Glossary | A to Z of Wellness Therapies
Access Bars - are 32 points on your head that, when gently touched, effortlessly and easily release the thoughts, ideas, beliefs, emotions, and considerations that stop you from creating a life you love.
Acoustic Wave Therapy - Low and high-frequency sound waves are used to cause microtrauma to the tissue under the skin, which stimulates the body's natural healing process in the area.
Acquabox © - is both a design masterpiece and a therapeutic device. Complete water immersion, for a full zero-gravity experience.
Acupressure - It works with the energy systems of the body, which profoundly affect our physical health, our emotional state, and our spiritual wellbeing. By creating flow and harmony at the energy level, acupressure also brings deep relaxation and healing to our bodies, our emotions and our spirit.
Acupuncture - is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine in which thin needles are inserted into the body.
Affusion Shower - can be used on young or old as well as those with mobility problems. Whilst improving circulation, both in terms of blood and the lymphatic system, it also helps to cleanse and nourish the skin and can be useful in treating fatigue and mild hypertension. It's very relaxing and pleasant for both your body and mind.
Ai Chi - is a form of aquatic exercise used for recreation, relaxation, fitness, and physical rehabilitation. Ai Chi uses breathing techniques and progressive resistance training in water to relax and strengthen the body, based on elements of qigong and Tai chi chuan.
Alexander Technique - is a method that works to change (movement) habits in our everyday activities. It is a simple and practical method for improving ease and freedom of movement, balance, support and coordination.
Algae Therapy - uses specially prepared marine algae, which is rich in nutrients, mineral ingredients and trace elements to help the body function at its optimum.
Angel Therapy - clearing your energy and connecting with your guidance will transform & heal your life.
Anma - The techniques consist of standard versions of Japanese massage, mainly kneading with lesser amounts of stroking and pressing. Anma massage is performed through clothing, with the intensity of stimulation applied being within each person's range of comfort
Antrotherapy (Steam Caves) - a method of using, for therapeutic purposes, the water vapour which is emitted inside natural geological caves, or in similar artificial environments created by man.
Apitherapy - is a type of alternative therapy that uses products that come directly from honeybees. It’s used to treat illnesses and their symptoms as well as pain from acute and chronic injuries.
Aquatonic Labyrinth - incorporating specific water massage zones: jet bath, currents and counter-currents, bubble baths, counter-current walking zones, showers which treat different body parts by different intensity and positioning of shower jets.
Aromatheraphy - is the practice of using essential oils for therapeutic benefit.
Aromatherapy Massage - is a popular multi-purpose way of using supplemental care for health issues. The skin absorbs essential oils maintaining suppleness, it offers pain relief, and the aroma's mental stimulation provides clients with the ultimate massage session.
Aromatic Kinesiology® - is an empowering system of energetic medicine, developed over 30 years by Robbi Zeck ND that blends the harmonizing influences of essential oils with gentle healing techniques to balance the emotions, transform stress and create wellbeing.
Arvigo Technique - is best known for addressing misalignment or congestion in the reproductive organs of both men and women, as well as many common digestive disorders. The techniques effectively alleviate tissue congestion and organ constriction to improve the vital flows of energy, blood, lymph and nerves in the abdomen.
Aslan Therapy - consider body, spirit and soul as an entity and integrate modern medicine with natural healing procedures which have stood the test of time.
Aura - Soma - is a system of colour, plant and crystal energies that enhance happiness and vitality. Created using the highest quality organic and biodynamic ingredients our products bring ease, balance and calm to your energetic system.
Auricular Therapy (also auriculotherapy, ear acupuncture, auriculoacupuncture) - is a form of alternative medicine based on the idea that the ear is a micro system, which reflects the entire body, represented on the auricle, the outer portion of the ear. Conditions affecting the physical, mental or emotional health of the patient are assumed to be treatable by stimulation of the surface of the ear exclusively.
Autogenic Training - is a relaxation technique focusing on promoting feelings of calm and relaxation in your body to help reduce stress and anxieties.
Aviva Method - a series of exercises for elderly women that induced and regulated cycles in women in their menopause.
AyurLomi - is a deeply soothing massage treatment that integrates the healing and rhythmic approach of the traditional Hawaiian Lomi Lomi massage and the ancient Indian traditional science of Ayurveda. The benefits are deeply soothing, warming, circulatory and an overall balancing massage experience.
Ayurveda - the holistic medicine in India, had its origins nearly 5000 years ago. The principles of Ayurveda stress on the maintenance of the metabolic equilibrium of the human body.
