I LOVE GIVING MASSAGES!

I love giving massages. I guess that is a good thing since I have been doing them for 12 years, and now teach massage.
Today I had the privilege of giving my friend and student Sally a massage. It was great to help her out and to just get my hands on someone again.
In class we have been learning Swedish Massage, the modality that Rick teaches, so I have not been able to teach as much. I am looking forward to receiving a massage from her as well.
I did an article on Ezine articles about The Benefits of Giving a Massage. It is interesting to note that there are many benefits from giving a massage.
In a study labeled the "grandmother study" this was proven out. The study was being performed to see the value of massage on pre-mature infants of druggy moms. When they began the study they had to find someone to hold and massage the infant.
The research center went into a nursing home and asked for volunteers from the elderly people living there. The findings? The elderly people benefited more than the babies. The babies did benefit from the holding and the massage, to be sure but the elderly people had lowered blood pressure and needed less of any meds they were taking for anything!
I always remember and point out this study when talking to people who are undecided about massage school. Everyone has their own reasons for attending massage school, and I doubt they even know the health benefits they can reap from being massage therapists.