Holistic {h_-l_s’t_k} adj. empathising the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole
Holistic is a word that we hear very often now days but what does it mean and what does a holistic treatment involve?
Holism’ can be defined as the treating of the whole person rather than just symptoms of disease’.
The mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical parts of a persons mind all play a key role in a person’s health and wellbeing. If one has an imbalance this will have a knock on affect on the other levels.
Today, holistic treatments are recognised as a powerful aid to the body’s own healing mechanisms and are used both as an added extra to conventional medicine and as a therapeutic tool for maintaining the body’s natural balances. Many people seek massage purely for the feeling of relaxation which is creates.
Holistic massage is the rhythmical kneading and stroking of the body’s
Soft tissues to relieve build up of tension, restore flexibility to the muscles
and relieve pain.
Holistic massage has a very calming effect on the neuromuscular system and brings deep relaxation and restores energy.
‘In a holistic massage’ the aims are to promote health and transformation on all levels and to balance all parts of the person. For example, physical and emotional traumas are all stored in the body, resulting in tension and blockage of energy, but through massage the tensions are released, emotions and anxieties are also eased up. This can result in a progress for the client on a physical and emotional level.