By Emily Cronkleton — 2018
There are several types of massage that focus on different parts of the body or healing approaches. Massage is the practice of rubbing and kneading the body using the hands.
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The uneven surfaces of stone paths are commonly used for wellness as "reflexology paths," although you can get the same beneficial effects from any uneven stone pathway.
From the lightest massage to the deepest structural therapy, from the physical to the energetic, find your match.
While these manufactured drugs have certainly become paramount in our lives, it can be comforting to know that the power of nature is on our side, and these herbal choices are available to complement our health practices. But the extent of the power they hold is also still being explored.
In our own era of mysterious diseases, the supposition that some plants might cure the human organs they most resemble is surfacing once more.
Much more than a wellness fad, people have used essential oils for over 5,000 years. In ancient medicine, these oils—which are made from the distilled extracts from plant flowers, leaves, bark, roots, resin and peels—were used in aromatherapy practices to treat many ailments and invigorate the body.
Reflexology (or foot reflexology) is a therapy based on the principle that there are small and specific areas of innervation in the hands and feet that correspond to specific muscle groups or organs of the body.
Reflexologists believe that reflex points on the feet, hands and ears correspond to different body organs and systems, and that pressing them has a beneficial effect on a person's health. Reflexology is sometimes used by people with multiple sclerosis.
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Reflexology is commonly associated with the feet, while the possibilities of the hands are often overlooked. This is completely unjustified since hand reflexology is just as effective as foot reflexology.
So much of life happens unexpectedly. For me, one unexpected turn started with a phone call from a friend of a friend who also had multiple sclerosis (MS).
After locating Neal's Yard Remedies on Upper Street, Islington, on a blustery winter's evening, it was a relief to step into the soothing surrounds of the Calm and Clear complementary therapies clinic, nestled at the back of the store.