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    <description>Mind Body Institute is a fusion of ancient Holistic practices designed to calm and heal the Mind and Body. Mind Body Institute offers a very personal, alternative approach and a diverse array of healing and holistic therapies</description>
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      <title>Aroha Rocks</title>
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      <description>Aroha Rocks!
Hawaiian ili ili hot stone&amp;nbsp;fused with miri miri&amp;nbsp;will be available soon at Mind Body Institute&#8230;
Hot stone massage is an ancient therapeutic treatment that dates back thousands of years to the middle east.&amp;nbsp; The ancient Hawaiian Kahunas incorporated hot stones into their massage.&amp;nbsp;Lomi ili ili translates to &#8216;flat pebble massage&#8217;.&amp;nbsp; Hawaiian ili ili hot stone massage is a beautiful flowing&amp;nbsp;massage ritual.&amp;nbsp; This treatment is deeply relaxing to the extreme!
Aroha Rocks&amp;nbsp;has been developed by Mind Body Institute using a fusion of Hawaiian ili ili and miri miri (traditional Maori massage).&amp;nbsp;Aroha hot rock therapy is ideal for extreme tension in the muscles and calming of the nervous system. When the body is so tense &amp;amp; stressed&amp;nbsp;that a regular massage is too painful, this is the body treatment to choose.&amp;nbsp;Beginning with long smooth flowing strokes, the muscles are gently&amp;nbsp;nurtured &amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;softened for the heated stones to&amp;nbsp;work their&amp;nbsp;magic. Placed on points of tension, the heat emanating from the stones will sink gently into the&amp;nbsp;tissues to leave you with a feeling of calm, more balanced and deeply relaxed.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Aroha rocks&amp;nbsp;hot stone therapy accelerates healing and rehabilitation, relieves muscular tension and stress, stimulates blood and lymph circulation &amp;amp; can correct digestive disorders.&amp;nbsp;This special treatment session is closed with a gentle chakra balancing.
Aroha Rocks! &#45; hot stone massage will be available to you in a few weeks time.
1 hour $120
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      <title>Testimonials</title>
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      <description>Testimonials from our clients&#8230;
Reiki Healing session&#8230;
Rosanna is a very warm, generous and supportive person who has helped me to work towards my goals, where I have broken through personal and professional barriers that I no longer needed. She let me see that it really is so easy to off load thoughts and values that are no longer useful, while maintaining integrity with everyone around me and to change my life by changing my thoughts. &amp;nbsp;Her ability to incorporate massage, reiki, healing and coaching into one session was instrumental to this and the outcome has seen me go from my corporate existence to one of moving closer to living out my long held dream life, both professionally and personally. &amp;nbsp;Without her encouragement, support and help I am not convinced that I would be doing this now. &amp;nbsp;
Liz
Ka Huna&amp;nbsp;&amp;amp; Sensual Ka Huna&#8230;
I have been going to see&amp;nbsp;Rosanna for a few months now and&amp;nbsp;I must say it&amp;nbsp;is the most uplifting&amp;nbsp;and sensual feeling I have ever experienced. The ka Huna massage is wonderful&amp;nbsp; and&amp;nbsp;the four handed sensual Ka Huna massage is out of this world.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I can&#8217;t&amp;nbsp;thank you enough&amp;nbsp;for making me feel so good, so happy, so alive and other things I just can&#8217;t put into words. This is&amp;nbsp;an experience&amp;nbsp;not to be missed. 
M.
Couples Tantra&#8230;
An experience that has enhanced our understanding and appreciation of each other. The programme will have lasting benefits and was conducted in a most professional manner.&amp;nbsp; We would have no hesitation recommending Rosanna to any couple who wish to improve their relationship.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
James and Maria
Tantra &amp;amp; Sensual Ka Huna&#8230;
I have now experienced a number of Tantra Sessions with Rosanna at the mindbodyinstitute over a three month period.
