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A Brief History of Chair Massage

by David Palmer

Chair Massage is fast becoming the most popular form of skilled touch on the contemporary bodywork landscape.

Aftercare or Afterthought? What Happens at the End of the Massage Session

by Su Fox

The column concludes that consultation, massage treatment, aftercare - at the beginning, during and after a session - have a valuable place in good holistic massage practice.

Ayurvedic Yoga Massage

by Hamish Topp

This passive yoga stretching increases joint mobility and ligament flexibility and is thus an excellent tool for motor rehabilitation. In addition, ancient techniques involving the...

Biodynamic Massage: A Truly Therapeutic Massage

by Denise McCrohan

Biodynamic Massage works across a wide spectrum from deep muscular work, to connective tissue massage, to light energetic touch and work in the aura.

Body Massage Treatment - A Holiday Treat

by Jolanta Basnyet

A truly relaxing holiday for me is a holiday with body massage or any other form of natural treatments (not necessarily tactile).

Chinese Tuina for Acute Lumbar Strain

by Zhou Tao

This article looks at the Oriental bodywork therapy of Tuina. This therapy is used to promote healing and relieve pain by increasing the circulation of Qi and blood. It can be like...

Critical Bodywork Advice for Massage Practitioners

by Gerry Pyves

This is a follow-up to the article Gerry Pyves wrote for Positive Health four years ago in which he launched NO HANDS massage. Since then, the technique has become the fastest grow...

Dynamic Bodyuse in Massage

by Andy Fagg and Darien Pritchard

Massage is about movement, both within the client but also on the part of the practitioner. Effective movement and bodyuse by the massage therapist can be a key to good treatment, ...

Eastern Approaches to Clinical Therapy

by Gretchen De Soriano

This article illustrates the value of Eastern approaches to treatment in cases where individuals have acted as 'gatekeepers' to restoring their own health through making informed c...

Esalen Massage: Deep Connections

by Lucia Appleby

Founded in 1962 by Michael Murphy and Richard Price to explore unrealized human potential, the Esalen Institute in California has consistently been at the forefront of new developm...

Exploring Integrative Massage Therapy

by Asaf Rolef Ben-Shahar

Integrative Massage Therapy (IMT) is a technique that combines elements from different modalities, such as touch and massage, Reichian bodywork/body rhythms, neuro-linguistic progr...

Facing It

by Clare Maxwell-Hudson

Regular columnist Clare Maxwell-Hudson examines how face massage can be a powerful tool and that there is more to it than beauty. Applying sensitive touch to the face can overcome ...

Hawaiian Huna Massage

by Rosalie Samet

Recapturing the long-forgotten wisdom of the ancient people of Hawaii, this type of bodywork has been practised in the healing temples by Kahuna Priests as a sacred rite of passage...

Holistic Massage

by Sara Thomas & Lucy Lidell

In essence, massage is simply touch that is caring and sensitive – healing hands stroking and soothing, giving comfort and nourishment to the body.  It is a universal language – ...

In the Event of Your Death?

by Su Fox

The author was impressed by an article about a 91-year-old massage therapist, who has been massaging for sixty years and has just had her license renewed. But evidently, she may no...

Injury Prevention for Massage Practitioners

by Lauriann Green

The author relates her own experiences of injuries caused during her massage training, which prevented her from pursuing a career as a massage therapist, and supports the article...

Injury Prevention Massage

by Jennifer Longmore

Statistics estimate that about 1.2 million working people suffer from musculo-skeletal disorders and everyday about six workers give up their jobs because of RSI (Repetitive Strain...

Kahi Loa - Traditional Hawai'ian Healing Massage

by Cornelia Biegler

Kahi Loa is more than a massage technique. Translated it means "Oneness through the flowing of sacred energy". It concentrates on the skin with the recipient wearing light absorb...

Letter to a Newly Qualified Practitioner from a Massage Elder

by Su Fox

The information contained in Su Fox’s latest column are indeed exciting and valuable, and to be treasured by newly and experienced practitioners alike. She refers to herself as a M...

Lomi Lomi - Ka Huna Massage

by Stephen Langley

This healing system is derived from the ancient Polynesian methods of restoring balance to the body, mind and soul (Huna). Through this treatment of the physical body, powerful hea...