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A Course in Miracles [ACIM]: Channeled writings begun around 1965, completed in 1972 and first published in 1976. From a Christian perspective, it expands into more universal spiritual principles and refers to concepts from other ancient texts. Its main focus is on forgiveness and relationships. It is a popular text of many study groups.

Acupresssure: In Eastern medicine, the body is viewed as an energy pattern with the energy flowing along specific pathways called meridians. When the flow of energy becomes blocked, we experience pain or illness. Acupressure utilizes firm finger pressure on specific points on the body’s meridians to unblock and balance the energy flow to promote relaxation and healing. Some styles of acupressure are Shiatsu, Jin Shin Do, and Do In (Chinese). It is normally used to treat muscle tension, aches, pains, cramps, etc. as well as for preventative health care. See also Shiatsu.

Acupuncture is an ancient system of Chinese medicine. It adjusts and balances the flow of life energy in the body by the insertion of very fine, sterile needles into precise points. It is used for all ailments, and it is very helpful in alleviating pain. It is a powerful tool for stress management and wellness maintenance, as well as significantly improving chronic illness.

Acupuncture Facelift: A painless, safe, non-surgical method of reducing the signs of the aging process.

Acutonics®: Sound therapy, drawing on science, music, metaphysics, ancient truths, philosophical traditions, and both Eastern and Western medicine to create an integrated and harmonic approach to health care and healing.

Aesthetician: A person who practices aesthetics, the care and beautification of the skin, including but not limited to cleaning, applying cosmetics, oils, lotions, clay, creams, antiseptics, powders, tonics to or massaging, stimulating, wrapping or exercising the skin of the body.

Allergy Elimination [NAET]: An extremely effective method of relieving the unusual sensitivity allergy sufferers have to one or more substances. This treatment utilizes acupuncture meridians, gentle chiropractic adjustments, and electronic acupuncture to treat all allergies. Unlike traditional methods which use drugs, needles and injections, NAET is a non-invasive technique that can be used by both adults and children.

Amma Therapeutic Massage: Form of massage based on Traditional Chinese Medicine that combines deep tissue manipulation with application of pressure, friction, and focus to specific points on the energy meridians.

Anma: Literally translates as “press and rub.” The first character An [pressure by a subtle, small movement] is considered Yin, and is used for sedation. Ma [kneading and stroking with more vigorous movement] is considered Yang and is used for tonification. Anma is one of the oldest forms of massage, and it is the first massage method recorded in written form that still exists today. Anma is shown to be the origin for many massage methods, such as Shiatsu and Swedish.

Aquatic Therapy: Rehabilitation performed in water and providing functional restoration of strength by walking, running, bending, pushing, lifting and pulling in water.

Aromatherapy: Uses aromatic oils from plants to address stress, illness and emotional disorder. Oils are used on the skin, inhaled or used in the bath. They are often combined to give particular effects such as calming, pain relief and energization.

Astrology: The placement of each of the planets on a birth chart. Used for personal development to gain information about personality and finding one’s own path.

Athletic Trainer: A board licensed medical professional that strictly treats athletes &/or sports injuries. Athletic Trainers can be found at the professional sports, collegiate, or high school level, in addition to clinical/orthopaedic practices as well as in academia/teaching professions.

Aura: Name for the “energy field” that surrounds all living things. (Please see Energy System.)

Auriculotherapy: A therapeutic intervention in which stimulating the auricle of the external ear is utilized to alleviate health conditions in other parts of the body.

Awareness Through Movement: See Feldenkrais.

Ayurveda: (eye-yur-VAY-da) In Sanskrit, ayur “life” and veda “science” - science of life. A comprehensive system of medicine, practiced in India for the past five thousand years, that combines natural therapies with a highly personalized approach to the treatment of disease. Ayurvedic medicine places equal emphasis on body, mind, and spirit, and strives to restore the innate harmony of the individual.

Bacial: Same process as facial but for the back.

BELAVI Facial Massage: A cleansing, toning and soothing treatment for the skin of the face and neck and for the underlying muscles. If the muscles are in a better tone the skin looks healthier and smoother. The hands and feet are also treated, and it is a totally rejuvenating experience.

Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy: The study of the emergence of biological and spiritual wholeness, originating from the midline of the human embryo and carried in the human body throughout life.

Body Talk: A non-invasive treatment that involves examining the client for problems in communication among all the systems of the body and the mind. Body Talk “rewrites” the body-mind to re-establish lines of communication so that it can once again bring about harmony and balance in the body.

Bodywork: Practitioners use techniques such as massage, acupressure, energy work, movement, structural work, deep tissue massage and other body therapies to increase relaxation, circulation, provide stress management, treat pain and stiffness, and to break up chronic patterns of muscular holding which have outlived their usefulness.

Bowen Technique: Physical manipulation of muscle and connective tissue designed to balance the body and stimulate energy flow. The technique is named after Australian Tom Bowen, an industrial chemist who in the 1950s introduced the concept of having periods of rest between a series of movements within a treatment session.

Brain Gym© is a system of body movements that reduce stress and integrate the hemispheres of the brain to draw out our abilities for full expression and learning potential. The experience of Brain Gym movements creates improvement in focus, organization, coordination and skills such as communicating, reading, comprehending, remembering and expression through writing.

Burnham Systems Facial Rejuvenation™ is a hands-on sculpting of the face combined with the ageless healing arts of head reflexology and nerve regeneration that awakens your beauty and renews your inner self.

CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine): Medical practices that are not commonly used or available in conventional medicine.

Chair or Seated Massage: Short massage done in special padded chairs with client fully dressed. A wonderful “first massage” experience, or to receive stress relief at work. Employees gain relief of headaches, neck, shoulder, back, and wrist pain, becoming more alert and productive. Clients feel revitalized.

Chakra: In Sanskrit, wheel or disk-like spinning vortex of energy. “Energy centers” of the body. (Please see Energy System.)

Chelation Therapy is administered by a licensed medical practitioner. It is a series of intravenous injections of a substance which is thought to detoxify the body, especially of minerals such as heavy metals. It is often used to treat arteriosclerosis or heart disease.

CHIOS™ employs spiritual healing methods which expand the awareness of the energy healer and uses energy, color and light healing techniques to catalyze healing in the patient’s energy field (aura and chakra system)-helping the patient break free from afflictions and limitations.

Chiropractic is the science of adjusting the cause of disease by realigning the spine, releasing pressure on nerves radiating from the spine to all parts of the body, and allowing the nerves to carry their full quota of health current (nerve energy) from the brain to all parts of the body. General Statutes of NC.

Color Therapy is a simple innovative technique of applying precise light frequencies of different colors to energy centers in the body to restore integrity and balance to the light network. This allows people to let go of past burdens and move forward to a healthy, awake individuality.

Counseling may be done by a lay counselor or professional counselor, and may address such areas as stress management, health, spirituality, mental health, self-esteem, family relationships, issues of loss and trauma, addictions, abuse, communication, etc.

Craniosacral Therapy: The study of the emergence of biological and spiritual wholeness, originating from the midline of the human embryo and carried in the human body throughout life.

Cranio-Structural Integration: An advanced approach to CranioSacral Therapy in which distortion patterns in the body are released using direct action techniques.

Crystal Therapy uses crystals in patterns to influence the energy fields of the human body.

Dance/Movement Therapy is the psychotherapeutic use of movement as a process which furthers the emotional, cognitive and physical integration of the individual.

Deep Tissue Massage uses slow strokes and deep pressure to work on tight areas to release specific muscle tension and restore flexibility.

Dowsing: The art of finding lost or hidden items by using your intuitive mind, both conscious and unconscious. Divining rods or pendulums are sometimes used.

Elemental Hair Analysis: Human hair acts as a storage depot for elements that we are exposed to over time. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, “Hair is a meaningful and representative tissue for biological monitoring of most of the toxic metals.” Toxic metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic are accurately diagnosed through analyzing human hair. Symptoms linked to toxic element exposure can include fatigue, anemia, hyperactivity, and delayed mental development in children, motor neuron disorders, and headaches.

Endermologie® uses rollers and gentle suctioning to provide deep massage, increasing blood circulation to all parts of the body. Stiff, tense muscles are soothed. Nerves are calmed, and stress and anxiety are reduced, as a sense of well-being is found.

