ZaZen Spa & Sanctuary - A Day Spa in Littleton CO » Massage Therapy — ZaZen Spa & Sanctuary - A Day Spa in Littleton CO http://zazendayspa.com/blog A Day Spa in Littleton CO, USA Sun, 30 May 2010 15:12:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 What is Deep Tissue Massage? http://zazendayspa.com/blog/2010/05/what-is-a-deep-tissue-massage/ http://zazendayspa.com/blog/2010/05/what-is-a-deep-tissue-massage/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 01:17:25 +0000 ZaZen http://zazendayspa.com/blog/?p=47 A “Deep Tissue” massage focuses on realigning deeper layers of muscles and connective tissue.  Some of the same “classic” Swedish strokes are used, but the movement is slower and the pressure deeper.  It is more concentrated on areas of pain and tension.  When there is chronic muscle tension or injury, there are usually adhesions (bands of painful, rigid tissue) in muscles, tendons and ligaments.  Adhesions can block circulation and cause pain, limited movement and inflammation.  Deep tissue massage works by physically breaking down these adhesion to relieve pain and restore normal movement.

]]> http://zazendayspa.com/blog/2010/05/what-is-a-deep-tissue-massage/feed/ 2 Why a Massage Is Great Me-Time http://zazendayspa.com/blog/2010/05/why-a-massage-is-great-me-time/ http://zazendayspa.com/blog/2010/05/why-a-massage-is-great-me-time/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 17:26:50 +0000 ZaZen http://zazendayspa.com/blog/?p=6 Here is a great article that was published on CNN about a year ago. It will be interesting to find out how many women actually are scheduling Me Time. Also, what are some of the things you do to take care of the obligation you have to your self.

Me Time Article

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