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Massage Therapy - Is It Right for You?

Kelly Drill | September 21, 2009

According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), the term “massage therapy” encompasses a number of different techniques that involve, in ...

Qi Gong for Everyone

Sarah Matthews | July 31, 2009

Qi Gong is perhaps one of the most misunderstood of all New Age practices. First of all, few people know how to pronounce the name ...

Swedish Massage: A First-Timer’s Best Bet

Kyle Donley | July 22, 2009

Swedish massage is widely considered to be among the most basic methods of massage and is therefore usually the first type of massage studied by ...

Guided Imagery: Visualizing a Healthier Life

Sarah Matthews | July 14, 2009

Guided imagery, or the practice of imagining yourself better, is used by many advocates of non-traditional - and traditional - medicine to accelerate healing and ...

Body Treatments and Wraps Spa

Alan Roberts | July 8, 2009

If you have the extra money available to pay for the services offered at your local spa, then do it! The benefits are immeasurable. ...

Getting Stoned: Hot Stone Therapy for Health

Sarah Matthews | July 1, 2009

These days, Western hot stone therapy has evolved into a popular, New Age type of massage, with the hot stones placed along the back's chakra, ...

Three Signs Sensory Deprivation Therapy May Be Right for You

Kelly Drill | July 1, 2009

Sensory deprivation therapy (also called “floatation therapy”) provides a womb-like environment free from all external stimulation...

Shiatsu Massage: Does it Really Work?

Sarah Matthews | June 8, 2009

Some say it's helpful and others say it's hogwash, but the fact remains that any type of massage can be relaxing, calming and pleasant. So ...

Acupuncture: Medicine or Myth

By Sarah Matthews | May 28, 2009

“Many acupuncture researchers are doing what I call Tooth Fairy science: measuring how much money is left under the pillow without bothering to ask if ...