Response to the practice of Massage

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           Our guest speaker focused on the practice of massage. Now what first comes to mind when I think of massage, is being in the Caribbean  at some extravagant spa with palm trees in the background and cucumbers over the persons eyes. However, during the lecture I was really able to see how massage can be viewed as a serious practice which is used to relax ones mind and body.


           This highly focuses on our sense of touch, since massage involves ones body, touch is always used. In class we did various exercises that come from the practice of massage to help us relax when stressed or relieve muscle tension when in pain. It was really cool to see volunteers come up in class and show how the touch of several peoples hands could relieve joint pain on ones shoulder. Another thing that was told to us during the lecture was that we could even do some of these practices on our own which could be very useful for college students who are constantly under stress due to academics.


Overall it was very cool to see my whole idea of massage be changed due to how intense it can actually be. We were given various handouts which should all the stress points throughout our body and how we can do exercises to relax. It was interesting to see what I originally viewed as a treat to ones self, be turned into what could be a daily practice if wanted.

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