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Shiatsu Bodywork
Shiatsu has its roots in the Chinese healing systems. It was later adopted and developed by the Japanese after the introduction of Chen (Zen) Buddhism, aspects of Chinese philosophy and culture, and Chinese medicine into Japan in the Sixth Century. … Continue reading
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Tagged acupressure, Acupressure Shiatsu, Amna, buddhism, Chen Zen Buddhism, Japan, Katsusuke, Katsusuke Serizawa, ki, Masunaga, Namikoshi, Namikoshi Style, Nippon Style Shiatsu, Qi, Serizawa, shiatsu, Shiatsu Institute of Therapy, TCM, Tokujiro Namikoshi, tsubo, tsubos, Zen Shiatsu
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Using Imagery
The images we form in our mind are, if we did but know it, one of our greatest inner resources. In nursing practice in recent years there has been a growing appreciation of the integration of body, mind and spirit … Continue reading
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Tagged guided imagery, imagary, interactive imagework, meditation, PNI, psychoneuroimmunology, Vernon Templemore, visualisation
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Shiatsu for health and wellbeing
Shiatsu (pronounced shee-at-soo) is a Japanese word meaning finger pressure and is the name created early in the 20th century for this gentle, efficient, healing technique. The Japanese Government recognised Shiatsu as a valuable part of their health system over … Continue reading
Shiatsu Therapy
SHIATSU (meaning “finger pressure”) – is a Japanese therapy whose roots can be traced back to Chinese medical traditions and the Japanese massage know as Amna. Shiatsu combines Western knowledge of anatomy and physiology with the wisdom of, ancient, Eastern … Continue reading
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Tagged acupressure, acupuncture points, Amna, shiatsu, stress, TCM, tension, traditionalchinese medicine, Zen Shiatsu
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Crystal Therapy
Crystal Therapy is rapidly gaining recognition as a major player in the field of complementary medicine. Because of their regular structure, crystals can carry and amplify energy and it is this similarity to the crystalline structures in our own bodies … Continue reading
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Tagged Crystal Healing, Crystal Therapy, Historical Context, Traditional Chinese
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Hypnotherapy – What it is really about?
Hypnosis is widely used in the private health sector and to an increasing degree in the NHS. It is an effective, non-invasive treatment with few risks or side effects and is wholly holistic in its approach. Yet it is still … Continue reading
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Tagged Deep hypnosis, EEG, Hypnoidal, hypnosis, hypnotherapy, Light hypnosis, Medium depth hypnosis, NHS, regression, somnambulism, trance
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Fundamentals of NLP
If you could make some changes to your life…which of these would you choose? Be more successful at work. Be rid of unwanted habits. Feel more confident & well. Let go of past trauma & regret..Improve relationships. Discover what is … Continue reading
Chiropractic and N.E.T.
Chiropractic is a primary healthcare discipline, which emphasizes the inherent recuperative power of the body to heal itself without the use of drugs and surgery. The focus of chiropractic is on the relationship between structure (primarily the spine) and function … Continue reading
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Tagged Chiropractic, Ivan Pavlov, NEAT, NET, Neuro Emotional Technique, One Patient
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The Bowen Technique
A relatively new therapy to Britain called the Bowen Technique is becoming ever more popular with patients who attend holistic and complementary health centres. The Bowen Technique was developed in Geelong, near Melbourne in Australia, by Mr Tom Bowen and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bowen Moves, Bowen Technique, Mr Bowen, Mr Tom Bowen, Ossie Rentsch
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Aromatherapy for Sports people
I work alongside the physiotherapist of a successful, Junior League, football club, it was agreed that it would be of interest to see if the introduction of essential oils into my sports massage work would make any perceptible difference to … Continue reading