Energy Balancing: A general term used by many therapies that describes the process (in their terms) of attuning the body (physically, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually) to its natural high-functioning state.

Energy System: Consists of three parts (Energy Field – aura; Energy Centers – chakras; Energy Tracts – meridians) which act interdependently and influence all life. It is electromagnetic energy, a biofield, perceptible with the hands and for some visually.

Esalen Massage: Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California has been on the cutting edge of the psychology and human potential movement since the 1960s. The style of massage developed there aims at relaxing the mind as well as the body. Whereas Swedish massage focuses on specific muscle groups, the strokes in Esalen massage are long and integrative.

Esoteric Healing is basically the acts of perceiving, interpreting, and balancing the human energy field by working with the energy centers (Chakras) and the vital organs of the body.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): A treatment modality used for psychological illnesses and problems including phobias, depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and complicated grief. EMDR has treated more than 1 million sufferers worldwide with a rapidity that almost defies belief. EMDR has more published case reports and research to support it than any other method used in the treatment of trauma.

Falun Dafa is a qigong exercise of 5 movements which cultivates practice in the Buddha School to develop one’s energy potency and supernormal capabilities.

Far-Infrared Technology: Natural temperature control. Far-infrared ceramic-reflective fibers react to your own body temperature. When you are cold, your body expends energy to warm itself, far-infrared ceramic-reflective fibers absorb this energy, but unlike other materials it is not merely dissipated. The energy is transformed into warmth and reflected back to you.

Feldenkrais combines movement training with verbal cues and gentle touch to learn how to move freely, painlessly and with ease.

Feng Shui: Oriental Art and Science of placement to bring Peace and Tranquility into your life.

Flower Essences: Liquid extracts prepared from wildflowers or garden blossoms, they calm and balance the mind and emotions.

Focusing is a gentle self-help tool based on the idea that life issues can be accessed and shifted through awareness of “felt senses” in the body. It can be used alone or with a facilitator. Focusing is useful in resolving issues from decision-making to profound traumas, and in spiritual development work. Developed by Dr. Eugene Gendlin.

Geriatric Massage: The term “Geriatric” refers to health impairments that are caused by physical changes in the body that are due to aging. Consequently, Geriatric Massage is not simply a pretentious term for Massaging the Elderly (to make them feel a little better); Geriatric Massage directs its efforts to specific conditions with the expectation to improve them. Geriatric Massage differs from regular massage by using modifications of standard techniques that are especially suitable to the physical conditions in the older population.

Giyame means “God In You And Me.” A shamanic method of healing that uses crystals, stones, feathers, and other Earth gifts plus Light, energy in various forms, & intuitive work with the client’s energy body.

Guided Imagery involves using images to promote physical or emotional healing. Practitioners may lead clients through exercises or offer instruction in using imagery for self-help. It is used to treat a wide variety of disturbances and diseases, and is useful in stress management and for relaxation.

Hand Analysis: The hand is an individual blueprint of the work we have chosen to do in this lifetime to grow emotionally and spiritually. The fingerprints record what we came here to learn (Life Lesson) and to do (Life Purpose), while the rest of the hand shows us the issues we are dealing with as we work to manifest our unique Soul Agenda.

Healing Touch is a system of energy-field-based healing techniques developed into a curriculum, and taught by Healing Touch International. The methods used include Therapeutic Touch, the work of Brugh Joy MD, Barbara Brennan, Janet Mentgen, and others. Practitioners may be educated at several levels and certified, upon completion, by Healing Touch International.

Herbalist: One who collects or grows herbs; one who practices healing by the use of herbs.

Herbology is the study of herbs and their uses.

Holistic Counseling is generally counseling from a holistic perspective; integrating body, mind, emotions, and spirit. It may address areas of health and wellness, or be directed toward issues considered to be mental health concerns, such as depression and trauma.

Homeopathy is a medical system based on the belief that “like cures like” - that is, that illness can be cured by taking a minute dose of a substance, that is, if a substance can cause symptoms in a healthy person, then it can stimulate self-healing of similar symptoms in a sick person.

Hot Stone Therapy: The use of heated stones as a therapeutic modality to warm the fascia, invigorate the circulatory and lymphatic systems and calm the nervous system.

