Mens Sana in Corporo Sano...bogstavelig talt!

Vi snakker lige om rygning her på bloggen...og hvordan hænger det så sammen med massageterapi, spørger du så måske? Ja, det er jo lige det vi skal snakke om:

Det er ikke mit job som massageterapeut at fortælle dig som vanlig borger at du ikke skal ryge. Vi lever i et frit land, hvor man har lov til at gøre de ting som samfundet har tilladt os at gøre, inkluderet at ryge cigaretter. Hvis du er gammel nok til at lave den beslutning (hvad end grunden er) at, eventuelt, du vil se “cool” ud med en cigaret i munden, så er det jo din ret at gøre det, så længe du ved at du kommer måske til at se “cool” ud om ti år med et ansigt som har mere rynker end en bomuldsskjorte som er vasket på 90 grader uden skyldemiddel og som så har taget en køretur i tørretrumleren bagefter, hvis du forstår hvad jeg mener...så er der jo ingen af os som har lov til at fortælle dig at du ikke skal gøre det. Og som der er mange andre måder hvilket kroppen kan komme til skade på hver gang du tænder den lille stav, så er det din læge, sundhedsvæsenet, og de tusinder af journalister, aktivister, bloggere, og opinister på nettet som kan fortælle dig lige præcis hvad konsekvenserne er hvis man ryger!

Hvad jeg kan fortælle dig er at grunden til at man bliver for eksempel rynket hvis man ryger er fordi blodårene i de yderste hudlag bliver indsnævret grundet nikotinen, hvilket resulterer i mindre blodforsygning med ilt og næringsstoffer til huden. Men du behøver ikke at tro på mig...du kan jo læse om det her:

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/quit-smoking/expert-answers/smoking/faq-20058153

Hvad sker der med kroppen i det at massage haves? Er det ikke at blodcirkulation øges?

JO! Det er jo lige det som sker...og dermed øges chancen at man får mere næringsstoffer til huden, ergo huden får det som behøves for at forhindre forældet hud.

Endvidere, kan jeg fortælle dig at en kombination af dyre creme og rygning er altså ikke magi som kan bruges til se yngre ud efter mange år med rygning. Selv om at man holder op med at ryge sikkert er den bedste måde at holde ansigtet og kroppen ung, så er jeg én som holder debatten ved lige om at det stress man udsætter sig for i det man prøver at holde op med at ryge hvis man har været ryger i rigtig mange år, hjælper ikke til at holde balancen i sind og krop, og kan udsætte én for nedbrydelse(er) af anden art...igen, det handler om “Mens Sana in Corporo Sano”.

Rigelig med vand, et skift i madplanen hvilket betyder at mad som stimulerer kollagenproduktion i egen krop er indkluderet, fysisk bevægelse samt MASSAGE kan give dig bedre resultater end dyre creme, så måske man skal begynde med at investere sine penge i det overstående 3 (vand, mad, massage) før man investerer i små krukker med “magisk” rynke creme. Igen, du behøver ikke at tro på mig, du kan jo begynde med at læse om det her:

http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/742375/55533/increase-eating/

Og så kunne det jo være at efter du har lagt vaner om, og ser positive resultater at du føler dig “cool” selv om du ikke har en cigaret i munden ;)

Med venlig hilsen,

SANCTI



English version:

We’re going to chat about cigarette smoking...and in which context, with regard to massage therapy, you may ask yourself? Well, that is what I am about to tell you about in this blog:

As a massage therapist, it isn’t my job to tell you, being the ordinary citizen of the society, that you shouldn’t smoke cigarettes. As most in the western world, we live in a free society where we are free to do what society has permitted us to do, and that includes the freedom to smoke cigarettes. If you are of legal age to make the decision that you might feel “cool” while a cigarette is hanging out of your mouth, then it is in your right to do so, as long as you know that you will look “cool” in the next decade,although with many more wrinkles in the face than are on a washed-out cotton shirt having just had the pleasure of being spun clean on the “whites” cycle, followed by a ride in the dryer...without the dryer sheet...if you get my drift. In other words, as long as you are becoming a cigarette smoker with your eyes open, then who are we to preach to you about exposing yourself to premature aging?

