SPA GUIDE
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AHA – Fruit Acids
Alpha – Hydroxy – Acid (alpha – hydroxy – acid); these acids which are present generally in fruits in nature are used for mechanical peelings in cosmetics.
Akupressur
In Akupressur, pressure is exerted on acupuncture points with the tips of fingers instead of needles. In this way blockages in the meridians are removed, and therefore energy can flow freely again.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a Chinese treatment type with a 5000-year history as a part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Needles are inserted in special points along the energy channels (meridians) and these needles balance energy flow (Qi). Acupuncture is suitable for pain treatments and psychosomatic ailments.
Alexander technique
In Alexander technique, daily activities are adjusted to prevent wrong movements and this technique is used as a precaution to muscle intensities.
Api – treatment
In Api treatment, products from Apis (honeybee) which are used not only as food items (honey, pollen, bee’s milk) but also utilized in cosmetics (bee poison, Propolis, candle) are used. Synergic effects arise as a result of using these products in association with reflex massage.
Aquabalancing
In Aqua balancing, the prerequisite is to trust Coach to be able to stay still in water without sinking and to be able to do active and passive movements.
Aquamusica
Aquamusica is a relaxing bath done among sound tones, colors and nice scents, and it gives the sense of relaxation and peace.
Aquawalking
In Aqua walking, the person who is treated walks in the water which is used to relax the muscles with cramp. Spinal cord and joints are protected with Aqua walking application which is done in water by eliminating the effect of body weight.
Aquagolf
Aqua golf is an application where body weight is lifted against water resistance, and it resembles golf sports.
Aquagym
Aqua gym is a water gymnastics which is done using or without using fitness equipment (e.g.: Aqua walker, Aqua bike). Metabolism is stimulated with these movements and burning of fats is accelerated. Aqua gym creates a toning effect on muscles and ligament tissue.
Aroma therapy
In Aroma therapy, eteric essences which are available in massage oil, bath additives, packages and materials that enter body through respiration, and which are produced for external use are added into special carriage materials (e.g.: oil)
Ayurveda
Ayur (life) veda (science) is the basis of old Indian art of health which combines body treatments with medicinal and spiritual methods. Water, oil treatments, movement and special taste forms provide relaxation and inner peace due to value drifts.
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Balancing
Objective of all the Wellness activities is Balancing (=providing balance by hitting a harmonious ratio between coercion and relaxation; maintaining the "Middle").
Bio – Feed – back
Body functions can be performed consciously with the help of an apparatus. Inharmonious organ movements can be corrected by taking back the reaction. Heart circulation system adjusts the conscience and the level of relaxation through controlled respiration.
Biosauna
Temperatures between 40o C – 55o C create a relaxing climate which do not disturb body and are generally combined with essences. Color games which can also be combined with it create a relaxing and stimulating effect.
Bodywrapping
Body wrapping is a body package which includes mixtures or creams rich in nutrient materials. Body becomes more suitable in temperature and moisture (perspiration) for the penetration of active materials.
Breath Therapy
Breathing is the basic requirement of life. Breath therapy constitutes the basis of adjustment in various relaxation techniques. Organisms can work properly only if all the body systems are fed with oxygen in adequate levels.
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Caldarium
Caldarium is a low-temperature steam bath with an average temperature of 45o C. Steam is enriched with eteric essences in order to moisturize the respiratory tracts and to serve as a precaution to catching cold. Caldarium is also suitable for softening muscle tensions.
Callanetics
Callanetics is a sort of gymnastic which was developed by Callan Pinckney, and it protects spinal column and joints. Little soft moves strengthen the deep muscle structure and provide relaxation in large muscle groups that have cramp.
Chakra
The word 'Chakra' originates from Sanskrit and means circle. According to Indian art of health, body is made up of flowing energies. Seven knot points where energy circles are bound are controlled by certain organs.
Cheese Water Cure
In butter and cheese production, there are all the important substances of milk except fat in remaining liquid waste substance. Cheese water is ideal as a drinking cure. However, it is also possible to apply it externally.
