County Laois Massage and Complementary Therapist Explains How Holistic Treatments Can Improve Ones’ Overall health

Are you living in Portlaoise or Portarlington, Co Laois? Are you trying to find a professional Laois Massage therapist that is highly trained and qualified to offer an impressive selection of holistic treatments such as various styles of massage, reflexology, and sound therapy using Tibetan singing bowls, organic holistic facials, energy therapies such as Reiki and Rahanni….and much more?

We often look for a business that can provide us with the services that we need. Such as that of a good massage therapist for relaxation, or to target and relieve some sort of pain or ache in our body. We place our confidence in both the therapist and treatment hoping that their knowledge and skill will address our specific issues, meet our demands and support us as our bodies return to balance. Many seek out a more specific form of bodywork such as sports massage or deep tissue massage with myofascial release for either acute or chronic conditions such as back pains or other injuries.

However, have you stopped to consider that the best massage therapy should not just be for the body? Maybe it can also serve as a holistic treatment for our mental, emotional and spiritual well-being? This is where treatments such as the holistic massage comes in.

Laois massage therapy services can be booked via our appointments page.

Holistic Massage does not just focus on your body 

Some traditional massage practices or spa settings have pre-set routines carried out by the massage therapists to help you meet your discussed goal and experience an overall feeling of wellbeing. For example, if you have back pain the massage therapist may try to find the spot on your back where the pain is coming from and other related areas, massage them and try to help you feel better.

A holistic massage on the other hand, will not just focus on the physical treatment of what may be causing your back pain, but on other possible mental, emotional, and even spiritual sources that may be causing this pain.

The term “holistic” comes from the Greek work “holos”, which means “whole”.  The holistic massage therapist will tailor the massage treatment to suit their client’s needs, taking into account not just any physical stress that needs to be taken care of, but also the “mind-body connection”. Consideration and attention are given to any relevant mental or emotional stress that the client is feeling, which may in turn be affecting their physical well-being. Usually holistic massage therapists will ask their clients questions that at first may not seem to be physically related to what the client is complaining about. However, through these questions the therapists can tailor the holistic massage treatment to suit their client. They can combine different massage techniques from their repertoire and also use other techniques such as aromatherapy and suggest lifestyle changes to the client to nurture and fully allow their bodies to feel better. The holistic massage and other complimentary therapies can also help support you if you are experiencing certain problems with the mind and body, helping you to minimise the long-term use of over the counter and prescription medicines such as pain killers and anti-depressants that may come with undesired side effects.

Going back to the back pain example. The holistic approach would be that the therapist may draw on their knowledge and employ different massage techniques, on multiple parts of the clients’ body that may be related to and affecting the back, causing discomfort and pain in numerous sites. The techniques are not just meant to relax, or even to concentrate on the areas of pain, but are also designed to improve the flow and circulation of blood to aid healing and tissue repair. At the same time, the therapist may find out from the questions that the back pain is caused by the client sitting too long without moving because of their work. They may then offer relevant suggestions to the client to help remedy their specific issue.

An example of a complimentary and holistic therapist, one qualified in holistic massage is Joan McCabe Breen, based in Co Laois, Ireland. She is also registered with both the IRIL (Irish reflexology institute) and the Irish Massage Therapist Association (IMTA) and has this to say: “Holistic massage is an individual treatment that is specifically tailored to each client. As a holistic practitioner I treat each person as a whole, taking into account your emotional and spiritual wellbeing, as well as your physical body.”

Holistic Massage in Portlaoise, Co Laois 

A holistic massage will definitely provide you with more benefits than any regular “conveyor belt” system of massage. If you’re in Co Laois, Ireland, and are looking for a holistic massage therapist services you can seek out Holistic Health Care, owned by Joan McCabe Breen. It has clinics in both Portlaoise and Portarlington.

Joan at Holistic Health Care offers many forms of holistic therapies and massage, helping the client target their personal needs. Some of the services to be enjoyed at Holistic Health Care include Reflexology, Deep Tissue Massage, Tension Release Massage, Oncology Touch Therapy, Well Womb Massage, Fertility Massage, Pregnancy Massage, Heated Bamboo Massage, Dry Cupping Massage, Lymphatic Drainage Massage, Indian Head Massage, TMJ Massage, Sound Therapy and Energy Healing Treatments.

The services which they provide have a lot of benefits, that not only directly address specific areas of pain or relaxation, but at best also provide long term health benefits. For example, boosting the immune system, relaxing the nervous system, improving muscle suppleness, more effective respiration, relieve insomnia, balance the digestive system and even helping to lower blood pressure.

Laois Massage Therapy Services

Holistic is definitely not just a popular word used to prop up a massage and complimentary therapy business. Any person who experiences the true holistic approach will definitely reap long-term benefits for their whole body which includes their mind, emotion and spirit. Joan has clinic in both Portarlington and Portlaoise.