As there are so many other ways to damage the body as well by firing up the little nicotine stick, it is ,again, not my job to inform you of it; that job is left to your medical doctor, the Department of Health, as well as the the thousands of journalists, activists, bloggers and opinionists.

However, what I can tell you is this:

One of the reasons why wrinkles start to appear prematurely due to cigarette smoking is that the nicotine, once inhaled, causes the narrowing of the blood vessels in the outer layers of the skin, which may result in the lack of transport of oxygen as well as nutrients which combats ageing. But don’t take my word for it...you can become informed of this by someone much more qualified than myself, if you follow this link:

faq-20058153http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/quit-smoking/expert-answers/smoking/

And here comes my job as a massage therapist into place: What happens during massage? Hasn’t it been proven that massage improves the blood circulation? Why yes it has...hence, the increased flow of blood increases the ability for such blood to supply the body with the necessary oxygen as well as the nutrients, thereby aiding the body by such increased circulation to combat ageing...and facial wrinkles!

Furthermore, I am here to tell you that the combination of expensive facial cremes in fancy jars and cigarette smoking does not create magic which erases age, especially if the habit of smoking has consisted for years; even though breaking the habit most likely is the best way to preserve a youthful face and body, I would have to debate the fact that the mental stress for which a person may endure during the time of quitting cigarette smoking may damage the body and speed up the ageing process equal to that of smoking; Let’s remind ourselves that the key is to preserving our health is “Mens Sana in Corporo Sano”, or in English: a healthy mind in a healthy body.

If I should raise an opinion and advise a cigarette smoker how to address the

issue of premature ageing, I would advise to consume adequate amounts of water, and to implement into the diet foods which are proven to stimulate the body’s own production of collagen (which prevents wrinkling), increase the level of physical activity, and to implement into the schedule MASSAGE sessions! To invest in the above-mentioned change of life-style may give you a better result as opposed to investing in the retail “magic potions” A.K.A expensive facial cremes. But again...don’t take my word for it; you can investigate the statements on this matter made by someone else, if you follow this link:

http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/742375/55533/increase-eating/

Who knows...it may as well be that once you changed your habits and watch positive results, you will find that you are just as “cool” without a cigarette hanging from the mouth ;)

Kindest regards,

SANCTI

Til og med de små gavner fra massage...

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Så er en personlig hemmelighed (som faktisk ikke er så hemmelig til dem som står mig nær) lagt på bordet:

Jeg elsker alt som har med børn at gøre, fordi jeg elsker børn! Er der noget som kan bringe et smil til læben på en grå københavner hverdag, så er det at se et par små strålende øjne som kigger ud fra en barnevogn, og grinende viser sine bitte små tænder når blikket mødes med én af os ”gamle” som tager tid til at kigge hen mod vognen; er der noget som varmer hjertet mere end en vinterjakke, så er det at se en klynge af små mennesker som står og venter ivrig på bussen, mens børnehavepædagogen står og tæller nervøst om alle endnu er i klyngen. Derfor, da jeg så et opslag om kursus med hensyn til at lære hvordan man instruerer nye forældre i babymassage, så tænkte jeg ikke al for lang tid før jeg tilmeldte mig kurset, og bestilte billet til London, England.

For mig, anså jeg dette som den perfekte mulighed til at give forældre gaven at lære hvordan man tager tid til at skabe en solid tilknytning til sit barn, og skabe tiltro fra sit barn til sig selv, med håb at forældre modtager en anden form for gave som er at få den varme følelse i hjertet, når de giver deres barn roen gennem massage.

Babymassage har været noget som mange kulturer har implementeret i århundreder: I steder som India, nogle dele af det afrikanske kontinent, Malaysia og Sri Lanka har det i lang tid været tradition at give en nyfødt massage lige efter fødsel, i modsætning til de vestlige kulturer som ikke er al for udviklet i denne tankegang. Fordi vi her i den nordlige del af verden ikke er så udviklet i dette område er det derfor vigtig for mig at kunne starte kurser for forældre som er interesseret i at lære massageteknikken for babyer, men også for at lære dem hvorfor ”touch” er så utrolig vigtig for de små. For at kunne forstå lige hvor vigtig det er for børn at blive rørt på en sund måde giver jeg dig som læser dette en lille smagsprøve af vigtig og berømt forskning i dette område fra fortiden:

http://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/02/science/the-experience-of-touch-research-points-to-a-critical-role.html

