With all the hustle and bustle of life in the 21st century, and so much emphasis put upon the importance of relaxation, swedish massage is becoming ever more popular with those hoping to improve their health and well being. Yet massage is actually as ancient as human civilisation itself, and the swedish masseur, per henrik ling, who gave this style of massage its name, was born more than two hundred years ago. Nevertheless, when something is as good as this, it will always survive the passage of time, and as each new generation discovers the benefit of such traditional therapies, while adding their own variations upon a theme, evolution plays its part, and swedish massage has developed to fulfil the demands of an over stressed population. And if youd like to know more about this truly wonderful, life enhancing therapy all will be revealed in this programme. From what to expect if you book in for a professional massage, right through to a self massage section that demonstrates how to calm your nerves and comfort aching muscles wherever you happen to be, and whenever the need arises, theres something here for everyone, because when you know how, swedish massage really can be easy. Running time 57 minutes region all regions release date12 jan. 2009