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After the massage

How long does the effect of a massage last?

During a massage, hormones such as oxytocin and other “feel good” endorphins are released in the body. The heart rate slows down, oxygen increase increases, and the state of relaxation begins to replace the state of stress in the body. Many of my clients describe this physical feeling as 'Divine'.

This immediate improvement does not disappear at the same speed. Research shows that the direct physical benefits of massage can be measured for about three days to a week. The mental effects also usually remain active for about 36 hours.

However, there are big differences from person to person. This depends on various factors.

The lifestyle and of great influence on the length of the aftereffect. Moreover, everyone's body reacts differently to a massage, and everyone's needs for a massage are different. In addition, the situations in which someone ends up in the days after the massage may be of influence. If there are many stressors in someone's life and someone lives unhealthy, then that person will have to make more effort to keep the effect.

What can I do to benefit from the massage for as long as possible?

There are some things you can do to keep the relaxing, anti-stress effects for as long as possible. The most important tip is to avoid stress-inducing situations for as long as possible. Stay relaxed, follow your breathing and listen to your body.

Avoid unrest from outside
Do not get rushed in traffic, but drive slowly. and let aggressive drivers pass you. Listen to relaxing music and avoid loud thumping music. Avoid the TV, especially the news. All of these situations suck for adrenaline and testosterone, which turn off the pheromones in your body.

Eat light meals
Avoid eating a heavy meal after a massage. Eating a large meal makes your blood pressure rise and makes you feel uncomfortable. Prefer to eat a lot of vegetables and some grains.

Drink enough
After a massage it is important to drink a lot, so that your body can properly dispose of the released waste. Avoid caffeinated drinks after a massage, as they make you feel perked up.

Time for yourself
Take the time for everything you do. Avoid strenuous activities that require effort from your head. Ensure sufficient movement. But also for moments of inner peace, for example through yoga or meditation. Plan a moment for yourself, preferably several times a day.

How do I deal with emotions and dreams after a massage?

During the massage you probably felt some physical pain, but perhaps emotions also surfaced. It is also possible that you experience emotions after the massage. Take the time for yourself and consider these emotions as a gift. By looking at your own emotion with patience and compassion, that emotion automatically sets in motion as energy flow through your body. As soon as you allow the emotion and dare to look at it, the emotion can let go and you can let it go. That gives a feeling of liberation.

Often a form of healing / emotional healing takes place after a massage treatment. You can feel tired for one or two days and sleep for hours after a session. You may even have remarkably lively dreams the night after a session. In most cases you feel revitalized with energy, you feel lighter, cheerful and fresh. You have come into contact with your body more, which creates a fuller life, where you are more able to feel things.

Less muscle acidification

How does muscle pain develop?

Lactic acid is formed during the burning of carbohydrates and sugars. Lactic acid is a fast energy source, which is used at high intensity. Lactic acid is also present in your muscles at rest. With little effort, your body succeeds well in draining and neutralizing and removing it. But during intensive exercise an accumulation of waste products such as lactic acid occurs.

Lactic acid can also be burned, but sufficient oxygen is needed. As long as the oxygen supply to your muscles is sufficient, the production of lactic acid and the burning of lactic acid are in balance.

If you exercise more intensively or for longer continuously, more lactic acid is released and insufficient oxygen can be supplied to completely burn off the lactic acid that is released. Lactic acid builds up in your muscle tissue, causing your muscles to “acidify”. The worse your muscles acidify, the more

Acidification due to the accumulation of lactic acid in your muscle tissue causes muscle pain, a burning sensation in your muscles. Your body sends out a signal to slow down until the lactic acid has been transported to your kidneys via the bloodstream.

Both lactic acid and others provide a 'paralyzing' effect when you start exercising again. The accumulation of waste products, such as lactic acid and H + ions in your muscles, reduces the blood supply to the muscles, making them function less well. Your muscle fibers can contract less efficiently and your sports performance decreases. The muscle pain usually lasts for a few days, until your body has converted most of the waste.

How can I prevent muscle acidification?

Trained muscles acidify less quickly than untrained muscles. If your muscles become acidic after a short time, they are insufficiently trained. So build up slowly, so that you do not overload the muscles. If you want to prevent muscle pain, do not start with long and intensive training if you are not used to that. Also, take plenty of rests and breaks to keep your heart rate low. The higher your heart rate, the greater the risk of muscle acidification. In addition, take sufficient days of rest. Start alternating one day of exercise with two days of rest. Once your muscles are used to intensive strain, you can train every other day.

What do I do if my muscles are acidic?

Give your muscles plenty of rest to recover. During regeneration, your body also makes new muscle cells, so you become stronger. Do you suffer from muscle pain, take extra care and wait to exercise. Your muscle cells need 3 to 5 days to regenerate. If you continue to train with acidic muscles, you run a high risk of long-term muscle stiffness and permanent muscle damage.

