Treatments
Listening to yourself
Shiatsu
Originating in Japan and based on traditional Chinese medicine, Shiatsu (literally meaning thumb pressure) combines both gentle and deep pressure of the fingers, palms and elbows with stretching and mobilization of the various joints to restore and harmonize the body’s energy circulation. This gentle therapy brings the body into a state of deep relaxation, supporting its natural energy capacities and self-regulation.
According to the 5-element principle of traditional Chinese medicine, everything in the universe is classified into 5 categories. This tool explains the nature of things and how they interrelate. Each of the elements – water, wood, fire, earth and metal – possesses characteristic properties which, in Shiatsu, are applied to human physiology in a relationship of correspondence and affinity. In this way, each organ and its organic whole (organ, tissue, meridians, etc.) are associated with one of the elements. Each organ has a corresponding meridian, the channel through which energy circulates.
Treating imbalances by regulating the flow of energy along the meridians optimizes the functioning of all the organs, inviting the individual to harmonize with his or her own rhythms and environment.
Shiatsu is a way of finding yourself and grounding yourself in life. As a gentle method of treatment, it tends to be preventive, promoting self-healing and aims to maintain optimal health.
Benefits :
- Releases muscular and joint tension (neck, shoulders, lumbar…)
- Reduces chronic or temporary pain
- Soothes anxiety, depression, stress, burn-out, etc…
- Strengthens the body in cases of physical and mental fatigue
- Balances the hormonal, digestive and respiratory systems
- Stimulates the body’s immune system
- Promotes relaxation and well-being
- Helps you let go and ground yourself
Session
The treatment takes place lying on a table in loose, comfortable clothing and is suitable for all ages.
Price
CHF 130.- for a 60-minute session.
CHF 180.- for a 90-minute session.
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
Derived from osteopathy, this non-invasive manual method uses the hands to listen to the rhythmic movement of cerebrospinal fluid at different points in the body, particularly the axis between the cranium and the sacrum, while also taking into account the entire bone, fascial, circulatory and energy pathway systems.
This subtle rhythm of flow guides the therapist’s hands to areas in need of attention, supporting the body’s return to equilibrium by promoting self-healing.
Its specificity derives from listening with no other intention than to be present to what is, thus creating a privileged and reassuring space for the body to relax completely and return to its natural harmony. A session opens up a space (outside of time) where the body’s inner intelligence can once again work at its own pace.
This gentle, sensitive work also serves as a mirror effect, inviting the individual to focus his or her awareness on the dynamics which block in order to unblock them and thus transform them at a fundamental level, stimulating the spirit and the whole being.
Applications
There are a wide range of applications, as this manual discipline perceives the body in its constant interaction with the environment:
- Stress, tension
- Tinnitus
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Exhaustion
- Trauma
- Sleeping problems
- Psycho-emotional tension
- Musculoskeletal tension
- Regulation of the vegetative and central nervous system, lymphatic system, visceral and hormonal system.
Session
The session takes place on a massage table in loose, comfortable clothing.
Price
CHF 130 for a 60-minute session in combination with one of the above treatments (shiatsu/visceral).
CHF 180 for a 90-minute session.
Visceral massage
The abdomen, “root of our emotions”, is an area of the body where many emotions and tensions are stored over time, and where our eating habits also have a major influence on how it functions. The aim of this massage is to cleanse each organ, strengthen them, release your negative energies and harmonize your emotions.
Applications
This massage of the organs will therefore allow the therapist to work on adhesions due to scartissue, to restore gut mobility, promote better digestion and treat different problems such as :
- Back pain
- Constipation
- Sciatica
- Anxiety
- Pollakiuria
- Chronic fatigue
- Bloating, stomach pain
- Hiatal hernia
Session
This massage is performed with a small amount of pure, natural, organic massage oil. The abdominal area is uncovered, and the massage is given directly on the skin.
Price
CHF 130 for a 60-minute session, or in combination with one of the other treatments.
CHF 180 for a 90-minute session.
Cupping Therapy
Cupping Therapy is a technique used in traditional Chinese medicine to activate the circulation of blood and lymph in order to cleanse the body. It brings relaxation while promoting the cleansing of organs and fluids by restoring space between tissues.
Known for its pain-relieving, decongestant, draining, anti-inflammatory and detoxifying effects, cupping therapy can relieve many symptoms and can also complement other medical treatments.
As for me, I also regularly combine them with a Shiatsu or therapeutic massage session.
Please note that under no circumstances does cupping treatment replace a doctor or prescribed medical treatment.
Benefits
- Eliminates toxins
- Relieves muscle and joint pain
- Soothes respiratory problems (bronchitis, coughs, asthma, etc.)
- Fights physical and mental fatigue
- Reduces headaches
- Provides relaxation and stress relief
- Improves muscular tissue recovery, ideal for aches and pains, injuries, after sport or in preparation for exercise
- Strengthens the immune, digestive and reproductive systems
- Rebalances body and organ energy
Session
Cupping therapy can leave small marks which may remain for a few days, or even cause sensations of tightness and heat. All these signs disappear quickly, indicating that the body has reacted well to the treatment.
Price
CHF 130 for a 60-minute session in combination with one of the above treatments (shiatsu/cranio/visceral).
CHF 180 for a 90-minute session.
Cellular awareness
The painful symptoms we feel in our body are messengers that it uses to make us aware of our psychic, physical and emotional functioning.
In our recent or earlier past (adolescence, childhood, intra-uterine life, or in other incarnations if you believe in them), we have stored up experiences or traumas whose emotional charge could not be fully experienced or dealt with, because the shock was too great for our energy system to digest it at the time.
This remaining charge or memory to be digested is lodged in our unconscious, which is itself linked and interwoven with our physical body. Added to this are the trans-generational memories passed down to us by our ancestors.
By modifying our state of consciousness and using specific exercises, I will invite you to reconnect with these memories, to follow your body through its pathological circuits and to release them, stimulating your own self-healing power.
Benefits
The benefits of a session can be felt immediately, or can take a few days or even a week or two to become apparent. Following a deep unblocking, the body may need to go through a ‘healing crisis’, which may cause some temporary discomfort, before regaining a sense of well-being.
Session
During a session, the different approaches I use are combined (Shiatsu, Cranio-Sacral Touch, visualisations, organ work, tools from family constellations).
Price
CHF 150.- for a 90-minute session.