Can you remember when you last had a massage? “Healing begins with an aromatic bath and daily massage” – Hippocrates I view self-care as restorative. It is essential to make us strong, and to keep illness and stress at bay. Maintaining our health and well-being can be a little bit of a battle, but regular massage and reflexology treatments can...
Continue ReadingEssential oils are a lovely way to create atmosphere and to promote your health during the Christmas season. When I think of Christmas the scents that come to mind for me are that wonderful Christmas tree smell, orange, cinnamon and clove. If you are trying to capture the woody scent of a real tree make sure you buy spruce essential...
Continue ReadingAmatsu as practiced in Ireland is a modern, up-to-date adaptation of the ancient Japanese therapy which works with the body’s soft tissue (muscles, tendons, ligaments and organs) to help re-align and re-balance other key mechanical and energetic structures (e.g. the spine, bones, joints, cranium and meridian circuits). It’s a non-invasive technique and there are no manipulations of the spine/body or...
Continue ReadingTroubled times can call on us to take special care of ourselves. Shiatsu nourishes the body, mind and spirit in a deeply relaxing and restoring way. Treatments are given through the clothes in a calm and caring atmosphere. Many clients describe a shiatsu treatment as like being put back together again Cross-European scientific research (Long, A. 2008) proves shiatsu to...
Continue ReadingWhat is Complementary Healthcare? This name was initially coined to represent the therapies that could work side by side or add to GP care/conventional medicine. It is now taken to mean a broad range of therapies.# What is Integrative Healthcare? In the integrative model different models of healthcare are brought together. This is based on the dual assumption that different...
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