Holistic massage: what it is

Holistic massage consists of a massage that takes care of the person as a whole. “Olos”, from the Greek, in fact means “everything” and alludes to  the whole and to all levels of the person receiving the treatment : not only the body, but also the mind and thoughts and emotions are rebalanced through the holistic massage .

The body is not only the sum of its parts, and the personality of the human being, as well as his well-being, largely depends on the relationships between the various parts of the body, and between the body and the less material aspects.

The responses of the organism are influenced by emotions and thoughts , and vice versa the hormonal responses to external solicitations, be they stress-producing or anti-stress, affect the organic functioning.

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For this reason, a true holistic massage takes into account what the body says but also how the mind behaves and the emotions that emerge . And how can it do? Through deep and empathic listening , the adaptation of the maneuvers and the approach to the specific situation .

The holistic massage must be performed with complete attention and presence on the part of the person treating, totally focused on the treatise: it is not enough to apply maneuvers or standardized protocols for everyone, because the “wholeness” of each is different.

Holistic massage is part of the range of energy massages , because it acts on the body at a more subtle and less material level than other massages.

Different techniques can be merged into holistic massage : from shiatsu to stone massage, from aroma massage to kinesiology, up to reflex massage .

Holistic massage: powerful anti-stress

Stress is not the same for everyone. What causes stress for someone else may go unnoticed. The stimuli are always the same, but the personal response is always different.

The holistic massage is always regulated on the single person in that specific condition, since each being has its own balance and its own imbalance. Therefore, acting on the specificity of the individual , it focuses on what is mainly useful in that situation to produce physical, emotional and mental well-being.

There is no precise protocol for holistic massage : any massage, operated at a specific time and in the most useful way in that particular circumstance, becomes a holistic massage.

The main feature is the listening that the operator practices towards the recipient: the empathy and communication that is created are unique and unrepeatable, and allow the best choice to facilitate the treaty to find one’s best balance and to stimulate the self-healing.

For this reason the holistic massage is the most powerful anti-stress massage : because it acts on the specificity of personal reactions to situations, without generalizing.

It regulates hormonal production, relieves muscle tension, facilitates blood and lymphatic circulation, mobilizes joint stiffness, indirectly stimulates the functioning of organs . All this allows the body to react at its best in situations that are experienced as tense and stressful.