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healing and shamanic healing often regard themselves as to the instability of the ball to remain balanced, engaging
conductors of healing energy or sources from the spiritual many more muscles. Those muscles become stronger over
realm. Both may call on spiritual helpers such as power time to keep balance.
animals (characteristic of the shaman), angels, inner
teachers, the client’s higher self, or other spiritual forces.
Both forms of healing can be used as part of treatment for a
range of emotional and physical illnesses. T

Stimulant: Temporarily increases body or organ function.

Stomachic: Aids the stomach and digestion action.
Tai chi: A mind-body practice that originated in China as
Structural integration: A systematic approach to relieving a martial art. Individuals doing tai chi move their bodies
patterns of stress and impaired functioning, structural slowly and gently, while breathing deeply and meditating
integration seeks to correct misalignments in the body (Tai chi is sometimes called moving meditation). Many
created by gravity and physical and psychological trauma. practitioners believe that tai chi helps the flow throughout
As in Rolting, in ten sessions the practitioner uses hands, the body of a proposed vital energy called “qi.” Individuals
arms, and elbows to apply pressure to the fascia, or practicing tai chi move their bodies in a slow, relaxed, and
connective tissue, while the client participates through graceful series of movements. One can practice alone or in
directed breathing. a group. The movements make up what are called forms (or
routines).
Sudorific: Acts to increase perspiration.
Tantra: In Sanskrit, Tantra literally means “loom, weave”
Sutra neti: Is a more advanced form of nasal cleansing and generally refers to esoteric traditions of Hinduism and
involving the pouring of saline water through one nostril Buddhism that co-developed most likely about the middle
and out the other, accompanied by the insertion of either of 1st millennium CE. The term Tantra, in the Indian
wet string or surgical tubing gently through the nose into traditions, also means any systematic broadly applicable
the mouth and gently pulled back and forth to clear the nose “text, theory, system, method, instrument, technique or
and remove polyps. The nasal passages are dried by quick, practice”.
short, intense breaths.
Taoism: An ancient Chinese philosophy based around
Sweat therapy: Is the combination of group counseling/ the concept of the Tao (the path or the way). Some main
psychotherapy with group sweating. Group sweating is principles of Taoism are wui-wei (non- action), being one
social interaction while experiencing psychophysiological with nature, and humanistic, fixed principles (such as size
responses to heat exposure. Group sweating has strong and death) are not true concepts, as everything is relative.
cultural validity as it has existed throughout the world
for thousands of years to promote well-being. Examples TENS devices: A specific machine recognized by Health
include the Finnish Sauna, the Russian Banya (sauna), Canada that is used in clinics to augment massage therapy,
the American Indian Sweat lodge Ceremony, the Islamic physiotherapy, and chiropractic treatments through
Hammam, the Japanese Mushi-Buro or Sentō, and the carefully modulated micro-current stimulation of muscle
African Sifutu. and connective tissue.

Swedish massage: Many Western massage specializations Thai massage: Also known as Thai yoga massage,
originate from the Swedish style. This style uses is an ancient healing system combining acupressure,
characteristic gliding motions, following the direction of Indian Ayurvedic principles, and assisted yoga postures.
blood flow towards the heart to induce relaxation. Traditional Thai massage uses no oils or lotions. The
recipient remains clothed during a treatment. There is
Swiss ball: Also known as Pilate’s ball, exercise ball, constant body contact between the giver and receiver, but
physio ball, and body ball. They are constructed of rather than rubbing on muscles, the body is compressed,
elastic soft PVC with a typical diameter between 35 to 85 pulled, stretched and rocked. The recipient wears loose,
centimeters (14 to 34 inches) and filled with air. The air comfortable clothing and lies on a mat or firm mattress on
pressure is changed by removing a valve stem and either the floor.
filling with air or letting the ball deflate. A primary benefit
of exercising with an exercise ball as opposed to exercising
directly on a hard flat surface is that the body responds

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