If you often and quickly suffer from muscle acidification, have your thyroid levels, vitamin D, iron and vitamin B12 tested by means of a blood value assessment.

Some athletes use bicarbonate to neutralize lactic acid and prevent muscle acidification. However, sodium bicarbonate is incredibly rich in sodium (table salt). It ensures increased blood pressure (hypertension), diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, kidney problems, urinary tract stones and even heart problems.

How do I reduce muscle pain?

The most natural way to reduce your muscle acidity is a sedating sports massage. Such a solid muscle massage ensures a better circulation and waste of the acidifying waste products, so that the muscle pain disappears faster and you can quickly achieve higher sports performances again.

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Women and massage

Most women have different wishes and needs for a massage than many men. Only strength and pressure is experienced as unpleasant. The alternation between firmness and soft touch often feels more pleasant for women.

Do I have to get completely out of the clothes?
You can keep your underwear on, but a bra is very awkward during a massage. Your body is covered with towels and if necessary. a blanket.
Although many women would like to be massaged by a man, they sometimes experience insecurity when getting naked. Sometimes you have to cross a barrier to give up your body and dare to let go. That makes sense, because not all men listen carefully to what you want. Personal attention creates an atmosphere of peace and trust, where there is plenty of time and attention for you. Through a loving and safe bed with deep respect for your femininity you can go down energetically and surrender to my hands.

Do you take into account my specific wishes?
Every massage is completely customized. As a masseur I agree to the special wishes of someone and I take into account the physique, the muscle mass and the skin structure. Many women feel hesitant to say what they like and do not like. Yet this is very important, so I will invite you during the session to find what you like or not. I can read your body (for example by feeling where there is tension and cold) but not reading your thoughts.

Together we look for the touch and treatment that suits you completely. So that you can fully relax in surrender and experience your beauty from within.

How do you deal with pain and emotions?
When you start to feel more, you feel pleasure but sometimes also emotions that were stored in your nerve cells. Through touch you can become aware of those old feelings of pain, shame or stress. At the same time you experience the warmth, loving attention and your radiant self, with which you can solve the pain and enjoy yourself even more.

You experience the connection with yourself and your environment. Everything is allowed. You will feel one again with your body and mind. The touch will make you feel your own body better, even in unknown places. in this way you take a journey to who you are deeply. After the massage you will experience more energy, relaxation and a better mood. You radiate like a child with a flush on your cheeks and you feel 10 years younger.

Effect in your brain

What effect does massage have on your brain?

A positive effect of massage is the improvement of your mood. Much research has been done on the chemical reactions of massage in the brain. During a massage, the body produces and regulates neurohormones. These hormones are located in the nervous system and affect your thoughts and behavior. It has been known for some time that massage has an effect on your emotional world.

Recent scientific research by the TOUCH Research Institute at the University of Miami shows that massage improves the availability of all neurohormones in the brain. Massage increases the level of dopamine in the brain. This is a neurohormone that is released by the hypothalamus. Dopamine is necessary for concentration and fine motor movement, such as painting or playing a musical instrument. It affects intuition, inspiration, joy and enthusiasm. A lack of dopamine causes awkwardness, poor focus and quickly being distracted.

Massage also increases the availability of serotonin, a neurohormone that affects your emotions. It decreases your irritability and your obsession with sex and food. Serotonin deficiency causes insomnia, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders.

Massage also lowers levels of Cortisol, a stress-related neurohormone produced by the adrenal glands. It has also been shown that certain massages cause you to produce endorphins. These hormones reduce pain and give a feeling of euphoria. This “feel good” effect can last up to 48 hours after the massage.

Other research has shown that after a short chair massage of 15 minute massage the level of epinephrine (a form of adrenaline) increased by stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. This substance increases your alertness. A slower, longer, deeper (Swedish) massage lowers the epinephrine level, creating a feeling of relaxation and easier falling asleep.

Oxytocin is another neurohormone that is released by massage. It supports feelings of attachment and can help during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding.

Finally, by stimulating sleep, massage can increase the availability of growth hormones that are released during deep sleep. This stimulates cell division, restores damaged tissue, and promotes regeneration or healing.

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Men's massage

Touch by a man feels differently than by a woman. A male masseur has warmer hands and more strength. As a result, he exerts more pressure on your skin and underlying muscles. For that reason many men choose to be massaged by a man.

Am I straight if I want to be massaged by a man?

You are a heterosexual man and you sometimes want to be massaged by a man. Is that a sign that you might be gay? No, you don't have to. You will be amazed at the large number of heterosexual men who opt for a men's massage. They choose this because a man can massage more firmly. For these men, the massage itself is often more important than a possible climax. They want a professional massage, for example after exercise or during a stressful period.

How do I recognize my border and how do I make it known?