Ayurvedic Massage - This type of massage is designed to create balance among the mind, body, and spirit, and help the body heal itself.
Bach Flower Remedies - are thought to help balance emotional state and are commonly recommended by practitioners for psychological problems and pain.
Balance training - involves doing exercises that strengthen the muscles that help keep you upright, including your legs and core. These kinds of exercises can improve stability and help prevent falls.
Balinese Massage - is a full-body, deep-tissue, holistic treatment. Traditional Balinese massage uses a combination of gentle stretches, acupressure, reflexology, and aromatherapy to stimulate the flow of blood, oxygen and "qi" (energy) around your body, and bring a sense of wellbeing, calm and deep relaxation.
Balneotherapy - refers to the use of hot-water or thermal treatments to decrease pain and stiffness and promote muscle relaxation.
Banya - is originally a Russian steam bath with a wood stove. It includes a steam room with wooden benches, leafy branches that are used for massages, and buckets or pools of cold water.
Biodynamic massage - is fundamentally a massage-based therapy which sits at the intersection between massage and therapy practices.
Biofeedback - is a mind-body therapy that can improve physical and mental health.
Booth Method or Vertical Reflexology Technique (VRT) - is a unique method of weight-bearing reflexology which is briefly applied to the dorsal feet and hands.
Bowen Technique - also called Bowenwork or Bowtech, is a form of bodywork. It involves gently stretching the fascia — the soft tissue that covers all your muscles and organs — to promote pain relief.
Breathwork - is a New Age term for various breathing practices in which the conscious control of breathing is said to influence a person's mental, emotional or physical state, with a claimed therapeutic effect.
Breema Bodywork - is a form of bodywork that has been described as a cross between partner yoga and Thai massage. The practice is intended to bring body and mind together,[1] and no strong exertions or muscular contortions are involved.
Bright light therapy - is a treatment for people who have circadian rhythm sleep disorders. Your body has an internal clock that tells it when it is time to be asleep and when it is time to be awake.
Buteyko - consists of a series of breathing exercises and guidelines specifically designed to reduce over-breathing (clinically known as ‘chronic hyperventilation’).
Chelation therapy - is a medical treatment for people experiencing heavy metal poisoning. Heavy metal poisoning occurs when the soft tissues of the body absorb toxic amounts of metal. Chelation therapy involves substances known as chelators. These substances bind to heavy metals and transport them out of the body.
Chi Nei Tsang - is a holistic approach to the healing touch modality. It integrates the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of our being.
Chiropractic - is a form of alternative medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially of the spine.
Climatotherapy - means to relocate to a climate more favorable for treatment of a condition.
CO2 Bath - A bath in hot mineral water saturated with natural carbon dioxide. The treatment increases local and total blood circulation, reduces blood pressure and accelerates mental relaxation.
Colon Hydrotherapy - also known as colonic cleansing or irrigation, involves using water to flush waste out of the large intestine.
Colorpuncture - is a system of bio-photonic therapy involving the application of specific frequencies of light (color) applied to reflex points and zones on the skin. The treatment is very gentle, non-invasive, and subtle in effect.
Color Therapy - Also known as chromotherapy, color therapy is based on the idea that color and colored lights can help treat physical or mental health. According to this idea, they cause subtle changes in our moods and biology.
Craniosacral therapy (CST) - is a gentle, non-invasive, non-directive and non-analytical form of bodywork whose goal is to help get rid of restrictions in the Craniosacral System by balancing the cerebrospinal fluid dynamics known to have a direct influence in the proper functioning of the central nervous system.
Crenotherapy - is the term to define any treatment incorporating mineral water, mud and vapour.
Cryotherapy - is the use of extreme cold to freeze and remove abnormal tissue. Doctors use it to treat many skin conditions (including warts and skin tags) and some cancers, including prostate, cervical and liver cancer. This treatment is also called cryoablation.
Crystal Therapy - The whole body is massaged using a balancing/Calming Aromatherapy blend, then a mix of smooth, different types and shapes of crystal are used over the body, with a slow, gliding, stroking pressure according to your bodies needs and wants.
Cupping - is an ancient healing therapy that some people use to ease pain. A provider places cups on your back, stomach, arms, legs or other parts of your body. Inside the cup, a vacuum or suction force pulls skin upward. Cupping is a form of traditional Chinese and Middle Eastern medicine.
Deep tissue Bodywork / massage - is a massage technique that's mainly used to treat musculoskeletal issues, such as strains and sports injuries. It involves applying sustained pressure using slow, deep strokes to target the inner layers of your muscles and connective tissues.
