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Stress: learning to cope
Students need to be 'kneaded'
Most students probably need to loosen up
Instead of relaxing with a beer, harried
students studying for midterms might
consider a massage
"A massage helps break up tension
when you study, study, study,” says
Arnold Porter, masseur at Equanimity
De-stressing Services
Massage, an ancient art of squeezing,
rubbing and stroking muscles, has
become the body and soul de-stressing
alternative for many Eugeneans
"Some people say a massage is like a
religious experience," says Eugene
masseuse Cindy Koster "Others stand up
and say they're in another world." Koster
says she stopped at a garage sale where
“a lady came up to me — a complete
stranger — and hugged me over and over
She said, Honey, you're just glowing
Most people intuitively know some
minor massage techniques, Porter says,
such as kneading a kink out of a tense
neck or rubbing sore feet But to relax the
entire body and ease spots a person may
not even know are tight, a professional
massage is the best way to go
A good session, professional masseurs
agree, should relax breathing, relieve
worries, increase circulation and reduce
muscle tension Massages can also help
relieve headaches, constipation, and
De-stressing doctor
Midterms make many students snap at
their roommates, chew their fingernails,
and wonder it a college education jus
tifies the headaches Stomping around
campus wearing a scowl or going to bed
with visions of formulas and definitions
only aggravates an already stressed
person, says Psychotherapist Rohn
Kessler of Equanimity De-stressing Ser
vices
Kessler says people experience three
types of stress Due-date pressure
causes psychological stress Drinking
too much coffee or walking around in
uncomfortable shoes make people phy
sically stressed Spiritual stress comes
from wondering who you are or similar
bewildering philosophical questions
“If you let stress accumulate, you’ll get
sick," Kessler says, adding that real
stress originates with negative thoughts
"Things are not good or bad It's just
how we perceive them Two people will
take the same stress — a fight, rape or
abortion — differently The art is how we
respond to stress ”
Frequent headaches, heavy sweating
or insomnia often signal tension And
while medication may relieve uptight
symptoms. Kessler says relaxation tech
niques work better and last longer
"You can teach yourself not to be
uptight,” Kessler says.
Progressive relaxation takes about 20
minutes Start at the feet and concen
trate on relaxing. Then relax your ankles
Then your knees, thighs, pelvis
stomach, and so on.
"Breath deeply Breath out relaxation;
breath in calmness You feel good, very
peaceful and calm." Kessler says
Yoga helps create peace of mind and
better balance, Kessler says The eas
tern technique doesn’t require a turban
or beads Yoga Involves two methods
breathing and position Breathing, in the
nose and out the mouth, can be done
anywhere Positions, however, should be
learned from an expert Kessler says
people can be hurt by doing yoga the
wrong way Kessler advises people to do
yoga once or twice a week tor 10 min
utes.
Another simpler attack on stress is
meditation Meditation means simply
letting the mental stuff go around You
just sit and watch it." Kessler says, ad
ding the person will begin to see that
worries sometimes are created out of
nothing
When he counsels people, Kessler
sometimes uses visualization. Close your
eyes Picture a place you've been in the
country or at the ocean You can relive
the peace by remembering a stream
flowing through a meadow with trees or
waves crashing on the sand, Kessler
murmurs in a hypnotic voice
Whatever direction you take, make
sure to relax, he urges
other physical manifestations of stress
People with injuries often get massaged
to stimulate blood circulation to speed up
healing of the wounded area
TThe mind benefits from a good
massage also The rhythmic rub relieves
mental tension and the resulting physical
problems Some experts explain a
worried mind cannot last long in a relaxed
body
Masseurs attempt to release clogged
pools of energy or tight muscles Tension
disrupts the normal flow of body energy
Many masseurs claim the client's
released energy transfers to them
"I feel better after I give a massage,'"
says Marion Mlotak, masseuse at Cedar
Health Spa 'My energy feels high, more
positive "
"I love this,'' Porter says about his
profession "I still can't believe I get paid
for rubbing people the right way ”
Massage techniques vary A Swedish
massage the most common, involves
basic kneading and rubbing This type of
treatment is often used to help athletes
loosen up abused tissues Some
masseurs claim Swedish massages
exercise muscles as much as walking
several miles would One of
the more unique approaches is the
Reichian method which includes
psychotherapy to relax layers of what is
called "chronic armor ”
"Chronic armor" is a term used to
describe a built-up tightening of muscles
due to a chronic repression of emotion
Then there s the deep tissue massage
that ranges from the painful rolfing
method to gentler forms Rolfing,
developed by the late Ida Rolf is a heavy
pressure applied on a particular point of
the body for several seconds to realign
muscle and connective tissue Most
rolfing treatments take 10 one-hour
sessions and can be painful
Other pressure techniques are
acupressure (Chinese) and shiatsu
(Japanese) which involve using both
thumbs to press on key points on the
body These two methods are both based
on theories about how energy flows
within the body
Reflexologists — foot masseurs —
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believe in getting to the root of potential
physical tensions They believe that for
every major organ and muscle area, a
corresponding nerve exists on the foot's
bottom
Only state-licensed professionals may
charge for massages Prices vary, but the
cost of a massage tends to be lower in
Eugene than in many areas of the
country. Porter says
People thinking about getting a
massage should shop around carefully
for a masseur and massage type that will
suit them
For example, the three masseurs at
Equanimity each specialize in a different
combination of techniques — Swedish
and shiatsu, Swedish and deep tissue,
and Swedish and holistic body work
(reflexology and acupressure) — on a
sliding fee scale of S12-S20 Marion
Mlotok at Cedar Health Spa charges $18
an hour for Swedish and deep
acupressure
'The first time people get a massage,
they're a little nervous,” says Rohn
Kessler of Equanimity 'People aren't
used to being touched.”
Stories by Carol Morton
Graphic by Max DeRungs
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