Rosanna is one of those special people&amp;nbsp;who one is instantly friends with, and&amp;nbsp;you feel you have known and trusted all your life.
She creates an environment and ambiance in her sessions using light,&amp;nbsp; essence and music which is so wonderful you feel like you are on another planet &amp;ndash; when indeed you do return to the realities of planet earth, you have been&amp;nbsp;recreated a better person.
Recently&amp;nbsp;I had&amp;nbsp;a 4 handed Ka Huna Sensuous Massage&amp;nbsp;with Rosanna and Heather &amp;ndash; this was&amp;nbsp;just fabulous and I would thoroughly recommend this experience as&amp;nbsp;something really special.
To be uplifted and indeed recreated, put yourself in these hands.
Peter (Auckland)
Tantra
When I first met Rosanna, it was as a result of a good friend telling me about his experience and how it changed his life ! I thought this was too good to be true but was prepared to give Tantra massage a go&#8230;.. From the first session it quickly became my very special weekly little oasis, where you could escape works little stresses ! 
From each session I found more and more about myself &amp;ndash; this experience kept getting better and better! I couldn&#8217;t wait for the next appointment to come round. It is a special time to relax and learn about your bodies sensations. A time to really understand how wonderfully sensual your body can feel. Rosanna is a true professional that brings out an exceptional inner freedom. It is a must to find out more !
N 
Aroha Healing Retreat &#45; August 2010
This is a unique experience.&amp;nbsp; Wonderful flowing nurturing and energising massage.&amp;nbsp; The combination of techniques that make up Aroha healing are all wonderful in their own right, but when combined are very special.&amp;nbsp; A very enjoyable and fulfilling workshop&#8230;
I would recommend the Aroha retreat to anyone who wants to open themselves up to new experiences, move past inhibitions and feel more at peace and comfortable with themselves.&amp;nbsp; I think it is a great experience for people in pairs or on their own.&amp;nbsp; You will leave feeling relaxed and de&#45;stressed&#8230;
This was an awakening experience for me.&amp;nbsp; In life we tend to leave many doors closed but I feel at last that some fo those doors are slowly opening and I am being able to give of myself. Thank you for this opportunity.&amp;nbsp; I think we were a wonderful group of people who all seemed to have that sensitivity and desire to become more spiritual in our everyday lives.&amp;nbsp; I have made new friends&#8230;
I have had a fantastic time opening up and connecting with others &amp;amp; learning new healing skills, all in a beautiful natural setting.&amp;nbsp; Thank you for the opportunity!...
A fabulous way for couples to learn more about how to connect.&amp;nbsp; Lovely people &amp;amp; great learnings.&amp;nbsp; Thank you.</description>
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      <title>Aroha Healing</title>
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      <description>Aroha Healing is a new massage, self development program&amp;nbsp;incorporating Traditional Maori Healing Arts, Hawaiian Ka Huna philosophies, Reiki energy healing &amp;amp; kundalini massage techniques.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The Aroha Healing program&amp;nbsp;is dedicated to providing unique healing sessions that promote oranga&#45;a&#45;roto (healthy inside)&amp;nbsp;&amp;amp; oranga a waho (healthy outside).&amp;nbsp; The Aroha Healing program will take you through a multi level course, working on emotional, physical and spiritual healing &amp;amp; development of oneself.
Ko te mea nui, ko te arohaThe greatest thing is love.
Experience the&amp;nbsp;Sensuality, Healing and Therapeutic Art of Aroha Healing through this self development massage program.&amp;nbsp;Each time you visit, you will leave with a feeling of being&amp;nbsp;deeply healed, re&#45;energised and relaxed.&amp;nbsp; After&amp;nbsp;each&amp;nbsp;massage &amp;amp; self development session you will experience&amp;nbsp;a deeper understanding of yourself, how to connect on a much deeper level with partners &amp;amp; others, enhanced, with a feeling of renewed freshness and enthusiam for living life to the fullest.&amp;nbsp; Enter a more conscious awareness of your energy centres, work through blockages that can prevent you reaching states of Bliss in life.
