The Body Journal

Stories, reflections, and research on the life of the body — from the massage table and beyond.

How I Learned What Massage Actually Is
Dana Meus Dana Meus

How I Learned What Massage Actually Is

In Bali, the days slowed down. I’d walk barefoot through the heat, drink fresh coconut water, and let my body sink into long afternoons of rest. Massage wasn’t a special event there — it was part of the rhythm, woven into movement, stillness, and beauty. That’s when I began to understand it as something far deeper than a service.

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