Massage Therapy School - The Price is Right

Massage therapy is not a trend. Its popularity is growing as a recognized health option requested by patients, referred by physicians. Although its acceptance crosses generational lines, massage therapy is particularly well accepted by Gen X and Gen Y, Americans ages 18 to 34. Whether you are a baby boomer or a Gen X, massage therapy schools will offer you a high quality service at a great price.

According to a study by the International SPA Association, the average cost of a one hour massage is $76. You can expect to pay, on average, $30 for the same massage at a massage therapy school. I know because that's where I've gone for years! East coast, west coast - it doesn't matter. The students need hours and hours of bodies to touch in order to get their degree. We, you and me, we need hours and hours of their hands on deliverance from aches, pains, anxieties and imbalances.

Therapeutic benefits of massage, that keep me coming back, include:

* Relaxation: During a massage, a major nerve in the body called the Vagus Nerve is stimulated. This slows the heart rate and calms the spirit.

* Mood Elevation: AKA, the happy response. Massage elevates serotonin and dopamine, our body's essential "feel happy" brain chemicals and lowers levels of "substance P," a chemical messenger for pain.

* Eye-Strain & Shoulder Tension Relief: Anyone who hunches over a computer keyboard or dashboard, or stares into a screen or windshield, i.e. 99.9% of the population, will benefit from the relief, release and knot elimination of a great rub.

* Mental Magic: Helps to create a calm state of alertness while reducing mental stress. A calmer mind has an enhanced capacity for clear thinking, creativity and problem solving.

* Satisfaction: Fulfills our need for connection and of a caring, nurturing human touch

Could your health situation benefit from a regular dose of tender rubbing care? Yes, if you suffer from fatigue, migraine pain, lower back pain, arthritis, stress, stiffness and decreasing flexibility, female (or male) hormone imbalances and surges, insomnia, anxiety, asthma, depression, tendonitis, Fibromyalgia ...

Heck, even pre-mature babies and our burdened medical health system benefit from massage therapy!

A study conducted by Tiffany Field, PhD, a psychologist and director of the Touch Therapy Institute, proved that premature babies treated with massage therapy gain weight faster and leave the expensive hospital neonatal intensive care unit earlier - up to 6 days earlier - saving the hospital about $10,000.

So, what are you waiting for? Put this down, pick up a phone book or hop on the Internet. Look up or type in three little words: Massage Therapy School. Enjoy.