Natural Therapy Centre Westport 3.34

Aromatherapy......
is the ancient art of using natural pure essential oils to promote andmaintain health and vitality of body, mind and spirit. Essential oils are the life force
of plants and are highly concentrated aromatic and volatile substances with many
healing properties. The oils are absorbed into the body with the assistance of a
relaxing massage. Personal blends may also be prepared for home use.

CranioSacral Therapy
is a gentle, light touch method of evaluating and enhancing
the Craniofacial system. This is a semi-closed hydraulic system involving the
meningeal membrane which envelops the whole brain and spinal cord in each of us.
Cerebrospinal fluid serves as a lubricant between the three layers of membranes of the meningeal system as they move in relation to each other. Skull motion also responds to the rise and fall of the cerebrospinal fluid, restrictions of movement in the skull and the spine can result in local or distant pain.
Craniosacral therapy also facilitates the release of fascial restrictions which may
cause chronic pain, arthritis and joint pain, low energy, headaches, neuralgia, tinnitus, temporomandibular joint syndrome and traumatic injuries. Treating children with Craniosacral therapy can have positive effects on colic, feeding or sleeping problems, development delay and hyperactivity. For more information www.upledger.com

Massage.......
Maeve is qualified in holistic, Swedish, Indian head massage and remedial massage techniques, which the tailor to suit individual needs

Reflexology......
is the ancient practice of using specific pressure points on the feet
to enhance the natural healing abilities of corresponding organs and glands. By
balancing the body’s energy flows, reflexology encourages self-healing. For best
results it is recommended that six-ten treatments are book for consecutive weeks. For more information www.reflexology.ie

Acupuncture .....
has been developing in china for 5,000 years. Since 1950. Chinese
universities in conjunction with the world health organisation have continued to
thoroughly research and develop it under modern scientific controls. Nowadays,
skilled physicians’ world-wide, use it in the treatment of a vast range of medical and
surgical problems.
How does acupuncture work?
All Chinese medicine is guided by the meridian theory, the study of a system of
electrical pathways which flows over the body surface, connecting to the various
internal organs. While these meridians cannot be seen, their locations and the
positions of the acupuncture points which lie along them can be detected by sensitive
touch, measurement of electrical skin resistance, or by specialised systems of
photography. Science is only recently grudgingly confirming what the Chinese have
asserted for millennia.
Acupuncture influences the flow of bio-electricity or “QI” along these pathways. This
in turn challenges the organism to regulate systems or functions which have become
over-active or under-active, this restoring the normal physiological balance. Natural
immune and repair mechanisms are strengthened and harmonised so that the function
or resistance to infection and repair are enhanced.
All the systems of the body depend utterly on free flow of fluid and electricity. It
becomes clear to see how important to medicine a practice is, which can so strongly
influence almost every aspect of the entire organism.


Reki......
is the Japanese word for “universal life force energy” Reki is a hand’s on healing
therapy which accelerates that body’s own natural ability to heal itself. You are fully clothed for this treatment while healing energy flows through the therapist’s hands that are gently placed on or above the body. Expect to feel relaxed during and after treatment.

Ear Coning.....
The practice of ear coning is not new, its history spans hundreds of years in such
places as India, china, Egypt and Native American healing arts. It is a method of
bringing an enhanced state of health to the person by bringing balance into each ear,nose, throat and sinus areas. The ear canal is vulnerable to accumulation of wax,debris, Candida yeast, mould and mucus build-up, which ear candling removes. It is consistently beneficial for:
Ear pressure when flying or diving
Relief from water in ear after swimming
Sinus congestion
Improved mucous drainage

Somato emotional release.....
“soma” coming from the Greek word meaning body, isbased on the concept that the body and all of its tissues and cells have an independent yet integrated consciousness. Working with this consciousness can facilitate change on a deep emotional and physical level and can be integrated during a craniosacral treatment when appropriate.

Visceral manipulation........
is a manual therapy consisting of specifically placed manual
forces that encourage normal mobility-tone and inherent tissue motion of the viscera (internal organs) and their connective tissues. This manipulations have thepotential to benefit normal physiological functions or individual organs-i.e. bowel, tissue, kidneys, stomach, the system they function within and the structural integrity of the entire body.