{"id":21726,"date":"2019-10-11T16:33:17","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T16:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/botabota.ca\/?p=21726"},"modified":"2024-01-12T08:17:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T13:17:10","slug":"what-is-a-swedish-massage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/botabota.ca\/en\/hublot\/relaxation\/what-is-a-swedish-massage\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Swedish massage?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Considered a “Classic” massage, the Swedish massage aims to energize and dissolve tension while offering a toning and relaxing effect. Our massage therapist, Lisandre Martin, its origins and benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The origins<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Created in the 19th century\nby Dutch physician Johann Georg Mezger, the Swedish massage is above all a\ntechnique that serves to repair the body of muscular tension and chronic pain. It is composed of five distinct\nstages, classifying it as therapeutic massage: effleurage,\nkneading, friction,\ntapping, vibration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lover of gymnastics, Mezger is also very talented in the field of\nphysiology. That is part of the reason why he joined the University of Leiden\nto study medicine. During his studies, he had the opportunity to perform\nfriction methods on some patients. As alternative medicine techniques, they\nlater served as a basis for the creation of Swedish massage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to his advanced knowledge of massage therapy, he develops\nthe Swedish massage as we know it today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The body in motion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the Swedish massage belongs to the category of classical\nmassages, it has a certain complexity. “It is a technique where the body\nis constantly moving. We work all of the muscle mass, from the origin to the\nattachment of the muscle.\u201d, explains Lisandre, Bota Bota massage therapist\nsince 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can be understood as a “basic” massage, on which\nvarious movements are applied, according to the needs of the client. Listening\nis very important, “we have our technique, but the most important thing is\nlistening to the body.\u201d A particular region could thus be prioritized in order\nto bring greater relief to a particular tension. “There is the technique\nbut especially the energy and intention that will be applied in a massage. Every\ngesture is different. “<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similar to a huge wave, the gestures of this massage technique help\nto improve blood circulation. “Effleurage, kneading and drainage are 3\nvery important steps to follow in order to clean muscle mass.\u201d To ease tension,\nthe muscles are warmed so they can stretch and relax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happiness and massage therapy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“My career goal was to work\nat Bota Bota,” says Lisandre. Coming from the world of advertising, she\ndecided 6 years ago to make a drastic career change. “I was the bearer of\nbad news,” a role she no longer wished to endorse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The spa-sur-l\u2019eau meets her\nexpectations today, as it did on her first day. “I just wanted to bring\nhappiness, to ease the worries of others.” A cerebral profession, massage\ntherapy also requires a lot of sensitivity, a quality of which Lisandre, whose\npersonality is luminous, does not seem to lack of. “Sometimes I feel the\nenergy in a cabin. I see when something happens in the body; it’s the energy\nthat I feel. It is very beautiful.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Today, people do not take\nthe time, even when they want to relax,” she laments before noting,\nhowever, a marked improvement in the assimilation of well-being in the\ncollective social consciousness. “People are getting massages more often.\nMy nephews and nieces do group meditation. “<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisandre’s gestures are wide,\nlike the glittering rays she spreads around her. The happiness she wanted to give\nout to the world, she holds it in the palm of her hands which massage every\nweek a variety of customers. “My role is to show them that we can give\nthem love and warmth. “<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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