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Klara SEBESTYEN
Qualified Massage Therapist

"I wanted an internationally recognized diploma and a good base to build my new skills on."

PRESENTATION OF KLARA

Originally from Hungary I came to Great Britain in 2001 to learn English.
With my last exam in 2004, I decided to stay in the country and to start a career in alternative therapy.
I chose my course at the Essential for Health in London as I wanted an internationally recognized diploma and a good base to build my new skills on.

I have already been fascinated by alternative therapies and believe in the benefits of massage.

HOT STONES MASSAGE

"Since my Diploma in Holistic Massage I have attended different workshops to deepen my knowledge and subsequently qualified in Hot Stone Therapy."

Stone massage therapy has been used in many different cultures for many years. Healers used rocks from the river beds and warmed them either in hot coals or hot water.
Placing the hot stones on cloth on the body and arranging them along the energy centres of the body would help to relax the muscles and reduce pain or discomfort, boosting a healing process.

Learn more about Hot Stones Massage

 

THERAPEUTIC MASSAGES

"I experienced this first hand while assisting the physiotherapist at the rehabilitation centre during my nursing degree."

Massage can be defined as the systematic and manual manipulation of the body’s soft tissue for therapeutic purposes promoting health and well-being.

It is generally believed that the word massage derives from the Arabic ‘mass’ or ‘Mas’h’ meaning to press softly.

As an art it must be about as old as man himself because to hold or rub an injured part is an instinctive reaction to pain or discomfort.

Massage has evolved from a combination of Eastern and Western traditions.

By far the greatest advancement of therapeutic massage recorded in history was by a Swedish physiologist named Per Henrik Ling (1776-1839), who created a scientific system of massage movements and techniques known as Swedish Massage.


This consists of five basic strokes: effleurage (stroking), petrissage (kneading), friction, tapotement (percussion), and vibration, though all of these strokes are not used on every part of the body.

Learn more about Therapeutic Massages.

Contact your therapist at the RAPHA THERAPY CENTRE: 01786 880 909