Wellness ABC
Acupressure | Aerobics | Ampoule Treatment | Anti Aging | Aqua Balancing | Aqua Gym | Aroma Therapy | Autogenic Training | Ayurveda
Caldarium | Callanetics | Carbonic-Acid Bath | Cereals | Chalk Bath | Cleopatra Bath | Climate Cure | Colour Anti-stress Therapy | Connective Tissue Massage
Facial Masks | Fango | Fasting | Five Tibetans | Foot Reflex Zone Massage | Fresh Air | Fruit Acid Treatment
Sanarium | Seaweed baths | Shiatsu | Skin Care | Solarium | Spinal Column Gymnastics | St. Jone’s Wort | Stanger Bath | Stress Management | Stretching | Suction Pump Massage | Sulphur Bath
Acupressure
Acupressure is an old Chinese art of healing, whereby special energy points of the body are stimulated through the touch of the fingers. Acupressure works in a similar way to acupuncture, but has the advantage that it can be implemented by the person themselves, without the help of others. Of course acupressure does not replace a doctor’s visit, but, by treating the right energy points, pain can be soothed and energies activated.Aerobics
Dynamic movement training to trendy and rhythmic music in a group. Improves stamina, tightens your skin and activates your musculature.Ampoule Treatment
Intensive care for the regeneration and improvement of the facial skin texture. After an intensive facial cleaning, highly concentrated active agents are massaged into the skin by means of a special massage technique. Three to five treatments are necessary in order to obtain optimal results.Anti Aging
This term stands for working against the aging process. Anti Aging is a scientific discipline, which has been practised in the USA for years and years. The aim of this method is to positively influence the biological aging process and the overall condition of your body and spirit. The average life expectancy is to be increased through a healthy life style and through timely precaution.Proper anti aging therapies always begin with a comprehensive diagnosis: How fit and/or healthy are you? Which illnesses are known in your family? How is your life style, e.g. job, leisure time, social contacts, etc? Only after knowing the answers to these questions is it possible to determine which treatments and measurements are useful and necessary. Very important in this regard: a lot of movement, healthy nutrition and mental training.
Aqua Balancing
This is a massage method, where the person is not being massaged on the table, but in the water. The masseur needs to use less power and combines massage techniques with the motion processes of swimming dolphins.Aqua Gym
Aqua Gym is training on machines under water. The advantages of the “underwater studio” are: Water acts as a relaxing element and through the waters impetus, the exercises are easier than on ground. Furthermore, Aqua Gym is kind to your joints. All motions are carried out in a flowing manner, since water resistance prevents pulling and pushing. And: when you move in water you create flows, which act like massages and strengthen your connective tissue. Water pressure further improves blood circulation and blood pressure does not increase as much as during training on the ground.Aroma Therapy
Scents for well-being. Odours have a decisive impact on our overall state. Within the framework of aroma therapies, scents are used in order to achieve certain effects. Lemon grass, eucalyptus and lemon have an invigorating effect, while lavender, vanilla and violet provide relaxation.Autogenic Training
A relaxation method, which relaxes the body intensively and improves efficiency by means of a special breathing technique. Furthermore, back aches, head aches and sleeping disorders can be treated.Ayurveda
This exotic term comes from the old Indian language and stand for "Science of a long life". Ayurveda has been known from more than 3,000 years. Then, three basic energies, the so-called Doshas, determine what happens in our body. Vata (pronounced: “Waata“) regulates movement, breathing and the nerves' activity. Pitta regulates heat balance, metabolism and digestion, and Kapha (pronounced: “Kaffa”) is responsible for the liquid balance and the immune system. If these three Doshas are out of balance, humans become ill. The traditional Ayurveda theory is very varied and complicated, hence, the western world usually practices a very “soft” version, which consists primarily of massages, oil pours, sweat baths, meditation and a special diet. In that way, our energies shall be balanced out again. Ayurveda also helps combat tension, sleeping disorders, chronic aches, circulatory disorders and migraine. Those who suffer from acute illnesses or from heart problems should abstain from practising Ayurveda or consult their doctor prior to making a decision.Bach Flower Therapy
