We are located in Halebank, Widnes and offer a range of holistic treatments in a relaxing, professional atmosphere.
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Welcome to Elements Holistic Therapies
About Us
We are located in Halebank, Widnes and offer a range of holistic treatments in a relaxing, professional atmosphere.
I hope this website provides you with all of the information you need about therapies and treatments. If there is any other queries that you may have please don't hesitate to contact us.
About Our Treatments
What is Holistic?
The word holistic literally means whole. Holistic therapies therefore take the whole person (mind, body, spirit) into account. This includes diet, lifestyle and emotional state as well as physical condition. It is important that all aspects of a persons life are balanced in order to maintain optimum health. At Elements there is great emphasis on treating every person as an individual. All aromatherapy blends are tailor made to suit individual needs.
Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy, as the name suggests is about smell and the use of essential oils on the body. Although smell plays a major part in this healing, the oils also work physically on the body. Certain oils can be use for psychological purposes such as relaxation and stimulation or for ailments such as depression or insomnia. The oils can also be used for physical complaints such as skin conditions or disorders within the system of the body. Oils can be used individually but usually yield greater effects when used in a blend. Oils can be administered through massage, inhalation, and compresses or as ointment. Aromatherapy and the use of plants in healing has been used for thousands of years all over the world.The most common way to administer essential oils to the body is through massage.
Reiki
Reiki is based on the belief of healing with universal healing energies. A practitioner must be attuned before being able to channel healing energies to help others. Reiki can be used to help with psychological, physical and emotional ailments. It involves a gentle treatment using little or even no physical contact from a practitioner and can have enormous effects on a persons well being. It originated in 1914 from a man named Dr.Usui who was given the gift after 21 days of meditation on mount Kurama in Japan
Body Massage
A physiotherapist named Peter Henry Ling from Sweden developed Swedish body massage. This technique was developed in 1894. He developed these techniques to help strengthen, repair and maintain the muscles in the body. He also discovered that massage was also very beneficial to other bodily systems such as the lymphatic, the circulatory, the nervous and the respiratory systems. Massage has been around for many thousand of years and across many different cultures. Each culture has it's own different techniques of massage such as shiatsu which holds it's roots in traditional Chinese medicine. Some cultures have even incorporated the use of different tools and instruments to massage such as hot or cold stones. Hippocrates who is known as the farther of modern medicine was thought to be a great believer in massage. He is quoted saying "the physician must be experienced in many things, but assuredly in rubbing,for rubbing can bind a joint that is too loose and loosen a joint that is too rigid". Massage has been developed over the centauries and is now used widely in the health care sector.
Reflexology
Reflexology and foot massage has been around for many thousands of years. The first documented evidence of it was found far back in ancient Egypt. A wall painting was found in the Physicians Tomb in the Valley of the Kings around 2500BC. The picture depicted Egyptian men practicing both hand and foot massage on each other. The Hieroglyphics were translated and found to read "Please don't hurt me" and a response from the practitioner of "I will act so you shall praise me". Reflexology is based on the belief that all of the bodily systems are reflected on the feet. It is thought that massaging the feet stimulates all of these systems. Helping bring balance and harmony to the whole body.
Thermal Auricular Therapy or Hopi Ear Candles
Ear candles have been used by many different cultures around the world for many centuries. The oldest documented evidence comes from the Hopi Indians of Arizona. Cave paintings depicted the use of ear candles many years ago. it is thought that they were used to help induce a deep state of relaxation. They are very helpful in easing and ailments of the head, ears and sinuses.
Service Categories
Aromatherapy, Ear Candling, Reflexology, Reiki, Swedish Relaxation Massage
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