Centre for Integrative Medicine

Ayurvedic massage

Pre- and post-natal relaxation with an Ayurvedic massage
Originating in India, this all-over body massage is performed with different oils depending on your Dosha. The different Doshas correspond to your constitution, your vital energy and your mood at the time.

Why this massage?

To nourish and protect the skin
To give the body a feeling of lightness and energy
To convey a sense of well-being
To strengthen the immune system
To detoxify
To tone muscle tissue and make joints more supple
To improve blood and lymph circulation
To regenerate vital tissues and slow down the ageing process
To regulate certain digestive, physical and psycho-emotional problems during pregnancy

How the sessions work
Massages given by a therapist are offered to pregnant women from the 4th month of pregnancy, and from 6 weeks after the birth of the baby.
The session takes place in two stages:
A short discussion is held at the beginning of the session to determine your constitution and adapt the oil used during your massage.
The massage lasts approximately 1 hour.

Registration and fees
Package price: CHF 150

Prenatal massage

Prenatal massage is a form of massage reserved for pregnant women to relieve the pain accumulated during pregnancy. This massage involves gentle effleurage, friction and pressure on the body. The strokes are gentle and performed from the bottom up to drain the body.

What are the benefits of prenatal massage?

Relieve muscular pain and tension
Relieve leg cramps
Prevent and treat water retention
Alleviate pregnancy-related pain
Promote sleep and recovery
Prepare the pelvis for childbirth
Alleviate nausea
Prevent stretch marks
Reduce fatigue and increase energy

Massage also helps to improve pelvic mobility, which can make childbirth and carrying the baby after birth easier. Above all, a massage is an opportunity to relax, connect with your body and help your body recover.

Massage lasting 60 to 90 minutes

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Metamorphic massage

Metamorphic massage reconnects the patient to their past in order to bring about a physical and psychic transformation in order to regain strength. This treatment is particularly appropriate for addressing physical, emotional and mental suffering.
We will address reactions to significant events that have sometimes been hidden deep inside; we will deal with issues of disagreement and anger that are often internalised.
Metamorphic massage is practised mainly on three areas of the body:

The feet, symbols of movement
The hands, symbols of action
The head, which is related to thinking and reflection

With metamorphic massage we will remove the suffering that causes a permanent inner turmoil. Little by little we converge towards a real well-being, a release of physical and mental tensions will gradually take place.
Each person, at his or her own pace, can react to events and act in full awareness.
The Metamorphic Massage is intended for adults and children who feel uneasy in their lives and bodies; sleep disorders, hyperactivity or hypersensitivity are the main symptoms of these feeling of unease.
7 sessions are generally recommended as a first step towards change.

Price: 130 CHF per 60-minute session

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Post-natal massage

While prenatal massage aims to reduce the minor physical aches and pains associated with pregnancy (backache, heavy legs...) and to relax you, post-natal massage focuses more on recovery: Once the birth is over, and despite all the happiness that comes with it, it's not always easy to recover physically and mentally. To relieve tension and combat fatigue and stress, post-natal massage seems to be a great solution!

To take care of your baby, it's important to take care of yourself. Post-natal massage works on both the body and the mind, making it the ideal way to enjoy your baby to the full while doing something good for yourself.

What are the benefits of post-natal massage?

Post-natal massage helps you to release the tension caused by childbirth.
Post-natal massage is a moment of cocooning and real relaxation.
Post-natal massage is an excellent way of taming the new body that has just given birth.
By reducing stress and physical, mental and emotional fatigue, post-natal massage can be a fabulous tool in the fight against post-partum depression.

60 to a 90-minute massage

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Therapeutic massage

This type of massage allows for muscle relaxation when the muscles are contracted or exhausted by effort. The aim is to relieve and prevent illnesses that may affect the body.
It also has a positive influence on heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, digestion and relaxation. Therapeutic massage can be used to relieve many physical pains and psychological disorders.
This type of massage is suitable for both adults and children.

Price: 130 CHF for a 60-minute session

Therapist:

Amel Benzeghiba de Proyart

Tui-Na/An-Mo massage

An-Mo or Tui-Na is a manual therapy that is part of the therapeutic methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). In An-Mo/Tui-Na, various manual techniques are combined, such as massage or physiotherapy and chiropractic, as well as joint mobilisation and relaxation techniques.

Tui-Na therapy is based on the theories and principles of TCM. This includes the doctrine of Yin and Yang energy principles, the concept of the five elements and the meridian theory. The latter is based on the idea that the human body has a vital force or life energy (Chinese Qi) flowing through it and that this life energy flows through clearly defined channels (meridians). The meridians conduct the Qi throughout the body and thus establish a circuit that creates functional entities by connecting organs and organ systems. The flow of Qi can be influenced by stimulating the many acupuncture points that lie on these meridians.

