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HO, HO, HO... OH, NO!
Holiday Time Can Bring Stress Whether
You've Been Bad or Good

For many people, the Holiday season, while exciting and fun, tends to also be the most stressful time of year. Over time, stress, whether physical or emotional, can negatively affect your body's inner workings. Stress has been shown to exacerbate and even cause conditions like:

Massage is one of the best stress-relievers I know. Each of us knows this in the very core of our being. Do you remember as a child when your aunt or mother or best friend used to rub your back to soothe you to sleep or patted you on the back to relieve a fear? We know that touch, even by untrained laypeople is healing. Imagine the stress-reducing healing benefits that massage has when applied by a Licensed Massage Therapist.

Perhaps the mere thought of coming to the massage studio where soothing music is playing, the lights are dim, aromatherapy is in the air and the time is set aside especially for you begins to evoke the feelings of rest, relaxation and stress reduction that a therapeutic massage promises.

During and after a massage, many people find their stress levels significantly reduced. The less stress you have, the more joyful you are able and willing to be, the better your immune function, and your sense of well-being? ... sky-high!

So, even though (and especially since) this is a busy time of year, consider making some time for yourself to de-stress and take care of yourself by receiving a massage. And after the holiday season is over, have another to really seal the deal.

Amanda and I look forward to helping you relieve your stress this Holiday season and throughout the year at Bodymind Massage!

Peace,
Helen Gutfreund, LMT, NCTMB

 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM BODYMIND MASSAGE THERAPY Stuff 4 Stockings for the Price of 3! As our gift to you, now through the end of December, Purchase any 3 Gift Certificates and get 1 Gift Certificate FREE!* A $50 value! What a great opportunity to give the gift of massage to your special friends, relatives and coworkers. Its what they REALLY want to help them de-stress after the holidays are over! Click here to stuff those stockings! *Free gift certificate redeemable for a 30 minute massage. 30 minute massage gift certificate must be used by new clients to Bodymind Massage only. Free certificate not valid for use by existing Bodymind Massage clients. Free 30 minute massage must be redeemed by February 29, 2008.

 

THANKS FOR VISITING!
Bodymind Spread Some Holiday Cheer at
UNISON's 17th Annual Holiday Craft Fair

Thanks to everyone who visited us at our booth at the Unison Craft Fair during the first weekend in December. We provided more than 20 mini-massage sessions to craft fair shopping enthusiasts over the course of the two-day event and provided helpful information about massage, bodywork and movement re-education to many more.

We also were pleased to present a free massage gift certificate to one lucky giveaway entrant!

Photo credit: Joy Daniels-Bueti

For more information about how
Bodymind Massage Therapy can help you,
visit us on the web at
www.bodymindmassagetherapy.com
or to make an appointment, call
845.255.3228