About Back Together Massage |
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When the body is stressed, muscles tense up. Muscle tension is almost a reflex reaction to stress — the body's way of guarding against injury and pain. With sudden onset stress, the muscles tense up all at once, and then release their tension when the stress passes. Chronic stress causes the muscles in the body to be in a more or less constant state of guardedness. Long term, this tension can promote stress-related disorders.
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Our bodies have an amazing ability to survive. We are often able to tune out our pain in order to move through crisis and trauma. It is easy to move from one crisis to the next, however, without taking time to address our injuries. Unfortunately, ignoring pain doesn't make it go away.
We all have stress. Gender and sexual minorities and other marginalized groups that experience discrimination, often have a higher rate of stress. Survivors of sexual assault, Veterans and others that suffer from PTSD may have some level of anxiety all the time.
I have advocated in clinics that provided health care based on feminist ideals for seven years. I learned the most effective way to facilitate someone’s healing is to respect their process, to meet a client where they’re at. My goal is to provide a safe space for all bodies to slow down, release some tension and allow the mind and body to come back together.
We all have stress. Gender and sexual minorities and other marginalized groups that experience discrimination, often have a higher rate of stress. Survivors of sexual assault, Veterans and others that suffer from PTSD may have some level of anxiety all the time.
I have advocated in clinics that provided health care based on feminist ideals for seven years. I learned the most effective way to facilitate someone’s healing is to respect their process, to meet a client where they’re at. My goal is to provide a safe space for all bodies to slow down, release some tension and allow the mind and body to come back together.
