Imagine you’re in a valley, no light, no sun, no knowledge of your surroundings or what’s to come… Confusion clouds your mind and due to the lack of visibility, images become disfigured and distorted, this is when something is going wrong in your body…

Suddenly, your body begins to jolt violently, you have tightness in your muscles and begin to experience a series of tingling pricks… This is pain in your body.

You feel like you’re in danger. Do you run (to a place you can not see) or do you fight (a source unknown to you)? Your blood pressure rises as your breathing gets faster with each breath. Your pulse rate increases as your heart beats faster. Your body begins to stiffen and you find yourself stuck in shock and can not move, being forced to bear the blunt of every blow that comes your way which seems to get stronger with each impact of the pain-spasm-pain cycle.

A soothing touch suddenly sends pleasant sensations to your brain. Your blood pressure lowers as your breathing begins to slow and deepen. Your pulse rate decreases as your heart begins to calm... Your body relaxes and begins to heal and recuperate.

Even though the diversion is temporary, it gives you a chance to relax and let go of the unpleasant stimulus, including stress, possibly long enough to shut down the fight or flight reaction and gain ground to stand.

My goal is to be that soothing, reassuring touch that is the effect of massage on the body in the pain-spasm-pain cycle and help you to regain some sense of control.