Esalen Style Bodywork

Esalen style bodywork is the ultimate stress buster. It was developed at the famous Esalen Institute, located on the Pacific Ocean in Southern California and home of so many new forms of body oriented therapies that were developed or fine-tuned in the 1960s and 70s, especially on the basis of the work of Fritz Perls, Wilhelm Reich, Ida Rolf and Milton Trager.

The therapist starts with head and face, which releases the key points where stress is stored. The body is then prepared to receive luxurious and soothing strokes. Overall, Esalen style bodywork unfolds at a slower and more meditative pace than for example Swedish style bodywork.

Special attention is given to lymphatic drainage, which helps to boost the immune system as well as the circulatory system.

“ I met Dr Shikha whilst on a holiday in Goa. I was suffering from a problem I had no doubt was physical but had been informed by NHS doctors in London and by the medical staff at another hospital abroad, that the problem was psychological. Dr Shikha listened to me carefully and discussed the issue in detail. Her approach is very professional and scientific. She decided on a course of treatment which definitely improved my condition, and upon completion suggested what further action and treatment I can take on my return to the U.K.
Elizabeth
England