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Massages of the world

 

Massages are indicated for different types of pathologies or minor ailments. In addition to being relaxing, they are great for anyone who suffers from anxiety and anxiety. People who lack energy and tone can also have a massage to regain a good balance. In addition, muscular, but also psychic tensions can be eliminated thanks to certain specific massages.

Swedish massage;

It is a gentle therapeutic massage, but deep and invigorating. A classic therapeutic massage, one of the most popular massages in the world. This method is an effective way to relieve stiffness in particular, but also muscle tension and stress. Swedish massage techniques were developed by a Swede named Pehr Heinrick Ling (1776-1839), who was a poet, teacher, and physician all in one.

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Chi Nei Tsang Belly massage;

A massage used by Taoist monks in monasteries to help them detoxify, strengthen and refine their bodies, in order to maintain a high level of energy conducive to the highest levels of spiritual training.    

This massage allows manual mobilization of the fascia and viscera. The precise hands of the therapist soothe tension, revive blood and lymphatic circulation, facilitate digestion and relieve abdominal and spinal pain. The abdomen,

“The second brain of our body” then works in a harmonious way  

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Californian massage,

It combines the techniques of effleurage, kneading, friction, vibration and tapping. It originated in the 1970s in the United States. This gentle and relaxing massage is part of the psycho-body care family. Californian massage allows a real body rebalancing,

Thai massage:

Inspired among other things by yoga, this technique provides several benefits: reduces stress, tones muscles, increases flexibility, releases tension, and much more. it is the oldest of all types of massage, being 2,500 years old. Its initiator was a doctor close to the Buddha, Jivaka Komarbhacca. Thai massage draws its sources from Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic practices, Buddhism, yoga and some healing traditions from Siam. Source of serenity and inner peace, Thai massage aims to open the joints, stimulate the strategic points of the meridians and evacuate all forms of tension accumulated by the body.

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Four-hand massage; Very pleasant, but also beneficial for the blood circulation, it constitutes an excellent anti-stress.

Ayurvedic massages;

to release nervous tension and to eliminate toxins from the body. Also kashmiri massage, comes from Kashmir in India. He draws his techniques from tantric yoga and acts mainly on the marmas or vital points of the human body by stimulating them. These marmas, similar to acupuncture points, 108 in total, are the bridges that connect the skin surface to the organic elements of the body: muscles, bones, joints and vessels.

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Oriental massage comes mainly from the Maghreb in the 6th century AD. This developed gradually with certain techniques of Asian massages. It takes care of the whole body and acts on muscles and nerve endings. The applied movements alternate sliding with pressure, kneading, tapping and touching.

The Skintao is a type of facial massage of Japanese origin intervening on the meridians as well as on the acupuncture points. It helps rebalance the energy circulation of the face as well as the neck. This good distribution of energy is at the origin of the youthfulness of the skin.

Chinese massage;

In China, Tui Na is a therapeutic massage, aimed at establishing a harmonious circulation of Qi (or its energy) in the body. Performed using a combination of different techniques, the goal of Chinese massage is to allow the body to heal itself naturally.

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Lao Massage;

The work of Laotian massage mainly consists of pressing on the energy lines of the body with a variety of precise and powerful movements. If the energy lines and the pressure points are the central device of Laotian massage, it should not be assimilated to Chinese acupressure or shiatsu massage. Body diagrams are quite similar, but the practices are quite different. In Laotian massage the energy lines and pressure points are worked on during a comprehensive whole body massage which can be performed in a period ranging from 1 to 2 hours. An hour is really too short, 1h30 ideal. Laotian massage is not a rapid relaxation of muscles and joints. It is a complete massage that stimulates and irrigates almost all parts of the body. The stretching and pressure movements of the Laotian massage "open" the body to sponge the facias, resulting in regeneration and deep relaxation.  

Massages are indicated for different types of pathologies or minor ailments. In addition to being relaxing, they are great for anyone who suffers from anxiety and anxiety. People who lack energy and tone can also have a massage to regain a good balance. In addition, muscular, but also psychic tensions can be eliminated thanks to certain specific massages.

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Contraindicated;

The massage method involves manipulating the skin, muscles, tendons, ligaments. However, not everyone can get a massage.

People with a disease such as hemophilia cannot use this method. Massage can cause muscle injury due to the few platelets that clot the blood.

Injuries such as cuts, wounds, redness are not welcome since to the touch, these areas are very sensitive.

Massage is not recommended for people with diabetes, who have heart problems or bone problems.

A person with a fever cannot exercise this practice since their body temperature will rise.

Besides illnesses, it is not advisable to get a massage after a meal. The body is in the process of digestion. During the first months of pregnancy, pressure on the legs should be avoided.

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