The&amp;nbsp;Aroha Healing&amp;nbsp;program is designed to empower men &amp;amp; women, expand possibilities for love, rejuvenate your health, tap into the fountain of youth, achieve true satisfaction &amp;amp; love from relationships, alleviate anxieties &amp;amp; depression, elevate heights of bliss, heal past emotional wounds, deepen your connection to others, affect the world positively.&amp;nbsp; Try this one &#45; the first step!&amp;nbsp; You will be amazed and enlightened from the experience&amp;hellip;
&amp;nbsp;Aroha is&#8230;
To Love Life &amp;amp; Giving of Unconditional Love

Aroha is the Maori word for&amp;nbsp;Love. Aro means Focus and Ha means Breath which is Life Force. The greater our love, the greater our life force, the greater our capacity to activate our full potential.

The first chapter of Aroha Healing is a sequence of self development sessions, including bodywork and massage, incorporating activation of the energy centres, Breathwork, Movement, Mantras and various exercises to be completed at home prior to commencing the next journey into yourself and attraction of good, positive situations and people into your life.&amp;nbsp; To&amp;nbsp;begin&amp;nbsp;your journey&amp;nbsp;to get to this stage we begin with Taumata Tuatahi (Level 1)
Taumata Tuatahi (Level 1)
Miri Miri is Maori, meaning massage.&amp;nbsp; In this level you will experience the activation and flow of your energy centres, specific massage techniques are used to deeply warm the body, calm the mind and heal the spirit.&amp;nbsp; Your practitioner will provide knowledge and exercises, which help to release, if within you, &amp;nbsp;unwanted past memories or trauma and give you a new outlook on how to bring about positive change in your life and environment.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Upward energy flow is intensified in this level, then moved through the body to become more creative and energising within your body.&amp;nbsp; The practitioner will focus on Manawa (Heart energy) &#45; the hands are extensions of the heart and an awareness of Whatumanawa (third eye) for enhancement of intuitive healing for you.&amp;nbsp;This level is the first step, it will change how you feel about yourself and begin the process of transformation through self development &amp;amp; healing.
Taumata Tuatahi 1 hour 30mins $150
Couples Session &#45; Level 1
Are you looking to renew your relationship, create a deeply loving connection with your partner?&amp;nbsp; Are you left feeling as though your relationship is more similar to a flatting environment as opposed to living with a supportive and caring lover?&amp;nbsp; Does it seem as though you just don&#8217;t spend any quality time together anymore and have been wondering how to approach this so that your lives become one &amp;amp; happy again?&amp;nbsp; Aroha Healing is what you&amp;nbsp;need to take the first step in initiating a loving and harmonious relationship.
In this level you will experience the activation and flow of your energy centres, specific massage techniques are used to deeply warm the body, calm the mind and heal the spirit.&amp;nbsp; Your practitioner will guide you both and provide knowledge and exercises, which&amp;nbsp;teach you how to connect with each other on a much deeper level,&amp;nbsp;and give you a new outlook on how to bring about positive change in your&amp;nbsp;relationship and environment.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Upward energy flow is intensified in this level, then moved through the body to become more creative and energising within your body.&amp;nbsp; The practitioner will focus on teaching you how to utilise Manawa (Heart energy) &#45; the hands are extensions of the heart, while at the same time,&amp;nbsp;learning how to massage each other,&amp;nbsp;and an awareness of Whatumanawa (third eye) for enhancement of intuitive healing for you both.&amp;nbsp;This level is the first step, it will change how you feel about yourself and each other, and begin the process of transformation through self development &amp;amp; healing.&amp;nbsp; Your relationship will feel as though it has a new lease of life after this session.&amp;nbsp;
Level 1 Couples session&amp;nbsp; 2 hours $250
For Deep physical and emotional Release try this branch of Aroha Healing called Takahia te Tinana, taught to Rosanna by Atarangi Muru &#45; Maori Healer
Romi Romi (Deep Tissue Massage)
Takahia te Tinana
Oranga a roto / Oranga a waho (Healthy Inside / Healthy Outside)
Traditional Maori Healing massage, focuses on the Physical, Emotional &amp;amp; Spiritual elements of Life force energy and pressure points within the body.&amp;nbsp; This is deep, deep tissue massage either on the massage table or futon mattress on the floor depending on the need for your being.&amp;nbsp; The practitioner will only go as deep as one can cope with, so in effect it is a gentle &#45; medium &#45; deep pressure. &amp;nbsp;Also included in this amazing healing of the physical being is Te Kooronga &#45; Energy pathways of all the joints within the body.&amp;nbsp; Mahi a Pona, is a way of allowing the mauri (life force) to ignite, circulate &amp;amp; stimulate the joints through stretching, pulling and flexing the pona (joints)!&amp;nbsp; You will feel incredible after this deep healing session, energised and calm&#8230;
Takahia te Tinana 1 hour 15mins &#45; $95
More to come&#8230;
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      <description>The Mind Body Institute offers a range of Massage and Healing treatments.
