Words of Wellness

Stress is not unusual or abnormal. It's an everyday occurrence that your body reacts to in either a positive or negative manner. It's basically the preparation of your body to physically move. Your heart rate increases and your breathing quickens in anticipation of muscular activity.

How you manage stress is a personal choice. You can deal with stress in healthy—or not so healthy—ways. If some of the ways you deal with stress are less than healthy, think about trying one of these options below:

Anger = Stress – You have to take control with Massage

Get the Most from YOUR Massage

When you make a commitment to routine massage therapy sessions, you’re committing to a lifestyle that is focused on overall health and wellness. To make sure that you’re getting the best massage every time, Elements Massage suggests the following tips to enhance your massage experience.

For this blog post, take a deep dive into each of your options at an Elements Massage studio. With around 250 studios across the United States, you’re never far from your next refreshing session tailor-made for your unique wellness goals. Remember, if you have questions, don’t hesitate to ask. It’s the Massage Therapist’s job to create the most relaxing, therapeutic, customized experience possible each time you walk through the doors of a studio.

Reiki: When energy is flowing properly through the energetic body, then the physical body may function and heal better as well.

The Elements Massage® brand gets it: life is busy, and it only seems to get busier by the day. It’s easy to put your self-care routine to the bottom of your to-do list. Reminders that everyone needs to prioritize their own well being are vital, and there’s no better time than National Self-Care Day—July 24th— to remember that prioritizing your own well-being is an important part of wellness.

Reflexology is the practice of manipulating reflex areas in the feet and hands.

Watching the trees bloom and enjoying the smell of fresh April rain can give you the push that you need to get back into prioritizing self-care. If you resolved to start taking better care of yourself back in January but lost sight of your goals, no worries – we’ve all been there. Now is the time to recenter, refocus, and remember why you wanted to commit to self-care.

Whether you’re looking to revamp your existing self-care routine or you’re starting from scratch, there are many ways that you can give your overall wellness a boost.