Massage is an intervention that invites the body to recall a simpler time. The soft touch, or deep pressure, persuade muscle to find a simpler way. A massage is only a prompt to the body to reset, reboot. The relaxation response is not magic. It's present in all of us, buried under layers of worry and aches. Soft light, crisp sheets, gentle music, a waft of peppermint or eucalyptus, or maybe a waft of.... just peace.