I have noticed that many of my clients are embarrassed when they are receiving massage and something completely natural occurs: their body twitches. It certainly can feel strange - I'm a "twitcher" myself. If you don't know what I'm talking about, it goes like this:
You're lying on the table, it's about halfway or 3/4 through the massage, and you feel completely relaxed. So much so that your mind has floated away, far from thinking about the present moment. And then, a tremble! Perhaps just your hand, leg, or maybe your whole body.
What's happening here is that your brain (part of the nervous system) sees an opportunity to expel some of that excess stress you've been holding. When you take in more sensory information (listening, reading, watching, remembering, feeling) than your body expresses as motor reflex (exercising, moving, active breathing) - it gets stored! Where else: in your muscles, increasing muscle tension.
This is a perfect example of how mental stress creates physical tension. So when your subconscious tries to help you out, let it go! Release that tension - and smile! This is massage therapy at work...
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