January 11, 2008 – 2:37 pm
Massage stone therapy is a holistic medicine technique that has its origins in ancient Chinese medicine. The technique involves the use of heated basalt (volcanic) stones together with cool, harder stones which are placed on certain parts of the body, and together with various massage techniques influences the energy centers of the body and helps [...]
January 9, 2008 – 3:44 pm
The art of body massage has been around sine pre-historic cave men found relief by rubbing a sprained leg or ankle. Throughout the ages, various forms of massage have been practiced by virtually all civilizations. The most common ones in practice today are either various forms of European or Swedish massage, and those originating in [...]
October 22, 2007 – 7:42 am
Hawaiian massage techniques, often known as Lomi Lomi , the Hawaiian term for masseur or masseuse, originated in the tribal folkways of the Polynesian people who originally settled the Hawaiian Islands more than 1,000 years ago . The practice comes from an ancient Hawaiian philosophy known as huna, or healing. This unique type of [...]
August 23, 2007 – 6:11 pm
Many people who sit long hours in front of a personal computer complain of pains in their neck, shoulders and forearms. Neck and shoulder pains used to be quite common among athletes and those who carry back or shoulder packs or satchels, such as postmen.
These aches and pains can be reduced significantly, and even [...]
August 11, 2007 – 4:44 pm
Of all types of massage techniques, what is known as Swedish massage is probably the most commonly known. Introduced by a Swedish physiologist named Henri Peter Ling at the University of Stockholm in 1812, Swedish massage is used to improve circulation and ease muscle aches and tension. The technique involves the use of a number [...]
Asian massage techniques, including Chinese and Japanese massage, ( Shitatsu and Tui-Na), Indian, Javanese and Thai, have been in existence for more than two thousand years. These techniques, intended to release energy, cleanse the body of impurities, and strengthen the nervous and muscular skeletal system. Many of these techniques are linked to various religious [...]
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