Chi Yang
According to Asian understanding, energy flows in certain channels (meridians) in body. A harmonious balance is provided again and a deep relaxation is achieved as a result of adjusting these meridians.
Color – Energy Bath
Color – Energy bath is a bath treatment where the effects of colors are applied on emotions. Certain color mixtures create different emotions and make energies active.
Cranio – Sacral Therapy
Body and spiritual tensions are diminished by exerting pressure on special points on head and along the spinal column.
Color Therapy
Color therapy is also known as color light, Color ce Chrome therapy. Visible expansion area colors are used to make body functions harmonious.
Cleopatra Bath
In the periods when Cleopatra had her incredible beauty, it was talked that she owed that beauty to the baths she had in bath tubes full of donkey milk. It is said that a similar effect can be achieved by adding milk and special oils to bath water.
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Deep Muscle Relaxation (According to Jacobson)
Deep muscle relaxation is an easily learnt relaxation technique whose function is based on stretching and relaxation. Targeted muscle work facilitates conscious perception of relaxation during rest; in this way it enables relaxation in spirit and body. Deep muscle relaxation comprises six work plans which must usually be directed by professional specialists.
Deep Heat
Deep heat is a heat application used to relax muscle tensions. Metabolism movements are activated and in this way diminishment of water accumulation and fat cells is accelerated.
Diet for Health (Dr. Buchinger)
According to Dr. Buchinger, body is deprived of food for a short time in the diet for health. Only liquid substances are allowed to be drunk so that a positive effect will be created on metabolism movements and body will be detoxified. During the diet for health a psychological relaxation and peace is achieved with the effect of peculiar carrier substances.
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Electro – Lipolyse
Electro – Lipolyse means diminishing surrounded fat cushions in a certain way. Certain low tension which flows between two needles (electrode) makes the walls of fat cells transparent.
Electrotherapy
It is possible to relax and tone muscle groups with variant electricity current. Electrotherapy is a general term in Physiotherapy used for the applications aided with electricity current.
Energizing
Energizing is an energy upload in body and brain area. Selected substances such as pure oxygen or certain aromas should be turned to active state, and should increase their capacity properties.
Enzymes
Enzymes are considered to be substances which affect and adjust metabolism movements comprehensively, which are called biocatalyst in human body. They are present in nature in some fruits and are used in cosmetics.
Essences
Essences are liquids with concentrated composition substances, and they can be used externally or internally and mostly only in diluted form.
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Feng – Shui
Feng – Shui application aims to make human beings harmonious with the nature. Feng – Shui forms the rules of life style. Forming personal environment life in harmony enables energy to flow without breakdown. Relaxation can be possible only in this balance.
Fitarium
Accompanying sound creates a general relaxation with colors and music, aromatic steams and hot rains.
Flower Baths
Flower petals which can create a stimulating and relaxing effect are sprinkled at a non-disturbing temperature. Flower bath can be a separate application or an application as a part of a complete treatment (E.g.: Lulur) as well.
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Global sounds therapy
Global sounds therapy is a special music type which intensifies relaxation and peace environment through subconscious.
Girotonic
Girotonic is made mostly of tree to increase and strengthen holistic flexibility. It is fitness equipment.
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Hay Bath (– bed)
In Alps, hot water is poured on fresh hays to enable typical scents to arise so that they will create a relaxing effect. Body is wrapped with hays and a warm blanket in hay bed. Meanwhile, aromatic steams arise which have balancing effect for body and spirit.
Hot – Stone Massage
Flat, egg-size stones in the palm of a masseur increase the effect of massage. Reflex channels are affected by the pressure created by perfectly shaped hot stones.
Horizontal Bath
Horizontal bath is a kind of bath with high salt concentration, which gives body the sense of floating. Horizontal bath can be applied in combination with Liquid Sound application to provide a more active relaxation.
Hydro – Oasys
Hydro – Oasys is a kind of bath which has color light effects, it provides relaxation with its heat and easiness, integrates body packages, is directed with music, and has massage effect.
