Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress-related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. Massage and shiatsu are effective tools for managing this stress which translates into:

• Reduce fatigue
• Increase circulation
• Improve concentration
• Provide greater energy
• Enhance sleep quality
• Decrease anxiety
  

Bodywork can also help specifically address a number of health issues. It can...

• Alleviate and improve range of motion
• Low back pain
• Assist with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers
• Ease medication dependence
• Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow
• Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles
• Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from strenuous workouts
• Increase joint flexibility
• Lessen depression and anxiety
• Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks
• Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissue and vital organs, improving circulation
• Reduce postsurgery adhesions and swelling
• Reduce spasms and cramping
• Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles
• Release endorphins, that act as natural painkillers
• Relieve migraine pain