Welcome to The Balm, where we provide massage therapy for every day and beyond. The frenetic pace of life, sub-optimal nutrition, insufficient sleep, and over-stimulation coming from all sides keeps our bodies in a constant state of "fight or flight." We have conditioned them to function with so many less-than-ideal inputs, yet they carry us through each and every day. We ignore our bodies' need for calm and kind input, and with relatively little complaining, they keep plugging along, although somewhat less efficiently. Massage and bodywork self-care brings us back to a place where we can hear what our bodies need, feel the places they need attention, and it signals to the depths of our nervous systems that it is time to relax and allow ourselves to be refreshed and begin healing. Self-care is not a luxury, but a necessity.