04/12/2025
CASE REPORT – Deep Nervous System Reset During Massage
Today I received something rare and profoundly validating for my therapeutic work.
A client who received a gentle relaxation massage from me shared the biometric report recorded by their sleep-tracking device during the session.
The data revealed:
- 1 hour and 8 minutes of sleep induced during the massage
- 46 minutes of Restorative Sleep — the physiological state where the body heals, repairs and resets
- Activation of both REM and Deep Sleep states
- A measurable outcome:
“This nap reduced your sleep need by 68 minutes.”
In simple terms: his nervous system dropped so deeply into rest that the body treated the session as real, restorative sleep.
This is what happens when touch is intuitive, conscious and fully present.
It becomes more than relaxation — it becomes a full nervous system recalibration.
I’m grateful to this client for allowing me to share the anonymized data, so others can understand the profound impact of therapeutic massage offered with presence and intention.
— Althea / Madeira Inner Alchemy ,