By Patrick Driessen"If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it." - Herodotus (484 BC - 430 BC)
If you are tying to succeed in turning your dreams into goals, and your goals into strategies and actions, you’ll be asking a lot of energy from your body and mind. Hence why a focus on your health and your overall wellbeing are critical success factors to succeed on the short and long term.
To get the best out of yourself it's important to relax your body & mind regularly. Relaxing things like listening to music, watching TV, reading a book, yoga, gardening, sports, meditation, music meditation and sleeping all help to relax and revitalise your body and mind. However; except for sleeping, these relaxation forms all do require some kind of activity…so you still might not fully relax.
An often forgotten or under-estimated form of relaxation which does fully relax you is massage! Now there are many forms of massage. I can personally mainly recommend the traditional Thai massage or similar massage methodologies, because these have a dual function: relaxing & revitalising (fixing) body and mind. With a lot of regular relaxing massages you’ll feel relaxed, but your soar muscles and bones do not get enough attention… The traditional Thai massage is based on the belief that all disease is due to an imbalance of the body's energy. The ultimate goal of the Thai massage is to promote this balance and therefore assist in the healing of the entire person.
The benefits of Thai massage include those of a regular massage, like improved circulation, mobility and flexibility, as well as stress relief. Thai massage offers a lot of additional benefits; its more specialized techniques will help promote balance of all the body's systems; deep relaxation, warmed and stretched muscles, healing energy flow, greater flexibility, increased and focused energy levels, prevention of injury, relief from sore and aching muscles and joints, detoxification, and a feeling of confidence and well-being.
It’s the perfect preparation for performance intensive events or any kind of physical or mental test. It helps one focus energy and attention on the task at hand and it’s highly therapeutic for those in pain from tension, injury, or illness! Success guaranteed!
The challenge is where to find the best Thai massage specialist near you. One who offers a relaxed ending and NOT a happy ending…(for men only...). I’ve found it very challenging to find the best quality in traditional Thai massages. My advise: search the web, look on forums, ask around, make phone calls, ask how long they’ve been in business for and raise other questions to validate their quality standards before you make an appointment. A good quality example is my preferred address in Sydney: The Royal Thai Touch. Highly recommended if you're in Sydney!
In most large cities around the world the investment for a one hour traditional Thai massage will be between $60-$80. Depending in which country you live and what kind of health insurance you have, you can expense up to 100% at your health insurer!
"No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you'd be more productive." - Dr. Joyce Brothers
Make this a Positive & Relaxed Day....unless you have other plans!
Warm regards & success,
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