Enhanced external Counter Pulsation (EECP) therapy - is an FDA-approved outpatient therapy for chronic stable angina. It uses pressure on the lower limbs to improve blood flow in people with long-term symptoms of heart disease, such as chest pain and pressure.
Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT - also known as Tapping is a psychological acupressure technique used routinely with our clients and is highly recommended to improve your emotional health and wellbeing.
Electrical Therapies - is a therapeutic treatment that applies electrical stimulation in treating muscle spasms and pain. It can help prevent atrophy and build strength in patients with injuries. It is also helpful in keeping muscles active especially after any type spinal cord injury or strokes.
Equine therapy - or horse therapy, is a therapeutic modality that utilizes a horse’s unique traits and sensitivities to help people dealing with a variety of challenges in both emotional and physiological aspects of life.
Esalen - A type of message which focuses on energy exchange and psychological well being rather than the simply physical results of a massage.
Esalen Massage - is an inward journey rather than a therapeutic treatment. Through long strokes, a slow pace, and pauses, you are invited to return to your natural state of balance and alignment.
Fangotherapy - is the use of mud, peat, and clay for healing purposes (fango is the Italian word for mud).
Far infrared sauna - heat the body directly rather than heating the air around your body.
Feldenkrais method - developed by Moshe Feldenkrais, is the application of a gentle mindful movement based on principles of physics, biomechanics, psychology, motor development, martial arts, and the reconnection of self-education to how the body moves and develops.
Fitness therapy - focuses on total body health & wellness by conditioning the patient's entire body, instead of concentrating on the specific injured area(s).
Floatation - may improve your cardiovascular health by inducing deep relaxation that reduces stress levels and improves sleep, according to research.
Foot Reflexology - is a type of therapy that uses gentle pressure on specific points along your feet.
Foundation training - involves simple movement patterns and is equipment free, creating maximum power, flexibility, and endurance. Foundation Training activates your posterior muscle chain, anchors the hips, decompresses the spine, and teaches you to take the burden of supporting the body out of your joints and put it where it belongs; in your muscles.
Galvanic Treatment - uses direct electrical current to introduce water-soluble substances into the surface of the skin. This helps to improve absorption and is obviously therefore great for dry or dehydrated skin.
GentleWaves - is a form of LED Photo modulation that stimulates the natural biorhythmic responses of the body to light without causing any damage to skin cells.
Gerson therapy - involves a specific organic vegetarian diet with nutritional supplements and enemas.
GuaSha - involves scraping with a Gua Sha tool over the skin. This provides a deep stretch and release of the connective tissue around tense and tight muscles.
Guided Imagery - is a type of focused relaxation or meditation. Focused relaxation involves concentrating on a specific object, sound, or experience in order to calm your mind. In guided imagery, you intentionally think of a peaceful place or scenario.
Harmonyum healing - addresses the root cause of mental, emotional and physical health disturbances, and as a result the symptoms can resolve naturally. This gentle, relaxing, non-invasive modality sends healing to the nervous system and brain and is safe to use for any health condition.
Hay bath - Used for centuries by peasants as a home remedy, herbs such as arnica, mountain camomille, yarrow, veronica and plantago relieve join pain and muscular fatigue during a hay bath, through the absorption by the skin of the natural active ingredients they contain.
Healing Touch - is an "energy therapy" that uses gentle hand techniques thought to help re-pattern the patient's energy field and accelerate healing of the body, mind, and spirit.
Heliotherapy - is the use of natural sunlight for the treatment of certain skin conditions. It is a form of phototherapy. It is also called climate therapy.
Hellerwork - is an approach that incorporates three aspects to address pain in the body, release tension, and stress. The three aspects are deep tissue bodywork, somatic dialogue and movement education.
HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) - is a type of interval training exercise. It incorporates several rounds that alternate between several minutes of high intensity movements to significantly increase the heart rate to at least 80% of one’s maximum heart rate, followed by short periods of lower intensity movements.
Hilot - is the art and science of the ancient Filipino healing traditions that are grounded on the concept of balance among the physical elements along with the mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of a person.
Hirudotherapy - also known as Leech therapy is a treatment using medicinal leeches.
Homeopathy - is a "treatment" based on the use of highly diluted substances, which practitioners claim can cause the body to heal itself.
Hope Ear candling - is an unsafe and unproven practice during which a person inserts a lit candle into their ear. The heat from the candle is supposed to draw earwax and other impurities out of the ear.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) - is a treatment to relieve symptoms of the menopause. It replaces hormones that are at a lower level as you approach the menopause.
