This summer, most people think of massage therapy, conjuring a picture of cozy winter days or stress relief.  During this busy summer, it might be one of the best times to book a massage, whether you're feeling sun-soaked, overheated, or just trying to keep up with all the summer activity fun. 

As seasons change year-round, our body muscles react as well. Don't be surprised by some pain in your body. It's just a muscle reacting to the season changing. The favorite seasons of people are Spring and Fall.  Why is the most common reason, people have a favorite season?  People don't want to deal with body muscle pain or discomfort.  Summer will drain the energy of the human body, and make it feel all tired! Important to drink water to stay hydrated. 

Now that Summer is in the present, we want to get many things done. Things that winter couldn't let us do because of the snow and cold. Summer won't let us get much done, due to the hot weather. Most of the time we feel tired and sweaty.  Setting new goals is a good example. Hobbies are always important to the human body to keep the muscles strong and healthy. For example, going to the gym. Yoga, walking, and meditation. Getting a massage will also help your body stay healthy.

Why not prepare some healthier hobbies?  Let's prepare more healthily? Come and get your massage.  Wouldn't you want to have a stronger immune system, to feel much more energy to get everything done before the day? A healthier lymphatic system to detoxify unwanted toxins? Healthy, hydrated muscles help us stay strong. A healthy nervous system, without inflammation in the nerve, causing pain and aches?

When was the last time you got a massage? If you think massages are all about indulgence, think again. Regularly scheduling your massage will bring plenty of benefits to the mind and body. Drinking water is so helpful to drink after a massage because it helps to continue to detoxify your body. Keeping muscles hydrated will help prevent aches and pains. Here are some reasons why you should get a massage.  A massage will help improve moods. It's like getting out of the shower, with body work done. Increasing the immunity in the body. Dealing with aches, pains, and strains. Won't have to deal with that more often. Your body will have a stronger immune system. Combat seasonal allergies, stress, anxiety, tension, and other health illnesses. A massage will most likely improve your sleep.

If you have allergies, when you get a massage, it will definitely bring your immune system back up. Why? The reason is that we are breathing all those germs into our bodies from the polluted air, which causes health concerns and issues. Once your immune system is feeling stronger, it will be able to fight off the disease. You will feel more energy and activity.

Set your life worries aside from the world; forget about everything and relax. Your mind will be ready to start thinking and focusing better. There will be less brain fog. When you get a massage, the body is properly exfoliated. The muscles get a good stretch for more flexibility. More mobility in the joint. Pain will go away in the nerve. 

Going to a massage therapist for a massage, you will have better sleep. A client will sometimes feel sleepy after a massage. This is because you have become relaxed. The body feels rejuvenated because the dead skin cells are removed. The next new skin cells are pushed up from the dermis and hypodermis layers. It will feel like your skin pores are unclogged all over again. Remember, the body needs to have a healthy immune and lymphatic system. 

A massage will help a client with reduced pain in the muscles. Muscles just get too tight when overused. They can get tight for other reasons. If we don't do enough activity during the day, blood clots can be created. This can make your muscles get tight, and the nerve swell.  It's a good reason to get a massage if you're in sports or going to the gym actively. This will help your muscles stay hydrated. It will be less of a chance to get a muscle strain because your muscles are strong and hydrated. There are no signs of a trigger point. Always make sure to drink water. So to be coming a massage will help you melt off all the knotty areas on your body. This massage is called a heated scraper massage. The heated scraper will help anyone with pain. This massage is really helpful for those who are in sports. 

Are you tired of dealing with back pain, tight muscles, headaches, and most of all, stress? Welcome to a beneficial introduction to how a massage can be effective for you.  A massage can be used to help the human body in a complementary and alternative way. Instead of using a medicine, why not get a massage to feel how it reduces stress and tension pain in a natural healing way? Massages have been helpful to control and cure anxiety, digestive disorders, Fibromyalgia, Headaches, Insomnia related to stress, soon-to-be moms who are pregnant, myofascial pain syndrome, soft tissue strains, sports injuries, and temporomandibular joint pain.

Now, if you need a massage?  It's really important to schedule ahead of time. This brings less stress on your body, so you know you have a massage appointment on this date and time. Unless you need to reschedule, please call ahead of time too. Now, for those needing a massage at the last minute, I try to help as much as possible, but sometimes my day is booked for the day. So I can't help but squeeze you in at the last minute for a massage.

Specials are available now. These prices are good deals for clients to try out new, different kinds of services. This can make gift shopping easier !!  Why not purchase a gift certificate this year for your loved one? 

So, do gift certificates make a nice gift? Many people wish they could enjoy more frequent massages, but they just have difficulty managing the cost. Paying for a massage session can feel like a splurge. Especially. For those in your life who could use a little extra pampering and self-care. A massage gift certificate makes a caring and thoughtful present. The person receiving the gift certificate will feel so thankful and rewarded. Don't forget someone's birthday! Seasonal Gift certificates are a great gift. Remember, after you purchase your gift certificate, it's only valid for three months.  Only if you purchase your 6 Swedish massage package will and receive 1 free massage. This is a yearly validation that goes for 1 year. 

The best-suggested advice is that there is a therapy massage process of 4 sessions. The first massage that will be given and recommended to a client is a Swedish relaxing massage. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th will depend on how well the client's body muscles and nerves loosen up. The purpose of this massage is so the client can feel more relaxed and understand the importance of the body’s blood circulating all through the body. If the body's skin, muscle tissues, and nerves loosen up by the 2nd therapy session, I recommend a much fuller, relaxing massage with less pain. Once the therapy is completed, I advise them to come back monthly.  Depending on how the client feels, he/she need a massage;  my main goal is for the client to be satisfied 100% with their massage. All 4 sessions of this therapy don't need to be completed.

Beyond up above, all the benefits, some people enjoy massages because they often produce a feeling of caring, comfort, relaxation, and connection. Despite the benefits of a massage, it's not meant as a replacement for regular medical care. It can help with lowering blood pressure, relaxing muscles, improving flexibility and range of motion, promoting deeper and easier breathing, relieving headaches, strengthening the immune system, enhancing postoperative rehabilitation, and improving rehabilitation after injury. There are different productive massages that can work on you. I will also work with you and explain how each therapy helps your body.  Please feel welcome to call to set up an appointment and get information on a massage type. I recommend starting with a Swedish massage first.   

• Relaxing/ Swedish
• Sports
• Deep Tissue
• Heated Scraper Massage
• Hot Stone
• Orthopedic Cupping
• Pregnancy
• Hotfoot massage with Epson Salt.
• Chair massage
• Bamboo Fusion
• Thai Massage

There are additional add-on therapies such as:

• Aromatherapy
• ear candle-wax therapy
• Reflexology
• facial exfoliation therapy
• TMJD therapy

I encourage you to see how a massage can reduce some of the human aching pain. Not only as well, but the add-on therapies can also heal in a natural way. I guarantee you will feel a true difference in your body, soul, and spirit. Feel free to contact me by Facebook, e-mail address (aibarra@massagetherapy.com); call me too, (620-352-0509). Will contact you as soon as possible.

Yours truly, 

Alma Ibarra, CMT, takes yearly taking education courses.