Acupressure is an ancient oriental form of massage where a pressure is asserted to special points on the body, called tsubo points. Working on these points has a beneficial effect, relaxing muscles and regaining balance within the body.
Tsubo points are energy channels that connect directly from the body's surface to energy channels within the body called meridians. Meridians help to keep the body in balance and harmony, so if they become unbalanced working on the tsubo points helps unblock the blockages and re-balance the energy.
Acupressure relieves tension, aids relaxation, improves nervous impulses and increases circulation. Acupressure massage includes, back, shoulders, neck, head and face. Essential oils can be used.
Seated/clothed acupressure includes, back, shoulders and neck, without oils.
Aromatherapy is defined as the systematic use of essential oils in holistic treatments to help improve physical and emotional well-being.
Aromatherapy is truly holistic as it aims to treat the whole person by taking into account their physical and emotional state, as emotions have a profound effect on general well-being.
Aromatherapy uses essential oils which are extracted from aromatic plants. The essential oils all have different therapeutic properties and are aromatic. Aromatherapy massage is a smooth, gentle and flowing massage using essential oils.
The benefits of aromatherapy massage are to induce feelings of deep relaxation, to restore balance in the body, stimulate the immune system, increase circulation, increase energy levels, promote a general state of well-being, calm and soothe the mind and lift the mood.
Indian Head Massage has been an integral part of family life in India for thousands of years, known as ‘Champisage'. Indian Head Massage is a treatment given to an individual's back, neck and shoulders, upper arms, head and face, using different forms of massage.
This is a very effective treatment to induce a sense of calmness and well-being. Indian head massage is a stress busting treatment, relieves muscle tension and stiff joints, balances the body's energy and promotes balance.
Indian head massage can be done as a clothed treatment, where no oils are used, or it can be done using oil and/or essential oils.
A smooth, flowing and soporific massage using draining movements towards lymph nodes. This benefits the body systems by aiding the elimination of waste products, helping to reduce fluid retention and oedema. This massage also induces deep relaxation and restores balance to the body as well as stimulating the body's natural immune system. Essential oils are used with this massage to maximise the benefits both physically and emotionally.
Massage is the manual manipulation of the soft tissues of the body, in order to promote health and well-being, provoking effects on the muscular, vascular and nervous systems of the body. Massage is a natural way of maintaining the vital human connection: Touch.
Massage has many health benefits, a major one is relieving stress. It is also a powerful healing tool that enhances physical and emotional health, reduces tension, relaxes muscles, improves circulation and encourages the body to heal itself.
Reflexology is thought to have originated over 5000 years ago, and was practised by the Chinese as a preventative medicine. Reflexology is rooted in the theory that energy pathways or meridians run through the body between the feet and brain, and the blockages may lead to ill health and disease.
Reflexology is a compression massage of the feet. There are reflex areas in the feet which correspond to all body parts, as the body is mapped within the feet, which means the whole body can be treated through the feet. The aim of Reflexology is to balance the body's energy to create complete balance (Homeostasis) by unblocking stagnant energy.
Reflexology lowers stress, creating relaxation and a feeling of well-being. It improves circulation, boosts the immune system, improves breathing and can increase energy levels.
Many people have found Reflexology to be very effective in helping to ease symptoms of long term physical problems, when treatments are had regularly.
Remedial massage is specifically aimed at people who suffer from muscular tension, impaired mobility, back problems and sports injuries. Remedial massage uses specialist techniques to relieve tension and increase mobility in the body's soft tissues (muscles/ligaments/tendons) whether this is due to sports injuries or muscular tension caused by everyday life.
It is a deep therapeutic massage which is able to stretch specific areas of tissue in ways that may not be possible with normal exercise.
Remedial massage can also stimulate nerve receptors in the tissues which control tissue tension.
This can have a reflex effect that can lead to further relaxation.