ACUPRESSURE, REFLEXO LOGY and YOGA

1. The essence of acupressure is to promote and provide treatment to the body's own healing potential. It is used for a wide range of problems such as stress, headaches, pain in the shoulder blades and neck pain in general, allergies, menstrual pain, fatigue, insomnia, indigestion, nausea and back pain. ACUPRESSURE, REFLEXOLOGYand YOGA Reflexology is a well known therapeutic method which has beneficial effects on human health and well-being. It`s one of the holistic therapies, which by applying pressure to specific feet or hand zones relax the whole body and has a positive impact on human health and well-being. Each point on the hands and feet are in fact related to certain parts of the body (organs and organic systems) and it reflects their condition. • The effects of reflexology are the following: • it accelerates the blood circulation, • it promotes the functioning of the lymphatic • system, • it reduces stress, • itencouragescreativity, productivity, • andconcentration, • itsoothes pain. • Reflexology is also very effective for headaches, other pain and blood pressure regulation. Reflexology is also suitable for children and adolescents. It is recommended to children at all stages of growth and development. It releases internal stress and increases concentration. Acupressureis a type of healing that comes from distant Asia and is based on Japanese and Chinese traditional medicine. The history of acupressure dates back over 5000 years from the Japanese, who use a typical shiatsu technique. Also in China,acupressure has a several thousand years time-honoured tradition. Yoga is not just a special kind of gymnastics. It is much more than that. Actually it is a very high moral about life. The main goal of yoga is fitness of a humans` body, mind and soul. We get strength, energy and flexibility with the help of special sequences of movements and yoga positions. Our body and soul`s tensions relax and we can achieve peace, self-confidence and we become totally relaxed. We all know that modern way of life is quite unnatural with lots of stress which is the main cause for illnesses. Yoga is the best solution for our body and soul, to stay relaxed and balanced. Yoga is an excellent way to avoid stress and is very good for beauty. With the help of yoga we can fight against illnesses and we can stay healthy. The main goal of yoga is enlightenment and final recovery. With constant yoga training we maintain body flexibility and we strengthen the muscles so the body and muscles participate easily. Yoga began more than 5000 years ago and it is most likely the eldest moral of life. It comes from India from the times of forest inhabitants called rišiji. There are eight types of yoga created by Patandžali, an Indian philosopher. These are self-control (jama), self-discipline (nijama), body position (asana), controlled breathing (pranajama), restraining of senses and self-orientation (pratjahara), focus (dihrana), meditation (dhjana) and relaxation and enlightenment or total realization (samadhi). Those people were all wise-men who lived by the river Ind. They observed the nature and formed special positions to achieve harmony with humans’ body and soul as well as to achieve the balance among the energy of body, mind and soul. Prepared by Špela Baglama, Gimnazija Slovenj Gradec