When I woke up one morning sore in the same place that hadn’t eased up for over a month, I started to wonder if perhaps it wasn’t going to pass like a fleeting moment. In some ways, life is a spiritual journey of learning how to endure suffering by recognizing that pain is temporary.
However, this wasn’t one of those times where I could breathe, meditate, and “just keep swimming”. I had been patient long enough—without any painkillers at that!—and it was there and then that I decided something needed to be done, because this pain in the physical avatar of my soul was not going to go away on its own!
I felt like I had been doing everything right for at least the last few years. So why wasn’t I feeling like myself? This was odd. On a daily basis, I practice yoga, drink liters of water, and eat quite a healthy paleo diet of raw fruits and vegetables and whole foods that our ancestors would have eaten. I try to maintain good habits.
But I’ll admit, I do feel stressed out. My active and spiritual lifestyle do keep me preoccupied. I like to be intentional in everything I do, so what was I not doing correctly?
And then I realized that I needed to focus on recovery, both mentally and physically. As I’ve gotten older, I am always open to trying out new and natural self-care practices to heal my body. The soreness was my body’s way of showing me that maybe I sometimes rely too much on yoga as my one and only practice. It was time to branch out and seek other ways to replenish.
I went looking for the best massage therapist in Irvine, and found a clinic that specializes in sports massage Orange County. Sports massages focus primarily on the recovery and needs of those who use their bodies heavily, including athletes, manual labor workers, and physically active individuals. Sports massages emphasize on injury prevention, pain relief, and mobility with techniques that boost circulation and release tension. I was ready to embrace relaxation and finally treat the knot in my back.
As a yogi, I’m always looking to elevate myself not just in my yoga moves but also in my mindset. Integrating sports massages into my yoga practice was a perfect synergy of expanding my earthly capabilities while nurturing my transcendental consciousness.
When I first started getting massages, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. As a yogi, we push our bodies and minds to reach higher levels through movement and meditation. But massage therapy was a different type of physical healing. It was through my sessions that I realized the importance of making time and space in my schedule to simply do nothing: lie down and allow my mind to wander freely as my massage therapist worked their magic.
If you’re like me, it’s easy to forget to recharge and rebalance.
To learn more about the benefits of sports massage therapy, give Massage Matters Clinic a call today.
Massage Matters
16525 Von Karman Ave E, Irvine, CA 92606, United States