How Massages Can Help Release Trauma from the Body
Many people understand massages as a way to treat areas in the body that have become sore or tense through some sort of physical activity or injury. While it’s true, that you can certainly kink your neck in a way that creates stiffness, most of the time tension in the body results from stress. It’s easy to forget the way our body moves when we experience stressful situations, as we’re more concerned with emotional factors. However, when you zoom out you will see stiffening of the body along with tensing up the shoulders and neck to name a couple of ways our body copes. The trauma our body stores needs massages to move and push out what no longer serves us.
Tension is your body’s way of staying alert for the next threat. Let that sink in. While working through trauma is essential emotionally, pairing your mental health therapy sessions with massage is truly ‘doing the work’ to ensure the emotional releases you’re experiencing move their way through the body. A somatic massage for instance focuses on a mind-body connection using emotional awareness to connect to the physical. This process helps release blockages in our bodies, creating space for relaxation and calm.
The objective is to rid your body of the tension that builds up to avoid injuries and chronic discomfort. This is something we can all benefit from! The more we learn about our body and how it physically manifests our experiences, the more obvious taking good care of our bodies becomes. The massage therapists at BODY are trained and experienced in somatic massages that move trauma and help the mind and body release. Whether it’s a physical injury or unreleased stress and anxiety, a custom massage is a necessary first step into your overall wellness.
During your session, a master therapist will apply firm yet gentle pressure through a variety of techniques to work with the subtle energies of the body and spirit. Benefits include improved circulation, flexibility, and pain relief. Stress and trauma are inevitable factors of life, we all experience them one way or another. Empowering ourselves to do something about it keeps our physical and mental forms stable and relaxed, creating space for healthier coping mechanisms. If your body is showing signs of being on high alert, see how it feels to have a master therapist work through those areas of tension. Invite in feeling good from within; mind, body, and soul.