...has nothing to do with a river (Bach is the German word for river), but is named after the inventor of this therapy, the English homeopath Edward Bach. Bach’s theory is based upon the assumption, that feelings like fear, ambition, distrust and jealousy cause stress and even illnesses. Those who want to become or stay healthy, have to do something about these negative feelings with the help of flowers. Each of the 38 plants is assigned to a frame of mind, and each of them has a certain feature: Oak increases stamina, olive supports regeneration, chestnut supports the learning process and the wild rose stimulates the zest for life. An essence, enriched by alcohol, is produced from the flowers. These essences can be used as bath salts or taken drop by drop. Many people feel considerably better and more relaxed after a Bach flower treatment. These remedies are often also implemented with success as additional therapy.Balneo Therapy
Comprises all treatment methods in relation to "water". Included in this therapy are natural medicinal springs (with carbonic acid, minerals, sulphur, and brine), mud (fango, ooze, mud) and also the Thalasso therapy, which is based upon sea water.Bio Energetics
Bio energetics is a body therapy, with the help of which tensions can be loosened and strains reduced effectively.Bio Lifting
A facial treatment method where herbal gel is put on the skin at first and the skin gets treated with a low frequency current on certain areas afterwards. Amongst other things, bio lifting also supports the reduction of wrinkles.Caldarium
The interplay of heat and dampness stimulates circulation and purifies the skin and respiratory tract thoroughly and gently. Muscle tension loosens up, stress is reduced, and rheumatic pains soothe. The Caldarium is a gentle, but nevertheless effective relaxation and regeneration opportunity.Callanetics
Callanetics is a modern gymnastic method, which improves strength and mobility. This method needs no equipment, jumping or bouncing. This revolutionary gymnastic training is based upon exact positioning. Through tiny movements and as many repetitions as possible, especially the deep muscle layers are trained. During a Callanetics lesson we do not only work with all important muscle groups, but also with agonists and impulse centres, like the pelvic floor. Furthermore, great importance is given to the thorough stretching of the spinal column. This begins with a correct positioning of the feet and ends at the vertex point.Carbonic-Acid Bath
A bath in water containing carbonic acid improves the skin structure, strengthens heart and circulation functions and stimulates blood circulation.Cereals
Wholemeal products and grains have been proven to be the best energy suppliers for the body. The best start to the day consists of a vital breakfast.Chalk Bath
Chalk is made from 70 million years old sea depositions and is therefore rich in minerals. Applied in baths and packs it heals injuries of the musculoskeletal system in particular.Cleopatra Bath
This luxurious pleasure bath got its name from the Egyptian ruler Cleopatra. It is believed, that she bathed in donkey milk on a regular basis, in order to care for her body and maintain her beauty. Nowadays usually cow milk is used and is refined with honey and oriental oils. These baths relax the muscles, calm the nerves and provide the skin with valuable minerals, vitamins and trace elements. The Cleopatra bath consists either of a classical bath with warm water, refined with milk, honey and oil, or a floating bath. For the floating bath the body is wrapped up in cloths, which are watered with care substances, and relaxes on a warm water bed.Climate Cure
Certain illnesses can be soothed or even healed effectively through climatic influences with air and sun baths. For skin disorders a stay at the dead sea is recommended for example.Colour Anti-stress Therapy
The ancient Chinese and Egyptians treated the sick with colours and in Egypt they even had colour temples. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe also engaged himself in how colours can affect the human psyche.During the course of a colour therapy, the body is either radiated with coloured light, or the patient takes a relaxing bath in a coloured room. Colour therapists assume that there are special body streams for light, through the stimulation of which energy is set free. This also corresponds to the thinking process of traditional Chinese medicine, where energy blockages are treated by means of acupuncture and acupressure. Colour therapy is based upon the proven psychological effect of colours. Red activates and stimulates; yellow relaxes, has a cheerful effect and improves the zest for life; green improves creativity and blue is supposed to accelerate the wound healing process and soothe pains. The coloured light penetrates the body through deep action lights and acts directly on the psyche and on the organs. This therapy is said to help against skin illnesses, small complaints of everyday life, pains and also psychological problems like depression.
