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Posts by Kia Ora Massage & Bodywork
Weight loss in the New Year! Who doesn't have this on their mind as the old year comes to a close and a new year begins! Whether you are interested in weight loss or maintaining your current weight, massage therapy can play a part in your wellness regimen. I like the word wellness because fitness brings to mind simply exercise, when it is actually diet,exercise, positive mental health, and attitude...
12/19/2009 9:40:29 PM
If you've never experienced a hot stone massage, you don't know what your missing out on! Most people think the use of hot stones in massage is a recently introduced and expensive spa experience, but the use of hot rocks for therapeutic massage therapy has it's origins in the Far East. Ancient writings exist that describe this fabulous technique dating back almost five thousand years ago! Most are...
10/24/2009 12:51:53 PM
Diabetes care and management has become a hot topic in the last few years. It is estimated that over 18 million people living in the U.S. are diabetic. In addition to insulin regulation, blood sugar monitoring, diet and exercise, specialists have found that massage therapy plays an important role in the reduction and maintenance of their patients' glucose levels. Besides being relaxing and a great...
10/24/2009 12:50:54 PM
October is National Vegetarian Month and many massage therapists use this topic as an opening to discuss diet, exercise and healthy living habits with their patients. People who receive massage on a regular basis are generally in tune with their body's need for proper nutrition and exercise, conversely many prescribe to a vegetarian diet, or at least a partial vegetarian diet. A vegetarian diet can...
10/24/2009 12:50:05 PM
Kia Ora Massage Who doesn't love a good foot and hand massage? Foot Reflexology has been around for centuries. We have writings from Egyptian tombs which mention bodywork with footwork being among them and evidently a very common form of massage .Not only does it feel amazing, Reflexology ascribes to the theory that our feet and hands are a mirror image of our body's organs and systems. The idea is...
10/24/2009 12:47:40 PM