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1 dayspa DICTIONARY Peachtree Rd. Atlata, GA idermed.com idermedskicaretraiig.com 1

2 DAYSpa DICTIONARY Acupressure - Orietal techique applyig pressure to specific "pressure poits" o the body to improve the flow of eergy. Acupucture - Orietal techique isertig eedles ito specific poits o the body to stimulate healig ad balace. Aesclepios - Greek ceter for healig ad urturig, amed for its fouder, Aescleopios, who was a revered healer ad philosopher of pre-troja Wars. These ceters may have very well bee the foreruers of our ceters for welless ad spas. Aerobics - Exercise & Traiig regime which icreases the heart rate; stimulates blood circulatio, stregtheig heart ad lug, ad excellet for weight loss through the fat burig. Algotherapy - A form of thalassotherapy where thi layers of heated seaweed are applied to the ski; ifra-red lamps may also be used i the treatmet to maitai the heat of the prepared seaweed. Reduces pai ad acts as a ati-iflammatory treatmet. Aerobics - Exercise regimes that do ot support blood circulatio or deliver oxyge to the muscular system, such as weight liftig ad/or body buildig. Abhyaga - Ayurvedic daily ritual of givig ad receivig a massage to improve hydratio ad relaxatio without targetig specific areas. Traditioally its purpose is to optimize total well-beig ad relaxatio. Aquaerobics/Acquacize - Exercises doe i water usig resistace, which helps to stregthe body ad toe the muscle. Aromatherapy - Based o the aciet practice of utilizig essetial oils to heal by "therapeutically" stimulatig the asal/olfactory seses, metal resposes, circulatory ad respiratory fuctios. Asaas - Various Yoga postures. Asla Therapy - Developed by Dr. Aa Asla of Romaia, Gerovital Therapy based o the drug Novocai is believed to combat the agig process. Ayurveda - Easter Idia philosophy ad practice of utilizig herbal ad hot oil treatmets, combied 2

3 with meditatio, to create a balace betwee the iteral ad exteral self. Bad - Germa for bath. Bade - Germa for "bathig". Bade-Bade - A spa tow i Germay Bade by Wie - A spa tow i Austria Baleotherapy - Water therapies used to "cure" a variety of ailmets, such as stress, arthritis, circulatio, etc. Employs mieral, salt or purified water. Basti - Ayurvedic herbal purificatio treatmet. Bidi - Ayurvedir treatmet, which icludes exfoliatio, herbal ifused topicals ad light massage. Biofeedback -Trackig method of physiological resposes ad behavioral reactio to various situatioal stimuli. Used as a attempt i uderstadig huma behavior ad developig programs of modificatio to restore well-beig. Body Compositio Aalysis - Methods (caliper, electro, etc.) used to determie the percetage ratio of body fat to lea muscle. Used to aid i weight reductio/maagemet program. Boreh - Baliese cleasig ad exfoliatig body treatmet usig herbs, seeds, grais, special oils ad grated carrots. Stimulates ad icreases circulatio. Not suitable for pregat wome. Brush ad Toe - Dry brushig of ski to remove dead cells by exfoliatig ad to stimulate circulatio, followed by a applicatiog of hydratig oils or moisturizig agets to softe the ski. The dry brushig techique may also be used as a preparatory step for other treatmets such as a seaweed wrap or fago/parafago. Cathiodermie - Low-voltage electrical stimulatio of facial area used to oxygeate the ski, stimulate ad revitalize the circulatio. Cell Therapy - This therapy ivolves the ijectio of lamb embryoic cells - believed to regeerate cell growth ad reverse the agig process. This therapy is ot FDA approved ad ot "legally" available i the U.S. 3

