How To Evaluate Your Massage Therapist
From Massage Parlors to Massage Therapy Spas, Trinidad and
Tobago this year celebrates fifty years of independence and massage therapy now
plays a significant part in the lives of many Trinidadians.
The average Trinidadian understands that
Massage Therapy works to relieve stress and tone muscles that are normally
unused. It can be preventative or as a therapy for illness or injury.
As was pointed out before, a significant segment of men in
Trinidad and Tobago only know erotic, sensual massages. They believe
that e massages as an outlet for sexual gratification. Sex sells in Trinidad and Tobago too and where there is a need people will emerge to satisfy it. Nature abhors a vacuum.
There is however, a
more informed, intelligent segment of the population that understands the
benefits of a massage. These people have
regular weekly, bi weekly or at least monthly massages.
New converts are joining everyday. Certainly not at the rate of the parlors but steadily growing. It could be because of Trinbagonians ability to access the outside world physically and on the net.
I cannot be quoted on this but perhaps the development of genuine massage therapy training was started by the one recognized school in Trinidad and Tobago that exists today. If you are interested, the link to their page is here. Apparently the demands for
professional massage therapists are beginning to outstrip the supply.
In Trinidad and Tobago there are "massage therapists" who have never seen the front door of any school. These are skilled "rub down" artists who can re-fit bones into joints. They inherited the skill from their forefathers.
And finally there are “professional” Licensed Massage
Therapists incapable of delivering a effective massage. As with every other forms of training, not all students in a class can be an A Student. It takes a little something extra. You can call it an enthusiasm, commitment, dedication or whatever, it is something that makes a huge difference. They have a passion to hear people rave about the benefits of getting a massage from anywhere anytime. These massage therapists are only a few and far in between.
You know when you have met one because it is as if it becomes an addiction where your body just don't feel the same without a massage from this massage therapist.
When you feel that way. You have found the one. .
A genuine massage is not merely a mechanical exercise. If you accept the oriental massage philosophy
on the physical effects of a massage then you must accept what can only be
referred to as a spiritual or transcendental affect of a well done
massage.
A dedicated therapist connects
with the client’s body rhythm. They
absorb negative vibrations from the body. Everyone is different and emit different vibrations, a dedicated massage therapist draws in this negative energy. They feel it in their hands and you may even notice that they belch or fart as
they release the negative energy.
One reasonable indicator of a truly dedicated Massage
Therapist is that once they begin a massage their hands never leave your
body. They use talk therapy to relax and
sooth your senses. Let’s face it, anybody can claim to be a
Massage Therapist with the documented qualifications to prove it but in the end, what is important is how you feels.
There is no
delayed affect of a well delivered massage. Feeling absolutely no difference is a sure sign to look for another therapist.
Note that a body unaccustomed to massage any
articulation of muscle would produce a calming effect. At the end of the massage the question is:
Would you do it again?
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