Connective Tissue Massage
The connective tissue massage is a special type of reflex zone massage. This massage is based upon the assumption that illnesses of the inner organs and the musculoskeletal system, result in an imbalance of tensions and in a metabolic disorder of the subcutis. All tissue areas with changed tension or adhesion are irritated by means of a special technique, until reaching a balanced tension. During the course of the connective tissue massage, the patient feels a characteristic cutting feeling on all therapy-relevant areas. The irritation of the subcutaneous connective tissue results in a direct influence on the vegetative nervous system. The organs and their functions are influenced indirectly or reflectively. Apart from these general and reflective effects, also disorders of the musculoskeletal system are improved through this balance compensation.Detoxification
There are numerous treatments available for body purification and detoxification. Sweating, juice cures, massages, various baths (sea salt, Thalasso, seaweeds) stimulate the metabolism and the elimination of middle and end products, which are deposited in the body.Drinking Cures
Drinking cures were still a popular therapeutic method for disturbances of the digestive organs in the last century. Depending on the composition, the medicinal water should regulate functions of the stomach, intestines, gall, liver, pancreas, kidney, bladder and ureters, and also have a positive effect in the case of illnesses of the respiratory tract and the bronchial tubes. By drinking on a regular basis, a normalisation of the organs’ function is achieved, and this effect also lasts after ending the drinking cure. One to two litres per day supports weight reduction and is also supposed to help with curing from alcohol and nicotine. Drinking cures are not suitable in the case of acute stomach ulcers, acute infectious illnesses of the digestive tract, cardiovascular weaknesses, possible oedemas, glaucoma, high blood pressure and serious kidney disorders.Electro Stimulation
Treatment by means of electrodes with gently stimulating currents or ultrasound. Has a soothing effect on illnesses like arthrosis, blood circulation disorders, sciatica, tennis elbow and periathritis.Ergometer Training
The aim of this training is the measurement of the body performance (ergometry), the breathing, the change in metabolism and the cardiovascular function. These values are measured with the help of bicycle ergometres or treadmills and thereby provide information on how the body reacts to certain strain conditions.Facial Masks
The reason for applying facial masks is primarily skin purification and also for providing the skin with important nutrients. The mask (e.g. seaweeds or black mud) should be applied to the face with a thickness of approx. one millimetre. Through the faces’ sweating process, which takes place underneath the mask, excessive sebaceous parts are loosened. The mask should be removed with warm, wet cloths after approx 15 minutes.Fango
... is an odourless mineral mud from volcanic earth. It has to mature to a medicinal remedy in a special bath. Important for the process: fresh air, plenty of sun and running thermal water. Fango treatments are available as bath or packs, which are directly applied to aching body parts. Fango can maintain heat for an extremely long time and cools down only slowly. At the beginning the mud has a temperature of more than 40 degrees. This intensive heat relaxes, stimulates circulation and soothes pains. Fango also helps combat tension, arthrosis, osteoporosis, back aches, painful joints and rheumatism - therefore heat has a positive effect everywhere! Fango acts more intensively than mere heat cushions, since the minerals stimulate the body to form soothing substances. Fango is also helpful with skin disorders like psoriasis. Be careful if you have high blood pressure or heart disease.Fasting
The aim of this application is the detoxification of the body and the activation of the immune system. During a limited period of time the patient only drinks vegetable juices and mineral water, which accelerates the detoxification process.Five Tibetans
The Five Tibetans of Peter Kelder are simple body exercises with a big pinch of Yoga. Allegedly these exercises were guarded for many years in the old monk convents in the Himalayas. Through implementing the Five Tibetans on a daily basis the aging process is supposed to get stopped.Foot Reflex Zone Massage
Hereby the feet are massaged in order to stimulate certain organs and body parts. This massage is based upon the assumption that certain points on the feet are connected with the individual organs and body parts through reflex streams. During this treatment the patient lies on his back and the therapist scans the feet for problematic zones at first. Then the reflex zones, which are stressed most, are massaged. The Far Eastern theory believes that a disturbed energy flow causes sickness. This blockage can be loosened through the pressure on certain energy points, energy flows again and can therewith heal the body.Fresh Air
Nature is the best wellness provider! Have fresh air as often as you can and take a few deep breaths. This helps to refill your energy tanks.Fruit Acid Treatment
