03/12/2026
“Massage is an excellent holistic tool for improving sleep quality because it helps resolve three major sleep disruptors: pain, stress and anxiety,” says Rebekah S. Delling, LMBT and sleep coach/educator. Massage has also shown to impact hormone levels. “During a massage, the stress hormone cortisol decreases and the happy hormones serotonin, ocytocin and dopamine increase,” says Delling.