What happens during an Esalen massage therapy session?
During an Esalen massage therapy session, the patient will be nude, draped with a sheet or towel. Esalen massage is mostly made up of long smooth strokes, but many Esalen massage therapists will combine these with a variety of techniques from many other forms of massage, as well. Exactly what will happen during the Esalen massage session varies greatly from person to person. The practitioner will base what they do on the patient’s reactions (physically as well as verbally) to the massage, trying to achieve the maximum amount of healing and comfort possible. What are the benefits of Esalen massage therapy? • Deep and intense relaxation—Esalen massage therapy often causes intense relaxation of the body as well as the mind. Since relaxation in itself offers reduced stress (on the mind and body), stress relief is an added benefit that is usually achieved. • Healing—healing is achieved through Esalen massage therapy in a few different ways. The most obvious is that the massage itself increa
