FASCIAL MOBILIZATION - The fascial system is one continuous, laminated, connective-tissue sheath that spreads without interruption throughout the entire body in a three-dimensional web. Fascial mobilization allows therapists to locate and address restrictions in the fascial system that are causing asymmetries, postural malalignment, abnormal tensions and pressures that can lead to pain and dysfunction. The goal of fascial mobilization is to produce a well-balanced, symmetrical and mobile body within the skeletal, soft-tissue
and craniosacral systems.
FACIAL REJUVENATION - Linda Burnham, N.D, developed this bodywork. It involves sculpting the face and affecting the twelve major nerve centres on the head. On another level, it involves shedding beliefs and thoughts that aren’t ours and the emotions that no longer serve us.
FELDENKRAIS - Moshe Feldenkrais was an Israeli physicist who began developing this system in mid-life. Feldenkrais work emphasizes having a coherent body image and thinking a movement through. It also uses micro-movements for neuromuscular re-education. The system is most effective for pain relief, and also promotes grace and ease of movement.
FENG SHUI - is the ancient Chinese art of placement. It involves balancing, healing, and enhancing energies by integrating people, buildings, and landscape to achieve harmony with nature. The goal is to optimize the flow of Qi, or vital energy life force of the universe, to result in good health and relationships, prosperity, career growth, happiness, and more. Feng Shui uses the practitioner's intuition, diagnostic and investigative communication skills. Practitioners may assist their clients in creating a healthy environment by visiting their current home or office. Or they may work as teachers or consultants to large groups.
FIVE-ELEMENT SHIATSU - This technique is based on classical Chinese medicine's law of the five elements. The five-element system views the human body as a microcosm of the universe with the tides of energy and emotions waxing and waning. These energies and
emotions are stored in the visceral organs and move through specific pathways or meridians in the body in a regular and cyclical fashion.
When these energies or emotions become blocked, or deficient or excessive through stress, trauma or disease, the five element practitioner may use carefully controlled pressure on certain meridian points to help move the energy or emotions and restore the natural cycle of energy and emotional movement, thus helping the person's natural ability to heal.
FLOTATION REPATTERNING - This aquatic treatment is performed in water heated to body temperature. The therapist and the client work as a team, following the client's innate intelligence as their body guides the work. With the water allowing uninhibited movement, the body moves freely to release old holding patterns, blockages and restrictions, then repatterns into wholeness.
FOLK MASSAGE - refers to massage which applying within the family or general public. It is said that its characteristic depends on local culture. It is suitable for villagers to massage each other by using hands, elbows, knees, forehands, and the edge of feet. So, folk massage is well know and widespread in Thai society for a long time.
FOOT ZONE THERAPY - Foot Zone Therapy is based on the premise that energy flows through the body in meridians from the brain to the feet. Every organ and cell has a representative point. On the foot, and when pressure is applied, the brain sends a signal to the corresponding part of the body to facilitate healing and to restore balance. Temporary pain, defined also as a blockage of energy flow, is felt on areas of the foot that correspond to the affected organ or body part. When the pain is relieved or reduced, the healing process has begun. Positive and apparent results are felt almost immediately. Foot Zone Therapy dates back 5,000 years and was used in ancient China and India. Egyptian hieroglyphs and paintings also show the use of this same method. But not until the 20th century, when Dr. Erdal of Norway used a form of this therapy to cure himself of paralysis, did foot zone therapy get "rediscovered." After 23 years of intensive clinical research, Dr. Erdal has codified his findings into a medical science widely respected throughout Europe.
FOUR-HAND MASSAGE (QUAD MASSAGE) - A therapist is on the client’s upper half and the other therapist is on the client’s lower half. Also it can be done with one therapist on each side of the client mimicking the same techniques as the other therapist (make sure one therapist is the leader and the other therapist is the follower). |
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