Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress-related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. Massage and acupressure are effective tools for managing this stress, which translates into:

• Decreased anxiety

•  Enhanced sleep quality

•  Greater energy

•  Improved concentration

•   Increased circulation

•   Reduced fatigue

•   Restore balance and harmony to body systems

Massage and acupressure can also help specifically address a number of health issues. Bodywork can:

•  Alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion.

•  Ease medication dependence.

•  Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body's natural defense system.

•  Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.

•  Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.

•  Improve the condition of the body's largest organ —  the skin.

• Increase joint flexibility.

• Lessen depression and anxiety.

• Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks.

• Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation.

• Reduce postsurgery adhesions and swelling.

• Reduce spasms and cramping.

• Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles.

• Release endorphins—amino acids that work as the body's natural painkiller.

• Relieve migraine pain.