ThingsWonderful Glossary of Natural and Gentle Health Solutions

• Alexander Technique
  • AT is a system of re-educating the body and mind so you can use your self in a way that facilitates proper posture and ease of movement.
• Aromatherapy
  •  Aromatherapy is an Ancient Healing Art, utilizing essential oils of herbs and flowers to treat emotional disorders such as stress and anxiety, as well as a wide range of other ailments.
• Bodywork
  •   Massage and the physical practices of Yoga are perhaps the best known types of bodywork, and both have proven successful in releiving tension and stress, promoting blood flow, loosening stiff muscles, and stimulating the organs.
• Color Therapy
  • The imact of color on mood is widely recognized. Color therapists believe that different hues can treat illness and improve physical, emotional, and spiritual health. According to the theory, the vibrations of color waves can directly affect body cells and organs.
• Counseling and Psychotherapy
  • Counseling and Psychotherapy encompasses a broad range of practitioners, from career counselors who offer advice and information to psychotherapists who treat depression, stress, addiction, and emotional issues. Formats can vary from individual counseling to group therapy. 
• Environmental Medicine
  • Environmental medicine explores the role of dietary and environmental allergens in health and illness.
•  Proust Effect 
  • An advancement beyond Aromatherapy, the Proust Effect is more powerful because it also allows control of the mind, physical processes, and willpower.
• Feng Shui
  • This is the art and science from ancient China of arranging spaces and elements to create harmonious energy flows and patterns, tempering or enhancing the energy when necessary.
• Guided Imagery
  • The effective use of images, symbols, and sounds that help to focus the mind on the workings of the body in order to cause real physiological changes. Audio CD's that are meant to accompany Guided Imagery and Meditation (see below) include the Relax Every Minute Audio CD.
• Herbal Medicine
  • Herbal medicine, by far the oldest form of medicine practiced by mankind, uses natural plants in a wide variety of forms for their theraputic value. Sometimes herbal medicine can be combined with another therapy, to achieve a powerful physical effect.
• Hypnotherapy and Subliminal Suggestion
  • Hypnotherapy refers to a range of hypnosis and subliminal suggestion techniques that allow practitioners to bypass the concious mind and access the subconcious.
• Jin Shin Jyutsu
  • A gentle art which balances one's energy by using the fingers and hands over clothing to eliminate stress, create emotional equilibrium, releive pain, and alleviate acute or chronic conditions.
• Kinesiology
  • Kinesiology is the study of movement and muscles to indicate whether there is decreased function in any bodily organs or systems.
• Light Therapy
  • Another sensory healing technque is Light Therapy, which attempts to restore well-being and can be successful in treating depression known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). 
• Massage Therapy
  • Thie is a general term which covers a wide variety of disciplines for the manipulation and temperature control of soft tissue for theraputic purposes.
• Meditation
  • Meditation is the intentional directing of attention to the clear aspect of one's own inner nature. A variety of techniques are used to achieve this state of harmony.
• Pilates
  • Pilates is a structured system of small isolated movements that demands powerful focus on feeling every nuance of miscle action while working out on floor mats or machines.
• Positive Reinforcement 
  • Positve Reinforcement acts to train the subconcious mind to follow the cues and goals of better health and physical wellbeing - such as rewarding success with a gift (see the ThingsWonderful.com Cute Teddy Earrings Positive Reinforcement gift)
• Qigong and Tai Chi
  • Qigong and Tai Chi combine movement, meditation, stretching, visualization, and breathing regulation to enhance the flow of vital energy in the body, improve circulation, and enhance the immune function.
• Reflexology
  • Reflexology is the natural healing art based on the principle that there are reflexes in the feet and hands which correspond to every part of the body.
• Reiki
  • Reiki, meaning "universal life-force energy," is a scientific method of activating and balancing the life-force present in all living things to channel healing energies to organs and glands or to align chakras (energy centers).
•   Vegetarian
  • Vegetarianism is the voluntary abstinance from eating meat for a variety of reasons including religious, health, and ethical ones.
• Yoga
  • Yoga is the practical application of the ancient Indian Vedic teachings. The word "Yoga" is derived from the Sanskrit root yuj which means "union" or "to join," and refers to the joining of a person's physical, mental, and spritual elements through "ansas" or gentle pstures to stretch and tone muscles, joints, organs, and glands.

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