It is quite obvious that every individual is different from each other and each individual has their own needs based on the body structure and several other factors. However, some needs are common for everyone. Among these common needs, body massaging is an important one that paves a great benefit to human body and mind also. Throughout the world, there are several types of massage therapies and based on the origin of each of them, the names and the strokes of these are different. Some of the commonly found massage therapies are Swedish Therapy, Aromatherapy, Hot Stone, Deep Tissue, Thai, Reflexology, Shiatsu, Sports, etc.
Among all these, the Swedish massage is for everyone and is actually a relaxation type of massage. The type of massage uses the gliding and smooth strokes that help any individual to relax. The pressure used by the masseur is usually light and the movement is at a slower pace. The main aim of the relaxation type is to make the person relax fully and to feel good. The upper layer muscle tensions are relaxed in this particular type of massage excluding the deeper ones to make the person comfortable. Some basic strokes are applied for the relaxing body massage in Bandra or the Swedish therapy anywhere else and these are: • Strokes with long and sweeping mode are given at the beginning and at the end of the session.
• The muscles are kneaded and rolled like kneading any dough.
• Some frictions are also there where the deep pressure is applied for a particular spot with the thumb.
• Tapping rhythmically with the strokes like chopping and also pounding on the muscles.
The type of session depends upon the personal choice, the power of affording the sessions and some other factors like availability of the professional masseur near the locality of the individual. Only a single session cannot eliminate all the tensions or stress and it needs multiple sessions. Usually, the sessions last for some 50 minutes to one-hour duration.
Benefits of this type of sessions are:
• It helps in stimulating the sensory nerve endings in the skin and thus keeps the nervous system in good health.
• It helps in the secretion of the feel-good chemicals that help in keeping the mental wellbeing of the individual.
• Helps in enhancing the digestive activity of the body and decreasing the blood pressure. It also helps in slowing down the heart rates.
• The blood circulation is increased with the help of the type of massage.