When you visit Essential Massage Therapy in Sparta, you are making a commitment to your wellness. This may be all “well” and good, but is it enough? Or do you fall victim to the wellness trap that is sucking in so many people today. Find out if constant connection is sapping your wellness with this blog!

Connection Status: On
Today’s world has so many opportunities for connection. Unlike just a few decades ago, people no longer have to write letters, walk to visit each other, or even wait for someone to be home to take a call. In fact, we no longer have to wait for someone to be within range of wifi—wireless data is nearly everywhere now, meaning that you can connect with your friends, family, and job whenever you want to!

Connection Status: Wait, Does it Have an Off Button?
Being able to connect with those you love and care about is a modern privilege. However, it comes with some drawbacks, including the fact that everyone else can connect with you whenever they want to! This is not always a bad thing—your relatives in the home country can text at any time, you stay in contact with old friends, and you can work from home sometimes. Unfortunately, this also means that your job can bother you on your day off, that annoying salesperson’s calls come through while you’re trying to spend time with your children, or you just can’t seem to focus on anything. In the same way as you might feel exhausted if you were constantly dancing or reading a book, the constant connection burns you out mentally and emotionally.

Connection Status: Resetting
So what can you do about this constant connection? Can you demand your time back? Can you force yourself to appreciate stillness, even when every other moment is filled with stimuli? You certainly can. Just like with any technology, the key is to turn it off and then back on again… but in between, take some time for stillness and you. Turn your smartphone off, get a relaxing massage, then turn it on again. Close your laptop, go for a walk with your family, then open it up again. Notice the differences and appreciate that this, too, is part of wellness. Commit to tuning out, even for 20 minutes, each day, and see how you feel.

If the thought of time without connection is frightening, fill that time with something that promotes wellness even further, like a deep tissue massage or Swedish massage from your favorite massage therapist in Sparta, New Jersey!