Bodywork(i.e. massage therapy) is an ancient healing practice.  The instinct to manipulate or hold areas that are hurt transcends humanity and is seen broadly within the animal kingdom. Massage practices have also evolved within a diversity of geo-cultural locations.

Dating back to 3000 BCE (or earlier) in India, massage has been utilized within the science of Ayurveda to heal injuries, relieve pain, as well as to prevent and cure illnesses. It is thought that illness/disease grows when people are out of sync with their environment. Massage aids in restoring the body’s natural and physical balance so that it can heal naturally.

Egyptian tomb paintings depict people massaging one another's hands and feet.  The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine (commonly referred to as the Nei Ching, or Neijing) from around 2500 B.C. recommends massage.  Hippocrates of Greece, the father of Western medicine, in the 5th century explains that physicians must surely be trained in techniques of massage for healing an array of problems.  

Modern Research also notes that Massage Therapy is beneficial for a multitude of conditions. Scratching the surface, we know that it can:

• Enhance attentiveness

• Alleviate depressive symptoms

• Reduce pain

• Reduce stress hormones

• Improve immune function

• Improve sense of well being

• Increase athletic performance

• Help to Prevent injuries

• Facilitate weight gain in preterm infants