Hot - Cold Immersion Therapy - also known as contrast bath therapy is a series of brief, repeated immersions in water, alternating between warm and cold temperatures.
Hot stone massage - is a type of massage therapy. It's used to help you relax and ease tense muscles and damaged soft tissues throughout your body. The therapist works with hot stones that are placed on specific parts of the body.
Hydrotherapy - is a form of physical medicine using the therapeutic application of water in a variety of ways, both internally and externally, on the body. Topical applications of cold or hot water packs, compresses, baths, pools, steams, sweats, showers, enemas, and colonics are all forms of hydrotherapy.
Hydrotherm - is a massage system which places warm water-filled pads on top of a regular therapy couch. Your entire massage is carried out while you are face-up, on your back.
Hypnosis / Hypnotherapy - people are guided through a process to induce a trance-like state that helps them focus their minds, respond more readily to suggestions, and become deeply relaxed. Hypnotherapy utilizes the heightened awareness of the hypnotic state to help you focus on a problem more deeply.
Hypopressive Method - is a type of workout technique meant for activating the involuntary fibers within your pelvic floor.
Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT) - is a gentle, hands-on approach to health that looks for the underlying causes of a person's problems.
Indian head massage - aims to release tension in the muscles and joints of the head, face, neck and shoulders. Indian head massage can also help with relieving fatigue, insomnia, headaches, and sinusitis.
Inhalation therapy - allows conveying drugs directly into the airways. The devices used to administer inhaled drugs play a crucial role in the management of obstructive lung diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Intermittent hypoxic therapy (IHT), also known as intermittent hypoxic training technique aimed at improving human performance by way of adaptation to reduced oxygen.
Iontophoresis - is the process of passing a weak electrical current through the skin. Iontophoresis has a variety of uses in medicine.
Intense pulsed light (IPL) therapy - aka photofacial, is a way to improve the color and texture of your skin without surgery.
Isopathy - (derived from “isos pathos” or “equal suffering”) refers to the use of the exact substance that causes an illness as a therapeutic tool for that same illness.
Jet peels - is a noninvasive procedure that uses jets of air and liquids to cleanse and exfoliate your skin.
Jet shower - a gentle massage using small jets of hot and cold water all over the body.
John of God Crystal Therapy - is safe and non-invasive. You remove your shoes, jewelry and lie on your back on a table below the seven suspended crystals which align to your corresponding chakras. Wear white clothes to maximize the healing from the crystal bed.
Jungian therapy - is a form of psychotherapy that originated in the theories of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, who found that many of his patients suffered from deeply rooted feelings of gloom and inadequacy.
Ka Huna (sometimes called temple-style Lomi Lomi) - is a powerful yet flowing full body Polynesian healing style that can be deeply rejuvenating on multiple levels. The practitioner uses the forearms and hands in long fluid strokes over the full length of the body, with focused breath work.
Kairos Therapy - is hands-on emotional and physical healing using the chi flowing between our hands to gently release blockages in the body biofield.
Kinesiology - a form of therapy that uses muscle monitoring (biofeedback) to look at what may be causing 'imbalances' in the body and attempts to relieve these imbalances.
Kiradjee - It is a holistic massage that combines a few different styles of massage like acupressure, deep tissue work, healing and gentle body mobility with Aboriginal healing rituals.
Kneipp Kur - involve rounds of hydrotherapy as well a focus on a natural diet and the application and intake of herbs.
LaStone® Therapy - The Original Educators of Stone Therapy. They create Geo-Thermal-Therapists who are able to prescriptively use both heated and cooled stones.
Laughter Therapy - A type of therapy that uses humor to help relieve pain and stress and improve a person's sense of well-being.
Light emitting diode therapy - is a skincare treatment that uses varying wavelengths of light, including red and blue.
Light therapy - or phototherapy, classically referred to as heliotherapy—is a method recognized by scientific medicine for the treatment of various diseases. It includes exposure to outdoor daylight or specific indoor artificial light sources.
Lomi lomi - is a traditional Hawaiian massage that uses a combination of massage techniques, nut oils, and sometimes elements of prayer, breathing and dance to restore energy and soothe the body. It is also known as the 'loving hands' massage.
Magnet therapy - involves applying the weak magnetic field of permanent magnets to the body, for purported health benefits. Different effects are assigned to different orientations of the magnet.
Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) - is a light, skin-stretching massage that helps promote the movement of lymphatic fluid out of the swollen limb. It should not be confused with a traditional massage. MLD is specifically focused on the lymph vessels to help the flow of lymphatic fluid.
