Aromatherapy is popular with many of the massage clients that we see for massage in New Jersey. Clients like the smell, the feeling, the relaxation, and many swear that our organic aromatherapy options add even more benefits to their great massage. But do these benefits stand up to research? Science says yes! Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong recently published research results from a sample of adult women with cancer, finding that aromatherapy massage has some unique benefits compared to massage without aromatherapy. Here are four ways aromatherapy improves your wellbeing.
1. Aromatherapy promotes all around comfort and reconnection to daily life. When you find a great scent, it can remind you that you are alive. Feel more alive by adding aromatherapy to your massage!
2. The pleasant smell allows those with pain or illness to forget their disease. Many people come to our massage office in NJ to get away from troubles—including pain and illness. Aromatherapy is a great way to accomplish this!
3. Scent provides a dignified sense of pampering. Nobody wants to be treated like a child or a “sick person,” but sometimes, you need to be taken care of—or even pampered! Fortunately, aromatherapy massage is the perfect opportunity to get this caretaking without feeling fragile.
4. When your body feels like it’s failing, aromatherapy can help you reconnect to it. When people are ill, in pain, or suffering from emotional stress, they often feel disconnected from their bodies. In some cases, they may feel that their bodies have betrayed them. Fight back against this feeling with aromatherapy! Connect your senses and your thoughts for a reunion of body and spirit.
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Staying up to date on the latest research is just part of what we do here at Essential Massage Therapy. Find out more by checking back often, or set up an appointment to try aromatherapy yourself by calling 973-729-2400!
(Source: Ho, S. S., Kwong, A. N., Wan, K. W., Ho, R. M., & Chow, K. M. (2017). Experiences of aromatherapy massage among adult female cancer patients: A qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing.)