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By Sara Altshul
Last week, I wrote about the secret to a great massage: to focus in and fight the temptation to drift off into nothingness. This week, I’m shifting gears slightly, to discuss two slightly-under-the-radar techniques that I think are light years more evolved than the traditional Swedish massage. What’s surprising about these therapies is how gentle they are; the therapist’s hands work your body so lightly that it’s hard to believe you’ll get much benefit. But trust me, you do. Read More
To get health benefits, you need a massage that applies moderate pressure. “Your skin needs to be indented as the therapist’s hands move across it,” says Tiffany Field, PhD, director of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Here are 
