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By Adriana VillarragaBy Adriana Villarraga

I invite you to submerge yourself into the I invite you to submerge yourself into the powerful healing tools offered by powerful healing tools offered by

bodywork. There are different ways to bodywork. There are different ways to regain balance, acquire more energy regain balance, acquire more energy

and achieve wellness through bodywork. and achieve wellness through bodywork. Here you will find some information and Here you will find some information and

resources about different techniques, resources about different techniques, from exercising to alternatives of from exercising to alternatives of

therapeutic bodywork. I hope you will therapeutic bodywork. I hope you will enjoy this presentation. enjoy this presentation.

ExerciseExerciseCardiorespiratory EnduranceCardiorespiratory EnduranceMuscular StrengthMuscular StrengthMuscular EnduranceMuscular EnduranceFlexibilityFlexibility

CardiorespiratoryCardiorespiratoryEnduranceEndurance

““Ability to perform Ability to perform aerobic exercises for aerobic exercises for a prolonged period a prolonged period of time” (Powers, of time” (Powers, Dodd, & Jackson, Dodd, & Jackson, 2011, p.52).2011, p.52).

Muscular StrengthMuscular Strength

““Ability of a muscle to Ability of a muscle to generate maximal generate maximal force” (Powers, Dodd, force” (Powers, Dodd, & Jackson, 2011, p.96).& Jackson, 2011, p.96).

““Amount of weight one Amount of weight one can lift during one can lift during one maximal effort” maximal effort” (Powers, Dodd, & (Powers, Dodd, & Jackson, 2011, p.96).Jackson, 2011, p.96).

Muscular EnduranceMuscular Endurance

““Ability to generate force Ability to generate force over and over again” over and over again” (Powers, Dodd, & (Powers, Dodd, & Jackson, 2011, p.96).Jackson, 2011, p.96).

FlexibilityFlexibilityAllows a joint to go Allows a joint to go

through its full range through its full range of motion.of motion.

““It allows us to bend, It allows us to bend, twist, and reach twist, and reach without experiencing without experiencing pain or stiffness” pain or stiffness” (Powers, Dodd, & (Powers, Dodd, & Jackson, 2011, p.140).Jackson, 2011, p.140).

Therapeutic Therapeutic BodyworkBodywork

Craniosacral TherapyCraniosacral TherapyEnergetic HealingEnergetic HealingLymphatic DrainageLymphatic DrainageSound TherapySound TherapyColor TherapyColor TherapyTherapeutic TouchTherapeutic Touch

Craniosacral TherapyCraniosacral Therapy

““It takes a whole-It takes a whole-person approach to person approach to healing and the healing and the inter-connections of inter-connections of mind, body and mind, body and spirit are deeply spirit are deeply acknowledged” acknowledged” (Biodynamic, (Biodynamic, 2003). .2003). .

Energetic HealingEnergetic Healing

““Is an umbrella term Is an umbrella term for any therapy that for any therapy that manipulates the manipulates the energy circuits in our energy circuits in our physical or subtle physical or subtle bodies to regain bodies to regain balance and facilitate balance and facilitate our body’s innate our body’s innate healing mechanisms” healing mechanisms” (Healing, 2003).(Healing, 2003).

Lymphatic DrainageLymphatic Drainage

““Is a profound technique Is a profound technique that increases lymph flow” that increases lymph flow” (Real, 2009). (Real, 2009).

It increases immune It increases immune function by stimulating the function by stimulating the production of lymphocytes production of lymphocytes and removing harmful and removing harmful substances from body substances from body tissues and neutralizing tissues and neutralizing them in the nodes (Real, them in the nodes (Real, 2009). 2009).

Sound TherapySound Therapy

““Holistic approach to healing the physical, Holistic approach to healing the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of the person; enabling the individual to return the person; enabling the individual to return to a state of harmony and balance through to a state of harmony and balance through the use of sound frequencies” (Sound, 2008).the use of sound frequencies” (Sound, 2008).

Color TherapyColor Therapy

Non-invasive and Non-invasive and powerful therapy powerful therapy that utilizes the that utilizes the light of varying light of varying wavelengths as wavelengths as energy to produce energy to produce a healing effect a healing effect (Colour, 2011).(Colour, 2011).

Therapeutic TouchTherapeutic Touch

It does not involve It does not involve actual physical actual physical contact and utilizes contact and utilizes the hands to direct the hands to direct human energy for human energy for healing purposes healing purposes (American, 2008).(American, 2008).

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Colour Therapy Healing. (2011). Colour Therapy Healing. (2011). Colour TherapyColour Therapy. Retrieved . Retrieved fromhttp://www.colourtherapyhealing.com/colour_therapy/ fromhttp://www.colourtherapyhealing.com/colour_therapy/

Healing Energy. (2003). Healing Energy. (2003). What is Energetic Healing?What is Energetic Healing? Retrieved from Retrieved from http://www.healingenergy.com.au/energetic_healing.shtmlhttp://www.healingenergy.com.au/energetic_healing.shtml

Powers, S. K., Dodd, S. L., & Jackson, E. M. (2011). Powers, S. K., Dodd, S. L., & Jackson, E. M. (2011). Total Fitness & WellnessTotal Fitness & Wellness. . San Francisco: Pearson Benjamin Cummings.:San Francisco: Pearson Benjamin Cummings.:

Real Bodywork. (2009). Real Bodywork. (2009). Lymphatic Drainage Massage. Lymphatic Drainage Massage. Retrieved fromRetrieved from http://www.realbodywork.com/articles/lymphatic_article.html http://www.realbodywork.com/articles/lymphatic_article.html

Sound Wave Energy. (2008). Sound Wave Energy. (2008). What Is Sound Wave Energy?What Is Sound Wave Energy? Retrieved from  Retrieved from http://http://www.harmonyera.comwww.harmonyera.com//