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Massage Therapy: See how
it can benefit your Mental
Health
◦ Therapists will apply several techniques, but the most common one the
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). This operates under the belief that the
body has energy channels: if these channels are blocked then it is believed
that it can cause emotional illness within in the mind. EFT can help with fears
and phobias, anxiety, depression, insomnia, trauma and even panic attacks.
Using a technique called tapping, EFT eases the blocked energy channel by
simulating the meridian or tension spots. (Tapping uses the fingertips to
neutralise emotional energy blocks). Therapists will often reassure the patient
orally to further the calming process. This combination is said to eliminate the
tense energy channels and leave the patient feeling both emotionally and
physically refreshed. Thousands of people globally have already benefitted
from this practice.
◦ A technique called Kinesiology, similar to EFT, is proven to help with self-
confidence and self-motivation through a series of treatments such as
muscle testing/monitoring. Kinesiologists will manipulate and place the
patient’s limbs in a contracted position and apply pressure to find stress
points on the body. They will then work the knots out to relax the patient both
mentally and physically.