In the hustle and bustle often of everyday life, if you get
a chance, make time for a massage. It can be beneficial and therapeutic.
It can be true that there are experiences and feelings
beyond the literal ‘surface’ massage, where one can relax and be eased of
strains and stresses.
These could be psychosomatic - something of the body
affecting the soul or spirit, or vice versa, where aches and pains of the body
may be due to some strain or tension within. These can arise from the soul or
spirit, in the complexity of each human being.
So a hands-on massage can ease surface tensions, and also more
deep-seated matters. The peace, comfort, good feelings, etc, of a good massage
can be retained after the actual massage session, or at least to some extent.
It helps to give oneself enough time, and to plan around the
massage appointment, such as not being heavily dependent on time constraints. For
example, if dashing off immediately after the massage to catch a bus or train,
making a tight schedule for oneself, it could mean that the beneficial aspects
of the massage are soon lost. This is a pity, as something positive, healing,
helpful will likely have taken place during the massage or hopefully not too
long after it.
It may be that a masseur has ‘healing hands’, though this is
not only a one-way thing, if we do believe he/she has healing hands.
There is
also the client’s receptivity too, and their openness for the massage to be, to
a good degree, what they wish it to be.
They can bring their expectations to
the massage session, and so find it as a two-way process between the masseur
and the client, in co-operation, so covering psychological (soul, spirit) as
well as physiological (body) aspects, for a truly wholesome massage.
