Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Aromatherapy Massage


Aromatherapy uses essential oils extracted from flowers and plants with an aim to balance the emotions and improve general health and well-being. Various massage techniques in combination with the beneficial properties of essential oils make aromatherapy massage ideal for:

•pain relief,
•relaxation of tired and stressed muscles, 
•improvement of blood and lymph circulation,
•control of blood pressure,
•relief of painful menstruation,
•toxin removal,
•cellulite prevention and/or removal and improvement of skin texture,
•relief of intestinal and digestive problems,  
•strengthening the immune system,
•stress and anxiety control,
•strengthening the nervous system, 
•combating negative feelings and
•general physical and mental revitalization.

Aromatherapy massage may also be useful to aid in:
Increased Energy, Prenatal Well-being, Weight Loss, Water Retention
Bloating, Headaches, Travel Sickness, Jet Lag, Lower Blood Pressure
Stress Relive, Anti-Ageing, Muscle Pains, Depression

Bergamot Aromatherapy Oil
(Chakra Solar plexus and Heart) Bergamot releases the need to be in complete control so that we can flow with life more easily. Its antibacterial and antiseptic properties have made it popular for hundreds of years for skin conditions. In Oriental medicine, it is used to assist with the flow of vital energy so the digestive system can work smoothly.

The plant healing properties of Bergamot are Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antidepressant, anti-infectious, anti-parasitic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, digestive, hormonal support and sedative. Bergamots documented uses and benefits include Addictions, agitation, anorexia, anxiety, loss of appetite, colic, depression, indigestion, infections (herpes, cold sores, respiratory, urinary tract), inflammation, insect repellent, insomnia, parasites, rheumatism, oily skin stress and vaginal Candida.

Body Works Wintergreen Essential Butter
(Chakras heart and solar plexus) A 100% organic blend of shea butter, wintergreen essential oil, moringa oil, fullers earth and diatomic earth. BodyWorks Shea butter comes from the nut of the karite shea tree that is indigenous to Africa. The English name Shea comes from its Bambara name "sii", which means sacred. Growing up to 60 feet tall, the Shea tree does not flower before it is 20 years old and can live up to 200 years.

What makes Wintergreen Essential Butter an extraordinary skin care and an amazing body healer is its richness in precious constituents, which include unsaturated fats with a large proportion of essential fatty acids, phyto-sterols, vitamin E and D, pro-vitamin A and allantoin. All these are natural and make Wintergreen Essential Butter a super food for your skin (and hair).

The plant healing properties of Wintergreen Essential Butter                    Antioxidant
Anti-inflammatory
Deep moisturiser
Stimulating for the superficial micro-circulation
Skin strengthening
Skin protecting 
UV protecting
Skin regenerating
Stretch marks
Collagen production stimulating (makes the skin stronger, suppler and younger)
Minor cuts and burns healing
Muscle ache healing
Physical endurance enhancer 
Wrinkles 

It protects your skin from UV sunlight, harsh climate, dehydration and pollution damages. Let's say in short that it is one of the best anti-aging agents for your skin. It strengthens your skin by stimulating the production of collagen, which is the youthful scaffolding protein in your skin. It makes it suppler, more alive, nourished and radiant. 

BodyWorks essential butter is very beneficial for sportive men and women, as it prepares the muscles before the workout and helps them to recover faster after. It also helps to reduce muscle aches as it stimulates the elimination of toxins from the muscles.

Given its high content in anti-inflammatory and healing components, Shea butter helps the healing of skin disorders and problems like:
Eczema
Psoriasis
Rash
Hives
Insect bites
Poisonous plants contact dermatitis
Skin cracks
Burns

Minor cuts

Frankincense Aromatherapy Oil

Frankincense Aromatherapy Oil (Chakras heart, throat, third eye and crown) 

Frankincense Oil or Oil of Lebanon is considered a holy oil in the Middle East.  Frankincense contains sesquiterpenes that stimulate the part of the brain that controls emotions, uplifting and centering.
It also helps the hypothalamus, pineal and pituitary glands that produce many of the important hormones in our body. And it helps strengthen the immune system by increasing leukocyte activity. Frankincense “closes down the nucleus to stop it reproducing corrupted DNA codes. The PMS Model consists of Phenols, Sesquiterpenes and Monoterpenes. Phenols clean the receptor sites of the cell; Sesquiterpenes delete bad information from cellular memory (DNA) and monoterpenes awaken or restore the correct information stored in the cell at a DNA level.

The healing plant properties of Frankincense are anti-catarrhal, anti-depressant, anti-infectious, anti-tumour, antiseptic, expectorant, and immune-stimulant, muscle relaxant and sedative.

Bergamots documented uses and benefits include asthma, cancer, depression, infection, immune stimulant, inflammation, muscles, and supports the nervous system, stress, ulcers and vertigo. Good for breast cysts or for infection of the lungs, reproductive organs, or urinary tract and also increases menstrual flow. 
Frankincense releases powerful vibrations for protection and purification. A cleanser of the body, aura, psychic planes and environment, frankincense removes all negative influences.  



Juniper Aromatherapy oil (Chakras root, solar plexus, third eye and crown) Helps calm the nerves, relieves anxiety, nervous tension and mental exhaustion. It is helpful when the prostate gland is enlarged and is used to help with the inability to pass urine, in cases of cystitis and kidney stones.

Juniper oil generally helps with the digestive system, particularly in cases of obesity, over-indulgence of food and premenstrual bloating. It assists with the elimination of uric acid and therefore relieves pain in cases of gout, rheumatism and arthritis. Juniper has the ability to transform negative emotions into positive emotions and increases sexual potency-especially in men.