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      <title>Training &amp;amp; Workshops</title>
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      <description>Training &amp;amp; Workshops
Aroha Healing Workshop 6th &amp;ndash; 8th August 2010 &#45; Aio Wira Retreat. This workshop is&amp;nbsp;fully booked!
Aroha Healing Workshop 8th &#45; 10th October 2010 &#45; Bella Rakha Retreat.&amp;nbsp; Currently taking bookings
Check out the womens retreat workshop below&#8230;
Aroha Healing Program &amp;ndash;&amp;nbsp; Taumata Tuatahi (The first Step)
Learn the Sensual, Healing and Therapeutic Art of Aroha Healing through this self development massage program. &amp;nbsp;You will leave this course with a deeper understanding of yourself, how to connect on a much deeper level with partners &amp;amp; others, enhanced with learning new massage techniques and intentions.&amp;nbsp; Enter a more conscious awareness of your energy centres, work through blockages that prevent you reaching states of Bliss.
Workshop Content:&amp;nbsp;

Learn about your Chakra System via&amp;nbsp;Chakra Counselling
Rhythmical massage techniques, with a focus on breath &amp;amp; movement,&amp;nbsp;utilising simple yet highly effective techniques
You will also learn how to effectively move energy upward from the lower chakras to the upper chakras
Expansion through awareness&amp;nbsp; 
The ability to&amp;nbsp;recognise&amp;nbsp;internal energy as a source of personal &amp;amp; spiritual empowerment
Spiritual Science of learning how to put the teachings into practice with profound and lasting results&amp;nbsp; 
Aroha Healing&amp;nbsp;will teach you&amp;nbsp;a technology of mind &amp;amp; body that will lead you to know yourself deeply.&amp;nbsp;It encompasses the learning and discipline of becoming you completely.
Aroha Healing&amp;nbsp;involves teachings and practices that use your energy to lead to a high state of bliss and enlightenment.&amp;nbsp; Learning basic ancient&amp;nbsp;philosophies fused with modern knowledge&amp;nbsp;&amp;amp; specific massage movements will allow you to form and experience deeper connection with yourself and others, an abundance of more love and intimacy in your life.
Aroha Healing will&amp;nbsp;provide you with a means to deepen your sense of connection to self, to your partner, to your clients and to all that is
Liberate the soul to experience the highest levels of inner peace, calm and bliss



This workshop is available to all couples &amp;amp; individuals &#45; massage experience is not essential, however you will learn how to give &amp;amp; receive massage.&amp;nbsp;
The&amp;nbsp;Aroha Healing&amp;nbsp;program is designed to empower men &amp;amp; women, expand possibilities for love, rejuvenate your health, tap into the fountain of youth, achieve true satisfaction &amp;amp; love from relationships, alleviate anxieties &amp;amp; depression, elevate heights of bliss, heal past emotional wounds, deepen your connection to others, affect the world positively.&amp;nbsp; Try this one &#45; the first step!&amp;nbsp; You will be amazed and enlightened from the experience&#8230;
With the intention of love, the hands are extensions of our hearts, you will connect with like minded people on this workshop.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Workshops will be held&amp;nbsp;every&amp;nbsp;3&#45;6 months to progress you gently to the next level of Aroha Healing.&amp;nbsp; Peaceful, meditative morning bush walks, sauna &amp;amp; hot tub relaxation, and movement are also incorporated into this workshop.
