Many are choosing the "hands-on" approach to deeper relaxation, greater self-awareness and more robust health. Massage as a therapy has increasingly evolved out of one of our most instinctive desires -- the desire to touch and be touched. Touching can reassure us, comfort us, show love, offer security and relax us like nothing else. The importance of touch is so basic that we tend to take it for granted.
     Massage is the manipulation of the body's soft tissues with specific techniques to promote or restore health. Massage therapists use their hands to detect and treat problems in the muscles, tendons, and ligaments of the body's soft tissue. Regular body massage can release emotional tension and promote physical health, gradually restoring the whole person to balanced health.