Feeling tired, feeling flat? Check your posture.

Posture is a fundamental, a 101 for all of us, and when you book a massage, bodywork or healing session at Burleigh Heads, our posture, how we hold ourselves, is supported to re-align and return to its natural state of supporting the whole of you to be vital, energised and sharp.

A physio friend of mine, once stopped me in the middle of a bustling street on one of the Greek islands we were visiting, to say – “you’re hunching forward”. I had just started to voice out loud something that was griping at me – and that gripe had intensified in my head further as we were walking – and I was hunching.  So when my friend called out my hunchy stance, I did pay attention and correct it. Back up straight I was. And what I noticed was that the grumpy gripe in my head started to go quiet and eventually diminish. In literally just a few moments, I was back to my sprightly self. 

I found this fascinating. The commonly held belief is that negative – and positive – thoughts reside in our busy heads... that’s where all the action happens. We need our brains to operate and navigate life. And our bodies – well, when it comes down to it, they carry our heads around!

In my corporate job I hear the term mental resilience a lot. Which is great, but – if we are living in disconnection with our bodies and walking and sitting around in a posture that’s compromised, there is actually only so much mental resilience we can have, before something eventually cracks or breaks down.

A fundamental for being connected with our bodies is body awareness. This is one of the key benefits of the massage and bodywork treatments we offer at Burleigh Heads Gold Coast.  They’re not just a feel good massage and bodywork treatment  – even though clients do feel amazing during and when they get off the table.  The treatments help release long-held aches and pains but what’s also powerful is that you walk away  from the massage or bodywork session with an even greater awareness of your body, its sensitivity and incredible capacity to help you navigate through all aspects of life.

When we are in connection with our bodies, as opposed to checked out and absent, we deal with situations at hand much more easily and successfully. We are literally more steady because we’re anchored in our bodies and able to discern what the situation needs from us. And naturally when we’re connected with our bodies, our posture won’t be compromised. We’d correct any shortfall that can happen during the day as we navigate through life’s busyness, very quickly.

Feeling flat is not a 'given'. And it should certainly not be a normal. It’s not even natural. But it is, sadly, something that’s inevitable when we let go of self-care and basic body awareness. It’s fascinating to realise that when we care for our body, the mind and the head are also taken care of – the vitality is all-encompassing of us mentally and well as physically. 

The massage and bodywork treatments we offer help restore the body back to its natural state and movement. Caring and supporting the whole of you is a fundamental principle with which we treat and offer massage, healing and bodywork at Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast. 

That’s what our clients receive with every session.

If you would like to book a treatment contact us here.