Remedial, Therapeutic and Rhythmical Massage  Diploma of Health Science (Remedial Therapies), Certificate of Tactile Therapies (Relaxation Massage) and Diploma in Rhythmical Massage.  Member of Australian Association of Massage Therapists.  Member of Australian Anthroposophic Medical Association.  Registered with most private health funds and WorkSafe provider

 Remedial massage is for specific injuries or problems and focuses on the problem area, such as back, neck or lower back.  Therapeutic massage is a whole body massage for wellbeing, its therapeutic benefits being more subtle.

Rhythmical massage is a specialised training based on anthroposophic medicine.

 Appointments available Tuesday afternoon and Friday and Saturday morning.

Appointments available are for 1 hour or ½ hour.

Cost of treatment

Adults $60 1 hour    $35 for half hour.  If undertaking a series of seven Rhythmical massage treatments as recommended, the total cost will be $400.

Children $45 1 hour  $25 half hour

Discounts are available for students, pensioners and healthcare card holders and members of the MTC Association. Claimable under Private Health Extras and WorkSafe.  

Applications of Massage

 Massage has a harmonising and integrating effect on many bodily functions including breathing, circulation, digestion and muscle tone.  It is beneficial in the treatment of acute and chronic conditions.  Massage is appropriate for children, adults, and the elderly.

 A doctor or homeopath may refer you for massage treatment, or you may visit without a referral.

At the first visit, if not referred by a doctor or homeopath, a thorough case history is taken.  From this information, and from various functional testing if appropriate, a treatment plan is developed and implemented.

In rhythmical massage, treatment is based on an understanding of the individual patient's condition from an anthroposophic point of view.  Choice of quality of touch and areas of the body to address is ascertained. Different oils and ointments may be applied to different areas of the body.  The whole body is rarely massaged in one session, but may be over the whole treatment period.

Warmth is a very important part of the treatment, especially in rhythmical massage and you may find yourself warmly wrapped in a woollen blanket with hot water bottles on your feet and tummy.

A series of treatments which can be once per week or 2-3 sessions per week for a recommended period of 7 weeks.

In rhythmical massage, each treatment session is one hour in total and includes a rest time of approximately 20 minutes at the end.  The rest period is as important as the massage itself as it allows the body to integrate the treatment given, you may find yourself drifting into sleep.

Responses to treatments are varied in each individual.  You may not feel any difference or there may be a strong reaction to the treatment, such as tiredness or great energy.  Occasionally there may be nausea or soreness associated with a treatment.

In conjunction with the massage some advice on home treatments and exercises may also be advised.

 History of Rhythmical Massage

 Dr. Ita Wegman developed rhythmical Massage Therapy in the 1920s.  She was a medical doctor as well as a physiotherapist and massage therapist, and worked closely with Rudolf Steiner.  Dr. Wegman established a clinic in Switzerland, where she applied the Anthroposophic spiritual scientific understanding of the human being to Swedish massage thus not only addressing the patient’s physical being but also their soul and spirit nature.

When Dr. Margarete Hauschka joined the clinic, she and Dr. Wegman collaborated for twelve years to further develop this new approach to massage therapy.  Later, Dr. Hauschka named this new massage "Rhythmical Massage as indicated by Dr. Ita Wegman," so including both its character and the name of its founder.  In 1962, Dr. Hauschka opened a School for Rhythmical Massage in Boll, Germany.

At present schools exist in Australia, Germany, England, Brazil, South Africa, and North America. 

Rhythm

Rhythm and harmony support life and strengthen our inner being.  When we are well, this rhythm is in balance.  When we are ill, there is disharmony in the body.  Rhythmical Massage strives to restore harmony and support the healing process by enlivening the natural balance in the body and working with life sustaining processes such as warmth, rhythm, and breathing.

Subtle aspects of the human being are enlivened through a gentle rhythmic quality of touch which penetrates deeply, helping to harmonize the imbalances of the body.  Rhythmical massage works with levity instead of gravity harmonizing strengthening and enlivening the bodies rhythmical processes.

 “The hands are the most formative, the most sensitive of our living tools.  They can change very much in the course of life.  Soul and spirit that permeate them in training them, do not only form them but flow beyond them into the world as objective power of love, as blessing, as healing forces.”  Dr Margarethe Hauschka

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