As we experience too frequently, our sense of being moves away from our centered core almost continually.  This simply happens through daily living, interaction with our surroundings, and many things well beyond our control.  Worries about the past ("I should have done or said this") and imaginings of future ("When this happens then I'll do that") pull us away from the experience of the present moment, which is ultimately where we live as evidenced by our physical body's real-time functioning.  Being out of center is a shift towards one or more of our functioning components.  Graphically, the sense of core being is eclipsed by the imbalance, as illustrated in the diagrams below.

There are many things that can bring us back toward center such as  massage, yoga, meditation, exercise, attention to nutrition, being in nature.  Massage therapy is excellent for this purpose because it is an all-encompassing modality that affects mind, body and spirit. 

While there are many techniques that can move us toward center, massage is distinctive because it requires the effort and energy of another to be administered.  There are times that despite our own best self-care measures, we need the help of others to draw our innate healing processes from out of ourselves.   The reassurance that massage offers through touch can restore in ways that other practices cannot.

Although the other centering methods mentioned  here are not offered by Centered Presence, Ltd., their use is strongly encouraged, supported and, when appropriate, elements from these techniques are incorporated into the client-participation aspects of massage. 

Through using a highly integrative approach toward a wellness lifestyle, the recurring theme is reinforced in many ways.   Personal awareness, growth and enhanced health accompanies the process.