4 Chakra - Ayurvedic for eergy ceter. It is believed that there are seve chakras, which are all itercoected. Whe balaced, the physical, metal ad spiritual aspect of "self" is i a state of harmoy, cotributig to a state of health ad well-beig. Chakras ru alog the base of the spie to the crow of the head. Whe imbalaced, therapies such as Reiki, color ad light therapy, crystal ad stoes are believed to re-balace the chakras. Yoga ad meditative disciplies also cotribute to re-balacig the chakras. Circuit Traiig - Exercise regime usig a series of weight traiig devices combiig resistace with aerobics. Cliical Estheticia - Ski care specialist traied to work i a medical eviromet, but ot ecessarily with a physicia, o the treatmet of ski related ailmets. Coloic - Irrigatio of the colo for the purpose of cleasig trapped debris, which is believed recycle toxis back ito the system. Complemetary Medicie - No-traditioal forms of medical therapies used to aid i the treatmet of a variety of illesses/deficiecies; these iclude vitamis, herbs, aromatherapy, meditatio, massage, etc. Craiosacral Therapy - Massage therapy focusig o the head ad eck areas. Creotherapy - Ay treatmet icorporatig mieral water, mud ad vapor. Dacercize - Aerobic regime utilizig dace steps or routies. Dead Sea Mud Treatmet - This type of fago is utriet ad mieral rich ad kow for its detoxificatio ad exfoliatio properties. Doshas - Ayurvedic body fuctios; Vata for blood, circulatio ad healig; Pitta for heat ad metabolism; ad Kapha for the structure of oe s spiritual ad philosophical self. Dulse Scrub - Exfoliatig body treatmet utilizig dulse seaweed powder, which has bee rehydrated with either water or essetial oils. Removes impurities ad dead ski cells ad re-mieralizes the ski. Duo Massage - Sychroous massage treatmet doe by two therapists; doe properly, the sese of touch is t discerible that four hads are performig the treatmet. 4

5 Edermologie - Developed i Frace, this massage therapy sigificatly reduces the appearace of cellulite, while defiig the figure; performed by a estheticia specifically traied i this therapy. Effleurage - Massage techique of quick log strokes used i the preparatory stage ad the coclusio of the treatmet. Essetial Oils - The aromatic (liquid) substace extracted from roots, bark, flowers, grasses, etc., which are the used as part of a cosmetic or "therapeutic" treatmet, such as aromatherapy. Estheticia - Ski care specialist who focuses o the treatmet of the ski as part of both for beauty therapy such as a facial, or the treatmet ad maiteace of "healthy" ski. Exfoliatio - The process of removal ad sloughig of dead ski cells. This process also aids i improvig circulatio through stimulatig blood flow. The pressure used to geerate the process, further aids i relaxatio ad stress reductio. Fago Therapy - Treatmet utilizig various types of mud, which are rich i mierals ad utriets. Mud removes toxis from the body through the ski s pores, ad aids i the exfoliatio process as well. Flotatio Tak - A tak filled with eough salt water so a perso ca float i it; lights are either dimmed or tured off. The combiatio of a darkeed room ad the floatig process is a aid to relaxatio ad stress reductio. Music & light therapies are ofte combied with this treatmet. Golde Spoos - A product utilizig twety-three karat plated "spoos" used as part of a facial; oe is hot (actually warm to the touch) ad the other is cold. The facialist applies alterately each oe to geerate efficacious peetratio of the creams ad lotios, ad also to ope ad close pores, stimulatig circulatio. Based o the Keipp Treatmet Priciple of alteratig hot/cold, cold/hot. Gommage - Various creams applied i log massage-like strokes to the body ad used o the face with short, quick strokes to clease ad rehydrate the ski. Hamam - Turkish/Middle Easter commual bathhouse. Hea - (Middle Easter)/Mehdi (Idia/Pakistai) decorative applicatio of this atural plat substace is usually applied to wome (occasioally me) as part of a ritual (e.g. marriage). Hea is mixed with a liquid ad paited o various body parts; images are ofte itricate with elaborate patters. Extremities that are ofte "heaed" iclude feet, akles, shis, hads, wrists ad forearms. It also used i hair color. 5

6 Herbal Wrap - Herb soaked lie sheets are wrapped tightly aroud the body. The perso is the covered with a blaket ad has a cold compress applied to forehead. Treatmet lasts betwee twety ad thirty miutes. Stimulates circulatio, detoxificatio ad relaxatio. The treatmet process elevates body temperatures ad heart rates. Not recommeded for those with heart coditios, high blood pressure, or whe pregat. Herbalism - A health alterative to treatig certai o-life threateig ailmets with plats ad plat extracts. Ofte referred to as "folk remedies". Holistic Medicie/Health - Has its roots i "herbalism" ad "all atural", but also icorporates other forms of o-traditioal approaches/beliefs such as Easter disciplies, meditatio, etc. The relatioship of beig oe with all elemets such as evirometal, physical, spiritual, emotioal, etc., ad the balace betwee them. Homeopathy - A form of medicie whereby patiets are treated with atural substaces, i miute doses, to create symptoms like those of the disease beig treated. Based o the theory "like treats like". Hydrotherapy - Aother term for baleotherapy - ay treatmets utilizig water as the primary facilitator (hydro). Water is geerally fresh/sprig, as opposed to seawater (thalassotherapy). Ihalatio Therapy - Treatmets ivolvig the ihalatio of steam vapor, which may have bee treated with medicie or atural herbal or cotai curative mieral substaces; used for respiratory, pulmoary or sius related ailmets. Ioizatio - A form of thalassotherapy i which seawater has bee ioized with egative ios ad is sprayed ad/or ihaled; aids the upper respiratory tract. Japaese Ezyme Bath - Woode tub filled with fibrous material (such as wood chips) ad plat ezymes, which aturally fermet creatig a heated substace. Perso is submerged i the mixture to sweat out toxis; aids i the relaxatio process, improves circulatio ad boosts metabolism. Treatmet time should ot exceed oe hour. Japaese Facial - Eergizig techique used to stimulate acupressure poits through the liftig ad toig of the face ad scalp; believed to have a cumulative effect whe used o a regular basis for firmig the ski ad preservig youthful appearace. Kiesitherapy - Also referred to as physiotherapy, this treatmet ivolves the active or passive movemet of various parts of the body, ad aids i the circulatory ad improvig muscle toe. Keipp Baths - Developed by Father Sebastia Keipp i Germay. Herbal/mieral baths are part of a regimeted therapy of healig; used i combiatio with utritio ad exercise. Chages from hot to cold baths are a key compoet of this form of therapy (water, stoes, pebbles, etc.). 6

