Receiving massage is . . . to be touched, with caring compassion, with knowledge of healing, with respect for body, mind, emotions, family and even soul.

It is forming a partnership to help heal weariness and fear, to relax in a profound manner and unlock the healing powers of the unconscious.

Massage is to look in another's eyes, to feel another's hands on your body, and know that you are safe,  accepted without judgment, at your own comfort level, the only agenda being to help you.

Massage is to ask a trained professional to touch you in areas that are appropriate, but not normally touched, even in areas that may hold pain, that may hold deep fear, all because you trust their intention to facilitate your healing.

It is to allow yourself to be trusting and yet a bit vulnerable,  for the purpose of better understanding your body,  of releasing some of the tension you carry with you daily.

Massage is to be open to healing, while being respected and safe.  It is to have your questions answered fully and to have your comfort  levels respected.   Whether fully clothed or unclothed under draping, massage can be an important path of healing from the challenges of  life's journey.

Massage is . . . a poem written in the deep tissues of your body to facilitate the release of pain and weariness, to calm your mind and to lift your spirit.  This is . . . to be touched.

Revised 1/18/08

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