Amanda Hanna-Doull Massage

Massage that feels really connected to your body!
Some musings on the essence of massage... why we love it and what we're really there for...

DROPPING INTO YOUR BODY:
Living with more Ease, Appreciation & enJOYment of this Crazy Amazing Vessel!

I've been thinking lately about the quality of really living IN our bodies ...
We're all unique in this .... and I'm sure most of us have areas we would like to improve.
There's usually a moment during a massage when a person just drops in to their body, and is present and feeling in a whole new way.

The breath deepens, the mind relaxes and everything starts to open up.
Sometimes its a series of moments, each one dropping in a little deeper ...the degrees between driven work/busy mode to that end of massage softened state ...
To me, this is when I can really feel what is there, the tissue starts telling its story and showing the connections, and I am able to massage 'with' rather than 'to' the body, which is really what I love.

But I was thinking, if one of the intentions of massage is to create a closer connection between a person & their body, more wholeness, then these moments of 'dropping in' are gold.

There is a huge amount of information available to you in that state.

PHYSICAL SENSATION...
Realising how connected this body is.... as the obvious tightness of the shoulders and neck extends into threads you can trace up into the skull, wrapped round the sides and ribs, and hooked into the front of the chest and collarbones. Appreciating how tension in one area affects everything surrounding it, and perhaps a cognition of what is you are doing that contributes, and how to change it.
You may then start to notice the BREATH ...
It sits deeper in the body, there is less obstruction....you may even appreciate the
massage-in-itself that breathing is... Sensing the expansion of the ribcage from within, the visceral opening that comes from real breathing... the connective tissue starts to release and everything unwinds.
FEELING, present time, the emotions and stresses that are playing their part. The space is there for your own insights, and intuitive knowing of what your body is needing, and what you can do to help it in the right direction.

What if 2014 was a year of a more responsive, kind and aware relationship with your body?

I look forward to being part of that.

Until I see you - love the body you're in!

xx Amanda Hanna-Doull Massage