DANCE/MOVEMENT THERAPIES - Dance/movement therapies focus on personal expression to enhance emotional and psychological healing. Using expressive movement as a tool, this modality lends itself to treatment of the physically disabled, as well as clients with histories of abuse and addiction.
DAYANA THERAPY - A specialization for massage therapists. It combines the ideas and techniques of Esalenmassage, myofascial release, Lomi Lomi , Qi Gong, and energy work, to produce a blend that encourages massage therapists to get the most out of the therapeutic benefits of a whole-body approach.
DEEP COMPRESSION MASSAGE - A rhythmic pumping action which helps to flush built-up metabolic wastes.
DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE - Slow strokes and deep pressure are used to release deeply-held patterns of tension in the body. Designed to reach the deep portions of thick muscles, specifically the individual muscle fibers. Using deep muscle compression and friction along the grain of the muscle, its purpose is to unstick the fibers of the muscles and release both toxins and deeply held patterns of tension.
DEEP TISSUE SCULPTING - This slow deep-tissue technique helps to gently re-align postural and movement patterns and re-establish independent action of muscles that are congested by chronic tension.
DEGRIEFING - Degriefing is the process of recognizing the mental and physical pain that accompanies grief and treating it with a combination of somatic therapies and psychotherapeutic tools. Degriefing can be used to unlock and remove grief from an individual's body, and thereby heal not only physical symptoms, but mental and emotional wounds as well. It combines effective verbal counseling therapies with individualized physical care. The techniques used in the degriefing process are intended to ease a person's emotional distress, mental anguish and physical discomforts. The goal of degriefing is to unlock blockages that have developed in the body and shift them to a more harmonious state.
DENTAL SPA - A legitimate dental practice that incorporates various spa treatments, including foot massage, reflexology, manicures and pedicures to help reduce patient stress and anxiety during dental procedures.
DO-IN - A form of Asian energy work. Taoist system of stretching, bodily postures, movements similar to hatha yoga. Introduced to US by Michio Kushi. Chinese Taoist monks first noticed that it was instinctive for a person to touch or hold and injured or painful body part.  Nutrition is absorbed from the air and surrounding energy.
DOULA - is a labor assistant who works one-on-one to help the pregnant woman to avoid unnecessary interventions or Cesarean birth through education, knowledge of alternatives, and by facilitating a smooth, unimpeded labor. The doula acts as an advocate for the birthing woman when interacting with other health professionals on the birth team. She ensures that the mother and her family understand the benefits, risks and alternatives for all tests and procedures. The goal is to achieve an unmedicated, nontechnical, woman-centered childbirth as long as it is safe for the mother and baby.
DYNAMIC SPINAL THERAPY - Dynamic spinal therapy was developed by Rolf Ott in Rapperswil, Switzerland, in the 1980s. The technique works with the body's posture and energetic (acupuncture) system and consists of three parts: Ear reflexology test - This test comes from France and Germany and is part of the ear acupuncture. The ear is used to get information about the body's energetic state. A therapy stylus is simply pressed along specific lines. Some areas are more sensitive than others and give the therapist information. Acupuncture meridian harmonization balances the energetic system. The focus is on chi flow to stimulate the personal healing process. With the therapy stylus, certain meridians are traced on the skin surface. The Swiss therapeutic cushion - The pelvis is checked while being rotated and specific stretches are applied. Afterward, the client lies face down upon the Swiss therapeutic cushion like an unconscious person floating in water. This position offers complete relaxation. The body is gently rocked in several different ways. The gentle rhythmic motion causes relaxation to occur quickly and deeply and induces trust. The just-stretched muscles get reprogrammed and the rocking moves the joint helping to build them. Application - Joint problems (hip, knee, shoulder, etc.), migraines, arthritis, foot conditions (halux valgus), lumbago, herniated disks, spinal nerve irritations (problems in inner organs), scoliosis, sciatica, psychological problems, stress and many more. A treatment usually takes between 30-40 minutes.