Hydro – Jet Massage
Body is massaged with waves, sprinkled water and water pressure in a large bath tube.
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Imagineering
Imagineering is a tour in the world of fantasies. Imagination focuses with the help of concentration and is adjusted to a positive state. Tensions are relieved and objective plans are got suitable for their values.
Indonesian Massage
Indonesian massage is applied in long lines to ease muscles using special aromatic oils. Massaging skin between fingers and finger tips accelerates blood flow and makes ends of nerves more sensitive. Pressure points in hands and feet are important.
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Kinesiology
Kinesiology is the support of general state, science of movement to better nutrition and mental work.
Kneipp Therapy
Priest Sebastian Kneipp discovered a connection between different water applications such as pouring, washing, baths and packages, and light, air, movement and nutrition.
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Laconium
A Laconium looks like a bio sauna.
Listening Pillow / Sound Pillow
Optically invisible stereo speakers are integrated in these pillows sound of which can be heard only by the person who uses the pillow. From these speakers which can be placed in any apparatus, you can listen to radio music that you may select or program beforehand.
Light Therapy
In light therapy, filtered UV- rays are applied to get metabolism illnesses under control. Immunity system is activated, and also light is used in the treatment of illnesses due to depression.
Ligament Tissue Massage
Ligament tissue massage is a deep and intensive massage done to soften muscle tensions. It provides harmony to the functions of internal organs by utilizing reflex areas.
Liquid – Sound
Liquid – Sound is a combination made up of light and music, which can be integrated in thalasso therapies as a relaxing precaution. For instance, concentrated salty water enables body to float. Its stress relieving effect is also supported by color light which twinkles, and music that create global emphasis.
Lomi – Lomi massage
Lomi – Lomi massage is a sort of massage technique developed in Hawaii. It creates a deep-effect reaction which enables relaxation by the subsequent application of soft and strong treatments.
Loofah / Luffa
Loofah / Luffa is a network composed of strong fibers of a pumpkin-like fruit. It is used as rubbing sponge or as a Luffa glove for body massage.
Lulur
Lulur (means skin protection in Java language) is a traditional Indonesian skin treatment. Aroma massage, spices, peelings, yoghurt package and flower bath are integrated in this treatment.
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Manual Lymph Drainage
Manual lymph drainage is a special sort of soft caressing massage. It is used in various edema and swollen conditions to remove lymph accumulations in lymph channels (therapy for removing blockages).
Magnet Therapy
Magnet therapy is the application of electro magnetic currents to adjust power areas and body energies.
Makko Ho
Makko Ho affects Qi energy flow depending on Shiatsu. Makko Ho comprises six working complexes which should be applied on respiration with great concentration.
Mandara Massage
Mandara massage is applied by two masseurs. Masseurs work in synchrony and they combine different massage types in a very relaxing and restful treatment.
Meditation
Meditation is an adoption and thought concentration. Meditation facilitates the discovery of the self and helps people recover from stress conditions and mental crisis.
Mental work
Mental works are the activities performed to enhance mental ability power and psychosocial harmony characteristics. Personal hypnosis shares provide new life energy.
Modelage
In modelage, first food item concentrations are worked on skin through massage and later a thick substance which creates heat and gets hard later is applied on body. Blood circulation gets better and receiving properties of skin are enhanced.
Marsh / mud
Marsh mud is used for heat generating baths and packages. These fine natural deposits are derived from sea or special grounds. Marsh and mud baths or packages nourish skin with valuable substances through their rich nourishing and mineral substances.
Moxibustion
Burning Chinese sage is applied directly on skin or on Acupuncture needles to enhance the effect of Acupuncture.
Music therapy
Music therapy means treating body imbalances and psycho vegetative illnesses with certain music. Music therapy boosts and accelerates relaxation and it is also used in psychotherapy.
Myolifting
Myolifting enables certain muscle groups to gain condition. Myolifting is used to provide firmness and clarity in body lines and to lift lax body areas.
