BEAR HUG: 5 BENEFITS OF TOUCH
Touch is a basic human instinct. Whether it is holding hands, giving hugs or a kneading massage, all relax your body, calm your mind, making you happier, healthier and beautiful.
Given the pressures of modern-day living and the stress that it causes, touch therapies play a vital role in our everyday life. A caring, loving touch is all you need to keep a tap on your beauty, blood pressure, immune system and increasing stress. We all remember how in our childhood days cuddling of our mother would bring a sense of security and happiness in us. This need of getting touched doesn’t end with our childhood, but as we grow we become a bit hesitant to reach out and hug/nudge/kiss one another often or blame it on our hectic lives. Don’t you agree? Yes? So let’s just break the circle of reluctance, make some time and give your partner a nice rubdown. Here are a few benefits for inspiration:
– Our sedentary lifestyle has several side-effects. Aching backs and shoulders after a long tiring day at work hunched over a computer or spending most of the day on your feet, strained leg muscles after excessive exercise, or circulatory problems are few common problems that most of face. A soothing foot massage or full body massage can ease some of these day-to-day tensions and make us feel relaxed.
– Ever wondered why your skin appears glowing after a spa session? The answer is the nourishing massage that helps in maintaining your skin’s health. The pamper session stimulates the functioning of the dermis’s sebaceous and sweat glands that together work to clean and moisturise the skin. It also has an exfoliating action, eliminating the dead cells and thus leaving you a fresh and brighter complexion.
– Stress is a natural factor of life, however if it continues for a prolonged period it can cost you your health and energy, and even take a toll on your skin. It can also lower the natural defenses of the body’s immune system and its ability to fight diseases. The nurturing touch of the hands on the body soothes away the mental stress and help in restoring mental equilibrium simultaneously.
– Massage is also valued for the “feel-good” factor. As the body releases tension, a weight is lifted, resulting in a sense of lightness and happiness. Moreover, research proves that the level of stress hormones such as cortisol falls during a massage, while the level of feel-good bonding hormone increases significantly. So now you know why your spirits are high after a good pamper session.
– Other than relieving you from tension, pains and making you beautiful, a nice rubdown also boosts a sluggish circulation, helps oxygenate the blood and eliminates toxins. The pressure created by the massage strokes helps in moving blood through the congested areas, resulting new blood to flow in. This circulation is what keeps you glowing as well. Improved circulation is a must so that the vital nutrients reach every part of your body thus contributing to a healthy well-being.
All you need for this rejuvenating experience is to master a few strokes and recipe to a nice blend of essential oils for which you can read our story Unwind Your Body.