HypnoBirthing is a unique method of relaxed, natural childbirth education, enhanced by hypnosis techniques, that allows women to use their natural instincts to bring about a safer, easier, more comfortable birthing in a way that most mirrors nature.

Hypnotherapy is the application of hypnosis as a form of treatment, usually for relieving pain or conditions related to one’s state of mind.

Integrated Medical Model is a conventional medical practice integrated with complementary and/or alternative modalities.

Iridology: It is said the eyes are the windows of the soul. According to the founder of iridology, Ignaz Peczely, eyes give us a pretty good picture of the body as well. Developed in the late 1880s, iridology is a form of diagnosing our physical condition, as well as other useful information.

Jin Shin Do: Jin Shin Do Bodymind Acupressure combines gentle yet deep finger pressure on specific acu-points with body focusing techniques, to help release physical and emotional tension and armoring. Developed by Iona Teeguarden, this body-mind approach is a unique synthesis of traditional Japanese acupressure techniques, classic Chinese acu-theory, Taoist yogic philosophy and breathing methods, and Reichian segmental theory.

Jin Shin Jyutsu is an oriental healing method used to harmonize the energy flow in the body. Practitioners place their hands on certain areas of the body to restore balance and reduce stress. It is most often practiced by bodyworkers and chiropractors.

Karuna Reiki® Master: Uses advanced symbols for a deeper healing, grounding, clearing cellular memory and manifesting and creating peace.

Kinesiology: The art and science of physical muscle testing to assess energy flow through the body’s acupuncture meridians (energy channels).

Kundalini Yoga: A form of yoga which utilizes breath, sound and postures to reach an energized yet relaxed state.
Labyrinth is an intricate structure of interconnecting pathways, a maze to use during meditation.

Laying on of Stones: This technique requires placing crystals and colored gem stones in various patterns on the receiver’s body to clear negative energy, balance the chakras, align personal vibrations with those of the planet and the universal life energy.

Lymph Drainage Therapy: A hands-on technique designed to activate fluid circulation and stimulate the functions of the immune system and parasympathetic nervous system. It is beneficial in the correction of numerous conditions and a useful tool in preventative health maintenance.

Lypossage: A “manual” detoxification and body contouring modality.

Magnetic Technology: Magnetics help the body help itself. Magnetics are non-invasive, creating a more efficient environment for the body’s own systems - maximizing and optimizing what the body does on its own. They can relieve discomforts caused by aging & injury, increase daily energy and stamina, increase flexibility and range of motion, and help you to relax for a deeper, more restful sleep.

Manual Therapist: A physical therapist, chiropractor, or osteopathic physician who uses gentle manual techniques to realign the spine and create relief from neck and back pain.

Marriage and Family Therapy: Unit of treatment is more than just the person. It also consists of the relationships in which the person interacts. It is brief in nature, not geared to creating life-long clients. It is started with a goal and an end in mind. It is focused on the person or family’s strengths.

Massage Therapy & Bodywork: The North Carolina Board of Massage & Bodywork Therapy defines Massage and Bodywork Therapy as “Systems of activity applied to the soft tissues of the human body for therapeutic, educational, or relaxation purposes. The application may include: (a) Pressure, friction, stroking, rocking, kneading, percussion, or passive or active stretching within the normal anatomical range of movement; (b) Complementary methods, including the external application of water, heat, cold, lubricants, and other topical preparations; (c) The use of mechanical devices that mimic or enhance actions that may possibly be done by the hands.”

Medical Astrology: The branch of astrology devoted to the study of the human body, disease and health according to astrological symbolism portrayed in a horoscope.

Medical Massage: The American Medical Massage Association definition: “A system of manually applied techniques designed to reduce pain, establish normal tissue tension, create a positive tissue environment and to normalize the movement of the musculoskeletal system. A scientifically based method of manual therapy that seeks a clear understanding of the scientific principles of physiology that affect connective tissue healing and treatment.”

Medical Yoga: A gentle, restorative yoga practice suitable for people with limited mobility, heart disease, stroke, cancer and those recovering from orthopedic surgery.

Meditation: The stilling of the mind through various methods, so that higher states of consciousness may be perceived and attained.

Meridian: “Energy tracts” of the body. (Please see Energy System.)