Treatments with fruit acids in various forms, like gels or peelings, strengthen your skin and make it more resistant against environmental influences or a wrong nutrition.Grape Pomace Treatment
After a mud pack, which intensively purifies the skin, and after a bubble bath, the remainings of the grape pressing process (called pomace) are applied to the skin. Pomace removes dead skin cells and stimulates circulation and skin tension.Green Tea
The Chinese have known for a long time: that the number one wellness drink is green tea. While it is not recommended to have too much black tea, green tea can never be drunk enough. Green tea prevents caries and cancer, decreases blood fat values and has a positive effect in general.Hamam
The Hamam is a Turkish steam bath from the Osmans’ times with a temperature range of between 45° and 70° and an air humidity of up to 90%. It is recommended for all ages and seasons.Hay Bath
Before the bath, the hay is watered and heated for about 1 hour. During this process the ethereal oils of the hay develop their effectiveness. The pollen is bound together by the water, an important fact especially for persons suffering from an allergy. During the bath, the hays’ healing substances take their effect on the skin and the respiratory tract. This sudorific bath acts in a detoxifying and purifying way. After the bath you feel comfortably relaxed and recovered. The bath can further soothe pains caused by rheumatism, lumbago and sciatica.Hay Diet
This nutrition method is based upon separating protein-rich, carbohydrate-rich and neutral foods in single meals. Thus, hyperacidity of the organism shall be prevented. Furthermore, the Hay diet has a weight reducing and purifying effect.Hydro Jet
A massage tube which massages the body in a pulsating manner by means of 144 nozzles. A relaxing, revitalising and smoothing effect, as well as the loss of weight can be achieved by adding various bath salts.Hydro-Acupressure Bath
In the course of hydro-acupressure, the organisms’ acupressure points are stimulated by means of high pressure water jets. Metabolism, blood and lymph circulation are stimulated and tension loosened. The therapeutic effect in regard to painful joints and back aches can not be disputed.Kinesiology
The chiropractor doctor G. Goodheart developed the Kinesiology method he sixties. Because of his observations, according to which physical and psychological processes in a human body are also reflected in the function of the muscles, he developed the so-called "muscle test” in 1964. Based upon various theses of traditional Chinese medicine, Kinesiology assumes that life energy flows through meridians. Congestion in vascular paths through illnesses etc. lead to a weakness in certain muscle groups, since the muscles are connected to the inner organs through the vascular paths. On the other hand, the organ can now also be healed through the strengthening of the corresponding musculature.Kneipp Treatment
The name comes from the inventor Priest Sebastian Kneipp. Many people only think of water wading or cold pours when talking about Kneipp, but in reality this treatment comprises a comprehensive and integral natural healing method, which consists of five components: Most renowned is the water therapy, which comprises walks in cold water, warm baths, pours, vapours and wrappings. Other components are the herbal applications, like hay baths, a movement therapy, a full and healthy nutrition and the order therapy for the soul. The Kneipp treatment is still applied almost unchanged - and with success. It acts against blood pressure which is either too high or too low, soothes pains, helps with heart and vascular illnesses and stimulates the blood circulation. The Kneipp treatments are however, also ideal for prevention and toughening up.La Stone Therapy
The La Stone Therapy was created by Mary Dolores Nelson, a medicinal masseuse from Tucson, USA and originates from Indian healing practises. This extraordinary method makes use of up to 40 warm lava stones of different sizes and consists in the distribution of these stones on the body’s various energy points. It loosens up the musculature, improves blood circulation and is very relaxing. A massage with these stony modelling tools rounds this ritual off. Hot basalt and ice-cold marble have a thermo-therapeutic effect and provide for relaxation and circulation. The use of stones has a long tradition. Many populations ascribe them as having a healing and protective effect. Besides the beneficial effect of heat and cold, which is also applied in fango or infrared therapies, also the spiritual touch has contributed to the fact that this massage has become one of the most renowned relaxation therapies.Laconium
The Laconium is a high-impact sweat room with temperatures between 55°C - 75°C. An effective detoxification and purification of the body takes place in a comfortable atmosphere and a fully tiled ambience.Laser Therapy
A neon-helium and/or infrared soft laser supports natural stimulation and provides for the best possible programming of the cells and the activation and improvement of the skin and tissue.Liquid Sound
