Marma-Point Massage: A Gift From India

In the ongoing evolution of massage techniques, sometimes it pays to stop peering into the future and, instead, unearth hidden treasures from the past. Marma-point massage, stemming from Ayurveda, the ancient healing system of India, is just such a gem.

Although marma-point massage has been utilized for thousands of years, it's just recently been introduced to the Western world. Now, spas worldwide are offering marma-point massage. With training, this therapy can be added to a spa's menu, or offered as a spa-type therapy by a massage therapist in private practice.
 

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At the time it seemed like a good idea. A two-tiered massage regulation system would make everyone happy: massage therapists who believed that 500 or more hours provided greater technical skill and knowledge; and therapists who felt they only needed 100 hours of education to perform safe, effective relaxation massage. But the real impetus for the Delaware law, and its greatest benefit, for all massage therapists, would be freedom from mandatory registration under the state’s anti-prostitution statute, a law that many practitioners nervously ignored.

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Massage Therapy and Pilates, A Healthy Partnership

Many spas offer classes in Pilates - and since massage therapy is the number-one service provided at spas, it's only natural that these two practices are crossing paths. Today, many clients are experiencing the benefits that come from combining massage with Pilates training. A number of massage therapists are training in Pilates - and some have even become certified Pilates instructors, allowing them to integrate the two techniques for their clients.

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Acutonics: The Sound of Healing

In this noninvasive treatment, precisely calibrated tuning forks, representing a natural harmonic series based on the orbital properties of the Earth, Moon, Sun and planets, are applied directly to acupressure points, trigger points, points of pain and chakras to access and open the energy pathways in the body. Acutonics is being increasingly incorporated into spas, and is also appropriate for massage therapists in private practice to use.

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Massage Reduces Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease

Massage improved daily functioning, increased quality of sleep and decreased stress-hormone levels in people with Parkinson's disease, according to a recent study.
"Parkinson's Disease Symptoms are Reduced by Massage Therapy and Progressive Muscle Exercises," was conducted by the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami, along with staff from the university's neurology department and Duke University's pharmacology department.

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