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The Many Health Benefits of Massage

Massage therapy should be considered an important part of optimum health care for the body, mind and spirit.  Body treatments are not only healthy, they feel incredible, too!

Today’s world is full of stressful situations and hurried lifestyles.  Prolonged periods of stress have been shown to aggravate or even cause many medical conditions, including heart disease, gastrointestinal disorders, memory loss or decreased immune function.  Massage therapy has been proven to relieve tension, anxiety, and stress. Massage releases endorphins, the body’s natural pain killers, calming the nervous system.  Because of this relaxed state of mental alertness, massage is often used to enhance creativity, treat depression, and boost self esteem.  As a result, more medical professionals are advising patients to include therapeutic massage treatments as part of an overall healthcare plan.

Massage therapists, using various techniques, manipulate the muscles, skin, tendons, fascia, ligaments and joint capsules of the body, relieving muscle and joint pain while improving posture, muscle tone, flexibility and balance. 

For those who exercise regularly or especially for those just beginning an exercise regimen, massage complements the workout or yoga routine by caring for the wear and tear that naturally occurs with strenuous activity.  Heavily exercised muscles may lose their capacity to relax and may become chronically tight and inflexible, which may lead to injuries.  Because massage relieves stiff and sore muscles, it can help the body recover faster from workouts and relieves those conditions which can cause injuries. 

Every body system is affected during a massage treatment.  Stimulation of the skin, blood and lymph increase circulation, improve immune functions and help to eliminate metabolic wastes, which in turn enhance kidney, liver, and large intestine function. Improved circulation increases blood flow bringing fresh oxygen to tissue, eliminating waste, and speeding up the healing or recovery from disease and injury. 

It is beneficial to stop often, be present with one’s body, and connect with mind and spirit.  Massage can be a hugely transformative experience when the client is an active participant.  Surrender to a deep, sensing place and a heightened awareness makes holistic massage more than a calming experience.

My name is Jane and I am a certified, licensed and insured holistic massage therapist practicing the art and science of massage here in my beautiful studio in Moss Beach.  I tailor each massage to my client’s needs, offering a variety of techniques to reduce stress, ease tension, and relieve pain, thereby encouraging the body’s natural healing process to restore balance and promote well being. I offer Swedish, Deep Tissue, Pre/Post Natal, Esalen, Hot Stones, Aromatherapy, Cranio Sacral balancing, Vibrational™ and Reiki treatments. 

Gift certificates and packages at reduced rates are available. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call Jane Sanguinetti, CMT @ 650-219-7609

Happy 3 Year Birthday

Dear Friends,

Three years ago on September 21st we opened our doors for the first time with a Joyful Celebration and Sound Healing Experience!

It has always been my clear intention to offer regular offerings and practices at Joy of Being that support a return to wholeness by focusing on bringing the mind and spirit back to the body. I was blessed with the honor of hearing Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh speak last night on this very subject and was again reminded how simple it really is to use mindfulness practices to return to the body.

 When we take a few seconds to inhale a breath in present moment awareness and then exhale in the same manner, we are returning to our bodies and to the experience of Now.  Now is the place we experience Life. Now is the place we experience Love. Now is the place we are JOY!  As we tune into this awareness, we become instruments of Love and can benefit the world in each of our unique ways.

Namaste,

Jane