Discover the amazing health benefits that Reflexology can offer

Laois Reflexologist explains that Reflexology is so much more than just a foot massage. It is a centuries-old practice that can boost your health and well being in a myriad of ways from helping you to get a better night’s sleep, to relieving pain. Keep reading to find out what the top 8 most important benefits of Reflexology are, below.

Reflexology for Pain

One of the most significant advantages of having this type of therapy is that it can help to relieve tension in the muscles in the body. Of course, by loosening up tight muscles, pain relief follows. Therefore, it can be used effectively to treat a range of different kinds of pain, including neck, back, and headaches. Yes, even though it is a treatment for the feet!

Nerve Stimulation 

The premise that Reflexology is based on is that certain parts on the feet are connected to particular parts of the body. Therefore by stimulating the areas on the reflexology foot map associated with specific body parts, the nerves in these parts can also be stimulated.

Of course, this is such a good thing because, as we get older, our nerve endings can lose sensitivity and so function less well, but Reflexology can help to rectify this.

Reflexology Alleviates Depression & Anxiety 

For those struggling with mental illness such as anxiety and depression, Reflexology can offer a welcome natural boost. The reason for this is that by rubbing the top of the toes, serotonin, the happy hormone is produced.

Additionally when carrying out treatment, attention can be paid to the points associated with the adrenal and hypothalamic glands. Something that can also help improve mood and alleviate anxiety and depression.

Helps to boost circulation

Our bodies need oxygen to function correctly and making sure that our circulatory system is effectively working is hugely important to our health. The good news is that reflexology massage can help significantly improve blood circulation. Therefore making sure we get all the freshly oxygenated blood that we need.

Improves Sleep

We cannot function optimally if we aren’t able to relax or sleep. The great thing about Reflexology is that as well as all the other health benefits mentioned in this post, it can be a relaxing foot massage as well. Reflexology is so successful for relaxation that it is routinely used to treat sleep disorders like insomnia.

Reduces PMS

PMS symptoms can be hugely problematic for many women, seriously affecting their quality of life and mood. Fortunately, this treatment can come to the rescue here, by stimulating reflex points associated with the endocrine system with particular attention paid to the reproductive system.

Detoxification

Finally, it is also fantastic for helping our bodies to detoxify, which is excellent news because of all the pollutants and additives that we take in due to our environment and food. Specifically, Reflexology for detox purposes will focus on the Kidney, bladder lymphatic points, which can help eliminate toxins from the system.

Final thoughts 

If you are looking for some help with the issues mentioned above and you are in Laois, Ireland, or the surrounding areas, get in touch with professionally registered Laois Reflexologist Joan McCabe Breen at info@holistichealthcare.ie and book your first reflexology appointment.

SUMMER PAMPER PACKAGE

Relax and rejuvenate with the following 2 hours of well deserved indulgence;

1 hour Full Body Holistic Massage and the next hour is yours to choose between either;

1 hour Energy Therapy- Reiki, Rahanni or Seichim, Holistic Facial, Indian Head Massage, Ear Candling

You can always split the 2nd hour into 2 half hour treatments if you can’t make up you mind! 

Invest in your wellbeing for only €80

REIKI LEVEL 1 WORKSHOP

14-15 APRIL 2018

NAAS HOLISTIC CENTRE

HOW DO I BOOK MY PLACE?

2 day workshop for both beginners and people that would like to refresh their Reiki skills.
A deposit of €50, nonrefundable – except in the event of course being cancelled by host, is required to be paid no later than 2 weeks prior to workshop commencing. This will secure your place on the workshop. In the interest of Student comfort and learning, places are limited to 6 people per workshop so book early to avoid disappointment.

Total Workshop investment €175.

Contact Joan 0851218908 for info.

WHAT IS REIKI?

“Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by “laying on hands” and is based on the idea that an unseen “life force energy” flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one’s “life force energy” is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.
Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind and spirit creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace and security.
Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can benifit from. It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and help promote recovery.
An amazingly simple technique to learn, the ability to use Reiki is not taught in the usual sense, but is transferred to the student during a Reiki workshop. This ability is passed on during an “attunement” given by a Reiki master and allows the student to tap into an unlimited supply of “life force energy” to improve one’s health and enhance the quality of life.
While Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. It has no dogma, and there is nothing you must believe in order to learn and use Reiki. In fact, Reiki is not dependent on belief at all and will work whether you believe in it or not.
In order for the Reiki healing energies to have lasting results, the client/student must accept responsibility for their own healing and take an active part in it. Therefore, the Usui/Tera Mai system of Reiki is more than the use of the Reiki energy. It must also include an active commitment to improve oneself in order for it to be a complete system”.