Your Aromatheraphy Message Guide!
How does aromatherapy massage?
body message
Nostril attached to the part of the brain called the limbic system. The limbic system controls emotions and affect the nervous system and hormones.
When you inhale essential oil molecules, messages are sent to the limbic system and affect heart rate, stress levels, blood pressure, breathing, memory, digestion, and immune system.
Essential oils are also believed to be absorbed through the skin.
Each essential oil has different healing properties. For example, some calm while others energy. Here are some widely used essential oils and their properties:
calming – chamomile, lavender, geranium
ylang ylang – a spirit, Clary sage, rose, neroli
energy – rosemaryi
cleansing – rosemary
decongesting – eucalyptus, pine, tea tree
Why do people get aromatherapy massage?
Aromatherapy Massage is subject to conditions involving stress or improving emotionally-related conditions.
Stress and stress related conditions such as insomnia, Headache, Indigestion, Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), Backache.
Here are some examples of research being done on aromatherapy massage:
Self-massage significantly improved symptoms and wellbeing in people with lymphedema. This is too little, but not significantly reduced limb volume. However, carefully selected aromatherapy oils did not appear more effective than without the aromatherapy massage oil.
first time mothers receiving Sixteen 30-minute aromatherapy massage for two days after birth, while 20 mothers received standard post-partum care. Aromatherapy massage group had significantly decreased ratings post-partum blues and anxiety and improve morale and engagement with their infants.
Research shows that patients with cancer, particularly in palliative care settings, are increasingly using aromatherapy and massage.
Massage Massage’s top 10 tips for you and your spouse:
1. Make sure you are relaxed and comfortable – take the phone off the hook and maybe put some music quite peacefully in the background.
2. Essential oils – the purchase of some essential massage oils to use. This will make the massage more relaxing and effective in your body.
3. Candles – a candle lit room is always a good way to relax
4. After the massage – Take a deep breath and stay relaxed once you have finished massage
5. Drinking plenty of water – this helps to release toxins that you are able to release during the massage.
6. Room temperature – make sure the room temperature is set for your convenience
7. Ideal way to start is with a massage begins at the back of the receiver; make sure they are lying comfortably closed.
8. After a shower after the massage is a good way to relax
9. Move your hand back and forth to the back of the receiver in a straight line and then start making a big circle. Make a small circle near the small hips and behind. Most people will feel relaxed when rubbed in places.
10. Changing the pressure and velocity of the entire massage.
References
http://altmedicine.about.com/od/massage/a/aromatherapy.htm
http://www.puremassage.co.uk/massage_tips.asp
Related posts:
Did you enjoy this post? Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader.
Comments
No comments yet.
Leave a comment