What do you receive bodywork for?

[escapenletgo]

From a receiving stand-point, what do you receive bodywork for? Please feel free to add a comment if I left anything out.

 

[Pompal 09.]

I receive bodywork for a combination of reasons.

1. General stress management.
2. To help with body aches/ muscle pain.
3. To feel like I'm in my body again
and, most recently
4. To release emotions from muscles wound tight by emotional trauma!

I love my MT. He's a special guy to put up with my dramatic outbursts of tears during our most recent session.

Emily

 

[Nina]

reasons for me other than those listed:

to receive unconditional, non-judgemental, non-sexual touch. (which i do get from my mate, but also nice to just soak up from someone i am not in that kind of relationship with.)

in order to move more freely through space (not really a pain thing).

to gain information and learn skills from other therapists.

to get outside of myself.

but pretty much all of the other reasons you listed.

 

[Arlo]

A combination of reasons

1) to practice what I preach to my clients (& myself):
Relieve physical, mental & emotional stress & tension.

2) to get out of my own head

3) to learn from the process of receiving, and how profound it is, to let go. (a lesson the bears repeating)

4) to learn a new modality, and if it's something I want to
take training in, or refer my clients out for.

5) to truly breathe into my body, my mind, my spirit,
and know that life is worth living !

 

[Cov]

Combo.

Generally pain relif. Neck and back issues.

Sometimes I go for stress only. Also, sometimes breath and diaphragm opening.

 

[Pompal 09.]

I checked "stress relief," but would also have checked "feel like I'm in my body" as well if I could have picked two. In (my) reality, everyday living creates the need to continually remind my body of its physical boundaries, and neglecting to do so makes me feel overloaded (the word I usually use to describe "stress" to myself).

 

[??krazegurl??]

I checked combo.

1. stress relief
2. relieve pain and tightness in my shoulders and lower back
3. to be pampered for a change
4. to pick up some new moves

 

[Pompal 09.]

Combo, really.

Sometimes it's about pain or injury or some funky back thing.
More often for me it's about sorting something out. If there's an issue in my life that I have confusion or distress about, I know that with the right practitioner I can gain a better understanding of myself through my body.

 

[Elly]

I'm a combo, although #1 far outweighs the others, usually

1. to prevent aches and pains
2. to stay in touch with my body
3. to receive non-sexual touch
4. to give feedback to a therapist I'm mentoring


I got a Watsu 2 weeks ago, and my main reason was to feel weightless, since I'm 7 months pregnant.
I'm getting a Thai massage from my Thai teacher this week, not only for the reasons above, but also to learn.

Noel

 

[HLEK87]

I am challenged with CFS and Fibromyalgia, so I NEED massage, especially if I have been active in any way, physically, mentally or spiritually.

 

[Pompal 09.]

I love recieving regular bodywork to just help my body recover from everyday ills and aches.Plus it just feels wonderful! I love just being able to just let go of everything for that small slice of time.

Johnny

 

[alexander w]

I finally started going to a massage therapist only about a week ago - I am doing this for 3 main reasons:

1) I have advanced osteoarthritis and am also recovering from the total replacement of both knees - so for pain relief;

2) JOB STRESS (!) relief (on call 24x7 most of the time); and finally,

3) To feel like I'm really in my body again (and that it isn't the enemy) - i.e., to reconnect.

My doctor recommended to me that I start doing this 6 or 7 years ago, but I put it off because of fear of embarrassment (overweight).

 

[happyjoy]

-to practice what I preach (get body work!)
-stress relief
-muscle tension from working out or poor body mechanics
-take time to care for me
-maintain or increase flexibility and fluidity of movement
-remind myself of the gift I share with people by what I do for a living.

 

[That guy]

I've been getting regular massages for many years now, it started out just wanting to geel great! But over time it has evolved to become a way to be more connected with my body and drifting into la la land.

 

[New England Babe]

I voted for sore muscles because it was the closest answer. I'm a full time dance instructor and performer, and a 90 minute deep tissue once a month is about the only thing keeping my body from falling apart!

 

[angelboy]

I would have said for generalized pain and fatigue, but since I just got diagnosed with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome a couple weeks ago, I guess I'd mark off illness...I guess my neck, digestive problems, and lower back are the worst things, but my pain tends to vary from day to day and place to place.

 

[Cell]

What do you receive bodywork for?

To take a vacation
without leaving town

 

[misslabeled]

What do you receive bodywork for?

I like holley's reply, "to take a vacation, without leaving town."
I also like ccMarie's reason, "to receive unconditional, non-judgmental, non-sexual touch."

My reasons are various... mostly muscular; back, shoulders and legs get tight. When I roll my leg across the edge of a chair when sitting down or getting up and I have to adjust my body so I don't put full pressure on my quads I know it is time for me to get a massage. Or when I raise my arm above my head and my shoulder "catches", I know it is time to get a massage.

But I do know that when I get a massage my stress level goes down, I feel like I am in my body again and since I am working out more frequently now, I know massage helps heal my muscles, so those are all valid reasons as well.

 

[I demand a recount]

What do you receive bodywork for?

I voted 'a combination of reasons'.

I tend to carry my stress and emotions physically. If I am stressed or upset it WILL come out in some sort of physical condition, usually some sort of illness combined with pain.

I also really like to relax.

I am a VERY touchy feely person. I come from a very loving and close family. We always hugged and snuggled. Lots of physical affection...currently, I would be content if I could spend all day, every day snuggled up with my boyfriend. Getting massage fulfills my need for non-sexual physical touch, and being an MT fulfills my need to give non-sexual physical touch. I also think that perhaps because most of my family is gone now - it's some sort of way for me to reconnect with something I don't have anymore.

Also now that I am back in school full time for something unrelated to massage, it keeps me connected to the field while I am unable to practice.

 

[Lefty]

What do you receive bodywork for?

I went for a massage last Friday. I was stressed to the max, my arms and shoulders hurt, I was mentally drained! I got a last min appt with a new therapist, so I went in expecting to tell him to focus the hour on my back, neck, arms.. Turns out my therapist is a curt 50+ year old Russian Massage therapist, who tells me "Take off everything, get under the sheet, and I will tell you what hurts!" I don't think I got a word in edgewise, but hey, I go with the flow =) I gotta say it was one of the best massages I've ever had! I ended up getting a full body session and I felt amazing!!! I think it was the difference in what I thought my body "wanted" versus what my body "needed". It has definitely inspired me to introduce clients to new techniques and for me to be open to new things!