“Massage doesn’t just feel good. Research shows it reduces the heart rate, lowers blood pressure, increases blood circulation and lymph flow, relaxes muscles, improves range of motion, and increases endorphins, the body’s natural painkillers.”
— ©1999 American Massage Therapy Association
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“Life that touch nurtures is more than skin deep. The skin and the central nervous system are intimately connected in the development of the whole person, the sense of one’s self. The agency sparking the coordinated effort is touch.”
— Zach Thomas, Healing Touch – The Church’s Forgotten Language.
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“The terms spirit and soul refer to ways of living, not to parts of self. Humans are an organic whole, not a collection of parts. We do not possess a soul, but we are soul. Similarly we do not posses a spirit or even a body; we are spirit and we are body.”
— David G. Benner, PhD. Author, Spiritual Director
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“Massage is to the human body what a tune up is to a car. It provides a physical and mental boost to the weary, sore, and stressed…”
— Chicago Tribune, April 6,1995
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“Therapeutic Massage focuses on the healing of our physical body while understanding its intricate connections to the emotional and spiritual self.”
“Touch is essential to our survival.”
— Tiffany Field, Director of The Touch Research institute
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“Researchers have estimated that 80% of disease is stress related. Soothing and relaxing massage therapy can help by counteracting stress effects.”
— Elliot Greene, M.A., NCTMB, served from 1990-1994 as national president of the American Massage Therapy Association.
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“Therapeutic Massage focuses on the healing of our physical body while understanding its intricate connections to the emotional and spiritual self.”
— The Natural Healer
