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| macrobiotics | While not a specific diet or nutritional program, it is a way of eating and living within the natural physical, biological, emotional, mental, ecological and spiritual order of all things in life. Macrobiotic eating means gaining an understanding of how different foods affect individuals with regard to different circumstances. |
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| magnetic therapy | Also known as Bio-magnetic Therapy, it is the application of magnetic fields or magnets onto a human body to interact with the body's natural bio magnetic fields for healing purposes. "Magnetic therapy helps the body to regain its self-healing electromagnetic balance naturally because each and every cell of every organ in the body is influenced by electromagnetism" (Ken Wiancko, M.D.). In Magnetic Deficiency Syndrome, Dr. Nakawaga outlined that lack of magnetism may cause stress, mental disorders, insomnia and other degenerative disorders.~ Magnapak |
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| makeup application | Art or teaching of techniques for using cosmetics appropriate to an individual's skin type, style, and age. |
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| manual lymph drainage | Methods of bodywork that influence lymphatic movement. |
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| massage | Manipulation of tissues, usually manually, to improve health and well-being by relaxing muscles, relieving tension, and improving circulation. |
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| massage therapy | A systematic, manual manipulation of the soft tissues of the body, including muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments, and joints. A registered massage therapist, by working directly on the muscular, nervous and circulatory systems, seeks to reduce tension, improve circulation, relieve pain and promote relaxation for overall better health. Massage can lower blood pressure, heart rate, and improve respiration. |
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| medical spa | Destination or day spa that offers traditional and complementary medical services supervised or administered by medical professionals. A spa may specialize in diagnostic testing, preventive care, cosmetic procedures, or a combination. |
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| medi-spa | Any facility, usually a day spa, that offers both medical treatments and spa therapies. |
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| meditation | Practice of using mental skills to perform such feats as focusing attention on a single object for a long period of time; cultivating compassion, which involves the transforming of negative events; and creating a state of pure awareness of thoughts, emotions, and sensations without reacting. Meditation is said to increase emotional well-being and is being studied for alleged benefits to physical health. |
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| | There are many different methods of meditation, but the aspects they share include deep breathing, relaxation, mental concentration and quiet contemplation. It is a self-help practice, most commonly associated with spiritual development, although its physical benefits are well documented. Meditation can reduce blood pressure, relieve stress and tension, and remove pain. |
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| metabolism | Rate at which a body burns up fuel and transforms it into energy. |
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| microdermabrasion | Facial exfoliation procedure in which skin is "sandblasted" with ultra-fine crystals of aluminum oxide or other ingredients to remove top layer of skin. |
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| miller method® | A cognitive-developmental systems approach which deals with the manner in which children with learning challenges think, achieve concepts of time and space, problem solve, and form relationships with people. The overall goal is to improve functional communication skills, using interventions such as augmentative communication (photographs, line drawings, and spoken language), developmentally appropriate sensory-based play, and gross and fine motor activities. |
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| mindfulness | Non-judgmental, undistracted state that is a goal of meditation and involves being aware of oneself and one's surroundings. |
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| mineral springs spa | Spa offering an on-site source of mineral-rich thermal or seawater that is used in hydrotherapy or thalassotherapy. |
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| mitzvah technique | A postural/movement education method that specifically addresses body use and efficient patterns of movement, based on the work of M-Cohen Nehemia. |
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| mobile spa | A spa with or without a fixed facility that employs professionals who can travel to a client?s home, office, or other preferred location to perform treatments. |
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| mocktail | Non-alcoholic drinks made with fresh fruit and vegetables. |
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| moor peat baths | Uses mud harvested from a moor or a peat marsh that is rich in proteins, organic matter, vitamins, and minerals. It is used as a body or facial treatment to hydrate and exfoliate the skin and in a bath to ease aches and pains. |
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| moxibustion | A technique of Traditional Chinese Medicine in which heat is applied by burning dried moxa leaves (and/or other herbs) over specific acupuncture points (either directly on the skin or indirectly above the skin). Moxibustion is most commonly used when there is a requirement to expel Cold and Dampness. |
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| muscular tendinous junction | Where muscle fibers end and the connective tissue continues to form the tendon. Major site of injury. |
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| music therapy | The therapeutic use of musical elements and music-related activities. |
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| myofascial release therapy | Fascia is the densely-woven connective tissue that lines and covers muscles, bones, veins, and internal organs. In its normal, healthy state, fascia is relaxed and pliable. As it becomes thicker, tighter, and harder over time, it "binds up" muscles, causing tension, pain, and restriction to range of motion. A therapist will use a variety of hands-on techniques to soften and release the fascia. |
