Beauty Therapy & Complementary Therapies

Also known as Aesthetician, a Beauty Therapist is qualified to carry out a wide range of treatments to the face and body on both males and females. A beauty therapist is in fact a beautician, body therapist and electrolysis all in one. The therapist is involved with clients' needs in a caring profession. Treatments are designed to improve skin care and condition, and the work includes a range of treatments for face and body, all designed to help improve facial and body conditions. All forms of aesthetic treatments promote a feeling of well-being. Treatments include: - Body Massage – Deep Muscular & Aromatherapy Treatments, Manicure & Pedicure, Indian Head Massage, Ear Candling, Waxing/Hair Removal, Spray Tans, Facial & Body treatments and many more.

Complementary therapies, Alternative medicine, integrative medicine, holistic therapies - these are a few of the terms used nowadays to describe a wide array of healing practices that fall outside purely pharmaceutical or surgical treatments. Some examples are: Variations of massage, Shiatsu, Reflexology, acupuncture, Nutrition, allergy elimination the list is endless.

Whether you call it complementary therapies or alternative medicine, it refers to the same thing--a wide array of healing practices that fall outside purely pharmaceutical or surgical treatments. Complementary therapies are also well named because their purpose is often to help maintain wellness and promote health. In other words, they act to complement your health.

Shiatsu is a Japanese word meaning 'finger pressure'. In practice, it combines various techniques, such as stretching, rocking and holding, with pressure (which may be applied using thumbs, fingers, palms, forearms, elbows, feet and knees). As a complete system of healing through touch, it draws extensively on key aspects of Traditional Oriental Medicine and many of the techniques are applied to the same energy channels and points used in acupuncture. Shiatsu is carried out fully clothed on a futon at floor level and can be physically dynamic or extremely gentle, depending on individual requirements.

Traditional Chinese and Five-Element Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a traditional medicine which has been used in the East for thousands of years to restore, promote and maintain good health. Taking a holistic approach, acupuncture regards illness as a sign that the body is out of balance, the exact pattern and degree of imbalance being unique to each individual. By inserting fine needles into the meridians beneath the skin, acupuncture stimulates the body's own healing response. Acupuncture can be effective treatment for many conditions, including gastro-intestinal, skin, respiratory and musculo-skeletal – in May 2009 NICE recommended acupuncture for back pain relief. Acupuncture and Acupressure Massage are also very effective treatments for depression.

Lymphatic Drainage Massage(LDM) is an extremely light pressure massage that puts you in a deeply relaxed state and promotes a strong healthy immune system.
• Stimulates lymph fluid, which collects toxins, waste and bacteria which could otherwise cause disease and illness.
• Delivers antibodies and nutrients to help boost the immune system.
• Oxygenates parts of the body with localized fat.
• Helps with the regeneration of body tissues.

Swedish Massageuses a range of movements and pressure to manipulate tissues for both local and overall therapeutic effects and benefits.
• Relieves muscular tension.
• Loosens tight knotted muscles.
• Relaxes and calms the mind.
• Helps promote self healing.
• Eases away aching joints.
• Helps rejuvenates the whole body & sense of well being.