Meditation - as a spiritual practice, is more about working with the mind and training in awareness. Simply working with the mind leads to an improved sense of presence, calm, attentiveness, and an increase in valued human qualities such as empathy and patience.
Mesotherapy - commonly known as “biorejuvenation” or “biorevitalization”, is a technique used to rejuvenate the skin by means of a transdermal injection of a multivitamin solution and natural plant extracts that are thought to improve the signs of skin aging.
Mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) - sometimes called mitochondrial donation, is the replacement of mitochondria in one or more cells to prevent or ameliorate disease.
Moxibustion - is a form of therapy that entails the burning of mugwort leaves. This is a small, spongy herb that is believed to enhance healing with acupuncture. As such, the leaves are burnt close to the skin's surface using a stick to apply heat.
Muscle Relaxation - is a deep relaxation technique that has been effectively used to control stress and anxiety, relieve insomnia, and reduce symptoms of certain types of chronic pain.
Music therapy - is a therapeutic approach that uses the naturally mood-lifting properties of music to help people improve their mental health and overall well-being.
Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) - is a way of changing someone's thoughts and behaviors to help achieve desired outcomes for them.
Newari Baby Massage - the baby is oiled with Mustard oil to keep it warm, then massaged with circular, clockwise movements, bathed in a bucket of warm water, and finally again oiled and rubbed with Mustard oil until the baby falls asleep.
Oil pulling - is an alternative medical practice in which an edible oil is swished around the mouth for a period of time and then spat out, similar to mouthwash.
Osteopathy - is a way of detecting, treating and preventing health problems by moving, stretching and massaging a person's muscles and joints. Osteopathy is based on the principle that the wellbeing of an individual depends on their bones, muscles, ligaments and connective tissue functioning smoothly together.
Oxygen therapy - also known as supplemental oxygen, is the use of oxygen as medical treatment. Acute indications for therapy include hypoxemia, carbon monoxide toxicity and cluster headache. It may also be prophylactically given to maintain blood oxygen levels during the induction of anesthesia.
Ozone therapy - refers to the process of administering ozone gas into your body to treat a disease or wound.
Panchakarma - is a method of cleansing the body of all the unwanted waste after lubricating it. Panchakarma are 5 (five) in number; hence the term PANCHA (five) – KARMA (procedures). Panchakarma treatment is unique in the sense that it includes preventive, curative and promotive actions for various diseases.
Peat Bath - Peat is about 90% water and about 10% decomposed plant material. The plant material entraps heat. Placed in a bath and put in contact with the body, the peat slowly and gently transfers heat into the tissues, soothing pain and promoting healing. Peat gently removes dead skin cells, enhances circulation and leaves skin feeling soft and glowing.
Pelotherapy - is defined as the therapeutic application of clay (mud), specifically through clay baths or localized applications called “peloids.”
Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field (PEMF) therapy - uses technology to stimulate and exercise cells to help resolve cellular dysfunction and to support overall wellness.
Pfrimmer Deep Muscle Therapy® - works for the correction and prevention of serious muscle conditions such as ALS, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Parkinson's, Cerebral Palsy, brain injury and stroke.
Phototherapy - is a medical treatment in which natural or artificial light is used to improve a health condition. Treatment could involve fluorescent light bulbs, halogen lights, sunlight, or light emitting diodes (LEDs). Phototherapy is also known as light therapy and heliotherapy.
Phytotherapy - is the use of plants or herbs to manage health conditions. It also refers to substances that come from plants or herbs. Medicinal plants and herbs are a form of complementary medicine. These are therapies that you can receive alongside traditional Western medicine.
Pilates - trains the body as an integrated whole, focusing on core, lower body, and upper body strength as well as flexibility and posture. Pilates workouts promote strength, balanced muscle development, flexibility, and increased range of motion for the joints.
PiYo - is an 8-week exercise program that is a blend of Pilates and Yoga. Developed by Chalene Johnson as part of The Beachbody Company, PiYo is marketed as a low-impact workout that strengthens and sculpts the body, and enhances flexibility.
Plyometrics - is a type of exercise training that uses speed and force of different movements to build muscle power. Plyometrics training can improve your physical performance and ability to do different activities.
Pressotherapy - also known as lymphatic drainage, is a non-invasive treatment that involves the application of air pressure, alternating between compression and decompression on parts of the body. This can help to stimulate the lymphatic system which helps to clear toxins from the body and stimulate blood circulation.
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy - uses injections of a concentration of a patient's own platelets to accelerate the healing of injured tendons, ligaments, muscles and joints. In this way, PRP injections use each individual patient's own healing system to improve musculoskeletal problems.