7 Kur - Germa for "cure". The "Kur" i Europea coutries has always bee for therapeutic ad recuperative purposes; hece, to go to a spa, was to take or drik the waters - to take a "Kur". Lomi-lomi - Hawaiia healig body treatmet icorporatig log ad broad massage strokes, as well as a rockig motio; the therapist may occasioally walk o the recipiet s back to ehace the affects of massage. Loofah Scrub - Body treatmet utilizig the dried loofah plat usig the frictio to implemet massage ad exfoliate dead ski cells. Aids i the improvemet of circulatio. Lulur - Idoesia (Japaese, to coat the ski) body treatmet traditioally ivolvig a massage, the a exfoliatio usig spices, as well as grais ad seeds; followed by a hot shower (to ope the pores); afterwards the body is slathered with yogurt. The treatmet eds with a leisurely soak i a flower petaled ad sceted, essetial oil ifused bath. Lymph Draiage - Massage treatmet of the lymphatic system, which stimulates circulatio, reduces edema (water retetio) ad frees up stored toxis, ecouragig them to "flow" out of the body. Treatmet is doe either through maual massage, or as part of a hydrotherapy massage. Madi Susu - Idoesia bathig ritual usig regular milk or buttermilk, sometimes yogurt. Marie Hydrotherapy - A form of thalassotherapy, where water jets propel the seawater; massages, stimulates circulatio ad reduces pai/iflammatio. Medical Estheticia - Ski care specialist who works i a medical eviromet alog with a physicia usually i pre-operative ad post-operative situatio. Meditatio - Ay form of elimiatig all thoughts, cocetratig o breathig, which ecourages oe to relax ad achieve a greater sese of ier-self; to coect ad balace the iteral with the exteralself. Moor Peat Bath - Orgaic material, utriet rich used as igrediets i bath to alleviate stiffess ad pai i localized areas. Morphology - Attributed to Hippocrates. Specialized form of massage targetig specific digestive areas; massage is doe i combiatio with essetial oils. This procedure requires specialized traiig ad may be barred from practice i some states. The therapy is used to improve digestio ad elimiate waste from the colo tract. 7

8 Naturopathy - The disciplie of atural medicie ad healig through the power of ature ad atural substaces. NIA (Neuromuscular Itegrative Actio) - Free form of exercise combiig yoga, martial arts ad idigeous dace movemet routies. Oleatio - Ayurvedic treatmet usig frictio massage with bleded essetial oils (similar to a aromatherapy massage). Ose - A Japaese atural mieral thermal sprig. Oxyge Facial - Oxyge ad other utriets applied topically or sprayed oto the face to stimulate ad reiforce the collage level of ski; aids/prevets premature agig. Oxygeate - A facial treatmet where pure oxyge is used for cleasig ad revitalizig the ski. Recommeded as part of a ati-agig facial regime. Pachakarma - Ayurvedic cleasig ad purificatio treatmets usig essetial oils, massage ad meditatio techiques. Parafago - A combiatio of paraffi ad fago (mud). Used to detoxify ad exfoliate. Paraffi - Heated/melted wax that has bee ifused with hydratig/emolliet substaces such as methol, oils, etc. Used to ease pai ad/or rehydrate. Parcours - Outdoor exercise trail, usually less tha two miles, with iterspersed specific, icreasigly difficult exercise statios. Physiochieitherapy - Therapeutic use of heat, light, electrical ad mechaical meas ad movemets to regeerate stregth ad flexibility. Pilates - Iveted by Germa bor Joseph Pilates ad brought to the U.S. i 1923, the program was origiated for athletes ad ballet dacers. It is a coditioig program usig corrective exercises ad specialized equipmet to legthe, toe ad stretch the body. Performed o a specifically desiged machie called the reformer, as well as a floor mat. Pluge Pools - Also kow as Roma pools. Deep pools oe filled with hot ad oe with cold water. 8