According to the Chinese view, illnesses occur when the harmonious flow of Qi in the body is disturbed or interrupted. During a Tui-Na treatment, the acupuncture points and meridians are stimulated in a targeted manner to remove the blockage and to regulate the flow of Qi. The treatment should also harmonise the energetic state of Yin and Yang and restore the balance of emptiness/fullness in the body.

Price :
150 CHF for a 55-minute session
140 CHF for a 50-minute session

Therapist:

Dr méd. Hong-Guang Dong

Siu King Cheung

Mindfulness meditation

Mindfulness meditation is an invitation to encounter and cultivate the living within. It is based on the perception of the body and on the sensations transmitted by the body. The present moment is experienced fully by the body.
This therapy is both simple to access and powerful in its effects. It requires no prior knowledge or special skills; it is accessible to everyone. It can be practised sitting on a chair or stool, in comfortable clothes. Sessions consist of a guided moment of about half an hour and then a sharing of experience.
Mindfulness meditation is a tool of fasciatherapy as developed by Danis Bois. It invites us to discover the internal movement that continually animates the body. It proposes a new encounter with oneself. It calms, soothes, resources, anchors, makes present and alive, opens to the other and opens to the world.

Price: 140 CHF for 4 sessions of 60 minutes (group)

Therapist:

André Rossier

Osteopathy

Osteopathy (from the Greek «osteon» = bone, and «pathos» = suffering) and etiopathy (from the Greek «aitia» = cause) are manual medical techniques. They are therapeutic methods which aim to improve the functionality and mobility of the bone structure and skeletal muscles by means of specific manipulations and to stimulate the body's own healing powers.
The aim of osteopathic treatment is to identify the body's mobility restriction problems, to restore the natural mobility and thus free the way for the body's self-healing forces. Problems of restricted mobility («dysfunctions») are treated by acting on various layers of the body tissue and by giving a central place to the body's self-healing forces.
Indications:
General osteopathy: decrease in joint amplitude, pain of mechanical origin, tendonitis-type pain, muscle spasm, scar work or adhesion.
Internal osteopathy: endometriosis, fertility problems, vaginismus, dyspareunia, pelvic pain of mechanical origin, urological and rectal functional problems
Perinatal osteopathy:
- Follow-up of the pregnant woman: lumbago, pelvic pain, sciatica, constipation, oppression, diaphragmatic pain, nausea, breech position of the baby, preparation for delivery
- Follow-up of the infant: motor and functional check-up at birth, plagiocephaly, colic, preferential position, sucking disorder, recurrent otitis, dysfunction of the tear duct
- Post-partum follow-up
Paediatric osteopathy: prevention and follow-up of scoliosis and scoliotic attitudes, genuvalgum/genuvarum, posturology, functional disorders of the locomotor, digestive and respiratory systems, growth pathologies
Digestive osteopathy: constipation, diarrhoea, gastro-oesophageal reflux, pain on swallowing, digestive or thoracic tightness
ENT osteopathy: ear infections, eustachian tube pain, ophthalmic migraine, chewing problems, TMJ pain or cracking, tinnitus
Cranial osteopathy: Arnold's neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, tension headache
Respiratory osteopathy: asthma, costal pain, intercostal neuralgia
Postural osteopathy: postural assessment and posturological follow-up
Post-traumatic and post-surgical treatment if no medical contraindication

Price: 120 - 200 CHF per session of 45 to 60 minutes

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Pilates

Pilates is a system of physical activity developed at the beginning of the 20th century by a German who was passionate about sport and the human body, Joseph Pilates.

It is a gentle form of gymnastics, which is accessible to everyone, whether you are a beginner or an experienced athlete. It aims to improve flexibility, muscle tone and posture by releasing tension from the body and strengthening weaker muscles. It is a preventive and curative method, close to rehabilitation. We learn to know our body, to use our deep muscles for a better stabilisation of the skeleton and sense of balance, but also to improve our body ease.

Pilates aims to create a perfect harmony between body and mind in order to stimulate the neuromuscular system and promote a healthier physical structure. The method consists of hundreds of exercises that are performed on the floor or on specific machines. Joseph Pilates defined his method as the perfect control of body, mind and spirit and called it «contrology».

Its foundation is to regain a natural alignment and a healthy, harmonious body. Pilates is one of the few approaches that teaches you to train the deep muscles before the superficial muscles. This increases the intensity of the strengthening work. The combination of breathing, strengthening and stretching in a series of fluid and harmonious movements is the basis of this technique.
The stabilisation of the pelvis and shoulders plays an important role. With regular practice, the muscles are strengthened and lengthened, posture is improved and awareness of the body is increased.
The first step is to gain fundamental stability, strengthening the core of the body and finding the correct connection of the pelvic floor, diaphragm, lumbar and transverse abdominals in order to be able to perform all movements efficiently. Breathing control and concentration help in the precise execution of the movements.