Psammotherapy (aka Hot Sand Therapy) - is a traditional practice in which hot sand baths are employed for therapeutic purposes. This systematic review aims to investigate the potential efficacy of psammotherapy in the treatment of any disease.
Psychic Massage - is a meeting of two beings. It is a oneness in spirit. And because the essence of the client is touched or activated, he or she experiences a deep relaxation that is not only physical but also spiritual.
Psychotherapy - or talk therapy, is a way to help people with a broad variety of mental illnesses and emotional difficulties. Psychotherapy can help eliminate or control troubling symptoms so a person can function better and can increase well-being and healing.
Qigong - involves moving meditation, coordinating slow-flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, and a calm meditative state of mind. People practice qigong throughout China and worldwide for recreation, exercise, relaxation, preventive medicine, self-healing, alternative medicine, meditation, self-cultivation, and training for martial arts.
Queenax - is a functional fitness station that allows everybody to explore an infinite range of natural movements and exercises. Based on the pillars of natural human movement we present a sequence of four exercises that will help you strengthen your whole body in a functional way.
Radionics - also called electromagnetic therapy (EMT) and the Abrams Method is a form of alternative medicine that claims that disease can be diagnosed and treated by applying electromagnetic radiation (EMR), such as radio waves, to the body from an electrically powered device. It is similar to magnet therapy, which also applies EMR to the body but uses a magnet that generates a static electromagnetic field.
Radon Therapy - is medicinal application for radon. It includes radon galleries, radon baths, radon air baths, radon steam baths and radon waters.
Raindrop therapy - also called Raindrop Technique, is a controversial aromatherapy massage technique created by the late D. Gary Young, founder of Young Living Essential Oils. It involves applying a series of undiluted essential oils to the skin.
Rebirthing - is an alternative therapy technique used to treat reactive attachment disorder. This therapy uses a specific kind of breathing (breathwork) meant to help you release emotions.
Red light therapy (RLT) - is a controversial therapeutic technique that uses red low-level wavelengths of light to treat skin issues, such as wrinkles, scars, and persistent wounds, among other conditions.
Regression Therapy - allows unconscious experiences from past life traumas or emotionally charged events to become fully conscious. Past Life Regression Therapy aims to resolve any unconscious, survival-based scripts that could be negatively affecting one’s present health, behaviours, or quality of life.
Reiki - is a form of complementary therapy relating to energy healing. Proponents say that it works with the energy fields around the body and involves the transfer of universal energy from the practitioner’s palms to the client.
Relaxation therapy - refers to a number of techniques designed to teach someone to be able to relax voluntarily. These techniques can include special breathing practices and progressive muscle relaxation exercises, which are designed to reduce physical and mental tension.
Reflexology - is the application of pressure to areas on the feet (or the hands). Reflexology is generally relaxing and may help alleviate stress. The theory behind reflexology is that areas of the foot correspond to organs and systems of the body.
Remedial massage is a complementary therapy that aims to treat muscles that are damaged, knotted, tense or immobile. It is useful for a number of problems that affect the muscles, tendons and bones and can address a number of other health problems. Remedial massage is used to locate and repair damaged areas of the body and speed up the body’s own healing processes.
Rolfing - is a form of alternative medicine originally developed by Ida Rolf as Structural Integration. Rolfing is marketed with unproven claims of various health benefits. It is based on Rolf's ideas about how the human body's "energy field" can benefit when aligned with the Earth's gravitational field.
Rubenfeld Synergy Method (RSM) - is a healing technique that combines elements of bodywork with talk therapy. It is based on the concept of mind-body connection, which suggests that the mind and body interact to directly affect one's health and well-being.
Sacred Geometry Therapy - Sacred geometry is considered an ancient science that explores and explains the energy patterns that create and unify all things and reveals the precise way that the energy of creation organizes itself. It is said that every natural pattern of growth or movement comes back to one or more geometric shapes.
Sand bath - is natural therapy, mainly used as an analgesic treatment for chronic rheumatism and neuromuscular pain.
Sauna therapy - is exposing your body to high heat in an enclosed space for health purposes. The resulting elevation in core body temperature - hyperthermia - may improve your health.
Scenar Therapy - is a non-invasive, natural therapy using electrical impulses on the skin combined with biofeedback to stimulate the body to restore normal function.
Scotch Hose - is an instrument utilized in a Swiss massage that provides high water pressure. In this type of massage, a therapist alternates between hot and cold water, while the client is standing.