Endvidere, for os som har været forældre, vi ved hvordan det kan slide når små børn græder i lang tid. Dette er også en grund hvorfor det er vigtig for mig at forsyne nye forældre med teknikker som kan lindre smerte på grund af luft i maven, eller kolik før forældre må erfare timevis af babygræd, dermed nedsætter man også nye forældres stressniveau. Og her er en lille smagsprøve af de ting som det bliver snakket om i de fremtidige babymassagekurser:

http://www.helpguide.org/articles/secure-attachment/when-your-baby-wont-stop-crying.htm

SANCTI’s første babymassage kursus er i det første stadie at blive udviklet på dansk, og jeg er meget begejstret over dette. Jeg håber derfor at du som læser dette kigger ind på hjemmesiden og følger med hvornår disse kurser er tilgængelige.

Spred nyheden om de fremtidige kurser, så SANCTI kan sprede glæden til de mindste (og deres forældre) i vores samfund!

Med venlig hilsen,

Sancti

English version:

The cat is out of the bag, as a personal secret (which really isn’t a secret to those close to me) is now laid out:

I love everything which has to do with children due to the fact that I absolutely adore children! If there is anything which can produce a smile on a grey Copenhagen day, it is meeting a set of iridescent eyes peeking out from beneath the shade of a baby stroller, showing off the tiny baby teeth while presenting a big grin to the “grown-ups” whom take the time to look toward the stroller and thus the child; only the sight of a cluster of little people waiting, with childish eagerness, for the bus to arrive, while the person in charge of the little daycare cluster nervously counts everyone, ensuring that all are still present, can warm my heart more than that of a winter coat. Because of the fact that all persons in tiny forms has a tendency to play with my heartstrings , it only made sense to book airline tickets to London, England…to attend the course in which the art of instructing parents, as well as other providers, how to perform infant massage.

To me, completing the “Certified Infant Massage Instructor” course and thereafter becoming a CIMI, presents a perfect opportunity to be able to give new parents the gift of learning how to take time to create the invaluable bond between parent/child, while forging trust to the parent by the child; and in return, creates a long lasting memory for the parent of the child of a time well spent, although past, now treasured, never forgotten.

While looking at the history of infant massage: Infant massage has been implemented into many cultures throughout centuries, in places such as India, in parts of the African continent, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka, where is has been tradition to give the infant massage shortly after birth, quite contrary to cultures found in the western part of the world, where the mindset of providing newborns with such treatment has not progressed thus far. Due to this fact, I find it important to provide courses to parents whom are interested in learning the art of infant massage in order to change the mindset of “touch” with regard to parent/child, and to inform such parents of the importance “touch” is to the vitality of the infant/child. In order for you whom are reading this to comprehend exactly how important “touch” is for an infant/child, I am providing a link to an article from the past which briefly describes such importance, as well as mentioning important research (which is quite famous to those whom have studied this area of human development):

Here you go: http://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/02/science/the-experience-of-touch-research-points-to-a-critical-role.html

Furthermore, for those of us who have had the wonderful opportunity to be parents, know how tiring a situation of a crying can become when such crying continues for a long time. This is yet another reason for which I want to provide new parents with the 5-week infant massage course, as it provides an opportunity to teach such parents techniques which can provide relief to the infant in circumstances such as excessive gas in the abdomen, colic, etc., before the circumstance escalates to a situation of having a baby whom cries uncontrollably for hours due to pain, thus providing relief to new parents of potential excessive stress in an already new and stressful phase of one’s life such as parenthood. I am hereby providing a sample of things which will be discussed during the course in addition to learning the massage techniques:

You’re welcome: http://www.helpguide.org/articles/secure-attachment/when-your-baby-wont-stop-crying.htm

SANCTI’s first course in “Infant Massage for New Parents” is in the first phase of development, as it needs to be developed in Danish and according to Danish regulations. I cannot express how excited I am about this! I hope that all whom read this will check in and follow the progression, and to find out when the initial course starts.

Please spread the news about the upcoming course, so that SANCTI can provide joy to the smallest ones in our society as well as to their parents…

Kindest regards,

SANCTI