Facilitator:&amp;nbsp; Rosanna Marks
Aroha Healing is a fusion of the facilitators work.&amp;nbsp; Rosanna is a holistic therapist,&amp;nbsp;Reiki master &amp;amp; advanced teacher&amp;nbsp;of ancient&amp;nbsp;philosophies.&amp;nbsp;Rosanna practices&amp;nbsp;Miri Miri, Hawaiian Ka Huna bodywork,&amp;nbsp;ancient philosophies &amp;amp; teachings fused with modern knowledge, bellydance, breath work &amp;amp; chakra Balancing, kundalini Massage techniques, unconditional love,&amp;nbsp;organic facial therapy &amp;amp; makeup for enhancement, all&amp;nbsp;in her business practice;&amp;nbsp; Mind Body Institute.
Workshop Times:
Friday 6th August:&amp;nbsp; Arrival at Aio Wira from 4pm.&amp;nbsp; Workshop 6pm &#45; 9pm
Saturday 7th August:&amp;nbsp; 9am &#45; 6pm
Sunday 8th August: 9am &#45; 5pm
Cost:&amp;nbsp; $450pp or $750 per couple attending, inclusive of accommodation &amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;delicious vegetarian meals.&amp;nbsp; A non refundable deposit of $100 is required to secure your place.
Places for this course are very limited.&amp;nbsp; For more information please contact Rosanna at info@mindbodyinstitute.co.nz or call 0273 866 587&amp;nbsp; To view the beautiful Aio Wira Retreat Please click here
Celebrate life, celebrate positive relationships
Aroha Healing&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash; Transcending Mind &amp;amp; Body through the most powerful healing energy &amp;ndash; Touch
Aroha Healing womens retreat
24th &#45; 26th September 2010
Vartamana Retreat
We are very pleased to announce that we will be holding an Aroha healing workshop for women September 24th &#45; 26th.&amp;nbsp; This workshop will teach women the many wonderful aspects of Aroha healing. Below is a brief outline of the workshop content.&amp;nbsp;
Aroha healing womens retreat will enlighten women on how to&#8230;.

Give &amp;amp; receive massage
Become more lovable, and draw loving relationships into your life
Understand your femininity
Meditate with movement
Bellydance
Use your body&#8217;s energy centres to tap into the fountain of youth
How to be comfortable in your sensual self

The womens retreat will be held at Vartamana retreat, located at the foothills of the Waitakere ranges&amp;nbsp;less than 30mins from&amp;nbsp;Auckland central.&amp;nbsp; Enjoy a weekend of relaxed learning, with delicious nutritional vegetarian meals.&amp;nbsp; After your day of learning relax in the infra red sauna and hot tub.&amp;nbsp;If you feel there is more to your life, if you wish to renew and enhance your relationship with your loved one &amp;amp; if you feel there is more that you can give to your relationships with others, then this is for you! Celebrate life, celebrate positive relationships.Places are very limited on this retreat. Please contact Rosanna on 0273 866 587 if you have any queries. All client information is held strictly confidential. I would love to see you there!
Workshop Times:
Friday 24th September:&amp;nbsp; Arrival at&amp;nbsp;Vartamana Retreat&amp;nbsp;from 4pm.&amp;nbsp; Workshop 6pm &#45; 9pm
Saturday 25th September:&amp;nbsp; 9am &#45; 6pm
Sunday 26th September: 9am &#45; 4pm
Cost:&amp;nbsp; $465pp attending, inclusive of accommodation &amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;delicious vegetarian meals.&amp;nbsp; A non refundable deposit of $100 is required to secure your place.
