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INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE - Ayurvedic treatment that incorporates massage into the scalp, face, and neck (Sometimes oils are used).
INDONESIAN BODY TREATMENTS - Javanese Lulur, and Balinese Boreh make the best use of the treasures of the Spice Islands. The Royal Mandi Lulur is a special treatment to exfoliate the skin, followed with a cooling yogurt application to help remove the herbs, and the special Boreh mix is a heating treatment traditionally used by fishermen and rice farmers to warm their body. These treatments are followed with a flower petal bath and the guest is offered ginger tea or jamu, an indigenous herbal drink.
INFANT MASSAGE - Infant massage instructors teach parents the art of infant massage. Trainings are offered to certify people as infant massage instructors.
INGHAM METHOD - The Ingham Method is a form of zone therapy or reflexology. In the 1930s, Eunice Ingham, a physiotherapist working for a physician, used zone therapy on patients. She mapped the entire body as represented on the feet. At first used to reduce pain, Ingham developed the work into the Ingham Reflex Method of Compression Massage, later known as reflexology. Only the hands are used to apply the pressure to the reflex points on the feet. It is used primarily to reduce stress and promote relaxation. Two-day seminars are available nationwide and many practitioners integrate the practice of reflexology with other forms of bodywork. It's now known as the Original Ingham Method of Reflexology.
INSIGHT BODYWORK - Insight Bodywork, developed by Barry Kapke, is a floor-based energy work that seamlessly integrates massage, movement and meditation. Earthy, gentle and spontaneous, its integrative approach to somatic discovery and education facilitates energetic balance and flow, brings awareness to embodied experience, and supports the body to find greater ease and ability. Insight Bodywork utilizes acupressure and myofascial techniques, giving maximum support to the body while mobilizing joints, moving into slow deep stretches, integrating with soothing brushes and holds, and, when appropriate, energizing through shaking, rocking, swinging or
dropping. It is a work that is both playful and sacred in its approach.
INTEGRATED KABBALISTIC HEALING - Integrated Kabbalistic Healing is a system of energy healing, developed by Jason Shulman, based
on the traditional Judaic metaphysical path (Kabbalah), object-relations and advaitic (non-dualistic) perspectives with the understandings of psychology and the power of healing touch. A session is approximately one hour in length and consists of discussion, followed by a hands-on healing based upon what has been discussed. The goal is personal transformation by changing the fundamental patterns keeping the client from living the life they want, ultimately affecting change on all levels: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.
INTEGRATED/ECLECTIC MASSAGE - Indicates a combination of various massage, bodywork and somatic therapy techniques utilized by a practitioner in the course of a session.
INTEGRATIVE MANUAL THERAPY - This therapy recognizes that each person is more than the total components of anatomy, physics and chemistry, and is instead affected by emotions, thoughts, social interactions, mind, spirit, consciousness, soul and more. Integrative
Manual Therapy (IMT) combines multiple therapies to locate and alleviate health challenges through individual body systems. Utilizing a combination of structural rehabilitation (a manual therapy process of normalization) and functional rehabilitation (a therapy to restore functional outcome according to the optimal potential of the client), IMT utilizes the expertise of professionals in many fields - physical therapy, osteopathic medicine, homeopathy, audiology, massage therapy, etc.
INTEGRATED NEUROMUSCULAR INHIBITION - This form includes NMT, PRT & MET.
INTEGRATIVE MASSAGE - Originally based on the work of Wilhelm Reich, this style of bodywork was developed at the Boulder College of Massage Therapy over 20 years ago. To assist in the release of emotional issues trapped in the body, long fluid strokes are used to move energy from the head down and out through the hands and feet. This is combined with the use of deep breathwork to aid the process.
INTERACTIVE GUIDED IMAGERY - An effective set of tools that can be used to mobilize the latent, innate healing abilities of clients to support rehabilitation, recovery and health. It helps the client facilitate an enhanced awareness of the unconscious imagery they already have, while helping them learn to meaningfully and effectively interact with this process on their own behalf.
INTUITIVE WORK - Intuitive work is a way of incorporating the perceived and received information that extends beyond the five senses, transcending what is considered ordinary thinking patterns and reasoning processes. The four main mediums by which intuitives receive and perceive information are clairsentience; clairvoyance; clairaudience; and "knowingness," impression or inspirational thought. The
challenge for bodyworkers is how to respectfully incorporate intuition into their work while maintaining responsibility/respect toward the client. While the science aspect of bodywork focuses on the technique of touch (information accessed through the left hemisphere of the brain), the art aspect of bodywork focuses on how to touch with care and sensitivity (information accessed through the right hemisphere of
the brain). As obvious tools for listening, hands touch with the intent to hear and see - information accessed through the temporal lobe.
These three parts of the neurological system are considered the intuitive network.
INTUITIVE MASSAGE - Distinguished from Swedish massage because, they are different forms of bodywork. Intuitive massage treats the body as a whole, rather than just concentrating on physical conditions, and its movements are generally slower and more meditative.
INVIGORATING MASSAGE - Fast techniques for awaking the body.
IRIDOLOGY - Iridology is a diagnostic science in which the study of markings in specific areas of the iris are used to indicate dysfunction in corresponding organs of the body. Used by physicians, naturopaths, chiropractors and other healers, iridology is a non-invasive technique that supplies information not clearly delineated by other means regarding the condition of the body. Based on this information, the practitioner can make recommendations for changes in diet or lifestyle as a preventative approach.
ISOMETRIC MUSCLE BALANCING - Developed by Charlotte Vandergrift, ISM is based on the muscle testing positions used in kinesiology.
Balancing and strengthening the 42 major muscles are accomplished by isometric action, producing a feeling of lightness and an increase in energy. A 45- to 60-minute session also includes instruction in creating and maintaining balance and proper postural habits, as well as attention to diet and attitude.