Pregnancy Massage at BETTER HEALTH MASSAGE & BODYWORK in Old Lyme, Connecticut (CT) offers many physical, mental, and emotional benefits to the "mother-to-be".

BENEFITS OF MASSAGE & BODYWORK

PHYSICAL

• Increased energy
• Deep relaxation and stress reduction
• Reduced muscle spasm, tension, stiffness or pain
• Greater joint flexibility and range of motion
• Increased ease and efficiency of movement
• Deeper and easier breathing
• Improved circulation, reduced blood pressure, decreased heart rate
• Relief of tension-related headaches, eye-strain
• Healthier skin
• Improved posture
• Speeds recovery from exercise
• Faster healing time from pulled muscles and sprained ligaments: reduced spasm, pain and swelling; reduced formation of scar tissue
• Strengthened immune system
• Health maintenance

MENTAL

• Relaxed state of alertness
• Reduced mental stress; a calmer mind
• Greater ability to monitor stress signals and respond appropriately
• Increased capacity for clearer thinking
• Improved sleep

EMOTIONAL

• Satisfies the need for nurturing touch
• Sense of well-being
• Greater ease of emotional expression
• Enhanced self-image
• Reduced anxiety
• Increased awareness of the mind-body connection
• A sense of being unified and in harmony
• Plus . . . It Feels Good!