Facilitator:&amp;nbsp; Rosanna Marks
Aroha Healing is a fusion of the facilitators work.&amp;nbsp; Rosanna is a holistic therapist,&amp;nbsp;Reiki master &amp;amp; advanced teacher&amp;nbsp;of ancient&amp;nbsp;philosophies.&amp;nbsp;Rosanna practices&amp;nbsp;Miri Miri, Hawaiian Ka Huna bodywork,&amp;nbsp;ancient philosophies &amp;amp; teachings fused with modern knowledge, bellydance, breath work &amp;amp; chakra balancing, kundalini massage techniques, unconditional love,&amp;nbsp;organic facial therapy &amp;amp; makeup for enhancement, all&amp;nbsp;in her business practice;&amp;nbsp; Mind Body Institute.
Places for this course are very limited.&amp;nbsp; For more information please contact Rosanna at info@mindbodyinstitute.co.nz or call 0273 866 587&amp;nbsp; To view the beautiful&amp;nbsp;Vartamana Retreat Please click here
If you have a group of women, and would like to hold a private aroha healing retreat please contact Rosanna to discuss options.
Celebrate life, celebrate positive relationships!
Aroha Healing practitioner&#8217;s retreat workshop
November 2010
This workshop is Tuamata Tuatahi &#45; Level 1 Aroha Healing Practitioner training.&amp;nbsp; For Bodyworkers, Healers &amp;amp; Massage Therapists&amp;nbsp;wanting to enhance their work with an amazing new modality and insight to a highly developed and extensively trialed healing concept.&amp;nbsp; This will be a post graduate course for you, an Aroha Healing certificate &#45; level 1 can be achieved post workshop by completing a written exam, providing case studies and a practical assessment with Rosanna &#45; please contact me for more information.&amp;nbsp; Tuamata Tuatahi is the first of many levels of healing of the emotional, physical &amp;amp; spiritual being.&amp;nbsp;
We will update you with more information on this workshop shortly&#8230;
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      <title>Kundalini Massage</title>
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      <description>In Western cultures, body contact is seldom a part of people&#8217;s everyday behaviour.&amp;nbsp; Our ever&#45;developing technology allows us to be hooked up to our computers 24 hours a day, seven days a week.&amp;nbsp; We have created a world of automated conveniences, where little movement is required.&amp;nbsp; These features of our modern lifestyle impair our ability to connect with our bodies, and a growing number of people are responding to this disconnection by visiting massage therapists for relaxation and stress reduction.
Many body tensions are indications of repressed or unexpressed holding patterns.&amp;nbsp; They may be the result of lifelong patterns of tension, or they may be caused by current or pat physical trauma.&amp;nbsp; Simply put, the nature or our reactions to our own unique environmental stressors is actually captured in our bodies.&amp;nbsp; Massage therapists act as facilitators or catalyts of change to the body structure.&amp;nbsp; Your Kundalini massage therapist&amp;nbsp;works with you to address habitual holding patterns.&amp;nbsp; Some examples of common holding patterns are:
&#45; A stiff neck, uplifted chin, and rounded shoulders as if you are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.
&#45; A fixed, military chest that takes command, but is lacking in flexibility.
&#45; A sunken, withdrawn chest that attempts to shield its owner from life&#8217;s stresses.
Most of us have a predominant holding pattern that may be one of the above listed, and many of us have combinations of holding patterns.&amp;nbsp; It is&amp;nbsp;the practitioners&amp;nbsp;contact with the body or movement of the body that allows them entry to your soma&#45;body, which helps you to become whole and integrated once more.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;It is the practitioner&#8217;s&amp;nbsp;goal is to help you gain insight into your pattern of holding, or lack of flow, and to make you aware of the increased energy it takes to hold that pattern.&amp;nbsp; This way you can slowly learn to reduce or eliminate the holding pattern, which is often a defense mechanism, if in fact, you are ready to give it up.
