EARTH ENERGY HEALING - Similar to reiki as it is the channeling of energy and entails "laying of the hands."
EDU-K™ (Educational Kinesiology) - Also known as Brain Gym, uses movement to accelerate learning and enhance performance. They are done as sets of exercises that help coordinate and integrate the two hemispheres of the brain, and can be done on their own or integrated with other therapies.
EMBODIMENT TRAINING - The work of Will and Lyn Johnson. Will, a rolfer and practicing budhist, uses meditation, breath, diet to develop
awareness of the body and mind.
EMF BALANCING TECHNIQUE - In an hour-long session, clients experience their own electromagnetic field and the patterns within it. The practitioner carries out a series of graceful, t'ai chi-like movements, while the client lies on a massage table. During some parts of the session, the practitioner will gently place their handson the body to facilitate the flow of energy.
ENDERMOLOGIE - Performed by a specialist, a form of massage that assists in decreasing cellulite and increasing tone and definition. Endermologie utilizes a computerized machine that massages tissues under suction to improve blood flow and lymphatic drainage, thus speeding the healing process. Use of the machine allows the therapist to cover a larger area more quickly and with less effort. Endermologie is also used as an effective method to treat cellulite, stretching tight tissue bands and stimulating circulation to flush out toxins.
ENERGY FLOW BALANCING - This gentle treatment assists the client in balancing their energy flow. The therapist holds a space for the client to make whatever shifts or changes toward balance they deem necessary. Emphasis is given to the chakras and the joints, leaving the client feeling at peace and at home with themselves, with less pain, increased mobility, and greater range of motion.
ENERGY HEALING - is a somewhat broad term for any form of healing that smooths out, manipulates, restores, or balances the flow of energy in the body. It may include subtle energy healing, the laying on of hands, polarity therapy, Reiki, and others. Energy workers generally work one-on-one with clients to help them and the emphasis is often placed on solving emotional or spiritual problems rather than treating a specific physical problem. Many combine two or more healing modalities in their practices, including craniosacral therapy,
flower essences, spiritual counseling, acupressure, and so on.
EQUINE SPORTS MASSAGE - Massage or other bodywork can adapt to horses for the purpose of enhancing performance and preventing injuries. This field has recently been developed and shows signs of gaining rapidly in popularity, as breeders are interested in any techniques that can give them a competitive edge.
ESALEN MASSAGE - Esalen is a variant of Swedish massage pioneered at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. Esalen is the place where many therapies were tested or launched in the 60’s and 70’s, including Gestalt therapy and Rolfing. The unique brand of massage practiced there typically involves total nudity and long flowing stokes. Esalen is known for its original, honest, nurturing and probing atmosphere. Esalen massage tends to be nurturing, trance-like and meditative, allowing the greatest possible unfoldment to take place in the client.
ESOTERIC HEALING - This is a healing through the energy field that flows through and around us and chakras, or centers of energy. Each of the seven major centers vitalizes its related endocrine gland(s). It is possible to map and measure this field and also to assist in the restoration of good health through working to rebalance the energy field. Therapists have learned to sensitize their hands and inner perception to examine the energy field in detail to find alterations in the flow of energy. The therapist does not touch the client, but works variable distances from the body. The client remains fully clothed.
ESTHETICIAN - Someone highly trained in the care and healthy management of the skin. In a spa setting, and esthetician provides various skin treatments primarily on the face, neck and back.
EUCAPNIC BREATH RETRAINING - A technique of guided breathing exercises and training used by somatic therapists in combination with musculoskeletal therapy to release and normalize the function of the thorax, diaphragm and other muscles of breathing, and to enhance health.
EUTONY - Derived from "eu," meaning good, and "tonus" meaning tone, tension. Eutony was developed by Gerda Alexander of Germany (1908-1984) during her work in Denmark. It is based on the theory that there is a constant interaction between muscular tone and psychic activity. Acting upon muscle tone can affect the whole being and regulate the breathing, circulation, etc. The client learns how to adjust his own tonus through the observation of his sensations in various situations. He will explore the body's perceptions - from the skin to the bones - in movement, in relaxation, during activity and at rest. Professional training is an individual process lasting four years, the last year being devoted to practicum and exams.
EXERSSAGE - StarFace Exerssage is a facial yoga, slow motion movement and self massage technique integrated with breathing to release jaw tension and other tensions from neuromuscular parts of the face, head and neck. It is comprised of 24 cranial facial yoga postures and a series of rhythmic contouring and acupressure pulsing massage movements. Connections are made to the vital organs with sound and intention. It facilitates the release of jaw tension, which is thought to be the source of counteracting aging.