What Is Acupressure Massage Therapy?
What Is Acupressure Massage Therapy?
Acupressure is a massage therapy technique used in a variety of massage treatment modalities, and applied to alleviate or cure a broad range of discom [ ... ]
Traditional Berber Massage
Traditional Berber Massage
The Berber people or Imazighen are the descendants of the nomadic pre-Arab inhabitants of North Africa. Today, the Berbers live in various regions and [ ... ]
Oil Massage Therapy and Aromatherapy Treatments
Oil Massage Therapy and Aromatherapy Treatments
Oil Massage and Aromatherapy are often mentioned in one breath, and are regularly offered as a combined service in Spa and Wellness centers or in Mass [ ... ]
Ancient Egyptian Massage, Reflexology, and Aromatherapy
Ancient Egyptian Massage, Reflexology, and Aromatherapy
Evidence of massage practices in ancient Egypt (roughly 2686 BCE to 30 BCE) goes back as far as 2,400 BCE. Moreover, in many tombs and pyramids built [ ... ]
Dao Liao | Chinese Knife Massage
Dao Liao | Chinese Knife Massage
Dao Liao Massage or Chinese Knife Massage (Knife Therapy or Blade Therapy) is a traditional full body Chinese massage treatment modality done with (th [ ... ]
Balinese Boreh Massage | Indonesia
Balinese Boreh Massage | Indonesia
Although in itself not a massage treatment modality, the application of Balinese Boreh is typically combined with a Balinese Massage session. Boreh is [ ... ]
African Vunkuwa Massage
African Vunkuwa Massage
The African Vunkuwa® Massage was brought to the West by Carol Mathebula, a woman from the Sotho tribe (Bantu ethnic group) in South Africa. Carol lea [ ... ]
Types of Massage Therapies | Functional Categorization
Types of Massage Therapies | Functional Categorization
When you search on the Internet for the various types of massages that exist in the world, you will usually only find rather “light” artic [ ... ]
Aboriginal Ngangkari Massage
Aboriginal Ngangkari Massage
Ngangkari are Aboriginal healers of the Anangu of Central Australia, which includes the Pitjantjatjara, Ngaanyatjarra and Yankunytjatjara peoples. In [ ... ]
Cross Fiber Techniques in Massage Therapy
Cross Fiber Techniques in Massage Therapy
Cross Fiber Massage is also called Cross Friction Massage, Cross Fiber Friction, Deep Friction Massage, or Transverse Friction Massage, and is a Deep [ ... ]