Massage
Massage therapy is one of the oldest healthcare practices known. References to massage are found in ancient Chinese medical texts written more than 4,000 years ago. Massage has been advocated in Western healthcare practices since the time of Hippocrates, the “father of medicine.”
Massage therapy is the scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for the purpose of normalizing those tissues and consists of a group of manual techniques that include applying fixed or movable pressure, holding, and/or causing movement to parts of the body. While massage therapy is applied primarily with the hands, sometimes the forearms or elbows are used. These techniques affect the muscular, skeletal, circulatory, lymphatic, nervous, and other systems of the body. The basic philosophy of massage therapy embraces the concept of vis Medicatrix naturae , which means “aiding the ability of the body to heal itself.”
Touch is the fundamental medium of massage therapy. While massage can be described in terms of the type of techniques performed, touch is not used solely in a mechanistic way in massage therapy. Because massage usually involves applying touch with some degree of pressure and movement, the massage therapist must use touch with sensitivity in order to determine the optimal amount of pressure to use for each person. For example, using too much pressure may cause the body to tense up, while using too little may not have enough effect. Touch used with sensitivity also allows the massage therapist to receive useful information via his or her hands about the individual’s body, such as locating areas of muscle tension and other soft tissue problems. Because touch is also a form of communication, sensitive touch can convey a sense of caring to the person receiving massage, enhancing the individual’s sense of self and well being.
Reiki
Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by “laying on hands” and is based on the idea that an unseen “life force energy” flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one’s “life force energy” is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.
The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words – Rei which means “God’s Wisdom or the Higher Power” and Ki which is “life force energy”. So Reiki is actually “spiritually guided life force energy.”
A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind and spirit creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security and wellbeing. Many have reported miraculous results.
Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use. It has been effective in helping virtually every known illness and malady and always creates a beneficial effect. It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery.
Holistic Health Coaching-What is the Flinders Program?
The Discipline of Behavioural Health, originally FHBHRU, at Flinders University has developed a generic set of tools known as The Flinders Chronic Condition Management Program (Flinders Program).
The Flinders Program provides a framework for chronic condition management which includes:
- disease management
- self-management
- coordination
- coaching
The Flinders Program enables clinicians and clients to undertake a structured process that allows for assessment of self-management behaviour, collaborative identification of problems and goal-setting, leading to the development of individualised self-management Care Plans. These Care Plans are important cornerstones in enhancing self-management and in providing self-management support for people with chronic conditions.
Services and Self-Care Investment:
Aromatherapy: $10.00
Add to any session
Relaxation or Scalp, Hand, and Foot Massage
45 min: $60.00
Relaxation or Scalp, Hand, and Foot Massage with Reiki
45 min: $60.00
Relaxation and/or Deep Tissue/Therapeutic Massage:
60 min: $75.00
75 min: $90.00
90 min: $110.00
Reiki Fusion Massage:
60 min: $75.00
75 min: $90.00
90 min: $110.00
Reiki Session:
30 min (zero gravity chair) $45.00
45 min: $60.00
60 min: $75.00
Flinders Coaching Process:
120 min: $150.00
Follow-up Holistic Life Coaching Session:
45 min: $60.00
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Phone: 484-838-5861
Katrina A. Fritz, Massage, Reiki & Life Coaching
Massage therapist/Reiki Master/Holistic Life Coach
Healing Mind, Body and Soul
Allentown, PA
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