Theos-Talk Archives (January 2004 Message tt00345)

Hallo all of you,

My views are:

I just received some news.
A new trend is spreading rapidly in the childrens public schools.
It is called: Massage.

Children Massages children !

Its benefits:

a) it reduces the stress of the child
b) it makes the child feel good
c) and quite important children stop fighting and hating each other. You do
not hate one you have touched and massaged !
The aim is to reduce anxiety and aggressiveness.
d) it creates happy children

This idea is of course not new.
The present trend I am aware of is coming from Scandinavia. From Norway and
also Sweden and Denmark.
And it spreads. The children loves it.


I did find the following remarks in english on the Internet:
http://www.wellnesstoday.com/massage_stops_fighting_among_children,_could_it_work_for_adults.htm


Massage in the Classroom
By NewsletterAdmin@MassageToday.com


"Children who massage one another do not fight!" says Rolf Elmstrom,
who helped coordinate the ongoing "Massage at Preschools and Schools"
program by the Axelsons Gymnastiska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. The
following are excerpts from his article on this program:

"We felt it important to spread this knowledge, particularly to young
people, and therefore we started at kindergartens. We have trained about
8,000 teachers throughout Sweden in the past five years. Every day, we hear
reports of what a great difference massage makes in the children's groups:

* Children become calmer and less aggressive.
* Children fight less.
* Children can concentrate more easily.
* Children develop more empathy.
* Children learn to say no to unwanted physical contact.

The following are comments from children involved in our program:

* 7-year-old girl: "The autumn term was good because we started
massaging each other."
* 9-year-old boy: "This is life!"
* 9-year-old girl: "When my father is angry, I give him massage and
then he is not angry anymore."

And here is a teacher's comment after taking our course:

'This is the best further-training course I have been on, and I have
been on many. Since I took this course, the children in my class have had 20
minutes every day to massage one another. The first term the children
practiced together with me, but now they work two-and two in their own
rhythm directly at their desks.

The Axelsons Institute organizes courses for all people who work with
children. The purpose of these courses is to provide the theoretical
knowledge and practical skills needed to introduce massage in schools. The
courses include elementary massage; how to massage; the strokes used; where
and when not to massage; how often you can massage; etc. Course participants
learn how to give and receive whole-body massage and massage sitting on a
chair; how to massage children and how to teach children to massage one
another; and how to integrate massage into everyday schoolwork."

So, who needs massage? Everyone! If you don't regularly receive
massage from a qualified professional, schedule an appointment with one
today. To locate a massage therapist in your area who can provide you with
more information on the benefits of massage, go to
www.massagetoday.com/locator. To learn about some of the many different
forms of massage therapy, go to www.massagetoday.com/aboutmt.

Reference: Massage at preschools and schools: "Children who massage
one another do not fight!" Massage Today, April 2003:3(4), p1.
www.massagetoday.com/archives/






And also the following few remarks:
http://www.massagemag.com/2003/issue102/readerExp102.htm


I got quite excited when I heard and read about this.
I think that we will withness that this activity will spread across the
globe !

Did this help ?

from
M. Sufilight with peace and love...



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