So here you are: finally you made an appointment with your massage therapist and settled in on the table. It took you a while to shut the 1001 thoughts off, but now you start to relax... And than your tummy rumbles!!! HOW EMBARRASSING!!! - so you concentrate on tightening your abs to stop it, and with that your relaxation is gone...
Sounds somehow familiar? Well, it definitely does to me. And right now I am not talking from the therapist's point of view. I was the client...
But one day I went to a therapist, who put it in just the right words "sometimes during a massage, our tummy can become very talkative. That's perfectly fine. Just let him talk!" - well, he did. A lot. But this time I let him talk - and wasn't embarrassed...
What have I learned since than? There are different reasons why our tummies rumble. One is simply hunger. The other reason is that our nervous system switches from sympathetic to parasympathetic - or in easier words: from 'fight or flight' to 'rest and digest' mode. This reaction, when our body starts to release different chemicals into our system, is called 'relaxation response'. Our body doesn't prepare for fight/flight any longer, but starts to concentrate on the other important thing to do: digestion. (Yes, that is one reason why people living in permanent stress often develop digestive problems)
Knowing that, you will understand why I LOVE to hear tummies talk . A talkative tummy is like a compliment to me! A sign, that I was able to help your body find back to rest and into balance. So please, let him talk...
Sounds somehow familiar? Well, it definitely does to me. And right now I am not talking from the therapist's point of view. I was the client...
But one day I went to a therapist, who put it in just the right words "sometimes during a massage, our tummy can become very talkative. That's perfectly fine. Just let him talk!" - well, he did. A lot. But this time I let him talk - and wasn't embarrassed...
What have I learned since than? There are different reasons why our tummies rumble. One is simply hunger. The other reason is that our nervous system switches from sympathetic to parasympathetic - or in easier words: from 'fight or flight' to 'rest and digest' mode. This reaction, when our body starts to release different chemicals into our system, is called 'relaxation response'. Our body doesn't prepare for fight/flight any longer, but starts to concentrate on the other important thing to do: digestion. (Yes, that is one reason why people living in permanent stress often develop digestive problems)
Knowing that, you will understand why I LOVE to hear tummies talk . A talkative tummy is like a compliment to me! A sign, that I was able to help your body find back to rest and into balance. So please, let him talk...
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