The practice of Pilates allows a better posture thanks to the rehabilitation of the body. It loosens joints, stretches and loosens the spine, while strengthening weak muscles and lengthening short muscles.
These changes in the body have an impact on the mind, the body is more relaxed, the nervous system calms down and sleep is better.

If you have never practised pilates before, it is imperative to start with a private class in order to acquire the basic notions necessary for group practice. You can book this private class on our website at a low price by selecting the «pre-group class».

Prices :
35 CHF for a 60-minute group lesson
70 CHF for a 60-minute pre-group lesson
130 CHF for the individual course

Therapist:

Joëlle Munzinger

Healing (empirical massage)

The reboutement is a massage of reboutology, which focuses on the neuro-articular and the tendino-ligamentary. It allows an oxygenation, a reactivation, a release of stases (clusters of nerves, calcifications, crystals, toxins stuck and hardened). It is a deep work between the muscles, the vertebrae, the ribs and the articulations which provokes a very important oxygenation.

Price: 130 CHF for a 60 minute session

Therapist:

Vanessa Metni

Reflexology

Reflexology is a manual therapy that consists of stimulating different organs by targeted pressure. Reflexology is practiced on two areas of the body: the feet (plantar) and the hands (palmar). A topographical representation of the body is reflected on the feet and hands. By massaging specific areas, the following benefits can be observed:

Strengthening of the immune system
Feeling of relaxation and deep relaxation
Improved blood and energy circulation
Pain relief
Improvement of certain disorders such as insomnia, migraines, nausea but also anxiety and stress

Fees:
100 CHF for a 45 minute session
130 CHF for a 60 minute session

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Reiki

Reiki is pronounced «ree-ki»(in Japanese «rei» = the inexhaustible energy of the universe, «ki» = personal life energy) and refers to a Japanese form of energy healing through the laying on of hands. The Reiki master transmits the universal life energy - which is also referred to as Reiki - by placing his or her hands on the patient.

According to the Reiki philosophy, illness and stress occur when the contact between a person and the life energy is blocked, for example by long-suppressed feelings.

The concept of Reiki includes the idea that life energy only flows to where it is needed. In this way, the Reiki master can never transmit «too much» energy to the patient, because the body only absorbs the amount of energy that it actually needs.

The more energy flows during a treatment, the greater the blockage or energy poverty of the corresponding energy field. According to Reiki practitioners, the master never transfers his or her own energy but simply «opens» a channel for the patient so that the patient can receive the vital energy again.

Price:
120 CHF for a 55-minute session
60 CHF for a 30 minute session

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Rebozo pelvis wrap

The Rebozo is a Mexican cotton shawl used to carry babies and other items and to accommodate and support pregnant women during pregnancy, childbirth and later in everyday life.

Tightening is done in the early stages after childbirth, the earlier the better and as often as possible. It relieves certain types of pain in the back, pelvis and coccyx, and in particular joint pain in young mothers.

With rebozo, we help the body to come together and recover post-partum. As well as the physiological benefits of tightening, it is an energetic treatment for this new postnatal stage. It tells the body that the pregnancy is over. It's a treatment to support the woman in her (re)birth as a mother.

Massage lasting 60 to 90 minutes

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Socio-aesthetics (workshops)

Socio-aesthetics is the professional practice of aesthetic care adapted to populations suffering and weakened by an attack on their physical integrity (illness, accident, old age...), psychological (mental illness, addictions...) and/or social distress.
The starting point of our «self-confidence» workshops is active listening. Our therapist adapts to your situation and your needs. A socio-aesthetics session is a time for listening to the relationship with the body, the effects of the disease and the treatments. This practice is part of the care project defined by the multidisciplinary teams.
Our workshops are held monthly and each time a different theme is addressed.

Price: 35 CHF per 120-minute workshop (group)

Therapist:

Virginie Marmoux

Sophrology

Sophrology is a psycho-physical method which helps each person to develop a serene consciousness by means of personal training based on relaxation techniques and activation of the body and mind.
Its objective is to help people take care of themselves and their health, find a better mind-body balance, self-regulate stress and emotions, reinforce positive attitudes and values in everyday life, develop a better relationship with themselves and others, and develop their autonomy, both in the professional and personal fields.
Sophrology can be practiced in street clothes or in comfortable clothing.
Apolitical and secular, sophrology is for people of all ages, at all stages of life, respecting the values, beliefs and opinions of each person.

Price: 130 CHF per 60-minute session

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