Massage has been a part of the major medical delivery system all over the world since its inception.&amp;nbsp; During the 19th century, there was a loss of interest in manual techniques in Western medicine when pharmaceuticals became a more prominent part of treatment.&amp;nbsp; Since the early part of the 20th century, however, we have been experiencing a resurgence ot the practice of manual holistic therapies.
The Kundalini massage technique combines a variety of scientifically and empirically developed massage techniques and uses the Kundalini Energy to heal deep parts of energy blocks caused by stress and past traumas that are stored in the deeper tissue of the body.&amp;nbsp; The Kundalini massage technique is applied by&amp;nbsp;the practitioner, who has learnt how to prepare with a very deep connection using the kundalini Healing.&amp;nbsp; To best facilitate healing&amp;nbsp;the practitioner&amp;nbsp;works with the intention of positively affecting health and well being.&amp;nbsp; Techniques include holding, causing movement, and/or applying pressure through stroking the body in a series of actions that are systemic and rythmic in nature.
Adding a deeper dimension to massage,&amp;nbsp;your practitioner&amp;nbsp;will also go through each of your 7 energy centres, called the Chakra system, guiding you on where they are, what they are and how the work and function in the energetic field.&amp;nbsp; Also working through blockages and fundamentals of the chakra, through its mantra, to its colour and symbol.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Your practitioner&amp;nbsp;will assist you with visualisation that will enable you to meditate into this space if there are blockages to help unleash the chakras true energetic potential.
Your Kundalini practitioner&amp;nbsp;will also assist you with deep breathwork.&amp;nbsp; Breathing techniques assist with blood flow through the body, opening and expanding your awareness.&amp;nbsp; Systems of breath and Pranayama have been found to enhance the bodies natural healing abilities and bring you into a deep state of bliss and conciousness.
All of this is complimented with a full body massage.
This massage is a deeply fascinating journey into your inner most realms.&amp;nbsp; If you are on a spiritual path and wish to open your thought processes into places where you thought you could not tread previously, experience this massage.
Kundalini Massage 1 hour&amp;nbsp;30 mins (including consultation)$120
Sensual Kundalini Massage 1 hour 30 minutes
$250
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      <title>Friends</title>
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      <description>Here are people we have worked with or recommend&#8230;
Adrenalin Group &#45; the team at Adrenalin Group designed our website, they are cool &#45; www.adrenalingroup.com
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      <title>Premature Ejaculation</title>
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      <description>PREMATURE EJACULATION AND SACRED TANTRA
Many men experience premature ejaculation when making love. This can often result in embarrassment for themselves and frustration for their partners. For sex to be fulfilling, it needs to be sustained long enough for both people to peak. There&amp;rsquo;s really no predetermined length of time, though, that quantifies &amp;ldquo;healthy sex&amp;rdquo;. We could say, basically, that anytime a man orgasms without wanting to, they&amp;rsquo;ve experienced premature ejaculation. When this happens, it&amp;rsquo;s often a result of over arousal. Sacred Tantra views such a condition as the result of energy blockages, and addresses it with various simple techniques that move energy past this block so the individual can feel more balanced and in control during lovemaking.
Other disciplines involve mostly solitary practice, Tantra uses the interaction between partners as a springboard both for personal growth and for deepening intimacy. &amp;nbsp;One basic assumption of Tantra is that sexual energy is the root energy of life.&amp;nbsp;Often it is thought that there is a suppression of sexual energy flow within lower energy centers (known as chakras).
