The A-Z of Massage and Holistic Therapy Techniques

0 CommentsThursday • September 22, 2011 • by Bianca

Massage, bodywork, and somatic therapies are often complex mixtures of holistic healing practices involving physical, emotional and spiritual components. Therapeutic massage needs don’t only vary from one person to another, but also from day-to-day. That’s why our AMIRA massage therapists are well versed in a whole host of different massage styles and healing modalities so that we are always giving you a bespoke service to suit your needs. Depending on your circumstances our expert therapist will decide on which variations in pressure to implement, technique and areas of focus in order to fulfill your desired outcome. Every visit is a chance for you to explore different possibilities in massage. There are too many massage techniques to choose from (as our A-Z glossary below indicates) but we spend our time understanding all the different techniques and possibilities that will help you reach nirvana – so we know we are always giving you the best service possible.

 

A

ABHYANGA
ACROSAGE
ACU-YOGA
ACUPRESSURE
ACUPUNCTURE
AI CHI (FLOWING AQUATIC ENERGY)
AIKIDO
ALCHEMICAL SYNERGY
ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
ALLOPATHIC MEDICINE
AMMA
ANIMAL MASSAGE
ANMA
APPLIED KINESIOLOGY
APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
AROMATHERAPY
ART THERAPY
ASHIATSU ORIENTAL BAR THERAPY
ASIAN BODYWORK
ASTON-PATTERNING
ASYMMETRIC BODY BALANCING
ATTUNEMENT
AYURVEDA

B

BACH FLOWER REMEDIES
BALINESE MASSAGE
BALNEOTHERAPY
BARBARA BRENNAN HEALING SCIENCE
BART (Bonding and Relaxation Techniques)
BELAVI FACELIFT MASSAGE
BERRYWORK
BINDEGEWEBSMASSAGE
BINDI
BIOENERGY
BIOFEEDBACK
BIOGEOMETRY
BIOMAGNETIC TOUCH HEALING
BIOSONIC REPATTERNING
BIOSYNC
BODY ALIGNMENT
B2B MASSAGE
BODY BODY MASSAGE
BODY2BODY MASSAGE
BODY on BODY MASSAGE
BODY to BODY MASSAGE
BODY IMAGING ENHANCEMENT
BODY LOGIC
BODY ROLLING
BODY-MIND CENTERING
BODY-ORIENTED PSYCHOTHERAPY
BODYTALK
BODYWORK
BONNIE PRUDDEN MYOTHERAPY
BOWEN TECHNIQUE
BRAIN GYM
BREAST MASSAGE
BREATH THERAPY
BREEMA BODYWORK
BUDZEK MEDICAL MASSAGE THERAPY

C

CATHIODERMI
CHAIR MASSAGE
CHAMPISSAGE
CHI NEI TSANG
CHI-GONG
CHINESE MASSAGE
CHRISTOPHER METHOD
COLOR THERAPY
COLORPUNCTURE
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
CONNECTIVE TISSUE MASSAGE
CONSCIOUS BODYWORK
CONTINUUM
CORE ENERGETICS
CORE STRUCTURAL INTEGRATIVE THERAPY
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY
CRANIOSOMATICS
CRYOTHERAPY
CRYSTLEDYNE THERAPY

D

DANCE/MOVEMENT THERAPIES
DANTIEN
DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE
DO-IN
DYNAMIC SPINAL THERAPY

E

EARTH ENERGY HEALING
EMF BALANCING TECHNIQUE
ENDERMOLOGIE
ENERGY FLOW BALANCING
EQUINE MASSAGE
ESALEN MASSAGE
ESOTERIC HEALING
EUCAPNIC BREATH RETRAINING
EUTONY
EXERSSAGE

F

FASCIAL MOBILIZATION
FELDENKRAIS METHOD
FENG SHUI
FIVE-ELEMENT SHIATSU
FLOTATION REPATTERNING
FOOT ZONE THERAPY
FOUR-HAND MASSAGE
FULL BODY MASSAGE

G

GERIATRIC MASSAGE
GRINBERG METHOD
GUA SHA
GUIDED IMAGERY
GYROTONIC

H

HAKOMI INTEGRATIVE SOMATICS
HAKOMI THERAPY
HANNA SOMATIC EDUCATION
HARA
HEALING SOUNDS
HEALING TOUCH
HELLERWORK
HEMME APPROACH
HOLISTIC MEDICINE
HOLOGRAPHIC MEMORY RELEASE
HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK
HOMEOPATHY
HUMA TRANSPERSONAL BODYWORK
HUMAN ENERGY DYNAMICS
HUNA KANE
HYDROTHERAPY
HYPNOTHERAPY

I

INFANT MASSAGE INSTRUCTION
INSIGHT BODYWORK
INTEGRATED KABBALISTIC HEALING
INTEGRATED/ECLECTIC MASSAGE
INTEGRATIVE MANUAL THERAPY
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
INTERACTIVE GUIDED IMAGERY
INTUITIVE WORK
IRIDOLOGY
ISOMETRIC MUSCLE BALANCING

J

JAMU MASSAGE
JAPANESE RESTORATION THERAPY & OKAZAKI LONG-LIFE MASSAGE
JIN SHIN DO
JIN SHIN JYUTSU

K

KENTRO
KINESIOLOGY/APPLIED KINESIOLOGY
KINETIC AWARENESS
KOREAN MARTIAL THERAPY
KRIPALU BODYWORK
KRIYA MASSAGE
KUNDALINI ENERGIZATION

