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The benefits of a hot stone massage include: improved sleep, reduced stress and anxiety, boosted immunity, relieves symptoms of autoimmune diseases, amongst many more. The heat of the stones can soothe tense muscles and alleviate pain, while also decreasing the effects of cancer symptoms. This is an essential treatment in any holistic salon or spa. A therapist can charge ยฃ60-ยฃ75 per hour for this type of luxury treatment.
Updated 8th April 2025
Derived from Eastern medicine practices, Holistic treatments are non-invasive therapies which aim to treat underlying issues. They work on creating harmony within in the body through connection with energy points or meridian lines to work on overall health and well being. They compliment the western approach of medicine by offering an additional method for relaxation and stress relief which can benefit a variety of clients. One of the most popular Holistic treatments is Reflexology. In today’s blog we’re going to put a spotlight on this ancient treatment giving you and insights into the benefits and practices.
The body systems are represented on the feet a good way to learn this areas is to see the two feet together as a mirror for the body. For example, the brain reflex is found on the top of the big toe, the spine runs from the big toe down to the heel on each foot. The right foot governs right-hand side of body, left foot governs left-hand side of the body. The image below details the organs and where they are found.
Have you ever been told that you have healing hands? As professional therapists we are in a privileged position to have a direct impact on the overall well-being of our clients. If itโs your aspiration to offer your clients targeted relaxation and bespoke treatments designed to how they are feeling, then holistic treatments may be the right route for you!
What is holistic therapy?
Holistic or complementary therapies have been around for thousands of years, having strong links to eastern practices. The term holistic refers to treatments that not only target the body but the mind and spirit too, having an overall impact on the health and well-being of a client.
Holistic treatments
Many holistic therapists offer a variety of services and a lot of the treatments available can work synergistically with one another so can be combined for optimum well-being benefits.
The most well known holistic therapies include:
What are the financial benefits of offering holistic treatments?
Massage therapies have a relatively low cost compared to other beauty services, the majority of what the client is paying for is your skills and time. Other benefits of offering massage therapies are that you can work for yourself, mobile, freelance or be employed within a Salon or Spa. According to Glass door the average salary of a massage therapist in the UK is ยฃ43,622.
Where to start with Holistic treatments
A foundation qualification to start offering holistic services would be a Level 3 VTCT in Massage Therapy, this course will cover Swedish, Aromatherapy, Indian head and Hot Stone massage techniques required to offer a variety massage treatments to your clients. Itโs important to have a strong understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the body including the various body systems you will be impacting during the treatments, health and safety practices and how to preform consultations and aftercare with clients.
Reflexology and Reiki are more specialised practices and will require you to have additional training to master these services.
The over recent years we have fallen in love with Scandinavian design and way of living. Hygge took the world by storm and made us all consider ways of slowing down and embrace a cosier approach to life.
Flash forward to 2021 and now (fingers and toes crossed) weโre starting to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic there is a new scandi trend surfacing, step aside Hygge itโs time for Lagom.
what is Lagom?
Lagom is a Swedish philosophy which roughly translates to โnot too much, not too little.โ Any Lagom definition will describe this concept as being all about balance.
To inject some Lagom into your treatment space, there are some key areas to consider.
Plants not only add to the aesthetics of a room but have exceptional health benefits. Increasing oxygen, lowering anxiety and stress are just some of the properties of indoor plants.
