The art of massage therapy

Do you ever wish there were a magical oil to squeeze into your aching joints? Some sort of magic gas to pump you up? Is it difficult for you to fall asleep when you want to? When you need to? Do you find yourself in a state of "suspended animation" just when you need to concentrate and finish a painting, a sculpture, or even finish the inevitable bookkeeping nuisance that surrounds your work? Do your muscles and tendons go sore on you? Do you show signs of less flexibility? Less endurance? Do you feel over-extended? Are you getting anxious more often? More depressed?

If your answer to any of these questions is yes, your solution may lie in a different kind of art--massage therapy (MT, for short)--the healing art which creates balance and restores that necessary sense of well-being.

Anybody who has ever given or received a friendly backrub already knows something about MT. From the animal world to the human species, all living beings have an inborn bio-emotional need to maintain balance. Balance is the secret of good health. And that ever-present need for the maintenance or restoration of balance responds, almost without execption, to MT in a positive way.

Much in the way that any artistic performance, visual and otherwise, can be astonishing, average, or (sadly) mediocre, MT too can result in an experience of varying magnitude, depth, and overall sense of well-being. And the deprivation of touch--not unlike the stifling of art--is almost certain to be detrimental to society at large. How ironic that so many of us feel more comfortable or secure touching a pet than touching another human being. Or being touched. The perfect opportunity for all people to maintain their health, to reduce stress�overload, and to prevent disease without the side-effects of over-used medication (or drugs), without the traumas (or high cost) of surgery and with a great margin of safety at a reasonable cost is massage therapy.