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Holistic Life Coaching: All You Need to Know
Jul 15, 2010
What is Holistic Life Coaching? Holistic life coaching is a more integrated approach to life coaching, and typically examines all aspects of an individual’s life. Holistic life coaching is beneficial for individuals wanting to make a change to their...Holistic Pulsing: What is it & what it does?
Jul 08, 2010
Holistic Pulsing is a natural therapy aimed at harmonising our lives via gentle touching and rhythmic rocking. It can therefore be considered a branch of bodywork with some features in common with massage and osteopathy. Holistic Pulsing primary...Protecting the Pose – Safeguarding the Yoga Tradition
Jul 07, 2010
Yoga purists and Indian institutions contend that yoga is under siege, with the seemingly endless proliferation of yoga styles and the attempts by some to patent and copyright their brand of the ancient meditative discipline. In a move to protect the...Watsu 101: What is Water Shiatsu?
Jul 07, 2010
What is watsu? The term Watsu is derived from the combined words water and shiatsu. Developed in 1980 by Harold Dull, Watsu is a passive form of bodywork that draws on techniques from zen shiatsu, yoga, the Alexander Technique and meditation to stimulate...Low Impact Water Pilates
Jul 07, 2010
If you are looking for a form of exercise that is fun, challenging, and puts absolutely no strain on your back or joints, why not consider Water Pilates? It may not be something that you've heard of before but you'd be surprised at just how effective...Pilates for Ageing
Jul 06, 2010
As we get older, it is important to keep up regular exercise in order to reduce the effects of ageing and keep the body stronger for longer. Gentle yet effective exercise is needed so as not to place unnecessary stress on the joints and one of the most...Acupuncture for Infants and Children
Jul 06, 2010
Acupuncture is a safe, alternative form of preventative medicine that works to strengthen the child and reduce symptoms of negative behavioral patterns and disease. Please read on for more information. What is Acupuncture? Acupuncture is ancient Chinese...The Truth About Fasting
Jul 06, 2010
What is Fasting? Fasting has been practiced for eons as a spiritual or religious practice that cleanses and detoxifies the mind and body. It involves avoiding all food and most beverages for a set period of time, which may be anywhere from three to thirty...The Six Sensations of Taste
Jul 05, 2010
What is Taste? Taste has traditionally been defined as the five tastes interpreted your tongues taste buds - bitterness, saltiness, sourness, sweetness and savouriness. More recently however, the term has expanded to include the official sixth sensation...Geriatric Massage Therapy: Benefits of Massage Therapy for Elderly
Jul 02, 2010
Geriatric massage, or massage therapy for seniors, is increasingly becoming popular due to the rising number of ageing baby boomers. This massage style serves as an excellent alternative for seniors who are finding ways to resolve any physical problem...Myofascial Dry Needling 101
Jul 02, 2010
Do you suffer from pain but don’t want to rely on conventional ways to alleviate it such as using painkillers? There is a great therapy called myofascial dry needling that can be of help. Not to be confused with acupuncture, myofascial dry needling...Colonic Irrigation and Weight Loss
Jun 29, 2010
Colonic irrigation treatment, together with a balanced diet and exercise can assist in weight loss. The treatment is designed to remove toxins, faecal matter and food residue from the colon and encourage digestive tract health and functioning. Unwanted...Benefits of Baby Massage
Jun 28, 2010
Baby massage is the perfect way to help you to bond with your new baby and also help to stimulate their physical and emotional growth, as well as stimulating their awareness through the sense of touch. As well as benefitting the baby, baby massage...The Benefits of Infant Massage
Jun 21, 2010
Infant massage was introduced to the Western world in the 1970s by Vimala McClure, who spent many years working in Indian orphanages. After using the Indian infant massage techniques with her own babies, Vimala McClure published “Infant Massage: A...What You Need to Know About a Water Birth
Jun 16, 2010
A water birth is a relaxing setting and medium for mothers and newborn babies alike. Water and the buoyancy it provides significantly reduces the physical stress of labour and child birth. Water births are offered in some hospital birth centres and...The Benefits of Indian Head Massage
Jun 16, 2010
What is Indian Head Massage? The Indian Head Massage is a form of alternative medicine massage therapy that originated in India thousands of years ago. It is deep style a massage derived from the ancient healing system of Ayurveda that focuses on the...What Are Enneagrams?
Jun 11, 2010
What is the Enneagram An enneagram is any nine-point shape that was originally defined by the Sufi tradition of sacred geometry. The most renown Enneagram systems the Sufi's devised was an Enneagram of the Passions, which can be applied in the description...What is Total Body Modification?
Jun 11, 2010
What is Total Body Modification (TBM)? Total Body Modification (TBM) is an advanced technique in kinesiology that evaluates, rebalances and restores energy imbalances in the organs and functions of the body that need correction before a person can...What is Coaching?
Jun 11, 2010
Coaching is a great tool that can be used in both your personal and professional lives to help you achieve any goals that you may have. It is accessible and can make the world of difference to your life. If you think it's something that may be of...Learning About Energy Healing
Jun 11, 2010
If you are feeling ill, run down, or just out of sorts physically or mentally, you don’t have to just put up with it. Nor do you have to go to your local GP. There are some great energy healing therapies that will put that spring back into your step, improve...
