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Byron Bay is Australia's dream holiday destination. Boasting great surfing beaches, a spectacular marine park, National Parks, great restaurants, abundant things to do, famed markets and speciality shops. The place to be. Only 12 minutes from Byron Plantation.
The villages of Newrybar and Bangalow are also only a few minutes away from Byron Plantation. Newrybar and Bangalow both feature Antique shops, Cafes, restaurants and great browsing.
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Member of the Byron Hinterland Accommodation Group. Established 1994. 
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 Byron Plantation can assist you with contacting and booking healing sessions with a wide range of specialist healing practitioners in the Byron area.
Many will visit you at Byron Plantation.
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Acupuncture/Ayurveda
This discipline arose in ancient China where the physician, barred from speaking to the emperor and having to successfully diagnose as well as treat illnesses by observation of and feeling the feet, became very good at 'feeling the pulse' and prescribing cures. Good acupuncturists, along with Ayurvedic practitioners (Ayurveda is the ancient Indian art of holistic health and treatment), are able to diagnose and correct imbalances in our bodymind that manifest as illness. For years ridiculed by Western medicine these techniques are now widely accepted and appreciated by many people questioning the pharmaceutical dispensers many doctors are becoming.
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An introduction by Alok, Editor of Byron Body & Soul Guide Byron's hub of alternative health and healing (a free A5 full colour directory available throughout Byron Shire)
More and more holidays in Byron Bay are being seen as opportunities to enjoy an inner 'holiday', to explore the inner landscape as well as the more obvious outer attractions like the beaches and the hinterland.
Inner holidays rejuvenate and invigorate, and Byron is blessed with some world class therapists and healing practitioners. There are some great bodyworkers, psychics, 'readers' and healers who have been drawn to the area which itself is gaining a worldwide reputation as having healing qualities. These healers work from what is known as a wholistic approach meaning that the entire body and mind is recognised as a connected system.
We all have had a massage, some we like and some not, yet it can be confusing when confronted with the plethora of choices when it comes to selecting what kind of healing modality is appropriate, especially in the Byron area.
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Counselling
Why have a counselling session on a holiday? Counselling is very useful and does not have to wait until a crisis happens. Often with the conundrums of living in our increasingly complex world, it is needed simply to receive an outsider's input to gain clarity and a fresh perspective on life's issues. Perhaps we always have the same issues in relationship that keep appearing or we have self worth issues we wish to explore with a professional stranger.
Usually we will continue behaving in ways that no longer work for us until we decide to change, and then we can use some help. We may have addictions we wish to overcome, like alcohol, smoking, overeating or drugs, and a counsellor can help us see underneath the surface to the underlying cause.
There are also many types of counselling, but most therapists will be honest enough over the phone to let you know if they can help you or not.
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Relaxing Massage This tends to be purely pleasurable, and more pampering than therapeutic. However, touch, care and deep relaxation are linked to increased wellbeing and a more positive outlook.
Deep Tissue Bodywork This kind of bodywork is great for sports people and for those who have long standing issues, such as stiff necks, chronic back pain or for those who do yoga and want to get some more freedom of movement. As this type of work can be painful it is important to feel good about your practitioner. There are many deep massage disciplines.
Rolfing(also known as postural integration) was one of the first techniques to deal with structural issues, such as postural habits, and tends to require a commitment to a series of 10 sessions, as the therapist works his/her way through the body in a methodical manner. Rebalancing is an offshoot of this, and while it is optimal to have a series of sessions, usually seven, it is quite normal to have a one-off. Particularly from a rebalancing session one will feel immediately much lighter and have a spring in the step afterwards.
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Organic cosmetics and food. Why bother?
More and more the ingredients that have been used in our food and cosmetics are shown to be carcinogenic. There is no mandatory testing of any ingredients in these products or of commonplace chemicals used in our homes. Because there are no mandatory health standards, and no obligation on the manufacturer to make sure their products are safe, it is left to under funded private organisations, mainly in the US, to do any testing. Even when results are in the ensuing PR battle about safety is one-sided as the PR budget and advertising clout of the Estee Lauders of the world kicks in.
In Australia there is no mandatory labelling of GE ingredients in the food we buy, and mostly the ingredients of concern have been given meaningless numbers and the shopper is left to decipher the numbers written in tiny print on the label in order to understand what they are eating. As our society becomes more globalised so does the use and toxicity of preservatives increase. There is no point living well, breathing clean air, going to the gym, if we continue to plaster a toxic soup of additives and preservatives on our skin and we eat the strange mess that is often sold as food.
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Thai Yoga massage, Ayurvedic Yoga massage, Shiatsu
These are all Oriental massage techniques which combine stretching (yoga done to you) and deep massage techniques. Remedial massage is also deep with the focus on increasing one's sense of wellbeing.
Hawaiian Bodywork, usually called Kahuna, is a traditional bodywork which is both luxurious and deep.
Osteopathy and Chiropractic
Whole person sciences, with deep bodywork, occasional manipulation (never essential, and practitioners always should and do get permission first) and again, every practitioner is unique. |
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Tarot/Astrology/Psychic readings
What do the cards say about you? The stars? Readings have an odd way of being appropriate and relevant. A good 'reader' tunes into the person and somehow is able to pluck memories or potentials out of the air, and make suggestions, give encouragement and support you on your journey. Life is not linear, and 'readers' really exemplify that, as they can function outside the box. Of all the healing disciplines, this is the most subjective and most difficult to quantify. There is no way to know which reader will be 'better' than another, so all you can do is follow your instinct. |
Cranio-Sacral Balancing
This is very subtle work which many people swear by. Done while fully dressed, it works more on the nervous system, and as such is fabulous for chronic conditions like migraines, back pain and body-mind disorders like addictions. The pure bliss of absolute stillness easily occurs in these sessions it is almost like meditation being done for you in as much as the practitioner takes you into your own interiority. A real treat for the nervous system as well as therapeutic. It is sometimes possible to have a double session with two people working on you at once which is truly mindblowing for those adventurous types. |
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Naturopathy, Homoeopathy, Health supplements
Contrary to the scare campaigns being run in mainstream media, disciplines like naturopathy are not just for the lunatic, hippie fringe. Searching for a more holistic and sustainable way of dealing with disease and ill health, many people, disillusioned with modern medicine's dependence on drugs, are finding it makes more sense to at least try the remedies that have been handed down through the ages. Practitioners are returning from the margins and becoming more common. Next time you are felling unwell try a naturopath instead. |
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