
26/07/2025
Why Massage is Powerful for Your Nervous System!
Massage therapy isn’t just a luxury, it’s a science-backed way to calm and reset your nervous system.
When you’re stressed, your body often stays stuck in “fight or flight” mode, constantly tense, anxious, and overwhelmed. Massage helps shift you into parasympathetic mode, also known as “rest and digest.”
Here’s how:
🧘♀️ Activates the Vagus Nerve
Gentle, sustained pressure during massage stimulates this key nerve, slowing your heart rate, deepening your breath, and sending a signal to your body that you are safe.
💖 Reduces Cortisol & Boosts
Feel-Good Hormones
Massage decreases cortisol (the stress hormone) and increases serotonin and dopamine, which help improve mood, reduce anxiety, and support emotional balance.
😴 Improves Sleep & Recovery
By calming your nervous system, massage encourages deeper, more restorative sleep, which is when your body does most of its healing.
🧠 Interrupts Pain Signals & Eases Tension. Touch stimulates pressure receptors that override pain signals and reduce nervous system overstimulation, allowing your mind and body to fully exhale.
Massage doesn’t just feel good, it’s nervous system therapy in the truest sense.
Ready to reset and reconnect with your body?
📅 Book your session today.
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