Treatment Information     5 Best Budget Beauty Tips 7 Tips to the Perfect Facial Acupuncture Aromatherapy Bio Sculpture Gel Bleaching Body Wraps Cleansing Day Makeup Ear Piercing Electrolysis Evening Makeup Exfoliation/Facial scrubs Eye Lash Extensions Eye Lash Perming Eyebrow Shaping Eyelash/Brow Tinting Face Masks Facial Massage Galvanic Treatment High Frequency Hopi Ear Candles Hot Stone Massage Indian Head Massage IPL Ellipse - Intense Pulse Light Manicure Micro-Dermabrasion Minx Nails Nutritional Therapy Oxygen Therapy Pedicure QX Health Test Red Veins Reflexology Reiki Semi-Permanent Pigmentation Sunscreen - No Longer Optional Waxing Your first visit to a salon Acupuncture The true foundation of Chinese medicine is chi, which can be translated as life energy or life force. Through proper training, people can develop the sensitivity to feel the flow of chi. In the human body, chi flows through meridians, or energy pathways. Twelve major meridians run through the body, and it is over this network that chi travels through the body and that the body's various organs send messages to one another. For this reason, keeping the meridians clear is imperative for the body's self-regulating actions to occur. Often, however, the chi that is supposed to hum through these meridians becomes blocked. When this happens, chi can stagnate, leading to minor ailments, such as aches, digestive and sleep problems, or fatigue. It's analogous to a traffic jam: since the streets are backed up, it takes longer for information and energy to travel from one point to another, so the whole body becomes sluggish and pain can be felt. Acupuncture helps restore the flow of chi along the meridians to relieve pain and restore health. Acupuncture also emphasizes the importance of self-help as part of treatment, involving patients in their own treatment and encouraging them to take control of their own health. Often treatment at a sufficiently early stage could prevent a mild discomfort from turning into a major illness. Prices… Moxibustion Moxibustion is a technique used to warm the acupuncture points in order to encourage the flow of chi along the meridians. Auricular Acupuncture Auricular or ear acupuncture has been used successfully to relieve the withdrawal symptoms associated with drug and alcohol abuse as well as for anxiety and stress. It has also proven beneficial while giving up smoking and for general relaxation. The treatment consists in the superficial insertion of five acupuncture needles to stimulate the body to heal itself. Needles are left in for about 40 minutes while the patient remains seated in silence. Treatment can be done in groups. Ear acupuncture relaxes from the inside and helps reduce anxiety, sleep disturbances, body aches or cravings, increasing mental clarity and general well-being. Ear acupuncture for smoke cessation Acupuncture intercepts messages sent by the brain to the body that demand more nicotine, thereby disrupting the addictive process. It can eliminate the cravings, but not necessarily the habit. A successful acupuncture programme requires the patient’s preparation and full commitment. Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture The Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture treatment is based on the principles of Chinese medicine and involves the insertion of hair-thin needles into particular areas of the face. Specific points are stimulated according to how an individual is aging. A person with excess puffiness, for example, would require a different treatment than someone with dry skin. Other points in the body are stimulated to encourage the flow of chi along the meridians.