Posted October 25th, 2008
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f you are too fed up with the traditional massage an Israeli health and beauty spa has a solution for you - a snake massage. Ada Barak’s spa in northern Israel is offering a special massage in which six non-venomous snakes are let to slither on their aching muscles and joints.
Barak uses California and Florida king snakes, corn snakes and milk snakes in her treatments, which she said were inspired by her belief that once people get over any initial misgivings, they find physical contact with the creatures to be soothing.
Large reptiles are told to be good for deep tissue massage while their smaller counterparts are said to be ideal for delicate areas such as face. The spa treats clients with snakes to relax aching muscles and joints for about $70.
Tags: massage, snake, spa Posted in Facilities
Posted October 20th, 2008
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According to a research recently published in the 12th issues of the Massage Magazine one brief massage per day provided during day care throughout a one-year period, significantly decreased aggressive and deviant behavior among preschool children.
The study evaluated the effects of massage therapy on 110 children who scored high for behavior problems on the Child Behavior Checklist. hese children were selected from nine day-care centers throughout Sweden, and they were mostly between ages 4 and 5.
A full report on this research “Massage decreases aggression in preschool children: a long-term study” will run in the December issue of Massage Magazine.
Tags: aggressivity, preschool Posted in Studies
Posted October 17th, 2008
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National Massage Therapy Awareness Week starts October 19th and last to October 25th. The purpose of this week is to raise public awareness of the benefits of therapeutic massage and encourage people to take the extra time to care for their health through massage.
Therapeutic massage helps to balance the effects of stress in our lives and to avoid stress-related disease and dysfunction. It can aid in specific acute or chronic situations that cause unique physical, mental and systematic challenges.
The National Massage Therapy Awareness Week is sponsored by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA).
Tags: AMTA, massage therapy Posted in Community, Events
Posted October 8th, 2008
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The abdominal area holds many important organs. The most powerful energy centre in the body is located two fingers’ width down from the navel. This is the place the first cell of body is formed. According to this philosophy, unprocessed emotions get stored in the abdominal area.
Chi Nei Tsang, a Tao healing art based on the principles of an ancient Chinese medicine, is a massage of series of points around vital areas of the body. This increases the energy flow to specific organs.
There are some stories Chi Nei Tsang to remove for example many years lasted chronic backache. True or not - massaging the intestines helps digestion and eliminate constipation.
Tags: abdomen, healing Posted in Health