Reflexology

A Healing Touch practitioner offers healing touch as a complementary therapy, designed to enhance traditional treatments rather than be used as a cure, to treat a number of physical and emotional concerns. It is widely used in the medical field, in diverse settings including nursing homes, hospitals, private practices, and hospice facilities, used to treat pain, cancer symptoms, post-operative recovery, cardiovascular disease, and endocrine dysfunction. Healing Touch is also often used in the fields of psychiatry and psychology to address concerns such as anxiety, stress, and post traumatic stress. Recipients of this therapy approach have also reported experiencing a deeper sense of connection to the spiritual self. 

This technique is grounded in the same principles as Asian traditions such as acupuncture and Qigong, which are based on the concept of life energies and the necessity of maintaining a balanced flow of these energies for good physical, mental, and emotional health. Providers of Healing Touch therapy work to assist those seeking treatment by attempting to correct, through this method, any deficiencies in the energy field.

A biofield (magnetic field) therapy belonging to a larger group known as energy therapies, Healing Touch is a non-invasive technique, the hands techniques used in the process are believed to restore balance to the flow of energy in a person's body, when this flow has been disturbed by illness or other concerns.

Client lies on a massage table or sits comfortably in a chair, fully clothed, while the practitioner becomes focused and calm through a process known as "centering." Through this process, the practitioner enters a type of meditative state in order to reduce distractions and better connect with the person being treated. 

The Healing Touch practitioner then assesses the energy field with hand motions and scans the energy field of the person in treatment to detect sensations and imbalances. 

Next, the practitioner will typically use off-body touch (near the body, but with no actual contact) or gentle touch over various areas of the body to clear the energy field. The practitioner then performs another scan to ensure the energy imbalances were corrected.

Finally, the practitioner “grounds” the person receiving treatment, helping the individual return to a fully alert state.  

Hand-selected for size, the shells are sanded down so no rough or jagged edges remain, industrial epoxy applied to the edges of the shell sealing them together. A hole is drilled into the shell’s top, so a ‘lava gel sachet’ and ‘activator liquid’ can be inserted inside the shell, closed with a plastic removable cap. Composed of all-natural calcium carbonate, and epoxy designed to weather many heating and cooling cycles, the shells last indefinitely unless accidentally damaged.

Boost circulation of blood and lymph.

Soothe aches, stiffness and pains.

To accelerate healing, and to aid mobility.

Reduce swelling, bloating and water retention

General relaxation.

Tense muscles and knots are smoothed away from the heat of the Lava Shells which owe their magic to a mix of minerals including dried sea kelp, dead sea salt, algae and essential oils. The heated shells also give off calcium ions, transferring to your skin during the massage. Calcium can help to firm and regenerate the skin - a nice bonus.

The therapist begins the treatment with an application of massage oil to help make the Lava Shell’s strokes smoother. 

The heated Lava Shells are pressed with deeper pressure onto stiffened muscle points, before using the smooth part of the shells to massage the client’s torso and limbs, using slow, gliding pressure to calves and arms. 

The therapist can use different areas of the Lava Shells to complement particular massage strokes.