These 5 Massages Can Change Your Day

Take an hour to relax, it can be during lunch, after work or on the weekend. That time is more than enough: you will leave as new and with recharged batteries. Find out what the decontracting and relaxing massages, hot stones, pindas, and bamboo canes are about.

1. Decontracting massages

Who does not have a contracture? The stress of daily life and some of the activities we do make us contract more and more frequently, or that it is very difficult for us to eliminate old contractures; specifically on the back, neck, and shoulders.

The goal of the massage is to irrigate the body parts so that the blood penetrates the area where the massage is done. The pressure should be with the whole arm and evenly, only in the muscle areas, without touching the spine.

In this way, decontracting massages relieve pain, relax the treated area and eliminate muscle spasms. They are made with special oils, formulated with plant agents that soothe the area.

2. Relaxing massages

The purpose of these massages is to give you peace of mind, that is, to release muscle tension but also to relax your mind. Therefore, in this massage, it is essential to create a conducive environment so that you feel comfortable, comfortable, and that you can get rid of worries as the massage progresses.

Regarding this, it is necessary that the temperature of the place is pleasant, with quiet music, aromatherapy, and natural oils (almond is ideal), which accompany the relaxation of all body systems.

Gentle and slow pressure is used on the entire body, along with circular movements with the knuckles and thumb, but also massage with the whole hand with the fingers spread. After this technique, you will be able to get rid of anxiety, you will face insomnia better, you will eliminate toxins and you will regain vitality.

3. Hot stone massages

Stone massage, also known as “Stone Therapy or Stone Massage”, not only reduces stress and relieves back pain, but also detoxifies you. The different stones (most of volcanic origin), are placed on your body according to the shape and size so that they cover in the best way one or another body area.

Each stone can be supported to massage a certain point or slide to work various parts of the body. The location is given by the different chakras, which are energy centers through which energy is distributed to different parts of the body. The goal is to balance that energy, relaxing and oxygenating the body.

The different sizes of stones are placed at different temperatures, but care is taken that they do not burn the skin. Its use favors the increase of blood circulation and they appease you immediately. It is necessary that, after the massage, you replace the liquids that you eliminated due to the heat of the stones and perspiration.

4.  Massage with pindas

This type of massage is closely related to Ayurveda, the Indian healing system, which deals with encompassing the mind, body, and spirit, in a comprehensive way. Pindas are cloth bags filled with minerals,aromatic herbs, oils, rice, medicinal plants ect, that are steamed for the massage.

Before starting, the masseuse rubs your whole body with oil so that the pindas slide more easily. The idea is that the properties of the pindas act penetrating the pores of the skin through massage, and also through aromatherapy.

This heat-building massage (thermotherapy) relaxes, reduces anxiety and fatigue, and eliminates contractures, toxins, and stress. This way it detaches dead cells and rejuvenation cells.

5.  Massages with bamboo canes

This type of massage uses bamboo canes as an instrument, allowing relaxation, the elimination of contractures, lymphatic drainage, and the energetic renewal of the whole body. The different types and sizes of reeds serve to massage various areas of the body more effectively.

The skin is prepared with a gentle exfoliation, a relaxing oil (for example, lavender) is spread, and then the massage with the bamboo canes begins, with strokes and different pressures. In the end, the body is wrapped for a few minutes so that it does not lose heat and maintains harmony.

The “bamboo therapy” is an ideal massage to eliminate localized fat and cellulite, and it is also firming. Besides being very pleasant, it is used as an extra aid to reshape the body.