Meridian Therapy: Non-invasive approach to acupuncture principles.

Microdermabrasion: This procedure enables the dead skin cells to be abraded and then whisked away by vacuum suction.

Mind-Heart Intelligence refers to research based data proving the existence of a critical link between brain, heart, and emotions and that by intentionally controlling this intricate system, there are many benefits. In organizations, benefits may include a climate of cooperation, better communication, innovation, and well-being. Benefits for the individual may include helping regulate hormonal balance, immune response and create sharper intelligence.

Myofascial Release: A technique that releases chronic pain patterns in the muscles and surrounding fascia with slow gentle sustained pressure, which allows the area to elongate and relax.

Nambudripad Allergy Elimination Technique: N.A.E.T. practitioners use a technique called muscle testing to find what you’re allergic to, and they eliminate your allergies by performing acupressure and acupuncture while you hold the offending allergen.

Natural Foods Counseling: Information for people wanting to adopt a diet that is healthier for both themselves and the planet: low fat, little or no cholesterol, fresh ingredients, seasonal produce. Dietary approaches to dealing with disease (e.g., cancer, arthritis, heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes) using whole foods are suggested, as well as reference books and cookbooks.

Naturopathic Medicine is a health care system that focuses on utilizing the healing powers of herbs, nutrition, homeopathic and oriental medicines. It is used to restore and support the body’s own healing ability and to treat acute and chronic illness in persons of all ages.

Neuro Emotional Technique (N.E.T.): It is fairly well accepted that our emotions can affect our physical body and cause neurological disturbance. N.E.T. is a methodology of finding and removing neurological aberrations that have manifested as chronic vertebral subluxations. N.E.T. seeks to normalize a neurological imbalance by changing physiology using a structural correction.

Neuromuscular Massage: Injury rehabilitation massage to decrease pain and increase functional movement.

Nia: A personal growth, mind-body-spirit fitness program developed by Debbie Rosas and Carlos Rosas in 1983. Based on elements of martial arts, dance arts, and healing arts, Nia is a blend of organic movements that strengthen, open, re-align, balance, invigorate and heal the body. Stimulating and exciting music paired with specific areas of focus help to integrate the intelligence of the sensory body, the unlimited vision of the mind, the power of fully expressed emotions, and the energy and love of the soul. While the movements are instructor guided, Nia invites students to self design and direct programs to fit their individual needs. Nia is taught in the United States and other countries. See www.nia-nia.com for more information.

Nutripathy is a nutritional approach utilizing Biological Immunity Analysis (BIA), a urine/saliva test that serves as an evaluation tool. It gives a picture of your overall health, suggesting changes in diet, nutritional and lifestyle modifications. It is used in the assessment and treatment of physical and emotional imbalances.

Nutritionals: Nikken Bio-Directed Nutri-Technology is targeted nutrition that allows you to create your individual nutritional program with highly advanced and tested vitamins, minerals and herbs.

Past Life Therapy: Past Life Recall: Re-experiencing previous lifetimes can be a beneficial therapeutic tool in relieving stress, alleviating health problems, and resolving conflicts in relationships.

Percussion Vibrator Technique: This technique was developed by Dr. Robert Fulford. The percussion vibrator takes the shock or trauma out of the body. Many times back and knee problems can be helped by unlocking the trauma from an old injury by using the percussion vibrator.

Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy is designed to help clients achieve greater spiritual balance. A therapy session combines hands-on support in performing yoga postures with therapeutic dialogue. It is based on Kripalu yoga techniques and might be considered a body-oriented psychotherapy.

Physical Therapist: A board licensed medical professional, typically earning a Masters Degree or higher, who is an expert of exercise, anatomy & physiology. Physical Therapists diagnose & treat musculoskeletal & neuromuscular disorders and prescribe exercise as intervention. A physical therapist can be a “general practitioner” or can specialize in a specific field, such as but not limited to sports therapy, chronic pain, women’s health, manual therapy, orthopaedics, pediatrics, geriatrics, or hand.

Pilates: Pilates exercises stretch and tone the entire body while focusing on the core abdominal and back muscles (the “powerhouse”). The technique emphasizes proper alignment and precise movements to provide a balanced and challenging workout. The exercises focus on strengthening the core of the body, allowing for greater stabilization of the torso, improved posture and increased range of motion in the joints.

