Tag: bodywork
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Bodywork vs. Massage Therapy: Understanding the Key Differences
Bodywork vs. Massage Therapy: The Differences, the Overlap, and the Beautiful Middle Ground at Malee Most people come to their first session thinking they need to choose between massage therapy and bodywork. But at Malee, the truth is more nuanced — and far more empowering. These two worlds overlap, diverge, and ultimately weave together into…
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Preventative and Complementary Care: Massage Therapy & Alternative Health
MASSAGE THERAPY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE AS PREVENTATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY CARE IN TODAY’S SOCIETY. By incorporating regular massage sessions into your wellness routine, you can enjoy a multitude of health benefits that improve your overall quality of life. People of all ages are turning to massage therapy to relieve everyday stress and help maintain health…
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Thai Massage
What is Thai Massage? Unlike Western massage styles, the Thai Massage is provided on a padded floor mat with the recipient fully dressed. Elbows, feet, knees and forearms are used to execute specific strokes and manipulations, making the experience quite physical for both parties. Rhythmic compressions, rolling of limbs, pulsing controlled pressure points and gentle rocking…
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Traditional Tok Sen
What is Tok Sen Therapy? The gentle knock knock, knock-knock of the wooden mallet tapping the wedge into muscles vibrating deep into the body while providing sound therapy to calm nerves and deepen relaxation. “Tok,” meaning ‘to hit’ and “Sen,” refers to the energy pathways within the body. It is said that the origin of Tok Sen Therapy style of bodywork…
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Herbal Ball Treatment
What is an Herbal Ball Treatment? Customarily, a Thai Herbal Ball (HB) contains specific Southeast Asian herbs such as tamarind, kaffir leaves, lemongrass, plai root, and other ingredients. Sometimes the ingredients for this pressing herbal sphere may differ in different parts of the world. __________________________________________________________________ Benefits of an Herbal Ball Treatment — Helps radiate heat…
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Polarity Energy Therapy
What is Polarity Energy Therapy? The practice of invigorating and balancing the flow of life-energy or prana within the human being. The fundamental law of nature, polarity; attraction of opposites through a balanced mid-point. The human body has positive and negative pulse and currents of energy flowing, constantly. Polarity focuses on a very subtle, high-frequency energy –…