L

LaSTONE THERAPY
LENAIR TECHNIQUE
LIFESTREAM MASSAGE TECHNIQUE
LOMILOMI
LONSDALE METHOD OF LYMPHATIC MASSAGE
LOOYEN WORK
LYMPH DRAINAGE THERAPY
LYPPOSAGE

 

M

M TECHNIQUE
MACROBIOTIC SHIATSU
MAGNET THERAPY.
MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE
MARIEL
MASSAGE & MASSAGE THERAPY
MASSOTHERAPY
MAYA ABDOMINAL MASSAGE
MECHANICAL LINK
MEDICAL MASSAGE
MIDDENDORF BREATHWORK
MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION
MOVEMENT THERAPY
MULTI-DIMENSIONAL MOVEMENT ARTS
MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE
MUSCLE RELEASE TECHNIQUE
MUSCLE TESTING
MYOFASCIAL RELEASE
MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINT THERAPY
MYOMASSOLOGY
MYOPATHIC MUSCULAR THERAPY
MYOPRACTIC MUSCLE THERAPY
MYOSKELETAL ALIGNMENT TECHNIQUE
MYOTHERAPY

N

NAMBUDRIPAD’S ALLERGY ELIMINATION TECHNIQUE
NAPRAPATHY
NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE
NEURAL KINESIOLOGY
NEURO-STRUCTURAL BODYWORK
NEUROMUSCULAR INTEGRATIVE ACTION
NEUROMUSCULAR REPROGRAMMING
NEUROMUSCULAR THERAPY
NIKKON RESTORATIVE MASSAGE (OKAZAKI RESTORATIVE MASSAGE)
NUAD BO RARN
NUAT THAI

O

OHASHIATSU
ON-SITE MASSAGE
ONCOLOGY MASSAGE
ONE LIGHT HEALING TOUCH
ONSEN TECHNIQUE
ORTHO-BIONOMY
ORTHOPEDIC MASSAGE
OSTEOKINETICS
OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

P

PFRIMMER DEEP MUSCLE THERAPY
PHOENIX RISING YOGA THERAPY
PHYSIOHELANICS
PHYTOTHERAPY
PILATES METHOD
POINT HOLDING
POLARITY THERAPY
POSTURAL INTEGRATION & ENERGETIC INTEGRATION
PRANIC HEALING
PRENATAL/PREGNANCY MASSAGE
PROCESS ACUPRESSURE
PUSH THERAPY

Q

QIGONG
QIGONG MERIDIAN THERAPY
QUANTUM ENERGETICS
QUANTUM-TOUCH

R

RADIANCE TECHNIQUE
RADIX
RAINDROP TECHNIQUE
RAYID METHOD
REBALANCING
REFLECTIVE HEALING
REFLEXOGNOSY
REFLEXOLOGY
REICHIAN RELEASE
REIKI HEALING–USUI SYSTEM
REIKI-ALCHEMIA
REPOSTURING DYNAMICS
RESONANT KINESIOLOGY
RESTORATION THERAPY
RO-HUN TRANSFORMATION THERAPY
ROLFING STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION
ROSEN METHOD BODYWORK
RUBENFELD SYNERGY METHOD
RUSSIAN MASSAGE (RUSSIAN SPORTS MASSAGE)

S

SEATED MASSAGE
SHADOW INTEGRATION
SHEN THERAPY
SHIAT-SURF
SHIATSU
SHINKIKO
SOFT TISSUE RELEASE
SOMA
SOMA NEUROMUSCULAR INTEGRATION
SOMATIC EDUCATION
SOMATIC EXPERIENCING
SOMATIC PSYCHOLOGY
SOMATIC THERAPY
SOMATO EMOTIONAL RELEASE
SOUND THERAPY
SPA THERAPIES
SPINAL RELEASE
SPIRITUAL MASSAGE HEALING
SPORTS MASSAGE
ST. JOHN’S NEUROMUSCULAR THERAPY
STRAIN/COUNTERSTRAIN
STRUCTURAL ENERGETIC THERAPY
STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION
SWEDISH MASSAGE
SYNTROPY INSIGHT BODYWORK

T

T’AI CHI CHIH
T’AI CHI CHUAN
TAIKYO SHIATSU
TANTSU TANTRIC SHIATSU
TARA APPROACH
TERA-MAI SEICHEM
THAI MASSAGE
THALASSOTHERAPY
THERAPEUTIC TOUCH
TIBETAN POINT HOLDING
TOUCH FOR HEALTH
TOUCHABILITIES
TRAGER APPROACH
TRAUMA TOUCH THERAPY
TRIGGER POINT MYOTHERAPY
TUI NA
TURAYA TOUCH SYSTEM

U

UNIFIED FIELD THERAPY
UNTIE

V

VIBRATIONAL HEALING MASSAGE THERAPY
VISCERAL MANIPULATION
VITAFLEX
VORTEXHEALING ENERGETIC THERAPY

W

WATSU

Y

YOGA
YOGASSAGE

Z

ZEN BODY THERAPY
ZEN SHIATSU
ZERO BALANCING

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