Healing Concepts of Wellness Massage Flashcards
traditional native Filipino healing practice
hilot
oldest healing art in PH
hilot
identifies ailments a person’s body is suffering from
manghihilot
lubricant & means to keep manghihilot’s hands warm. patient is advised to let oil absorb into the skin before bathing.
coconut oil
the body can be related to 4 classical elements:
water:
air:
fire:
earth:
water (blood that flows in our veins)
air (air that we breathe)
fire (electric impulses that occur in our bodies)
earth (flesh & bones)
able to tell if our 4 classical elements (water, air, fire, earth) is in harmony with each other.
good manghihilot
keeps body’s energy in balance and harmony (THM)
traditional hilot massage
smooth, flat stones are heated & placed on different points on the body
Hot Stone Hilot Massage / Taal Lava Stone Therapy
Chinese massage practice
over 3000 yrs old
uses heat resistant glasses & candles
Ventosa Cup Hilot Method
traditional therapeutic Filipino foot massage that originated from Igorots & indigenous tribe of Mountain Province.
involves use of 2 bamboo or rattan sticks as a finger substitute to stimulate the pressure points in the soles & feet of clients.
Traditional Foot Hilot Massage (Dagdagay)
practice by indigenous Filipinos even before Spanish colonization
mainly performed as a cure for headaches
focuses on balancing energy in mind to provide relief from stress
Scalp Massage / Tiris
Filipino version of steam bath
expel elements of illnesses (such as lamig) by boiling a mixture of herbs & flowers & letting therapeutic mixture vaporize inside a large thick cloth that is wrapped around the body
suob
used to relieve headaches, fever, muscle pain
improves circulation of blood & relaxes body
done by soaking a certain part of body in an aromatic herbal bath
banyos
traditional sea stone scrubs are used to exfoliate & remove dead skin which results in healthy and glowing skin
hilod
Traditional Filipino method that helps the body release excess cold by tapping bamboo sticks on body
pamula
5 Strokes of Hilot Wellness Massage (enumeration)
hagod
haplos
pindot
pisil
piga
applied at extremities and at the back
hagod
softens muscle tissue
haplos
stimulates small areas of muscle that are attached to bone
pindot
stimulates small muscles
pisil
used to calm & relax big, wide muscles
piga
