Different Types of Reiki Treatments
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Reiki is a holistic treatment. This means that it can be used to treat ailments in the entire body as well as in the mind and in the spirit. While all of these things are possible with [...]
Should We Be Skeptical of Iridology?
It is believed that the human iris cannot change during the course of a person’s life. The iris forms when the person is still in the uterus, and though there can be some color changes within the iris during the first year of a person’s life, this is generally the only natural change that [...]
Reflexology: Agony of De-Feet (and Hands)
Reflexology is a fascinating practice that involves massage-like therapies on the body to induce specific physical responses in the patient. Reflexologists use pressure and rubbing techniques much like massage therapists do. But the reflexologist is limited to the hands and feet, where a massage therapist concentrates on the entire body.
Reflexologists go by reflexology [...]
Consistency and Reflexology
With most therapies, whether they are traditional medical therapies, physical therapies, alternative therapies, or natural therapies, consistency is key. Keeping up with treatments that help you feel better and lessen or relieve your symptoms is the ideal way to help your body deal with an illness.
Reflexology, like other alternative therapies such as massage therapy, [...]
Essential Oil Blends and Their Use in Aromatherapy
People who seek aromatherapy treatments generally are looking for either a way to organically treat an emotional disturbance, or a way to enhance another alternative medical treatment. While the use of aromatherapy in conjunction with other alternative medicine therapies is generally overseen by the practitioner of the other therapy (i.e. an acupuncturist or a [...]
Music Therapy and Your Physical Wellbeing
Music therapy has become more and more popular over the last few years in part because the medical community is giving it more attention that it had before. Many hospitals actually have professional music therapists on staff who help admitted hospital patients with their symptoms through the practice of music therapy. The fact [...]
Rolfing and Yoga: Are There Drawbacks?
There has always been a lot of controversy over natural healing and alternative medicines. And while some of the criticisms are founded in actual concern for the patient � such as physicians being concerned that seriously ill people will not seek traditional medical help – other criticisms are not realistic.
There has been [...]
Healing Your Body Naturally: Detoxification
Everyone has heard of detoxifying diets. They are all the rage now, and a person can find about one hundred different books on the subject at any bookstore. And while it might seem like a trendy or fad diet, there are actually quite a few reasons why a detox diet might be a [...]
Meditating On Meditation
Meditation is the practice of concentrating one’s thoughts and awareness on a specific thought. This concentration may not seem like something that could in any way affect a person’s health, but in fact studies and thorough research has shown that in fact meditation can help improve a person’s health.
The most interesting physical benefit of [...]
Homeo-pets
Let’s face facts: people love their pets. Particularly in Western countries like the United States, millions of dollars are spent every year on veterinary bills for Fido and Spot. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with this! It is wonderful that people love their pets so much! But some people who [...]