ACUPRESSURE | back to top

TECHNIQUE: Pressure is applied to specific points on the body to stimulate the meridian system within the body to bring about relief by rebalancing yin, yang and qi (also spelled "chi").

POTENTIAL BENEFITS: Weight loss, Anti-nausea, and Analgesic.

AROMATHERAPY | back to top

BACKGROUND: Aromatherapy has been around for 6000 years or more. The Greeks, Romans, and ancient Egyptians all used aromatherapy oils. The word "aromatherapy" was first used in the 1920s by French chemist René-Maurice Gattefossé, who devoted his life to researching the healing properties of essential oils after an accident in his perfume laboratory.

TECHNIQUE: Administered topically through various forms or inhaled, essential oils stimulate the olfactory nerves in the nose to bring about a sense of calm.

POTENTIAL  BENEFITS: Antibacterial, Antiviral, Antifungal, Anxiolytic, Antispasmotic, Invigoration,  and Antioxidant.

ASIAN BODY THERAPY | back to top

BACKGROUND: Traditional Chinese medicine that targets ‘chi nei tsang,’ or for the internal organ of chi, to restore the flow of qi within the body.  This in intended to create balance between mind, body, and spirit, thus restoring health and calming within the body. 

TECHNIQUE: There are various techniques used to enhance the flow of qi within the body, like acupressure and acupuncture.  But by targeting specific points on the body, the asian body therapist can bring about balance between mind, body, and spirit.

POTENTIAL BENEFITS: Balancing of organ function, calming, anti-nausea, and pain relief

BACH FLOWERS | back to top

BACKGROUND: Bach flower remedies are dilutions of flower material developed by Edward Bach, an English physician and homeopath, in the 1930s.

TECHNIQUE: Remedies are recommended by a trained Bach flower practitioner after an interview. An individual may also choose the combination they feel best suits their situation. Each remedy is used alone or in conjunction with other remedies, Remedies are usually taken orally.

CLINICAL HYPNOTHERAPY | back to top

TECHNIQUE:  Linda uses a few techniques of clinical hypnotherapy for clients.  1) Guided imagery - a method by which the subject is given a new relaxing and beneficial experience. 2) Mental state - people are more receptive while relaxed, sleeping, or in a trance. 3) Hypnoanalysis - the client recalls moments from his/her past, confronting them and releasing associated emotions, similar to psychoanalysis. 4) Visualization - being told to imagine or visualize a desired outcome seems to make it more likely to actually occur.

POTENTIAL BENEFITS:  Behavior, emotion, and attitude modifications, including the change of dysfunctional habits, anxiety, stress-related illness, pain management, and personal development.

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY | back to top

TECHNIQUE: Craniosacral therapy is a method used by massage therapists who manually apply a subtle movement of the spinal and cranial bones in an attempt to bring the central nervous system into harmony. This therapy involves assessing and addressing the movement of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which can be restricted by trauma to the body, such as through falls, accidents, and general nervous tension.

POTENTIAL BENEFITS: Mental stress relief, neck and back pain relief, including migraines, TMJ syndrome, and even chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia.

HEATED STONE MASSAGE| back to top

BACKGROUND: The use of hot stones for healing has been discovered to exist among humankind anciently. It is believed by many historians that heated stones preceded needles in the acupressure healing form of acupuncture. In Japan in the 8th century B.C., these stones were used to relieve pain, reduce stress and anxiety, and heal digestive problems.

TECHNIQUE: Several balast river stones are heated, then placed strategically on the body. Pressure may also be applied by the massage therapist where the stones lie to promote further relaxation and healing.

POTENTIAL BENEFITS: Relief from chronic stress-related issues, detoxification, and improved blood circulation. In addition it provides "balancing, centering, and grounding."

HOMEOPATHY | back to top

BACKGROUND: Samuel Hahnemann conceived of homeopathy while translating a Scottish Journal. Hahnemann came to believe that all effective drugs produce symptoms in healthy individuals similar to those of the diseases that they can treat. This later became known as the "law of similars", the most important concept of homeopathy. Homeopathic practitioners contend that an ill person can be treated using a substance that can produce, in a healthy person, symptoms similar to those of the illness.  In other words, homeopathy is of the philosophy that “like cures like.”

TECHNIQUE: Homeopathic practitioners rely on two types of reference when prescribing remedies. The Homeopathic Materia Medicae which is comprised of alphabetical indexes that describe the symptom patterns associated with individual remedies. They also rely on homeopathic repertories which consist of indexes of symptoms of diseases and listing remedies associated with specific symptoms.

POTENTIAL BENEFITS: Relief from various illnesses on an emotional and physical level.

LYMPH DRAINAGE | back to top

BACKGROUND: Lymph Drainage was developed by Bruno Chikly, M.D, Doctor Chikly earned his Doctorate at Saint Antoine hospital in France.  He wrote his doctoral thesis on Lymph drainage and it won the Medal of the medical Facility of Paris. He also studied Oriental medicine for 10 years, he learned Acupressure, CranioSacral, Spinal Release, and various others.

TECHNIQUE:  When using this healing method, therapists will use their hands to massage the various lymph areas in the body to stimulate movement of fluids.

POTENTIAL BENEFITS: Relief of chronic pain, Body Detoxification, Reduction in edemas, and Anti-aging effects.

MASSAGE THERAPY | back to top

BACKGROUND: Writings on massage have been found in many ancient civilizations such as Rome, Greece, Japan, China, Egypt, and India. Massage started to become popular in the United States in the middle part of the 1800s.  During the 1930s and 1940s massage's influence decreased because of recent medical advancement, while in the 1970s massage's influence grew once again with a notable rise among athletes.

TECHNIQUE: Massage involves acting and manipulating the patient's body with pressure, tension, motion, or vibration done manually. Target tissues may include muscles, tendons, ligaments, skin, joints, or other connective tissue, as well as lymphatic vessels, and/or organs of the gastrointestinal system. Massage can be applied with the hands, fingers, elbows, forearm, and feet.

POTENTIAL BENEFITS: Massage helps with pain relief due to musculoskeletal injuries and other injuries, massage can also relieve tension headaches, reduce state anxiety, stimulates the immune system and reduce blood pressure and heart rate as temporary effects.

REFLEXOLOGY | back to top

BACKGROUND: Reflexology was further developed by Eunice D. Ingham (1899-1974), a nurse and physiotherapist, in the 1930s and 1940s. Ingham claimed that the feet and hands were especially sensitive and mapped the entire body into "reflexes" on the feet.

TECHNIQUE: Massage, squeeze, or push on parts of the feet, and sometimes the hands and ears, to promote the lymphatic flow within the body and dissolve uric acid crystals. 

POTENTIAL BENEFITS:  Stress and pain relief, Release of endorphins, the promotion of lymphatic flow in the body or the dissolving of uric acid crystals.

SOMATOEMOTIONAL RELEASE | back to top

BACKGROUND: A muscle release technique based on the premise that muscular restrictions harbor emotional problems. In other words, emotional problems can manifest themselves through physical pain and discomfort. Somatoemotional release provides a solution to both emotional issues and their related physical manifestation.

TECHNIQUE: When clients feel like they are in a safe place and can ‘listen’ to their own body, they are assisted in releasing these restricted emotions while receiving craniosacral and massage therapy.