Seichim - is a living light energy meaning it is a different and higher vibration than Reiki, which is most beneficial for working with emotional and mental levels or concerns, as well as that higher spiritual connection.
Shirobhyanga - This is an authentic massage using herbal oils with specialized gentle deep strokes and pressure on various Marma points overhead. This includes the entire head, neck, and shoulder massage.
Shirodhara - is a classical and a well-established ayurvedic procedure of slowly and steadily dripping medicated oil or other liquids on the forehead. This procedure induces a relaxed state of awareness that results in a dynamic psycho-somatic balance.
Singing Bowl Therapy - is a type of bell that vibrates and produces a rich, deep tone when played. Also known as Himalayan bowls or Tibetan singing bowls are said to promote relaxation and offer powerful healing properties.
Sleep therapy - usually involves gaining an understanding of the physiological aspects of sleep. Working with a trained therapist, the patient will learn skills and techniques to promote better sleep, leading the patient to start to adjust their patterns, thoughts and behaviours.
Sonic Healing - change the inner workings of the body, from brain waves to energy chakras and circulation. Modern healing modalities such as sound-centred physical therapy and psychotherapy along with emotional triggers and cognitive development are all considered in sonic treatment.
Sound Therapy - uses sound, music and specialist instruments played in therapeutic ways, combined with deep self-reflection techniques to improve health and wellbeing.
Sowa Rigpa - The term 'Sowa-Rigpa' is derived from the Bhoti language which means 'Knowledge of Healing'. Believed to have originated in India from Bhagwan Buddha, it is one of the significant healthcare systems practised in India predominantly in Himalayan regions.
Spinal manipulation - also called spinal manipulative therapy or manual therapy, combines moving and jolting joints, massage, exercise, and physical therapy. It's designed to relieve pressure on joints, reduce inflammation, and improve nerve function. It's often used to treat back, neck, shoulder, and headache pain.
Spinal Touch Therapy - The therapist assesses the posture of the client to determine whether there is a distortion of the spine and if the client's centre of gravity is displaced (and if so, by how much). A number of light touch techniques are then used on key areas of the spine.
Spiritual massage - refers to a combination of techniques to enrich the body, mind, and soul. Conventional deep tissue massage is used to ease the muscles, but certain types exercises, affirmations, and even prayer can be added to the experience to maintain overall good health.
Sports massage - is manual manipulation of the muscles geared specifically toward helping people who have physically demanding lifestyles and/or hobbies. This kind of therapeutic massage considers the impact of certain activities on specific joints, muscle groups, tendons, ligaments, and soft tissue groups.
Stanger Bath - is a combination of full bath and electrotherapeutic treatment which utilises the conductivity of water. It is used for e.g. degenerative and chronic diseases, joint and spinal diseases, painful nerve and muscle changes, neuromyotonia, neurological diseases and functional circulatory disorders.
Stem cell therapy - also known as regenerative medicine, promotes the repair response of diseased, dysfunctional or injured tissue using stem cells or their derivatives. It is the next chapter in organ transplantation and uses cells instead of donor organs, which are limited in supply.
Stone therapy - is a specialist massage that uses smooth, flat, heated basalt stones that are positioned along your spine, in the palms of your hands, along your legs and between the toes. Typically from river beds, basalt stones are used for massage as they have a rich iron content that retains heat.
Stress management - offers a range of strategies to help you better deal with stress and difficulty (adversity) in your life. Managing stress can help you lead a more balanced, healthier life.
Structural Integration (SI) - is a process-based approach to somatic education, typically involving manual therapy, that explores the possibility of change in how you use and experience your body.
Subdermal therapy - treats local areas in women who have problems with their skin texture or the so called “orange peel look” and also flaccidness problems. Basically, the method consists of an aspirative massage that produces drainage of fat tissue while stimulating at the same time microcirculation and the elastic fibres of the skin.
Sweat lodge - is a heated dome-shaped structure used by Indigenous peoples during certain purification rites and as a way to promote healthy living. The intense heat generated — often by steam created from pouring water onto heated rocks — is meant to encourage a sweating out of toxins and negative energy that create disorder and imbalance in life. In this way, the sweat lodge ceremony cleanses the body, mind and soul.
Swedish massage - is one of the most commonly offered massage techniques. It’s sometimes called a classic massage. The technique aims to promote relaxation by releasing muscle tension. Swedish massage is gentler than deep tissue massage and better suited for people interested in relaxation and tension relief.
Swiss shower - A shower in which jets of water are sprayed onto the body from above, and also from numerous nozzles on the side.
