Shiatsu is an independent, self-contained system of holistic manual body work. It derives from Far East healing methods based on the theory of a dynamic life energy (Ki, Qi). Shiatsu is also influenced by Western health concepts that focus on holistic views of the human being.
Massages are among the earliest forms of all therapies; it's a natural reflex to massage sore spots. Nowadays, massages are divided into therapeutic, aesthetic and sports massages, and are also part of the medical field of rehabilitation.
The word "hamam" immediately brings to mind images of the Orient with its seductive scents and delicious teas. For Sheherazade, the princess of 1001 nights, a city without a hamam would not have been complete. However, we mostly know the hamam as the Turkish bath.
Thai massage is a medical massage originating with Buddhist monks in Thailand. This approach was transferred from masters to students over a period of over 2500 years. It combines the finger pressure massage of Chinese medicine with a form of "guided stretching" deriving from Indian yoga. This interaction opens up the body energetically and physiologically.
This is a very special form of massage that uses warm lava stones. This treatment enhances wellbeing and causes deep relaxation.
The sauna was invented in Finland and the practice of sauna visits dates back to the year 1100. The original form of sauna was simply a hole in the ground that was covered, sometimes by a makeshift roof. The cleansing of the body and the subsequent feeling of wellbeing was already known throughout the ancient world-in the Roman thermae, the Turkish hamams or the Japanese mushiboro.