Pain is a Sign - Your Body is Telling you Something!

Let’s face it, we live in a high stress culture that has constant demands.  Pursuing a career, family life, house chores, holidays, vacation planning the list can go on forever.  Eventually we start to experience headaches, tension and pains throughout our body.  The pain is an indicator or “sign” that something is wrong and the problem wont go away until we take direct action to resolve it.  The pain could leave for a few days or weeks but eventually it returns and keeps nagging us to get help.

Here are a couple of interesting statistics that even surprised us when we researched the numbers.

- 90% of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related complaints.

- Over 50% of lost workdays are stress related which keeps about 1 million people per day from attending work.

- Health care expenditures are nearly 50% greater for workers who report high levels of stress.

 

Headaches - The Side Effect You Never Think About! 

You’re probably already know what causes headaches - stress, poor diet, allergies, lack of sleep, etc, etc… 

And whether it’s the numbing pain of a sinus headache or the piercing throb of a migraine who hasn’t experienced the direct effects of a bad headache?   

The Turtles were Talking to Me

by David Roylance (Founder of Touch of Asia)

I took off on Tuesday and went kayaking with a dear friend on the C&O canal.  It was beautiful, serene, relaxing and great fun. 

(I officially got my first sun burn of the year being unprepared and caught without sun block.)

It was also my first time kayaking and I loved every minute of it.  Fletchers Cove just above Georgetown is a great little spot.

I learned two valuable lessons that I’ve just got to share with you today.

Let me explain.

 

While I was on the water, I saw over 42 turtles. (My friend was actually counting.)  The turtles seemed to speak to me and told me something that will help re-enforce a very important lesson.

 

I’ll tell you exactly what they said.

 

(Lesson #1)

Please do not think I fell off my rocker or anything.  But “yes” the turtles were talking to me. 

 

Not with spoken words but they actually confirmed something for me that I decided I just had to share.

 

Kayaking for me this past Tuesday was welcomed down time on the water.  It was a chance to relax and learn something new, “how to coordinate the paddling”. 

 

What great fun that was.  ; )

 

As we made our way up the canal, I kept noticing all these HUGE turtles EVERYWHERE.  (On the shoreline, on submerged logs, and swimming in the water.)

 

As we paddled up and down the canal getting closer and closer to each turtle, I noticed they would slowly make movements towards the water. 

 

Carefully, calmly, nice and easy…into and through the water.

 

After about the 23rd turtle, I started thinking about how they have been around for ages, live such long lives, and why that is the case. That’s when it dawned on me that I had to share this important lesson that the turtles shared with me.

 

I noticed they all seemed super relaxed on the submerged trees and when disrupted by our kayak, they just slowly and smoothly made there way into the water. 

 

No fast jarring movements or stress responses from these turtles that have lived for so long.

 

Nice and smooth.  From a calm almost meditative stance to a smooth swim in the water.

 

What that confirmed for me is that, “we all need to be like turtles”.  Calm, relaxed, smooth, and steady, to help us

enjoy a nice long life.

 

We can never completely eliminate stress from our daily lives but managing it is super important.  Of course, turtles just  swim around, sleep, and eat all day. 

 

So, their stress levels are amazingly low and perhaps contributes to their long life.

 

For us non-reptilian creatures, a regular massage is what helps us to manage our stress and keeps us as calm as a turtle. 

 

So, remember to receive your regular massage each week, bi-weekly, or every month.

 

We can not sit around sleep, eat, and swim all day but we can be calm as turtles with a regular massage.

 

Click here to schedule your next massage,  http://www.GreatMassageVA.com/schedule.htm or

call 703-430-8660.

 

(Lesson #2)

PS - One other lesson from my kayak adventure, when you are ready to get your stress relieving massage you do not want to leave it to just anyone. 

 

You want someone that is experienced, talented, and is specialized to perform high quality stress relieving massage therapy. 

 

That’s us here at Touch of Asia. 703-430-8660.

 

(Because we did not know a thing about kayaking and by the time we got back to the dock an hour later, there as a ½ inch of water in our kayak and we were both soaking wet.)

 

It wasn’t on purpose that we were wet, it was because we were highly inexperienced and had no idea how to stroke effectively. : )

 

(What a sight to see.)

 

Not what you want when you are ready to kayak or when you are ready for a stress relieving massage.

 

Keep your kayak dry and your stress levels down then you’ll be as calm as a turtle.

 

We are here to help. 703-430-8660. http://www.GreatMassageVA.com/schedule.htm

 

- David, Founder of Touch of Asia

 

 

“Say Goodbye To Low Back Pain”

While lots of low back pain is caused by specific accidents or injuries, many of us who experience low back pain have no idea why.

If you’re lucky the pain will be low-grade and minor. If you’re not so lucky, the pain can be excruciating, and can prevent you from working, doing everyday activities and chores, and participating in the things you love to do.

That’s why many of us have recurring issues with our back pain. Sometimes low back pain that isn’t treated can become chronic, causing years of pain and aggravation.

If you’re suffering with low back pain, please call us.  There’s no guarantee your back pain will instantly vanish. However, massage therapy has been proven over and over to be one of the best and safest ways to naturally eliminate low back pain.