9 Alteratig "plugig" ito each will improve ad revitalize circulatio. Polarity Massage - Through getly rockig, holdig ad massagig this techique with stimulate relaxatio, restore eergy flow ad ecourage revitalizatio. Qigog - Orietal disciplie, icorporatig body movemets with specific pattered breathig ad metal cocetratio. Believed to improve overall health, circulatio ad body movemet fluidity. Rado Therapy - A iert atural gas foud i some Europea spas ad used as part of a treatmet process believed to stimulate orga fuctios ad promote improved secretios of the glads, without ay harmful effects of radiatio. Rassoul - Mieral rich earthe compoud ative to Morocco. Used as mud it is applied to either the hair or face, or both. Re-texturizes ad coditios hear; used o the face, it exfoliates ad detoxifies. The compoud is ofte part of a ritual, performed i a traditioal wome s Hamam. Rassoul Chamber - Desiged for couples, this wester-based affectatio places the idividuals oto elaborately decorated ad heated porcelai throes. The parters the applied rassoul mud to each other ad wait util it dries. Durig the dryig process, mood- iducig elemets such as music, special lightig ad effects are used to stimulate the emotio or psyche. Rasul - A specific body treatmet, which begis with a shower usig seaweed-based soap, followed by a mud applicatio. After this is rised off the treatmet is cocluded with a herbal steam bath. Detoxifies, exfoliates ad improves circulatio. Reflexology - Aciet Egyptia, Chiese ad Idia therapy focusig o the reflex poits i the feet that correspod to specific body orgas. Hads ad ears have similar reflex poits ad ca be substituted. Reiki - Massage techique usig subtle statioary had positios o poits of tesio or ijury; the therapists hads are usually fully exteded, ad palms applied to the affected area. Rolfig - Deep muscular maipulatio for the relief of rigid muscles, boes ad joits. It is desiged to improve eergy flow ad relieve stress ofte related to emotioal trauma. Could at times be experieced as paiful due to the deep maipulatio. A basic series of 10 sessios is recommeded, each oe buildig o the last. Roma Bath - I aciet Rom umerous baths were used alterately hot, warm ad cold. The varyig temperatures aided i stimulatig the circulatory system. Salt Glow - Small amouts of oil ad coarse salt are applied to dampeed ski i circular or elogated strokes to create a hydratig ad exfoliatig treatmet. Aids i circulatio. 9

10 Saua - Origiated i Filad. Dry heat i a woode structure forces sweatig ad the elimiatio of toxis, ope pores. Followed by a cold shower (or i the case of Filad, rollig i the sow) will close the opeed pores ad to stop the sweatig process. Scotch Hose - A water therapy treatmet i which a attedat uses a hose targeted at specific pressure poits of the body; water temperature fluctuates betwee hot ad cold. Stimulates circulatio ad relieves tesio. Shiatsu - Japaese massage techique of acupressure used o pressure poits to improve eergy flow. Shiro Dhara - Ayurvedic treatmet of warmed oil slowly pourig over the middle of oe's forehead, where the "third eye" resides. Iduces total relaxatio. Siddha Vaidya - Ayurvedic medical disciplie based o the five seses, or elemets, which correspod to earth, water, fire, air ad ether (space). Oly plats ad plat-based derivatives are used i the treatmet of imbalaces to oe s dosha (Kapha, Pitta or Vata), because of their iheret purity as it relates to the five elemets. S.P.A. - Lati for "solus per aqua" or to eter by meas of water. Other iterpretatio: "health through water". Spa - A tow i Belgias where the Roma soldiers discovered the curative powers of the tows' mieral sprigs. Spa - Facility where oe goes for a variety of treatmets ad reasos, whether to relax, rejuveate, exercise or get pampered. Types of spas iclude: DAY SPA - A clea, safe ad urturig eviromet offerig a array of spa treatmets admiistered by highly traied ad licesed techicias. It is usually a self-cotaied facility, but may also be combied with a salo. Cliets frequet this spa for a few hours or a day. Overight accommodatios are ot provided. AMENITY SPA or RESORT SPA - A spa facility at a resort, where guests who ejoy the spa cocept ca also take advatage of traditioal resort activities. DESTINATION SPA - All guests participate i a variety of exclusively structured programs, combiig weight loss, utritio, exercise, healig, meditatio ad pamperig. Guests usually stay for a miimum of three to four days; some of these facilities offer oly weekly programs. Rejuveatio, relaxatio ad revitalizatio are the goals of all of these three types of spas. MEDICAL SPA - Spa settig which combies various medically based therapeutic treatmets that ofte bled Easter ad Wester therapies. There is usually a Medical Director overseeig all treatmets i combiatio with medical doctors of various disciplies, i.e. complimetary ad alterative medicie, dermatology, plastic surgery, orthopedics, alog with traditioal spa treatmets. Spiig - Statioary bicycle group exercise regime guided by a istructor; ofte combied with a video projected image to give the illusio that oe is cyclig o a outside terrai. 10