A simple technique taught by sacred tantra is offered in level 1 of the sacred tantra program.&amp;nbsp; The perfect moment to do this &#45; because of the concentration of energy &#45; is right before reaching climax, either during lovemaking or self&#45;pleasuring. The technique involves the manipulation of what is known as the PC muscle, which is located between the genitals and the anus, and one&amp;rsquo;s breathing. You can feel the PC muscle contracting if you stop yourself in the midst of urinating. Once you&amp;rsquo;ve isolated it, practice contracting and relaxing it. This muscle is involved in most Tantric exercises that involve any kind of bodywork.&amp;nbsp;The rest of the technique is fairly simple. When you&amp;rsquo;re nearing the &amp;ldquo;point of no return&amp;rdquo; during whatever form of sexual activity, cease stimulation (i.e., pull out or stop stimulating yourself). Then contract the PC muscle, lower your chin to your chest (this is important, as it prevents energy from rising too high and making you feel ungrounded) and draw an in&#45;breath, feeling the warmth of sexual energy rise upwards in your body. Repeat this as needed, until the urge to release is no longer urgent.&amp;nbsp;
The Sacred Tantra Massage program teaches you these skills and techniques through its initial 3 level non sexual program.
If you require any additional information please email info@mindbodyinstitute.co.nz
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      <dc:subject>Sacred Tantra</dc:subject>
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      <title>About the Chakras</title>
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      <description>The chakras are the key to physical health, emotional stability and mental clarity. The chakras are vortexes of moving energy, which then stimulate various endocrine organs in the body to secrete hormones into the blood system. The effects of hormones control our body. They also affect our state of mind.
The chakras purify our energy from the gross, physical plane associated with our primal instincts and basic animal nature, turning it into a highly refined spiritual plane that connects us with the source of life itself. When we begin the journey into our Chakras we open the way for healing, psychological development and spiritual growth.
As we progress upward through the energy centres, we learn more about who we are and the ideas and attitudes that form our lives.
This system of healing is ancient. It was mentioned in Vedic records and many original cultures embraced an understanding of energy. The Egyptians perfected it through aromatherapy and colour healing. The early Jews codified their understanding of these principles in the mystical Kabbalah and the Islamic Sufi&#8217;s embraced the Energy as a connection with God.
Today in our highly charged world we are in urgent need of understanding this ancient knowledge.
Beginning with Tantric Kundalini Bodywork to ENERGIZE and AWAKEN your Chakra System to increase power and energy. Various movements over the body will help increase circulation and promote well bring.
Chakra Balance Sessions include a full body massage with Chakra activation
1 hour 15 mins$100
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      <dc:subject>Massage &amp; Healing</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-08T04:50:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Special Offer</title>
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      <description>What&#8217;s on in September&amp;nbsp;@ Mind Body&#8230;
Mind Body Institute will be offering some new and exciting offerings in 2010.&amp;nbsp; We will keep you posted&#8230;
Book a treatment at Mind Body Institute in&amp;nbsp;September, mention this special offer&amp;nbsp;and we will add a gentle chakra stone balancing into your session&#8230;&amp;nbsp;
Treat yourself&#8230;
Aroha Healing workshop has just been posted via newsletter, please subscribe on the contacts page if you would like to keep updated.
June 14th 2010 marked the beginning of one of the most significant celebrations in the Maori calendar, Matariki &#45; the indigenous New Year for Aotearoa and the Pacific. The renaissance of this ancient Maori celebration and its traditions is a chance for all of us New Zealanders to remind ourselves of the very special place we occupy in the world.
Check out our range of Beautiful Organic Facial TherapyTreatments!&amp;nbsp; Get Certified Organic Products on your skin!&amp;nbsp; The results are outstanding&#8230;
Phyts is french for Plants.&amp;nbsp; The Phyts range of certified organic products are available for you to order now at Mind Body Institute.&amp;nbsp; The products include organic suncare, Mens range, Womens skincare and body products.&amp;nbsp; For more information please call Rosanna 027 3866 587 or visit the Phyts website www.phytsorganic.co.nz&amp;nbsp;to check out the range.
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      <dc:date>2009-06-19T22:22:13+00:00</dc:date>
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