoorewellness.com\/?p=550","title":{"rendered":"My Relationship with Massage Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Massage is my #1 healing therapy and personal choice of self-care.\u00a0 For the past ten years, I have \u201cfaithfully\u201d practiced this self-care method without fail, averaging 1-2 sixty-minute massages every month and sometimes splurging with 90 minutes.\u00a0 I\u2019ve gladly exclaimed, \u201cif I have to miss a meal, I will, before I miss my therapy!\u201d\u00a0 Massage therapy is healing my mind, body, and spirit:\u00a0 the TOTAL <\/strong>me.\u00a0 It\u2019s a spiritual practice.\u00a0 Yes, it\u2019s that serious to me!\u00a0 I\u2019ve been feeling a little off lately, a sort of out-of-balance feeling, and in my quiet space this morning, the awareness came to me that there is a direct link between my therapy and my overall well-being, my grounding!\u00a0 When I\u2019m laying on the table waiting for my therapist, I\u2019m praying, I\u2019m meditating, I\u2019m bringing all of me into that NOW moment so that ALL<\/strong> of me can receive the healing that is relevant for that time.\u00a0 Massage is a time to connect with my Source, God.\u00a0 It\u2019s the time when we can share an intimate space of oneness and I become grounded deeper and deeper in the love that is so abundantly available to us all.\u00a0 As I lie there with my body in a straight line and arms stretched out to both sides, it reminds me of the cross, and the thought of such alignment with the universe is very refreshing.\u00a0 Lying prostrate before God in the posture of prayer is very symbolic of an altar where I lay it all down.\u00a0 I pray for myself, my therapist, and many other matters of the heart and life.\u00a0 I pray for my therapist not only because she\u2019s an awesome person but also because I recognize that she is the vessel through which this part of my healing will occur.\u00a0 I pray for her mind, her strength, her hands, her energy, etc.\u00a0 Energy is transferable, you know!\u00a0 Massage therapy definitely energizes my chakras<\/em>.\u00a0 Just in case you\u2019ve never heard that word before now, chakras<\/em> are energy centers in the body.\u00a0 There are a total of seven, ranging from the crown of the head, down to the lower abdomen.\u00a0 When my chakras are in balance then so am I.\u00a0 Massage therapy reminds me of the miracle that I am and that my therapist is, as we are both authentic, unique, creative expressions of the divine nature of God.\u00a0 Before she begins her creative work of bringing forth healing, I am already creating the space for that healing to be received in the most abundant way!\u00a0 That is an important step that cannot be missed.\u00a0 YOU MUST CREATE SPACE FOR YOUR HEALING !!!\u00a0 For me, that means literally creating an atmosphere that welcomes my healing, muting all of my overthinking, turning down the volume on those self-sabotaging thoughts, replacing them with positive affirmations, and most of all, declaring that I am ready to receive my healing!<\/p>\n

There are undoubtedly numerous benefits to massage therapy.\u00a0 I\u2019ve listed a few below.<\/p>\n

Holistic benefits of massage<\/em><\/strong> therapy:<\/strong><\/p>\n