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Natural Oils
Natural oils are vegetable oils derived from stones or parts of fruits. Natural oils are used in skin treatments or massages purely or after they are added aromatic additives.
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Oceanic – Aqua – Balancing
Oceanic – Aqua – Balancing is the meditative form of water massage used in removing spiritual and body tensions.
Oxygen Shower
Oxygen shower means breathing pure oxygen for a short time. Oxygen shower has high stimulating effect on organ functions; however this is not a long lasting effect.
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Pilates
Pilates is a working plan based on eight basic principles and can be applied with or without any apparatus. Body functions are implemented compressively in the framework of this program and it creates a body and spiritual relaxation.
Power – Food
Power – Food means food rich in bioactive substances. It can create treating and supportive effect on health.
Power – Nap
Power – Nap is a short asleep state lasting just a few minutes, which has renewal effect and provides fresh energy. Power Nap is included and applied in work programs in some institutions to form rest periods.
Power – Yoga
Power – Yoga is a combination of traditional Yoga and dynamic movements. Power – Yoga affects whole muscle mechanism, stimulates circulation and accelerates relaxation.
Pressure Point Massage
Selected Acupuncture points are treated with the pressure exerted by finger tips instead of needles, which enables energy blockages to be loosened and body functions to be adjusted.
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Qi – Gong
Qi – Gong is a combination of movement, controlled respiration and meditation. In this way, metabolism movements are accelerated and energy blockages are diminished.
Qi – massage
According to Asian understanding, energy flows through certain channels (meridians) in body. Adjusting these meridians creates a harmonious balance again, and therefore an intensive relaxation is achieved.
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Rebirthing
Rebirthing is a special form of respiration technique, which provides deep relaxation, and it means being born again. It must be absolutely applied under the control of experienced specialists!
Reiki
Reiki is a Japanese treatment system where hands are placed on body to direct energy flow to body. In this way, blockages are loosened and energies become active.
Rejuvenation
Rejuvenation means gaining or regaining young structure lines through body – mental conditioning works
Relaxation
Relaxation is a relaxation type directed actively and consciously. In this work, mostly certain Asian techniques are adopted to enable harmony in all emotions.
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Sanarium
Sanarium is a general definition for ‘Treatment area’. The sauna with low temperature (40o – 50o C) where some eteric oils such as eucalyptus are used to provide relaxation and peace on respiration channels is called 'Sanarium'
Schroth cure (= Schroth was a nature health researcher)
Schroth cure is a kind of diet comprising food selected among special food items, drinking cure and moisturized packages. Schroth cure helps detoxifying and directs metabolism movements.
Swedish massage
Swedish massage is like ligament tissue massage; it combines rubbing movements with circular movements; when it is supplemented with squeezing, it helps muscle structure relax.
Scrub
Scrub is a mechanical peeling applied with fine substances. Salts, ground fruit stones, fine sand and other active ingredients are used in the application.
Sensophorium
All the emotions are appealed to with sound tones, colors and nice scents in Sensophorium, and a peaceful harmony is achieved.
Shiatsu
Shiatsu is the Japanese type of Akupressur. Choosen Acupuncture points are treated with finger tips instead of needles, and in this way energy blockages are removed and body functions are adjusted.
Skipping
Skipping is the name of gymnastic activities done with skipping rope.
Salty Water Baths
In contrary to a normal bath in which moisture is removed from skin, in salty water bath salt settles on the upper skin layer and preserves water. In this way, the natural protection layer of skin is preserved. Skin doesn’t get dry. Therefore, salty water baths are very suitable for dry skins.
Spa
Sanus per aquam (health with water); SPA – organizations offer a general program for health, beauty and relaxation.
Spectro chromium therapy
Spectro chromium therapy means using filtered UV – rays to affect and control skin and metabolism illnesses. Immunity system becomes active, and Spectro chromium therapy is applied in depression related illnesses.
Sprinkling / Steam Cave
Heat, freshness and vitality effect is achieved on respiratory tract when the body is wrapped and is under a sprinkling shower which may also be enriched with eteric substances. Emotions are intensified with the stimulation of elementary metabolism movements, relaxation and peacefulness.
