Is Heavenly Head Massage therapeutic or relaxing? I admit it, it’s a trick question, because there is no right answer to it. I am sure you have watched some of those courtroom TV shows where the lawyer barks a question at the witness. When the witness tries to explain the circumstances, the lawyer snaps back “Answer YES or NO.” The poor witness is forced to answer in a way that does not tell the whole picture.
If the question is wrong, you cannot get the right answer
Let’s say I asked you: “Do you have a cold or hay fever?” But you are in perfect health and therefore the question is meaningless. It gives you only two options, neither of which apply to you. My point is, a question has to make sense, otherwise it cannot be answered correctly.
The question if Heavenly Head Massage is therapeutic or relaxing is based on a wrong idea, namely the concept that massage has to be either relaxing or therapeutic. Sometimes people pose the question with the assumption that massage that is “only” relaxing is inferior to therapeutic massage.
Two case studies show relaxing touch to be highly therapeutic
Let’s get something straight. It is not possible for massage to be relaxing and not therapeutic. Quite some time ago a researcher conducted a study on babies. They were divided into two groups. The first group was fed, but otherwise not touched at all. The second group was fed, held, stroked, cuddled and rocked – what you would normally do with a baby.
The experiment had to be broken off since the non-touch control group got to the verge of dying.
There is another great story about the power of touch. A mother brought back her baby from death by loving, touching and massaging it. It’s a true story and you can read it yourself here.
“No pain, no gain” in massage can be “no gain with pain”
Some people think that therapeutic massage work has to be strong – no pain, no gain. The harder the massage therapist presses, the better it must be. This actually defies all logic. If you press or stretch a muscle to the point where it is painful, you are eliciting the exact reaction that you wanted to eliminate: tension and resistance.
Which state is best suited for healing?
What is the state where the body does most of its healing? It’s the sleep state, or any state where mental activity slows down, brain waves slow down, and deep relaxation occurs. Who has the bigger chance of getting sick: A stressed out, harried, overwhelmed person – or a peaceful, relaxed, content person? Clearly the relaxed person is much less likely to get stomach ulcers, hypertension, high blood pressure etc.
On the flip side, if the person with ulcers and tension learns to relax, the disease can be reversed. I know that for a fact, because I learned this lesson the hard way a long time ago when I actually did have a stomach ulcer. And I had the chance to observe this reversal of dis-ease during my career as a therapist.
Relaxation is always therapeutic
It is possible that a ‘therapeutic massage’ which does not relax you much at all will be neither truly therapeutic nor relaxing. But it is not possible that a deeply relaxing massage has no therapeutic value.
The conclusion is that relaxation is not something inferior to therapy. It is one of the very best therapeutic methods known to mankind. Heavenly Head Massage assists your body and mind to create a physical and mental state which facilitates healing on all levels. Relaxation massage is highly therapeutic. Heavenly Head Massage works not just on a physical level. It reaches deep down into your energy field and rearranges it to create not only a blissful feeling, but the ideal environment for healing.
I have seen that every therapist who has added Heavenly Head Massage to their tool kit has developed a much increased sensitivity and skill in their work, and has seen an overwhelmingly positive response by their clients. Take a look at the downloadable video training course and see for yourself.