11 Sports Massage - Techique of usig quick ad vigorous strokes, icludig deep tissue, o localized body parts where a specific activity may have caused exertio ad muscle tightess. Steam Room - Room of wet, hot steam promotig sweatig, opeig pores ad riddig of toxis. Step Aerobics - Fitess regime of aerobic exercise i combiatio with a three or more iches high step platform. Sweat Lodge - Attributed to the Native America Idias this is the North America equivalet of the saua. Beefits iclude opeig of pores ad riddig the system of harmful toxis through sweatig. Swedish Massage - Massage techique employig the getle but firm maipulatio of pressure poits ad muscles; massage oil or lotio is used to lubricate the ski to promote frictio ad ease of maipulatio. Swiss Shower - A water therapy treatmet combiig the use of statioary water jets (12 to 16) which are aimed at pressure areas of the body; the water alterates betwee hot/cold. Stimulates circulatio ad relieves tesio. Tai Chi - Chiese martial art disciplie combiig slow sustaied physical movemets with deliberate/ relaxed breathig ad metal cocetratio. Thai Massage - This massage icorporates acupressure ad yoga maipulatios by the therapist o the recipiet, who is situated o a mat o the floor. Recipiet remais passive to the therapist at all times. Improved relaxatio, spial ad skeletal aligmet, icreased eergy ad circulatio; ofte iduces a meditative state for the recipiet. Thalassotherapy - Hydrotherapy treatmet employig the utilizatio of seawater ad marie byproducts, which are mieral ad utriet rich with a curative or restorative properties, beefitig the iteral ad exteral. From the Greek "thalassa" or sea. Therapies - I the cotext of a spa settig ad/or eviromet, a set of prescribed processes desiged to geerate well beig, healig, relaxatio, behavior modificatio, etc., which may affect a variety of iteral/exteral ailmets or coditios. Specifically: PHYTO - plat THERMAL - heat (icludig atural mieral sprigs), wet ad massage/maipulatio BALNEO - water (collective adaptatios/types) THALASSO - sea water ad marie by-products RADON - iert gas AROMA - essetial oils MASSO/PRESSO - maipulatio of pressure poits PHYSIO - ay of the masso/presso, thermal ad mechaical adaptatios 11

12 Trager Massage - Massage techique of getle rhythmic rockig movemets to iduce relaxatio ad relieve tesio. Tui Na - Orietal-based bodywork combiig acupressure ad massage to balace oe s eergy, while flushig toxis from the system ad furtherig the treatmet of some ailmets. Ultra Soud - A therapy usig soud waves emitted from a frequecy-geeratig device. The device ofte also has the capability of utilizig heat as part of the therapy. Admiistered by a chiropractor as well as a physical therapist ad is employed to alleviate pai ad discomfort to ijured areas of the body. Vichy Shower - Multi-jet mechaism suspeded over a wet-table/bed used as part of various treatmets such seaweed wrap, dulse scrub, fago, mud, gommage, etc. Used to ot oly rise ay remais of the treatmet s substace from the body, but also to ad stimulate circulatio. Watsu - A massage treatmet where the cliet ad therapist are immersed i a pool of warm water. Treatmet cosists of pressure poit massage, as i shiatsu, ad rhythmic movemets ad stretches. Ideal i the treatmet of stiffess ad ijured boe structure. Waxig - Hair removal treatmet usig cold or hot wax. Whirlpool - A heated pool with high pressured jets that circulate the water, targetig certai pressure poit of the body; aids i reducig stiff joits ad achig muscles; very relaxig. Yoga - Easter disciplie usig various positios/postures (asasa), cotrolled breathig, focused/ cetered cocetratio i combiatio with various slow physical movemets desiged to improve circulatio, flexibility, ad stregth. 12