Tai chi - strengthens both the lower and upper extremities and also the core muscles of the back and abdomen.
Tapping - is an alternative treatment for physical pain and emotional distress. It’s also referred to as tapping or psychological acupressure.
Thai massage - uses gentle pressure and stretching techniques to relax the whole body. This is an ancient healing practice that originated in India. It dates back to around 2,500–7,000 years ago.
Thalassotherapy - (from the Greek word thalassa, meaning "sea") is the use of seawater as a form of therapy. It also includes the systematic use of sea products and shore climate.
Thermo-auricular Therapy - Also known by many as ‘ear candling’ and is sometimes credited with having origins in the Hopi Indian tribe. This simple and time-proven therapy can be a very effective and gentle method for removing old and troublesome blockages from the ear canal, without the use of ear solutions, probes or grommets.
Thought Field Therapy™ (TFT) - is an energy-based form of psychotherapy designed to reduce symptoms of psychological distress by manipulating how energy flows in the body. TFT is based on the premise that bodies consist of energy fields and that imbalances in this system cause physical and emotional issues. It is thought imbalances can be corrected by finger tapping specific energy points in certain sequences in order to restore an individual's health and wellness.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) - is an ancient system of health and wellness that’s been used in China for thousands of years. Western medicine focuses mainly on treating disease. But TCM looks at your entire well-being.
Trager Approach - is a way of learning through movement and touch. In sessions, you receive repeated lessons in what it feels like to move with more and more ease and freedom. Your head, neck, shoulders, arms, legs, back and torso are supported, gently moved, elongated, jiggled and rocked in your body's natural rhythms. As your mind and body yield and relaxes to these soft, wave-like movements, tensions disappear and new movement patterns become possible.
Transformational Kinesiology (TK) - is a holistic system that empowers individuals to expand their awareness – physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. This expanded awareness allows for all parts of us to act as one, helping us to reach our goals and to fulfill our purposes.
Tui na - (pronounced "twee naw"), which literally means "pinch and pull," refers to a wide range of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapeutic massage and body work.
Tulayoga - is a journey inwards, towards your axis; a return through sensation into union with your body and the present moment.
Vertical Reflexology Technique (VRT) - is a unique method of weight-bearing reflexology which is briefly applied to the dorsal feet and hands.
Vibrational Medicine - A term coined by R Gerber for any form of alternative healthcare that attempts to alter factors in a client which cause disharmony in the flow of vital energy. The goal in vibrational medicine is to move, unblock or balance life energy over the physical, energetic and spiritual body.
Vichy Shower - is a luxurious water treatment that detoxifies, hydrates and is intensely relaxing, both spiritually and physically.
Visualisation - is a relaxation technique and is also called guided imagery. It uses the power of your imagination to help you relax or relieve symptoms. Other relaxation techniques include breathing exercises and progressive muscle relaxation.
Vitamin C Therapy - Vitamin C was shown to be a safe and effective therapy to improve quality of life in these patients, including physical, mental, and emotional functions, symptoms of fatigue, nausea and vomiting, pain, and appetite loss.
Watsu - is a form of passive hydrotherapy in chest-deep thermoneutral water (35°C = 95°F = 308.15 K). It combines elements of myofascial stretching, joint mobilization, massage, and shiatsu and is reported to be used to address physical and mental issues.
Western Herbal Medicine (WHM) - is a clinical practice of healing using naturally occurring plant material or plants with little or no industrial processing. Medicines or extracts from crude plant material, such as root, bark, and flower, are used in multiple plant formulations to treat persons with disease and dysfunction and to promote health and well-being.
Whiskey Wrapping - The wet wrapping “Aromaderm” technique from STYX Naturcosmetic is also known as “whiskey” wrapping. It is called so because of the feeling of deep psychological contentedness – a result of altering between warmth and cold, a rush of vigor and energy from the special action of the aromatherapeutic formula consisting of such ”Armoaderm” active ingredients as essential oils and plant-based biostimulants. All the ingredients are acquired by cold pressing the medicinal plants, grown strictly in ecologically clean areas.
Yoga - is a mind and body practice. Various styles of yoga combine physical postures, breathing techniques, and meditation or relaxation. Yoga is an ancient practice that may have originated in India. It involves movement, meditation, and breathing techniques to promote mental and physical well-being.
Zero balancing - is a type of manual therapy devised by American osteopathic doctor Frederick "Fritz" Smith in the 1970s. Zero balancing teaches that the deepest currents of energy are in bone, that memory can be held in tissue, that energy fields in the body underlie mind, body and emotions, and that imbalances in the field precede pathology.