Therapy in Auroville

Practitioner: Sami
Shiatsu
Uses localized finger and palm pressure as well as gentle stretching to relieve
muscles and tension. Shiatsu is designed to reduce stress and to support the body’s
natural ability to physically and emotionally balance itself. Conditions it is used for
include: pain relief, headache, premenstrual syndrome, anxiety, insomnia and
many other health conditions.
Practitioners: Heidi at Quiet
Quantum­Shiatsu (Empty Touch)
Can address all kinds of conditions – chronic and acute. It is acupressure based on
Chinese medicine and further developed out of the Masunaga Shiatsu style from
Pauline Sasaki (US.) and Helmut Bräuer (Germany). Energy-work is included, like
Pranic Healing.
Practitioners: Sami, Ulrike
Somatics
Is a gentle and effective way to help you manage chronic and acute pain. Other
benefits include more ease in the body, better posture and deep relaxation.
Practitioner: Maggie Sisson
Tomatis Listening Therapy
The ear and the listening faculty mediate our relation to our deepest self and to
the outside world, the ear - besides listening – is a dynamo for the brain. Tomatis
Listening Therapy addresses among others: Stimulating mental creativity,
awareness/consciousness. Problems of balance and coordination, vertigo,
dizziness, Meniere’s Syndrome. Problems related to bodily integration, sensory
integration, motor control and movement. Down’s Syndrome, PDD (Pervasive
Developmental Delays), Epilepsy and mental handicaps. Problems related to
language acquisition, language delays, stuttering. Problems related to singing, selfexpression,
control and loss of voice. Learning disorders including dyslexia.
Difficulties with attention including ADHD. Difficulties with concentration and
memory. Problems related to communication, social withdrawal, autism spectrum
disorders. Certain kinds of hearing loss.
Practitioner: Mita
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