Massage
A full-body massage with Swedish/ Esalen flavor relaxes the body,
improves muscle tone and provides a feeling of well-being. It
may incorporate deep work, rebalancing and Eastern influences
according to the practitioner's style and tailored to your individual
needs.
Watsu®
(water shiatsu)
An aquatic massage - developed here at Harbin - combines stretches
of Zen Shiatsu and the element of water to an extraordinary experience.
Being gently floated and stretched in a warm pool can be deeply
touching and relaxing.
Deep Tissue
More specific than the general massage this work focuses on your
problem areas. It is excellent for eliminating tension from your
body, reducing tightness and muscle pain. It also realigns the
body and frees your movement through myofascia work.
Amanae®
During this emotional-release bodywork, specific doorways are
opened in the tissue of the body, allowing the release of deeply
held emotion or trauma. A simple breathing technique assists you
in shifting the disharmony out of the body. The process can free
you to be and to express your authentic self. (Not a massage.)
Aquatic Energy Work
AEW brings the principles of Energy Work into the flow of aquatic bodywork such as Watsu®, WaterDance or Healing Dance. While being held and gently moved and stretched in water, the practitioner locates and facilitates the movement or release of energetic constrictions that are ready for change and support a space that can help awaken you to a deeper understanding of your growth and healing process.
Bodywork Instruction for Couples
Learning to share unconditional, therapeutic touch is a great way to bring people closer together. Bodywork Instruction for couple provide a safe and supervised space where your instructor will guide you through the element of presence and techniques (Massage, Shiatsu, Energy Work or Watsu®) that are appropriate to your level of experience as well as to the needs of your friend who is receiving from you. You will be guided with instruction, feedback, and encouragement during more than a half hour, then you and your friend will trade roles: the giver will receive and the receiver will give with the support and guidance of attentive and personal coaching. To find out more about the different type of bodywork, please see the specific description of Massage, Shiatsu, Energy Work and Watsu®.
Cranio-Sacral
Balancing
This technique is extremely gentle, non-intrusive, yet very specific.
The CS practitioner's attention is on the cranio-sacral rhythm,
a very subtle movement, and light touch is applied on the cranial
bones, the sacrum and at the interconnected membranes. After a
session you will feel deeply relaxed and balanced.
Embodiment Session
In an Embodiment session, you'll experience how you can enjoy more of virtually everything you want, with simple 30-second practices of breathing, movement, energy, awareness, self-touch, and more. Learn to relax, get looser, go deeper, expand your spirit, feel more peace....anywhere and any time, using nothing more than your own body and your conscious awareness.
Energy
Work
Also called "Subtle Therapy," Energy Healing" or
"Core Healing." Energy Work covers a variety of healing
approaches, making use of the energy field surrounding and penetrating
your body to bring about deep relaxation, while mobilizing your
system's capacity for self healing.
Facials and Body Wraps
Visit our Pampering Packages page for treatment descriptions.
Fluidics
Fluidics is deep massage in warm water. It combines Watsu®, Healing Dance and/or Waterdance with a variety of traditionally land-based bodywork techniques, to produce an aquatic bodywork session that is nurturing, deeply relaxing, and specifically therapeutic.
Foot
Reflexology
This dynamic, ancient healing art and science addresses the vital
energy (ch'i) in the body. The focus is to stimulate and clear
congestions in the meridians, allowing the energy to flow freely
so that the body can achieve a state of balance. This self-healing
process is facilitated by specific acupressure and massage techniques
applied to the major reflex points and meridians on the
feet.
Hot Stones Massage
A soothing and relaxing full-body massage that uses smooth, heated volcanic stones. The hot stones penetrate deep into the tissue, transmitting heat and energy as you receive long, flowing strokes. The therapist might also leave heated stones in specific points along your spine, or in the palms of your hands, or even between your toes to improve the flow of energy in your body.
Hypno-Massage
Hypno-Massage (Integrated Body Work) is a new massage modality integrating massage (Swedish – Esalen – Trager – joint manipulation) with gentle and effective techniques and suggestions derived from Hypnotherapy and NLP. This process provides a profound de-conditioning experience that the client can continue to practice in everyday life. The complete Hypno-Massage process consisting of sessions Phase One to Phase Three ultimately aims to assist the client to gradually shift identification with body/mind to being identified as a presence of awareness/consciousness/love.
Lymphatic
Massage
This is a highly effective technique for purifying and rejuvenating
the body by stimulating the lymph drainage system. It helps flushing
out toxins and activating the immune system. You will feel relieved
from stress and refreshed.
Personal
Retreat Services
What are your goals for your visit to Harbin Hot Springs? How
can you best learn about and take advantage of everything
that Harbin offers? Our Personal Retreat Services offers a brief
assessment interview, followed by a relaxing bodywork session
in water or on land. You and your guide will create a custom
retreat plan that fits your physical, emotional and energetic
goals. Specific recommendations may include bodywork modalities,
use of spring waters, movement options (yoga, hikes, dance), and
the coordination of meditation and rest. Personal Retreat session includes approximately
70% bodywork.
Private
Hatha Yoga
Integrating body and mind, yoga expands your flexibility through
movement, breath and meditation. The yoga teacher will design
an individual session for you, and assist you gently, hands on,
with Hatha Yoga postures.
Shiatsu
Shiatsu means "finger pressure" in Japanese. Using a
series of techniques practitioners apply rhythmic finger pressure
at specific points on the body in order to stimulate chi (vital
energy), and stretches to release blockages on the body's energy
ways (meridians).
Trager
What could be softer, lighter and freer? The practitioner hooks
up to a state of oneness, and – using holding, lengthening,
compressing, rocking, shaking and jiggling – gently helps
your mind relax, your body let go of tension and pain and your
being re-experience its natural state of peace.
Water
Dance
This is an advanced Watsu® technique in which the receiver
is wearing a nose plug and is guided under water. Elements of
Aikido, rocking, dolphin movements are combined into a beautiful
dance. Sequences above and below the water change rhythmically
depending on breathing capacity. Deep states of relaxation and
meditation may occur. We recommend that you experience a Watsu®
before receiving Water Dance
For appointments
call (707) 987-0422
California toll-free: 1-800-884-3117
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