By working on feet and hands, the body can be brought back into balance. Potential benefits of reflexology can include reduced stress, deep relaxation, increased energy levels, improved circulation, a strengthened immune system, increased removal of toxins and the release of endorphins (the body's feel good hormones), which can also provide pain relief. It has also been suggested that Reflexology can help with infertility.
A very gentle massage using scented essential oils. There are two main ways in which aromatherapy can help: by being absorbed through the skin, which can cause chemical changes in the body's systems, or by breathing in the fragrance, which can cause a psychological effect, as the sense of smell has a direct access route to the brain and this can have an immediate effect on the body. Oils are blended for the individual client, taking into account any ailments and preferences. You don't have to smell like a bunch of flowers!
Performed without oils, this is a great treatment for the workplace! Just think... The tension being squeezed gently from your shoulders. The tightness eased from your neck. Finger tips sending your scalp tingling. The stress being soothed from your forehead... It has probably taken a minute to read this. Can you imagine it happening for 15 minutes?
A longer version can be performed for individual clients which lasts for about 40 minutes.
Using techniques developed by Per Henrik Ling, a Swedish physiologist, this massage can be adapted to be as gentle or vigorous as the client requires.
Massage for pregnant ladies has to be adapted - if they were to lie on their fronts, they would probably rock! With support and very gentle movements, this massage can help relieve many of the aches associated with pregnancy.
This is where parents or carers are shown how to massage baby. The movements are demonstrated, then parents carry out a supervised massage. This massage is great for easing colic, encouraging baby to sleep and to help bonding. but above all it is FUN!
This is a heavy duty massage, working more deeply into the muscles, helping to dispel knots.
A very gently way of removing wax and other foreign substances from the ear canal. A hopi candle looks a bit like a drinking straw. It is lit at one end, and the other end is inserted into the ear. The warmth from the flame softens the wax, and the chimney effect helps to draw it out. Candles can also help with sinusitis and can help balance the pressure of ears that have "popped" in planes. A very effective therapy, used by Native Americans, Ancient Chinese and the Egyptians, But how did they find out that it worked?