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Your Spring Wellness and Self-Care Guide
Revitalize Your Mind, Body, and Spirit This Spring With the days getting longer, brighter, and warmer (or at least we hope so!), now’s a great time to start focusing on your mental and physical well-being. Here you will find helpful tips, tricks, advice, and resources...
Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) is a type of massage therapy that is focused on promoting the flow of lymphatic fluid in the body. The lymphatic system is a network of vessels and nodes that helps to remove waste and toxins from the body, and MLD is designed to help...
The Amazing Benefits of Winter Massages
Unwind With a Winter Massage It's wintertime, and your body is starting to notice the effects of the cold weather and short light hours. You need something that can take away all your stress, rejuvenate you, and leave you feeling relaxed and refreshed. A massage may...
Sports Massage Therapy: The Ultimate Guide to Recovery and Injury Rehabilitation
How Sports Massage Therapy Can Help Injury Rehabilitation and Recovery Sports massages—the process of using soft tissue manipulation to help treat acute or chronic injuries—are one of the most popular forms of massage therapy. This discipline
The Soothing Effects Of Aromatherapy Massages
Soothe Your Senses with Aromatherapy Massages Massage therapists have long used aromatherapy as a way to enhance the massage experience. This practice typically involves the application of fragrant essential oils to the skin during the course of wellness treatments....
Massage Therapy For Mental Health
The Benefits Of Massage Therapy For Mental Wellness Massage therapy has been used for centuries to treat an ample variety of conditions and ailments. Due to its innumerable benefits, combining massage therapy with mental health treatment can be an excellent way to...
The Masterson Method Explained
3 Facts About The Masterson Method Equine Bodywork It is easy for us, humans, to describe and communicate what we experience after a soothing yoga session or a revitalizing massage; our bodies typically feel relaxed and rejuvenated, sometimes even taller! However,...
What are the Benefits of Massage Therapy?
The Benefits of Massage Therapy Have you ever felt the need to relax, get rid of muscle stiffness or alleviate chronic pain? If the answer is yes, massage therapy might be exactly what you were looking for. Freeing your body and mind from daily stressors and pains is...
Why Choose Dharma: A Client’s Perspective
Why Choose Dharma Massage Therapy in Westport, CT Dr. Mark L. Heilshorn, LMT, MMP, our licensed massage therapist, personalizes each massage to match what each client needs the most. Unlike other massage therapists, Dharma Massage Therapy works to explore your needs...
How Mark Heilshorn Found Dharma in Massage
In Sanskrit, "Dharma" essentially means "following your true purpose." With years on the road, Mark Heilshorn eventually landed in Westport, CT, to search for his changing purpose. Leaving Long Island behind, he has always dreamt of becoming part of a commitment that...