PiMag Water Products: These products transform regular tap water into a high-energy, “living water” or Pi water, providing the body with water it can fully absorb. This is accomplished by optimizing mineral content and pH balance for human consumption. What is created is water the body can more readily use, and actually contains more life enhancing characteristics than natural water.

Polarity Therapy is a holistic health care program designed by Dr. Randolph Stone, DO, DC, DN, over a 60-year career. It incorporates a set of principles of energy flow. The Polarity Therapist evaluates the ways the individual’s energy is imbalanced, using a variety of procedures (whatever is indicated) to aid the client in establishing balance and harmony physically, emotionally and mentally. Diet, nutrition, stretching postures, exercise, manipulation, and the role of lifestyle and individual thought patterns are all included. Dr. Stone taught that there is a human energy circulatory system, which is described in his collected works. Polarity practitioners use their hands as positive and negative poles to clear blocks in this energy system and bring about a state of wholeness or health.

Pregnancy Yoga: Prenatal, Postnatal, and Preconception Yoga for Moms and Moms-to-be.

Psychophilogic Integration is a therapeutic tool which helps a person change a lifetime of emotional and physical pain, fears and anxieties.

Psychotherapy refers to mental health counseling and related therapies. Many methods are represented by practitioners, ranging from traditional talk-oriented approaches, to hypnotherapy and body oriented methods. Speak to individual practitioners for more information. Most practitioners have been specifically trained and licensed to practice, holding advanced degrees in social work, counseling, or psychology.

Qigong : A system of movement, meditation, and breathing practices to restore the flow of vital energy and to boost natural healing.

Quantum Touch: System of “Energy Field” based healing techniques. (Please see Energy System.)

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Rebirthing is a healing process that uses consultation, affirmations, and a specific technique of conscious, connected breathing to release patterns and beliefs that may prevent full realization of goals and desires. Rebirthing can help clear limiting psychological conditions, release toxins and tensions from the body, restore the body’s naturally functional breathing, and promote an increased feeling of safety and comfort in the body.

Reflexology is a form of massage based on the concept that areas on the hands and feet correspond to specific organs and tissues of the body. By massaging these points a practitioner may treat a wide variety of illnesses.

Registered Yoga Teacher: Credentials given by The Yoga Alliance, a nonprofit agency which provides universal standards for yoga teachers. A teacher can be registered at the 200 hour or 500 hour level, depending on their years & the depth of their yoga knowledge & experience.

Reiki is a healing approach which uses light touch to channel healing energy to the body. It can be used to treat physical as well as emotional difficulties and may assist the recipient to achieve spiritual clarity.

Resolution Therapy is an experiential therapy that enables your subconscious to release those patterns that have limited your expression. Because this therapeutic process is about you, your beliefs, your themes and challenges, your choices, and your reactions to those choices, the clinician acts primarily as your guide, holding the space, entering only upon request. There are no limitations to the benefits of this form of therapy. Although you operate from the Alpha state, it is done without hypnosis.

Rolfing is a method which uses deep manipulation of the connective tissue to restore the body’s natural alignment and aid in the integration of psychological, spiritual, emotional and physical aspects. The complete process involves ten sessions, each focusing on a different part of the body. Developed by Ida P. Rolf.

Sacred Geometry: The art of using geometric forms as a gateway to the knowledge and presence of the living spirit. Sacred Geometry is a master key to expanding human spiritual awareness; to healing the physical body and correcting energetic problems.

Salt Glow: A full body exfoliation using sea salts and essential oils.

Shiatsu is the most widely known form of acupressure. It has been used in Japan for over 1,000 years to treat pain and illness. Practitioners apply pressure at specific points on the body to stimulate and regulate the flow of chi or life energy in the body.

Skin Therapy: Nikken Hydroamine Face Patch: Awarded “best new technology” at the world cosmetics conference. Thalassotherapy or “sea-derived” therapy is an ancient use of water and marine elements to restore and revitalize skin. The fluids of the human body are very similar in composition to seawater. One simple, 20 minute application can give you the look and feel of a weekend at a private spa!

