Links
Visit the related sites below for information on alternative therapies, practices, modalities, spiritual work, yoga, etc..
ACUPRESSURE
- British Columbia Acupressure Therapist's Association - defines acupressure, provides information on acupressure techniques, practitioners and clinics.
ACUPUNCTURE
- Acupuncture.com - a web resource for consumers, students and practitioners of acupuncture and traditional oriental medicine.
- Qi - the journal of traditional eastern health & fitness, featuring acupuncture, meditation, qigong, taijiquan (tai chi), yoga, tcm, herbs, and health exercises, articles for the beginner & clinical practitioner, with tibits of chinese culture & mythology.
- Acupuncture Resource - by american whole health, inc.; history of acupuncture, how it was brought to the west, a faq page, and research projects.
ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
- Alexander Technique International - what is alexander technique?, articles, code of ethics, teacher's list, workshops, videos and books.
- North American Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique - description of therapy, benefits, who uses this therapy?, convenient site tour.
AROMATHERAPY
- American Alliance of Aromatherapy - about the american alliance of aromatherapy, membership, the international journal of aromatherapy, aaoa news quarterly.
- Aroma Web - resource for aromatherapy and essential oils information.
- Amateur Aromatherapy - includes essential oil database.
AQUATIC BODYWORK
AYURVEDA
- Ayurvedic Institute - offers classes in ayurveda and a full pharmacy, located in albuquerque’s northeast heights.
- Ayurvedic Foundations - promotion of natural health and wellness through the use of Ayurveda.
BODY PSYCHOTHERAPY
- U.S. Association of Body Psychotherapists - this is a new site and is under construction; defines body psychotherapy.
BONNIE PRUDDEN MYOTHERAPY
- International Myotherapy Association - defines Myotherapy techniques.
BOWEN TECHNIQUE
- Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia - North American registry of Bowen Technique.
BUDDHISM
- What is Buddhism? - by friends of the western buddhist order.
CHIROPRACTIC
- Your Spine - source for chiropractic advice, providing help with wellness, aging, athletes, children, and pain.
- International Chiropractors Association - find a chiropractor near you.
COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGY
- Re-evaluation Counseling - information about co-counseling, a process whereby people of all ages and backgrounds can learn how to exchange effective help with each other in order to free themselves from the effects of past distress experiences.
CRANIAL SACRAL THERAPY
- Cranial Sacral Therapy - a gentle non-invasive technique based on the principle that our bodies know how to heal themselves. The practitioner listens to the body through palpation, then allows or introduces movement which will release restrictions.
- American CranialSacral Therapy Association - web center of the The Upledger Institute, developers of CranialSacral Therapy.
ENERGY MEDICINE
ESALEN MASSAGE
- Esalen Massage and Bodywork Association - information about esalen massage and the esalen institute in big sur.
FELDENKRAIS
- The Feldenkrais Guild - about the feldenkrais® method, articles, books and tapes, applications of the method, research and bibliography, public events, find a feldenkrais® practitioner in your area, links to other feldenkrais® pages.
FITNESS
- Just Move - physical fitness news, forums, exercise diaries, getting started tips, and more from the american heart association.
- Shape Up - provides latest information about safe weight management and physical fitness by dr. c. everett koop.
- Fitness Online - brings you continually updated features on nutrition, training, health, fitness, and more.
HEALING TOUCH
- Healing Touch International - what is healing touch, how does healing touch occur, who can benefit from healing touch, types of injuries, statistics and other information.
HEALTH
- Yahoo Health - valuable resource of health-related links, fitness, nutrition, alternative medicine; search by disease, condition, general health topic or medication, drug name.
HELLERWORK
- Hellerwork International - introduction to hellerwork, articles, handbook, list of practitioners, testimonials, training, etc.
HINDUISM
- Hinduism - an overview.
- Karma and Reincarnation - a describes Hindu theory of karma and reincarnation, and the various philosophical problems that arise from that theory; a robust site with lots of links to interesting related topics.
HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK
- Association for Holotropic Breathwork International - a simple yet powerful technique for self-exploration and healing, based on combined insights from modern consciousness research, depth psychology and perennial spiritual practices.
HOMEOPATHY
- How Homeopathic Medicines Work - a simplified over-view as to how homeopathic medicines are derived, selected, and administered.
HOSPICE
- Service Through Touch - skilled touch for the elderly, ill and dying.
HOSPITAL-BASED MASSAGE/BODYWORK
- American Holistic Health Association
- American Holistic Medical Association
- American Holistic Nurses Association
LOMILOMI MASSAGE
MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE
MEDICAL MASSAGE
MEDITATION
- Meditation Checklist - checklist for seated meditation; you have to scroll down a ways to find the checklist.
MIND/BODY
- Association for Humanistic Psychology - society for the advancement of somatics.
NUTRITION
- Creating Heaven Through Your Plate - a wholistic eating & self-healing approach developed by Shelley Summers, nutritional counselor and psychic, one of the nation's most respected authorities on healing herbs and plants, muscle testing, and reflexology.
ORIENTAL BODYWORK
ORTHO-BIONOMY
PFRIMMER TECHNIQUE
POLARITY THERAPY
- American Polarity Therapy Association - concise information on polarity therapy.
QI GONG
- Qi Gong - qi gong resource.
REFLEXOLOGY
- Home of Reflexology - provides information and links to worldwide reflexology organizations.
REIKI
RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
- National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
- Touch Research Institute - dedicated to scientifically demonstrating the benefits of touch therapy and establishing its credibility with the medical community.
ROLF TECHNIQUE
- Guild for Structural Integration - a process of re-education of the body through movement and touch.
- Rolf Institute of Structural Integration - what is rolfing® and its history, locate a certified rolfer in your area.
ROSEN METHOD
RUBENFELD SYNERGY
- National Association of Rubenfeld Synergists - a dynamic system for the integration of body, mind, emotions and spirit.
SHIATSU
- Shiatsu - japanese massage, (this site originates from the netherlands but is written in english).
SOMATICS
SPORTS MASSAGE
- European Association of Sports Massage - formed in 1994 to development sports massage and sports care on an international level.
STRETCHING
- Stretching and Flexibility - everything you ever wanted to know.
TAOISM
- Taoism - taoism information page.
THAI MASSAGE
THERAPEUTIC TOUCH
- Nurse Healers-Professional Association, Inc. - their mission is to lead, inspire, and advance therapeutic touch, other healing modalities and healing lifeways for the world community.
- The Therapeutic Touch Network - promotes the practice and acceptance of therapeutic touch.
TOUCH FOR HEALTH
TRAGER WORK
- Trager Institute - a system of simple, effortless movement sequences to encourage feelings of freedom and lightness in the body.
YOGA
- Yoga for Beginners - provides basic information for beginning yoga practitioners.
- YogaClass.com - free, interactive multimedia yoga instruction.
- The Yoga Site - an online yoga resource featuring a teacher directory, posture info, yoga therapy, retreats, links and more.
- Yoga International Magazine - features articles about yoga science, philosophy, and ayurveda.
- Hatha Yoga - from the himalayan international institute of yoga science and philosophy of the usa.
- Vinyasakrama Yoga - as taught by John Coon.
- Kundalini Yoga - as taught by yogi bhajan.
ZEN
- American Zen Buddhism Page - links to books and zen centers.
- Zen Online - the ultimate online guide to zen.
ZERO BALANCING
- Zero Balancing Association - a hands-on body/mind system that aligns body energy with the body's physical structure, representing the integration of eastern views of energy with western views of science.
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