Steam Sauna
In a water-proof section, water is sprinkled from sprinkling orifices in certain intervals, which provides moisture in skin and respiratory tract. As air humidity is too high, the actual temperature which is 60o C is felt hotter.
Stonetouch
Stonetouch is a kind of treatment done with valuable stones which are able to change energy flow in body due to their different colors and properties.
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Tae – Bo
Tae – Bo is a movement program comprising self-protection, dance and Kick – Box.
Tai – Chi / Tai – Chi – Chuen
Tai – Chi / Tai – Chi – Chuen is a very old Chinese science. In Tai – Chi / Tai – Chi – Chuen, energy flow in body is controlled with slow and flowing movements, and body is given peace.
Turkish Bath
In Turkish bath, where there are strict rules concerning gender, people of different genders cannot have a bath together. After pools, steam baths, relaxation sections and after pain limit is exceeded you can savor an absolutely relaxing special massage technique.
Therapeutic Stones
Therapeutic stones are minerals and valuable stones which can create measurable chemical reactions with their colors and vibrations. These stones with high energies show their harmonizing effects especially in Chakras.
TCM
TCM is the abbreviation of Traditionelle Chinesische Medizin = Traditional Chinese Medicine, which dates back to 5.000 years ago. It comprises intensive body observations, Acupuncture, Moxibustion, nutrition and treatments with active substances from animal and plant kingdom.
Tecaldarium
Tecaldarium is a section in which everything that can have contact with hand is heated. Hot grounds, walls and seats give a sense of protection and heat even in naked condition.
Tepidarium
Heat that rises up to 39o C creates an 'artificial temperature' condition and this strengthens immunity system in Tepidarium. Visit to Tepidarium is a precaution to catching cold and illnesses.
Thai masajı
Classical Thai – massage is done without oil. In dilation movements that are applied commonly, body is dressed. Chinese reflex training and Ayurveda elements are integrated in the meditative treatment.
Thalasso terapisi
Thalasso therapy is a comprehensive treatment plan which utilizes the very high healing power of sea water. Sea weeds, sea mud, sand, sea water and so on are the basic ingredients of the mixtures prepared in medicine and cosmetics.
Thera band
Thera band is a plastic band of 10 – 15 cm width that may be a multi functional work instrument. There are different color Thera bands for different condition levels. Activities done with Thera band strengthen all muscle groups and it is a part of Thera walking.
Therawalking
Therawalking is the name of exercise of walking fast on Thera band while doing back, arm and chest muscle strengthening exercises at the same time.
Tonic
Tonic is a liquid for external use. It creates vitality affect on skin, activates and tones it.
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Under water pressure water radiation massage
In this stimulation and adjustment therapy, hot, strong and pressured water radiation is used under water. Under water pressure water radiation massage corrects circulation, relaxes tense muscles, stimulates tissue metabolism, and unblocks the congestions in veins and lymph system.
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Vapozon
Vapazon is used in deep cleansing of skin. Water steam is applied on skin. Upper layer of skin is softened to open pores.
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Walking
Walking is a fast walk type in intervals that creates a good work effect. Body can inhale in high ratios and it gains activity in this way.
Watsu
It is a term made by the combination of words ‘Water’ and ‘Shiatsu’. Watsu is the pressure massage exerted on meridians in hot water. It creates a balancing effect on all organism systems
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Yin – Yang
Yin – Yang is a dual principle of Asian philosophy; according to this principle balance can be achieved only in the harmony of opposite formations.
Yoga
Yoga is generally applied as Hatha Yoga in Europe, and it unites body, brain and spirit in determined movement flows, controlled respiration and mental work. Body flexibility and psychological resistance strength rise in long terms.
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Zilgrei
Zilgrei is a massage done on one’s own to loosen muscle tensions. Soft methods applied in the massage done on one’s own protect spinal column and joints, decrease spasms in bone system, and provide a mental relaxation.