Somatic Polarity® integrates the practices of somatic (body) experience with the technical aspects of traditional polarity therapy and cranial-sacral work.

Sound Healing: Sound healing relies on rhythmic drumming, chanting, and recordings composed specifically to bring about a higher level of balance and self-healing, promoting healing on many levels of the body, mind and spirit.

Spiritual Response Therapy: A meticulous process of researching the subconscious and the soul records to discover and release hidden blocks and discordant energies.

Sports Massage focuses on specific muscle groups to reduce or eliminate factors that interfere with performance, such as muscle spasms, tendonitis, and muscle fatigue. It can be used before or after participating in an event, as an adjunct to training, or to help recovery from soft-tissue injury.

Sports Yoga is traditional Yoga Practice with an emphasis on the postures to promote flexibility and enhance physical performance.

Swedish Massage focuses on the use of long strokes, kneading, and friction techniques on the superficial layers of muscles over the whole body. It is best for increasing overall relaxation, flushing toxins, and improving circulation.

T’ai Chi: A system of movement to improve health and self awareness. It is slow moving and focuses on correct body alignment and breathing. Benefits everyone and is especially beneficial to people suffering from arthritis or other restrictive conditions. T’ai Chi is also a Chinese based martial art.

T’ai Chi Chih is a series of simple movements developed by Justin F. Stone, based on T’ai Chi that can be easily learned by all, and has all the benefits that come from circulation and balance of Intrinsic Energy (chi).

Tarot is a counseling medium used for insight and self-transformation. It is an intuitive approach used in combination with objective approaches in organizational management to determine clear purpose and vision, increasing the power of organizations to create success at all levels. By an experienced therapist, tarot is used in psychotherapeutic processes.

Therapeutic Touch was developed in the early 1970s by Dolores Krieger, PhD, AN, and Dora Kunz. It is a contemporary interpretation of several ancient healing practices. Therapeutic Touch is a consciously directed process of energy exchange during which the practitioner uses the hands as a focus to facilitate healing.

Tong Ren Therapy (a/k/a Qigong Healing): The practice of needle insertion into the acupuncture doll model at the points corresponding to the pattern of blockages, associated with the client’s imbalance. The intent is to open up the meridians for the chi (qi) circulation of the client.

Touch for Health is a safe and practical touch-healing process of balancing the body’s natural energies to ease discomfort of common aches, pains and the stresses of daily living. TFH is a combination of ancient Oriental principles of acupuncture, acupressure, massage and recent Westen developments in wellness and preventive health care.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): A complex system of healing that utilizes many different modalities to help restore balance. TCM views disease as a sign of imbalance in the whole person – the body, mind, and spirit. The goal of TCM is to restore balance and harmony, not only within the individual but also between the individual and the environment.

Traditional Japanese Reiki: Also known as Usui Reiki Ryoho. A form of Usui Reiki that works with the original healing methods, symbols, and spiritual techniques developed by Sensei Mikao Usui and his disciples in Japan.

Trigger Point Therapy [or Neuromuscular Therapy] helps ease chronic pain. The therapist applies concentrated finger pressure to trigger points (specific areas of intense muscle tension) to break the cycle of spasm and pain.

Tui Na: Uses the traditional Chinese medical theory of the flow of Qi through the meridians as its basic therapeutic orientation. Through the application of massage and manipulation techniques Tui Na seeks to establish a more harmonious flow of Qi through the system of channels and collaterals, allowing the body to naturally heal itself.

Visceral Manipulation is a light, gentle, specifically placed manual force that encourages normal mobility, tone and inherent tissue motion of the viscera and their connective tissues. This affects the individual organs, their functions and the structural integrity of the entire body.

Yoga: Ancient and comprehensive form of spiritual self-discovery. In the broadest sense, yoga practitioners use physical and mental techniques to purify and vitalize the body and mind.

Yoga Therapy: The art and science of healing according to yogic principles. It uses specific techniques designed as a form of therapeutic intervention, specifically directed at an individual’s interrelated systems for balance and harmony.

Yoga Teacher Training: Programs offered to yoga students interested in becoming Certified Yoga Teachers and/or CertifiedYoga Therapists.

Yoga Therapy: A unique complementary & alternative medicine that combines physical therapy & yoga to treat chronic pain conditions.

 

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