Posted on September 8, 2007 in Massage Basics
Massage therapy helps you get a better health. There are several other best complimentary therapies for your overall well-being. Here we list them according to how they help you get a better mind, body and body and mind.
Best Complementary Therapies for A Healthy Mind
When you are in a negative state of mind, it makes you feel stressed and it weill have corresponding negative impact on your physical health also. Here we suggest you the following best complementary therapies that can help you get a better and healthy mind.
Shamanic healing or aboriginal healing
In aboriginal or shamanic healing, a spirit guide passes healing energy to the recipient. This helps address the spiritual cause of illness, before attempting a cure. In this technique herbs are commonly used to heal a wide range of emotional and physical illnesses.
Chakra Balancing
Chakra balancing and also other energy therapies like energy work help in balancing the energy flow between seven main energy centers or charkas along the human spine.
Energy Healing
Our body has energy flowing all over it. Most of the times the energy flow is disturbed and sometimes turn negative because of many unhappy or negative events that happen in one’s life. Energy healing benefits you by balancing the energy flow and eliminating the negative energies.
Best Complementary Therapies for A Healthy Body
Physical health is very important for anyone, because it is your body that has to be healthy for your mind to be healthy. Here are some very prominent complimentary therapies for you get a healthy and strong body.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a very old Chinese medical practice. In acupuncture, very fine and solid needles are inserted at meridians, the energy centers in the body. The needles help clear the energy imbalances.
Reflexology
Reflexology is an ancient healing art that is based on the principle that human feet and hands have reflexes that correspond to every part, organ and gland in the body. Based on this idea, human body is divided into ten vertical zones. Every zone is linked to reflexes on the hands and feet. When you apply pressure to these zones, you can find a positive response in other areas and organs of the body.
Quantum Touch
Quantum touch is an energy healing technique in which simple breathing techniques are used to help realign the neck and spin. This benefits other organs and also the body as a whole. This technique is mainly used to speed up the recovery process and healing of bone problems.
Best Body-Mind Complementary Therapies
Many of the body-mind complementary therapies help correct the lifestyle imbalance. Here are some important and very much useful body mind complementary therapies.
Ayurveda
Ayurveda is an age-old medicine technique means that focuses mainly on keeping a person healthy rather than curing a disease. In Ayurveda there many techniques and treatments to diagnose and cure the most difficult and problematic health issues. That is the reason Ayurveda is considered as the most prominent complementary therapy.
Reiki
Reiki is mainly focused on channeling the universal life energy in a human being. Reiki is a form of faith healing and complementary therapy that can heal any health problem through divine enlightenment.
Tai Chi
Tai chi is based on the principle of restoring the body’s natural balance. Western tai chi is a combination of yoga and mediation set in motion. In this technique there are a sequence of movements, which resemble those of martial arts. Tai chi is a great meditative exercise for the body and mind.
