Ultimate Water Massage Newsletter

Jan 2004 vol 2  #1

But before I go on and on about the great new changes at the site.

How about some information you may be able to actually use today.  Talk to my stressed out friends and (myself included) the most common comment when stress and lifestyle comes up is "Relax, Exercise?" I can't even slow down to a jog.)  If that sounds familiar (certainly not you but undoubtedly a friend ;-)) I have a few suggestions that just about anyone can use.

Quick Stress Relief

You can use this quick stress reliever anytime, anywhere. No one will even know you're doing it.  This is an anytime, anywhere form of progressive relaxation therapy

Start with a moment of focused breathing

Breath in slowly and deeply through your nose filling your lungs from your abdomen up to your chest . Now pay attention, this may be a different type of breath than you are use to, breathe from the belly, your stomach should expand before your chest. This provides a deeper and different kind of oxygenation than a typical chest based breath

Hold for a count of 5

Open your mouth slightly and exhale slowly through your lips. Feel the tension leave your body with your breath.

Repeat 2 or 3 times (Important: Stop immediately if you feel dizzy or light-headed.)

Now the muscle tensing

Tighten the muscles in your toes. Hold for a count of 5. Relax and enjoy the sensation of release from tension

Flex the muscles in your feet. Hold for a count of 5. Relax

Move slowly up through your body- legs, abdomen, back, neck, face- contracting and relaxing muscles as you go .

For a detailed description about how to induce deep relaxation read about progressive relaxation here

Times they be a changing, we have expanded the payment options beyond paypal by adding an industry standard shopping cart, with secured hosting. 

If you have not visited Ultimate Water massage for a while, your are in for a pleasant surprise. We have added a great selection of massage tools. My personal favorite is the bonger, there is nothing better to release the tension buildup in your neck and shoulder, just tap gently on your shoulder where your neck meets your shoulder. 

The hottest new tool we have is the Brainwave. This is a battery powered tingling scalp massager.  This provides an intense tingling sensation, increased circulation in the scalp areas, and will raise goose bumps all over.   We have had a lot of people purchasing them for relief from headaches, they swear by them.  The legs are copper and can be shaped to satisfy any head.  The legs can also be shaped to tingle other parts of your body as well. It also works well without being turned on.  If the initial sensation is a little to intense try it without the power until you are used to the sensation.

If you want to check out our entire line of tools click here

Trigger Point Massage

This therapy is gaining in popularity and recognition for it effectiveness in pain relief. 

Ever wonder what can be done to help headaches, neck stiffness, carpal tunnel type symptoms, tennis elbow, bursitis, frozen shoulder, back pain, low back stiffness, sciatica, shin splints? 

Trigger Point Therapy may be the answer, it is a subset of neuromuscular therapy which examines and treats muscles and muscle attachments in layers from superficial to deep, ligaments and connective tissues.  It is a technique that is suitable for self massage you can read more about it here

A tool specifically designed for self massage using Trigger point therapy is this one.

It comes with a booklet describing its use and stretching exercises that complement the therapy. If you want to read more about use of this tool click here or on the picture.

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