General benefits of massage:
Massage feels good and it is a pleasurable experience.
Massage increases your body self awareness and sensitivity.
Massage reduces your stress, tension and  anxiety levels.
Massage calms the nervous system and has a centering/balancing effect.
Massage relaxes, focuses and clears your mind.
Massage helps to improve and maintain your posture.
Massage helps to fulfill your need for a caring and nurturing touch.
Massage encourages self-esteem and a general feeling of well-being.

Benefits to your muscular system:
Massage increases the blood supply and nutrition to your muscles.
Massage helps your muscles recover more quickly from exertion and fatigue.
Massage relaxes your muscles, effectively reducing spasms, tension and cramping.
Massage reduces and breaks down adhesions (knots) and fibrosis.
Massage stretches your connective tissue.
Massage helps to re-establish your proper muscular tone.
Massage reduces your muscle and soft tissue pain.
Massage supports increased work capacity and encourages your metabolism.
Massage helps to prevent muscular atrophy (wasting from injury and paralysis).

Benefits to your circulatory systems:
Massage increases the nutrition of the tissues via an increased exchange of fluids and
materials.
Massage, via the mechanical actions on the soft tissues, produces a dilation of the blood
vessels which helps to improve your circulation.
Massage helps to reduce the lack of blood and by direct pressure and stimulation reduces
pain due to the irritation of  nerves that control your circulatory system.
Massage enhances the elimination of the waste products of your metabolism.
Massage helps to reduce any swelling and contusions.
Massage increases the number of red blood cells in your circulation.
Massage has the overall effect of lowering your blood pressure and reduces your pulse rate.
Massage facilitates tissue healing through the enhancement of circulation.
Massage increases tissue fluid and assists lymphatic circulation thus reducing swelling
and enhancing the immune and filtering activities of this system.
Massage increases both your venous and lymphatic flow.
Benefits of Massage