Therapies
Acupuncture
According to the basic principle of acupuncture therapy, the human body has over 100 points located along socalled meridian lines. Defined areas of the body and organs can be positively influenced and stimulated through the meridians. During acupuncture treatment fine needles are inserted at varying depths into the skin at the appropriate points. Among problems that can be treated by acupuncture therapy are chronic pains and circulatory disorders, although patients are recommended to seek medical advice prior to starting any course of treatment.
Ayurveda
“Science of a long life.” The therapy originates from India. Its application is not limited to the prevention of diseases and regeneration, but is also highly appropriate in beauty and wellness therapy. Regular practice is essential, combined with other exercises (meditation, yoga, nutritional practice) in order to establish and maintain harmony between body, spirit and the mental state. Toxins can be purged from the body with the help of a severalweek-long Ayurveda diet therapy, ingesting special teas and practising approved treatments. Wellness hotels generally offer a variety of treatments using warm oils and massage in order to relax and regenerate the body.
Bioresonance therapy
Bioresonance therapy exploits the discovery that the human body is permeated with a very weak, albeit measurable electromagnetic field. When a person is unwell the electromagnetic waves fall out of harmony. As the first step in treatment electrodes are placed on the body and the feedback from these is analysed by a therapy monitor, allowing the operator to map out, for instance, the acupuncture trigger points on the patient. The subsequent therapy then tries to re- introduce the harmonious energy waves into the body and ʻturn awayʼ the disharmonious ones. Thus Bioresonance therapy only uses the patientʼs own electrical field (MORA therapy).
Electrotherapy
Electrical equipment is frequently used in traditional and experimental medical therapy. Weak electrical impulses stimulate tissues thereby improving blood circulation and acting as a pain reliever. Treatments fall into the following categories: galvanising therapy, diathermy, stimulatory current therapy and high frequency therapy. One of the best-known methodologies is Dr. Voll electro-acupuncture (EAV) which is built on a combination of the results from studies of energy paths and Chinese acupuncture. Unlike acupuncture which uses fine needles, in electrotherapy weak energy charges are transmitted into the body.
Kneipp cure
A bathing cure based on the principle of the healing effects of the mild stimuli produced by the alternate application of hot and cold water. It was developed by the Allgäu priest Sebastian Kneipp (1821–1897). The alternation stimulates the metabolism and blood circulation. Among the elements employed in the Kneipp cure: elbow and arm casts, warm-moist compresses, and warm baths. The cure also includes light- and air-bathing and free movement exercises outside. The Kneipp cure is rounded out with the consumption of herbal teas and a balanced diet. Frequently employed in cases of exhaustion, tense muscular pains and circulatory disorders. Contra-indicated for dysfunctions and diseases of the heart.
Mayr cure
This form of therapy was developed by Dr. Franz Xaver Mayr (1875–1965) who believed that all physical complaints could be traced back to disorders of the digestive system. The cure effectively cleanses the body of toxins. The basis of the cure is a strict diet comprising milk and rolls; the patient consumes a precisely defined quantity of dry rolls with milk, and emphasis is placed on the correct mastication of this food. The cure is complemented with intestinal massage and abdominal breathing exercises in order to stimulate the regulation of an incorrectly functioning intestinal tract. Besides reducing bodyweight the Mayr cure also aims at improving the general state of the body and strengthening the immune system.
Phytotherapy
Today there is ever-greater appreciation of the value of medicinal plants because they have an effect on the symptoms of the diseases and at the same time they do not suppress these symptoms to the level that chemicals tend to. The aim of phytotherapy is not merely to attain a position where the complaint is cured rapidly, but much rather to stimulate the body to tackle the root causes of the disease itself. The traditional form of preparation of plantorigin medication is as a tea, either brewed or in extract form. Besides this phytotherapy employs medicinal plants in tablet, tincture, drinking cure, compress, cream, syrup and oil forms.
Light-colour therapy
It is well known that colours are repositories of energy forms which can have – in either colour or light waveforms – a positive effect on humans. Intensive colour therapy can be used to prevent the onset of disease, or it may be employed as a complementary therapy in instances of physical or mental disturbance.
Thalasso
Thalasso therapy covers all forms of treatment which involve the application of seawater or sea algae. Active agents found in seawater, sediment, sea algae, mud from the ocean bed and sea salt help promote a general sense of well-being as well as having a positive regenerative effect after illness or pregnancy. Therapies included among the Thalasso therapy group include algae baths, movement therapy in pools filled with seawater, underwater massage and algae compresses. Sea algae vitalise the skin and nails, and they are also excellent in combating cellulite. Thanks to the development of modern techniques these treatments are also available in Hungary.
Vital massage
Deep-down vacuum massage (with cupping) relaxes knotted tissue. Massage then eases, stretches and relaxes the muscles. Ideally suited for the treatment of neck, shoulder and back pain caused by stress or a sedentary occupation.
Underwater massage
Employs high capacity water jets which can be directed to the particular problem areas of the body to give a relaxing or massaging effect.
Yumeiho massage
A massage form from Japan designed to relax the body, ease tensions, reduce pain, balance blood pressure, stimulate the immune system, invigorate and activate the body and mind. Arranges the symmetry of the parts of the body. Eases knotted muscle and stimulates the chi (life force) through the bodyʼs acupuncture points.
Wellness
Wellness is partly to do with lifestyle, partly to do with oneʼs outlook on life, and in addition it is a philosophy of life, a conscious endeavour for personal existence. It is based on a sense of responsibility, especially for our own health and an all-encompassing quality of life. ”Wellness includes aspects of the physical, mental and spiritual. Wellness lifestyle is a kind of life art, which if consciously developed and enriched with new experiences, knowledge and evolving conditions can drastically improve our perspective to a better and more fulfilled life. However, this is related to personal excellence in several areas: fitness, time and stress management, self-esteem, and development of an appropriate, constructive way of handling things. Wellness nourishes an everlasting curiosity in the goals, values and understanding of life.” (Dr. Donald Ardell, one of the key figures in the wellness movement in America.)