The healing plant properties of Juniper are Antiseptic, astringent, antispasmodic, cleanser, detoxifier, digestive stimulant and cleanser, diuretic, stimulant, promotes nerve regeneration and tonic. Junipers documented uses and benefits include skin conditions , kidneys (increases circulation, promotes excretion of toxins, kidney stones), bladder (infections), liver problems, cellulite, gout, rheumatism (promotes excretion of uric acid and toxins), nerve function and regeneration, ulcers, varicose veins, water and fluid retention and wounds.

Lavender Aromatherapy Oil (Chakras heart and crown)  The benefits of Lavender oil are endless, it is one of the most versatile aromatherapy oils in nature. Calming, relaxing, and balancing, it eases anger and offers greater intuition and clarity. It relieves muscle pain, migraines and other headaches, and inflammation. 

It is also one of the most antiseptic essential oils, treating many types of infection, including lung, sinus, vaginal, and especially Candida infections. It prevents scarring and stretch marks and reputedly slows the development of wrinkles. Lavender also treats indigestion, including colic, and boosts immunity. 

The healing plant properties of Juniper are Anti-fungal, analgesic, ant-iseptic, ant-tumoral, anti-convulsant, vasodilating, anti-spasmodic, anti-inflammatory, vermifuge. Lavenders documented uses and benefits include insomnia, hair loss, burns, nervous tension, respiratory infections, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, menstrual problems/PMS, skin conditions, blood fat/cholesterol reduction, reducing excess sebum on skin.

Lavender promotes happiness and harmony in the home by invoking good health, providing tranquillity, ensuring fidelity and devotion in marriage.



Peppermint Aromatherapy Oil (Chakras Root, sacral, solar plexus and throat) This is particularly good oil when there is resistance to learn a new subject or to move in a new direction. It cools and calms the mind and eliminates the fear of the unknown. 

The plant healing properties of peppermint: anti-inflammatory; relieves pain, muscle spasms, and cramping; relaxes the nerves; kills viral infections; decreases gas and indigestion; clears lung congestion; reduces fever. Peppermint helps the digestion of heavy foods and relieves flatulence and intestinal cramping, actually relaxing the digestive muscles so they operate more efficiently.

Peppermints documented uses and benefits include respiratory infections (tuberculosis, pneumonia, bronchitis), asthma, arthritis, fevers, nausea, obesity, fungal infections (Candida), digestive, problems, headaches, skin conditions (psoriasis, hair, eczema, itchy skin), viral (herpes here, herpes Zoroaster, cold sores), back problems (scoliosis). Use peppermint for love or prosperity to boost love and abundance.

Wintergreen Essential Oil (Chakras heart and solar plexus) is mentally stimulating, increases attentiveness and can penetrate deep within the body to increase the vibration of the body and enhancing sound on all levels. This increase in vibration opens spiritual awareness and leads to introspection of divine and self love.

Wintergreen Essential Oil contains 85-99% of methyl salicylate, the same component of aspirin. Birch and wintergreen are the only plants in the world that naturally contain methyl is. It is documented that these oils have cortisone-like effects that can relieve pain quickly. The Native Americans chewed wintergreen when running long distances to increase endurance and respiratory capacity 

The plant healing properties of Wintergreen Essential Oil are antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, antiseptic, analgesic, disinfectant, anticoagulant.
Wintergreen Essential Oil documented benefits and uses include 

Angina, arteriosclerosis, arthritis, asthma, backache, bleeding gums, blood clots, bone fractures, bone pain, bronchitis, cardiovascular conditions, Crohn's Disease, circulation disorders, colitis, connective tissue, cramps, disk deterioration, gallstones, gingivitis, Grave's Disease, head cold, headache, heart attack, haemorrhoids, hepatitis, hives, hypertension, hyperthyroid, indigestion, inflammation, irritable bowel syndrome, itching, kidney stones, ligament, lupus, lumbago, migraine, multiple sclerosis, muscles muscle spasms, neck pain, nerve pain, rheumatism, lymphatic system detox, nausea, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, pleurisy, prostate, benign prostate hyperplasia (bph), prostatitis, sciatica, scoliosis, sinus congestion, spider bite, spine injury, urinary tract infection, wounds and varicose veins.

Ylang Ylang Aromatherapy Oil (Chakras heart) Originating in the Philippines, ylang ylang means “flower of flowers” or “fragrance of all fragrances.”  Ylang Ylang Oil has been used to balance male and female energies so one can achieve a state of harmony. It accomplishes this by releasing negative emotions such as anger, possessiveness or low self-esteem. Nourishing the positive emotions such as confidence, self love and spiritual awareness. For these reasons, and also because of its reputation as an aphrodisiac, the flowers are spread on the beds of the newly married in Indonesia.

The plant healing properties of Ylang Ylang: antidepressant; stimulates circulation, relieves muscle spasms, lowers blood pressure, relaxes nerves.  Ylang Ylang uses and benefits include anxiety, depression, diabetes, insomnia, hair loss, skin conditions (oily skin, acne and blemishes, stimulates new cell growth, smoothes, wrinkles, pre-mature aging), releases facial muscle and tension, arterial hypertension, reduce hyperpnea, palpitations, tachycardia, cardiac arrhythmia, intestinal problems and increase libido (men and women).

Please contact us to arrange an appointment between 10.00 and 21.00.
Our professional therapists come to you. They offer a wide range of high-quality therapeutic massage treatments, brought directly to your home, hotel, office or event, from only 100 GHS per hour. 

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