In this treatment method the person is carried by water-containing brine and can relax completely. This effect is additionally increased by the influence of sounds, colours and light.Lymph Drainage
The body’s lymphatic system is of great importance for the immune system because of its purifying effect. The lymph collects metabolic products, bacteria and alien elements and therefore has a blood-purifying and excretion-transporting function. The lymph nodes produce lymphocytes and serve as a filter and defense channel in the lymphatic network. During the course of the lymph drainage, the lymph vessels are opened along the lymph streams through a gentle, integral, full-body massage. Toxic substances are taken away, swellings of the tissue can be reduced and the circulation is stimulated. This kind of treatment develops its soothing effect in particular after operations, haematomas and rheumatic illnesses.Meditation
Meditation means letting go, escaping from all thoughts and discovering your inner self. The meditation itself should be carried out at a quiet location, where you are undisturbed. Repeated meditation can bring about near miracles in terms of stress management.Modellage
This method consists of an intensive purification before the mask is applied, which develops its effect fully through the development of its own heat. The final result is a noticeable improvement in skin elasticity - smoother and tighter skin.Mud Packs
Because of the high temperature binding of mud and the slow heat dissipation to the body, mud baths have a lasting heat effect with a deep impact. The heat penetrates deeply into the body and evaporates in a process, which can often be observed through the sweating afterwards. In contrast to a water bath, the missing water pressure of a mud bath favours an active substance and heat exchange. Mud baths and mud packs have a useful effect on all parts where heat supply is found as being soothing and healing.Night Candle Oil Bath
The night candle has an almost legendary reputation as a medicinal plant. In particular metabolism and hormonal balance profit from this bath’s features. This treatment is also recommendable in regard to skin aging. The skin’s blood circulation is stimulated and the skin feels really smooth after a night candle oil bath.Nutritional Consultation
The nutritional consultant develops a nutrition plan individually tuned to and in cooperation with the patient. This plan should be followed thoroughly in order to treat various illnesses like diabetes or overweightedness, but also in order to strengthen the overall fitness level.Ozone Autologous Blood Therapy
In the ozone autologous blood therapy an oxygen-ozone mixture is used, which consists of 0.05 - 5% ozone and medicinal pure oxygen. It is supposed to have an effect against circulation disorders and virus infections, and serves for the treatment of cancer and chronic illnesses.Peeling
During the peeling process, unnecessary skin particles are rubbed off. Either on a certain body part, e.g. face or stomach, or on the entire body. Special peeling muds, grainy pastes, sea salt or brushes are used for this purpose. In order to increase the effect, the body can be covered with peeling mud and a steam bath can be taken afterwards. Dampness makes the skin soft and the mud can be absorbed even better. Peeling provides for a soft skin and purifies the skin deeply, thus uncleanness disappears. Furthermore, creams and lotions can afterwards penetrate the skin better. A full-body peeling also stimulates circulation and fights cellulite.Qi Gong
Qi Gong (pronounced: Tschi gung) is a Chinese method for stimulating life energy and its flow through certain movement exercises. Only if life energy, the so-called Chi - flows freely in the body, you will stay healthy. Qi Gong can also be practised by movement grouches without difficulty.Rasul Bath
In simple words this is an oriental medicinal mud treatment.But this is not all - since a Rasul bath is really a stylish ceremonial, which was already popular thousands of years ago in the old Egyptians world. The body is purified and cared for at the same time. At the beginning of the ritual, the entire body is rubbed in with various caring muds. Afterwards you enter the herbal haze room - the Rasul. Herbal steam streams out of an oven and heats the Rasul to approx. 38 degrees - the medicinal mud dries slightly onto the body. Then the ritual continues: the temperature in the Rasul gets increased to between 40-50 degrees through steam pushes and air humidity rises. The mud on the body gets damp again and can be massaged into the skin.
Reiki
This term comes from the Japanese and means “Healing through life energy“.Like nearly all far Eastern and Oriental healing methods, Reiki is very old, about 2,500 years. The methods are really complicated, but what happens in Reiki is that life energy is transferred, strengthened and activated. The Reiki master puts his hand on twelve to twenty different body parts for several minutes and thereby transfers his energy. Thus, not only the body is strengthened, but also the thinking process is influenced in a positive way. Reiki is said to increase well-being, soothe pains, activate self-healing powers and thereby prevent and heal illnesses.
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