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Recovering from COVID? Here’s how massage therapy can help

As we move through the Omicron wave of the pandemic, more and more of us are catching COVID. Thankfully, the symptoms seemingly are less severe than previous strains, but that’s not to say anyone who gets sick with it has it easy! It’s still a nasty flu and costs you 5 to 10 days in isolated quarantine as our immune systems fight to keep the worst of it at bay (i’m writing this first hand, as i’m on my final day of quarantine).

Our days spent sick at home mean lots of down time. We’re riding the couch hard, having restless nights being congested and fighting fevers. Leaving us wiped of energy, feeling achy and run down, with days of not being active in positions that can be straining to our posture. Not to mention, how challenging the cabin fever can be! From lack of getting out, socializing and feeling stressed about missing days of work (and income) to pushing through as you WFH, taking care of kids. It’s a lot. And I sympathize with anyone going through it – hang in there!

It’s very important that anyone dealing with COVID symptoms, takes the time to rest and practice self-care as you move through the process.

As someone who is triple vaxed, as well as my partner. We still went through the ringer with symptoms. I was already dealing with a mild cold that had tested negative, so it came as a BIG surprise to find out I was now fighting COVID on-top of that. Once I had a fever, I knew I was down for the count and had to give in to the process. I got re-tested and began a new quarantine.

Over the past week, i’ve found the greatest comfort in drinking lots of herbal tea, taking warm epsom salt baths, doing gentle stretching in the evenings as well as neck, sinus and face massages, (including gua sha tools if you own them) to help with tension + congestion.

Now, after a full Quarantine and being symptom free, i’ve booked a massage.

I’m advocating that post COVID, it’s important to continue your self-care. We’ve seen many clients return after an episode of COVID, still feeling the effects of post quarantine malaise, soreness, feeling emotionally + physically drained, lung congestion and fatigue. Our immune systems continue to recover after working overtime. A massage can be incredibly helpful at this point, to steer things in the right direction again.

Here’s why…

Massage Therapy helps to strengthen the immune system

When you receive a massage, all the essential fluids in our bodies get flushed. This helps our circulatory and lymphatic system to process out more waste. Increasing our vitality, healthy nutrients and oxygen circulating throughout the body.

Massage helps hit a postural reset button

By letting your RMT know where you have been feeling tension and soreness from postural strains, they can then help open areas of restriction, relieving residual pain and discomfort and help you hit the reset button. Post quarantine is a great time to bring more awareness to correcting posture and switching things up again. A great massage can get you moving in the right direction.

Massage can help get your sleep cycle back on track

Covid can really mess with our restorative sleep. By getting massages after fighting the virus, your nervous system gets better opportunity to recharge, as the body works towards getting stronger again. Getting a massage later in the day and then heading home to relax with the intent of getting some sleep, could lock you into some solid lights out time.

Connecting after Quarantine

Over the past couple of years, we have been experiencing less touch more than ever before.

When we’re sick and home in quarantine with COVID, it can feel uncomfortably isolating. You could be going through the process alone, isolating away from others in your own home, have children to take care of – and people may be uncomfortable coming near you for weeks, even after you have safety quarantined. Not being touched while going through a scary and stressful experience like COVID, comes with its challenges, mentally + physically. Even after we’ve quarantined, there can still be periods where people may be uncomfortable getting close.

By getting a massage, you receive intentional, positive touch, helping you connect back into your body. Massage is an opportunity to re-ground ourselves and move forward from the wild experience of having had COVID. Setting an intention of getting back into the world, healthy and recharged.

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If you would like to book a massage after having dealt with COVID-19, we are here for you!

As per government guidelines, if you have had a bad bought of COVID-19 (residual fever and ongoing symptoms) please wait 10 days before booking your post COVID massage.

Looking forward to having you back!

5 Ways Massage Therapy Keeps You Younger


Being proactive about healthy choices and balance are key to aging gracefully. The benefits of massage are one of the most enjoyable, drug free choices for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and staying in check with your body.
Here’s 5 reasons Massage Therapy can help you feel younger, whatever age you are!

1. Helping you cope with stress
Having an outlet for stress is a major tool for keeping in check when life becomes complex. Massages have a powerful affect on the nervous system, allowing our bodies and minds to deeply relax and decompress. Stress puts major strain on our body’s overall systems, which as we know, can lead to more complicated health problems down the line.

2. Increasing mobility
We should all strive to keep active and get moving, but when an injury arises or our bodies feel out of whack, the idea of getting active and pushing ourselves gets brushed aside.

Massages get you in-tune with your body needs and allows tissues and joints extra space to move more freely and perform better. If you’re stuck in a holding pattern of restriction and discomfort, massage is a great way to help break the cycle.

3. Circulation
Circulation is key to vitality, that’s why getting your blood pressure checked is called taking your vitals! If circulation to an area is sluggish from things like restriction, scar tissue, adhesion’s from tension knots and sticky fascia, it makes it more difficult for fresh blood flow to pump oxygen and nutrients to area’s that need it to open the pathway. Massage therapists work to open these restrictions with added techniques to encourage an increase in circulation.

The post massage circulatory work can continue for days to weeks after a session, so unless you’re Lance Armstrong, you can utilize massage to keep that fresh circulation flowing.

4. Body Awareness
It’s easy to ignore the small discomforts and the subtle signals that the body is out of alignment and needing a tune-up. Checking in with your therapist and getting some self-care is a great way to connect to your body and understand why things are feeling off.

A massage therapist has a mountain of knowledge and education about muscles, movement and biology of how the body works. With the one on one time that you have with your therapist in a session, it’s a great opportunity to inform yourself. They also love to talk about stretching and home-care practices, so you can learn the tools to take better care of issues when they arise.

5. Sleep Support
For many people, getting the hard z’s every night comes with it’s challenges. Not sleeping well puts us in a daze, and lethargy is a tough wall to push through.

Getting a therapeutic massage can be a great tool for getting a good nights sleep. Not only is your nervous system super relaxed, but generally after deep tissue work, your body creates a healthy fatigue to put energy towards processing the changes in the tissue after a treatment. Getting a massage later in the day and then heading home to relax with the intent of getting some sleep, could lock you into some solid lights out time.
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So the next time you walk out of a massage in a happy daze, give yourself a high five for giving back to your body and all it’s done for you – over the years.

Thanks for reading!