Glossary of terms Kahuna bodywork
Life coaching
Naturopathy
Kahuna Bodywork/Massage originated in the South Pacific and as a transformational massage and healing system. Long flowing strokes are applied to the body to enhance the flow and release of energy flow through the body.
Life coaching addresses specific personal projects, business successes, general conditions and transitions in the client’s personal life, relationships or profession. A life coach assists in discovering challenges and finding a path of action to deal with them.
Kinesiology
Massage
According to the Australian Kinesiology Association, kinesiology is a complementary therapy that encompasses holistic health disciplines. Through the art of gentle muscle monitoring, kinesiologists communicate with the body’s innate intelligence to identify and clear underlying stresses to facilitate and promote health and wellbeing.
The art of treating the body by rubbing, kneading, patting, or the like, to stimulate circulation, increase suppleness, relieve tension, etc. There are many different types of massage on offer.
According to the Australian Natural Therapists Association, naturopathy is ‘an holistic approach to wellness based on the principle that the body has the inherent ability to heal itself. Using the healing power of nature and gentle therapeutic techniques, the body, mind and emotions are supported during the healing process.’
Laser therapy Uses low-level laser to facilitate tissue recovery by enhancing the body’s immune system response to improve tissue repair (muscle, tendon, bone, nerves), and modulate inflammation and pain wherever the beam is applied.
Laser treatment The use of lasers in cosmetic or medical care. For example, a laser beam can be used to make bloodless cuts in tissue or remove a surface lesion such as a skin tumour.
Life alignment Life Alignment has been described as ‘a system of vibrational healing that facilitates the release of energetic and emotional blockages and can also provide protection from geopathic stress and other environmental pollution’.
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Meditation A method of religious contemplation or spiritual introspection, cultivating a sense of awareness of self without daily distractions. There are many different types of meditation, from concentrating on one’s own breath to walking mindfully.
Medium (psychic) A medium uses psychic or intuitive abilities to see the past, present and future events of a person by tuning into the spirit energy surrounding that person.
Metaphysical healing Metaphysical healing is based on the belief that negative mental patterns can result in physical disease or illness, and that the reversing of those negative mental patterns into positive patterns can in turn lead to healing.
Mindfulness A technique in which one focuses one’s full attention only on the present, experiencing thoughts, feelings, and sensations but not judging them. BYRON HEALING 2018
NLP Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) is an approach to communication, personal development, and psychotherapy created by Richard Bandler and John Grinder in California in the 1970s. Proponents say there is a connection between neurological processes (neuro-), language (linguistic) and behavioural patterns learned through experience (programming), and that these can be changed to achieve specific goals in life.
NVC/Compassionate Communication Nonviolent Communication (abbreviated NVC, also called Compassionate Communication or Collaborative Communication) is a communication process developed by Marshall Rosenberg in the 1960s. It focuses on three aspects of communication: selfempathy (defined as a deep and compassionate awareness of one’s own inner experience), empathy (defined as an understanding of the heart in which we see the beauty in the other person), and honest self-expression (defined as expressing oneself authentically in a way that is likely to inspire compassion in others).