Massage Therapy

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An overview of general articles about Massage Therapy. For specific massage treatment modalities you may visit our topics about Thai Massage, Japanese Massage, or Tantra Massage, among others.

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Vita-Flex Massage Therapy | Vitaflex Bodywork
Vita-Flex Massage Therapy | Vitaflex Bodywork
Vita-Flex Therapy (also written as Vita Flex or Vitaflex) is said to be of Tibetan origin and is a type of reflexology bodywork brought to the United [ ... ]
Ayurvedic Massage Explained | Concepts, Goals, and Health Benefits
Ayurvedic Massage Explained | Concepts, Goals, and Health Benefits
An Ayurvedic Massage is based on the principles of Ayurvedic Medicine and works with a whole range of Indian Vedic concepts and practices, such as Tri [ ... ]
Shiro Dhara | Ayurvedic Oil Pouring Massage
Shiro Dhara | Ayurvedic Oil Pouring Massage
The word Shirodhara consists of two parts: Shiro meaning head, and Dhara meaning flow. Shirodhara is a classical and well-known Ayurvedic procedure wh [ ... ]
Ayurveda | Indian Traditional Medicine and Lifestyle
Ayurveda | Indian Traditional Medicine and Lifestyle
The word Ayurveda (Sanskrit: आयुर्वेद) is a combination of two other words Ayu and Veda, where Ayu means Life, Span of Life, or Age, a [ ... ]
Garshana | Ayurvedic Dry-Brushing Massage
Garshana | Ayurvedic Dry-Brushing Massage
Garshana, also called dry-brushing or dry-rubbing, is a dry Full Body Massage in which one uses special raw silk gloves or dry brushes to apply the tr [ ... ]
Ayurvedic Massage and the Use of Herbal Oils
Ayurvedic Massage and the Use of Herbal Oils
In Ayurveda, herbs and herbal oils know a wide variety of applications, such as cooking, raw consumption, massage, oil pulling, steaming, oil bathing, [ ... ]
Taoist Massage | Overview of Treatment Modalities
Taoist Massage | Overview of Treatment Modalities
In this post, we take a look at a variety of massages that have been influenced by Taoist concepts and practices. Taoism (or Daoism) is a philosophica [ ... ]
Perineum Massage for the Prostate | Male G-Spot
Perineum Massage for the Prostate | Male G-Spot
A Perineum Massage — the perineum is the space between the anus and scrotum for men and between the anus and the vulva for women — is typi [ ... ]
Trager® Approach | Bodywork and Massage Therapy
Trager® Approach | Bodywork and Massage Therapy
The Trager® Approach is a gentle form of bodywork developed by Milton Trager that re-teaches your body how to move and hold itself naturally and effo [ ... ]
What Is BDSM Massage?
What Is BDSM Massage?
A BDSM Massage (BDSM is an abbreviation for Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, and Sadism and Masochism) falls in the Dark Tantra categ [ ... ]