Before the massage I always ask about your limits: Do you have pain anywhere? Where would you rather not be touched? What kind of touch do you find unpleasant? For many straight men, the limits of touch are different than for gay men and that is only logical. As a masseur, I am constantly alert to whether someone feels comfortable or not. For example, you may not like it when the masseur's body comes too close. This can feel like a violation of your personal space. Always feel free to indicate your limits.

What if I experience erotic feelings during the massage?

The touch can arouse sexual energy and erotic feelings. Precisely because the touch from a man feels different than from your female partner, the massage can feel exciting. And sometimes you can have a spontaneous erection and/or orgasm. You don't have to think about it and you don't have to do anything with it. Just enjoy it! My massages are not aimed at climaxing, but your body can sometimes react unexpectedly. To experience pleasure in the presence of another man can be a special new experience. You don't have to be gay or bisexual for that.

Make your own herbal oil

How do I make my own herbal oil?

You can easily enrich the oil yourself with herbs from the garden, to give the massage oil a pleasant scent and medicinal effect. You call this macerates. I often use marigold, thyme, rose petals and lavender to put together a nice massage oil. How do you proceed?

Use an empty glass jar, for example an empty (well cleaned) jam jar or similar, and fill it with the herbs or dried flowers of your choice.

Now add enough oil so that the herbs are just under. Put the lid on the jar and place the jar in a light, warm place.

Shake the jar daily so that all herbs remain well in the oil. The intention is for the herbs to transfer their active ingredients to the oil. After 3 weeks the oil is ready.

Then take a clean pot (preferably of dark glass) and strain the herb oil through a sieve (possibly with coffee filter) so that only the pure oil with herbal or floral scent remains.

Massage oil

The massage oils I use are organic, vegetable and by myself artisaned enriched with extracts of herbs and flowers.

I only use natural, organic products of the very best quality. The oils are pressed and distilled from seeds, plants, flowers, trees and roots. The oil that is released contains the active ingredients that nourish your skin, so that it recovers and becomes soft and supple.

The composition is such that there is enough friction on the skin during the massage and at the same time the skin can absorb the oil well, so you do not feel sticky after the massage. The main component, almond oil, contains a lot of vitamins A and B, Calcium, Iron and Magnesium and is very suitable for dry, mature skin.

The oil that I use consists mainly of almond oil, jojoba, olive oil and sunflower oil. These oils have the following properties:

Almond oil: neutral oil suitable for dry and irritated skin, nourishes the skin with vitamins A, B1, B2, B6 and E
Sunflower oil: improves circulation, is thin and supple and glides well because it is less likely to penetrate the skin.
Jojoba oil: neutral oil very suitable because of its long shelf life
Olive oil: fatty oil that absorbs slowly and has a soothing effect (olive oil does have a strong scent that can predominate)
Sesame oil: Traditional in Ayurvedic Medicine
Wheat germ oil: thick liquid oil, contains a lot of Vitamin E
Grapeseed oil: absorbs quickly and neutral of smell

Why do not you usually use oil based on paraffin?

A lot of massage oil in the store mainly consists of mineral components, such as Vaseline or paraffin. These chemicals are absorbed worse and close your skin too much. This can cause painful friction. This oil is also less nourishing for your skin. However, if you are allergic to nut oils, a paraffin oil can be a good alternative.

Do you also give massages with an odorless oil?

Many clients would like to be massaged with an odorless oil, for example because they then continue to work. You can choose neutral, odorless oil, without added herbs or essential oil,

You can also opt for a shower after the massage. In that case, I recommend a more restorative, healing oil that contains marigold, rose, lavender, and other herbs. The scent of the oil influences your state of mind and the active ingredients from the herbs provide a new balance in your body.

I suffer from sensitive skin. Can I be massaged?

Sensitive skin can be recognized by various symptoms, such as a tight feeling, dry and chapped spots, red spots and a rash or itching. These usually become stronger when your body is weakened, for example due to fatigue or stress. The seasons play an important role here. Often the skin becomes more sensitive in winter, when the temperature and humidity inside and outside are different. A hot shower dries out the skin and can intensify the complaints. The massage oil I use is suitable for sensitive skin and free from synthetic additives such as colors, fragrances and preservatives. Such synthetic additives can irritate the skin unnecessarily.

Preparation

How do I prepare for a massage?

Take plenty of time in advance, relax with a lovely shower and drink a glass of tea or water. Avoid using mascara, make-up or highly scented deodorants. Leave jewelry, etc. at home. Wear comfortable clothes that are not sensitive to massage oil.

Plan your appointment carefully, take plenty of time for yourself after your relaxation massage. You don't have to bring anything. Shaving is also not necessary, but you can, whatever you prefer. I do appreciate it if you are a bit fresh. So take a shower beforehand, or on arrival (shower is also possible here).

What do I have to bring along?

In principle you do not need to bring anything. If you suffer from athlete's foot, bring a pair of clean socks that you can put on in practice. If you want to use your own bath, fitted sheet or massage oil, you can. Keep in mind that after the massage your pores are open, so it can feel extra cold when you go home.