Mama Massage

Sunday chillin’🌿
Take in the day, a little reflection and forward thinking for the week ahead. Find ways to stay centred this coming week🌸

Add a little sparkle to this Wonderful Wednesday ✨
Making it through half the week, here’s to you! 🥂

Hazy.Dayz🍂
Find focus and stay centred, have a little stretch this morning to wake the body and mind. Better yet ask your partner for a pick-me-up neck & shoulder massage, of course return the gesture 🌝

Music & Massage🎼
The benefits of music are already wonderful on their own but combining the two can be magical✨
Music is a natural anti-depressant and can invoke feelings of euphoria. It decreases the levels of the hormone cortisol and counteracts the effects of chronic stress.
Massage is not just about relieving the body, but the mind too. We’re trying to reach more than just the surface, rather, have a lasting affect on your overall mindset and well-being.
Feel free to with play your preferred music or ask for a playlist to be complied next time you have a massage 🌸

🍃When we massage the abdomen it may help with relaxing your stomach muscles. Which, in turn, helps stimulate digestion and relieve constipation.

To relieve constipation, we can focus on acupressure points during your massage (NOT for pregnancy massage)

Other great benefits of abdominal massage:

🌱Alleviate menstrual pains
🌱Reduce bloating
🌱Encourages relaxation
🌱Tone & Strengthen abs
🌱Release physical and emotional tension
🌱Relieves muscle spasms
🌱Increase blood flow

Working from the outside (skin) to heal the inside (gut) which in return benefits us inside (mind) is all part of the goal when it comes to self-care and massage ✨

“In a study, people who had a 15-minute abdominal massage twice a day for three days had lower levels of perceived abdominal bloating. Depression, anxiety, and well-being levels also improved”

Alleviate menstrual pain

Abdominal massage was further shown to have a positive effect on their quality of life scores.

These are very stressing times and everyone is feeling it...
(American) “Parents are, on average, feeling significantly higher levels of stress than adults without children”...no doubt its the same here in the UK. (American Psychological Association)
Explore ways to de-stress and realign your mindset, as a mother myself I know how difficult that can be. So be easy on yourself...and others around you.
⚡️Yoga
⚡️Massage
⚡️Read
⚡️Sing
⚡️Dance
⚡️Soak
⚡️Cuddle
⚡️Relax
And so many more.

🌻Physical touch activates the brain’s orbitofrontal cortex, which is linked to feelings of reward and compassion.
‘studies show that touch signals safety and trust, it soothes. It activates the body’s vagus nerve, which is intimately involved with our compassion response and a simple touch can trigger release of oxytocin, aka ‘the love hormone.’

As life starts to gain some traction again, remember to connect back to what helped keep you grounded throughout lockdown🌿
I’m on the search for some natural massage oils to bring the outside in during treatments.
Recommendations welcome 🌻

Hello Sunday🌸
A day to relax before we return to the week of work. Take a minute to reflect and move your body.
Not always easy to stop for a second, especially if you have children to entertain. Consider giving yourself a little midweek pamper to help you get through the rest of the week.
Dm me for bookings or take a look at our website
🌟Link in bio🌟