Massage

It was around this time of year in 2022 when I visited Fethullah Gulen's sanctuary in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania in the United States. I didn't know whether I would get to see the influential Turkish spiritual leader as we were shown around the gardens and buildings where he lived in self-exile with a group of students and followers.

A 54-year-old father from Thessaloniki in northern Greece is being investigated after his arrest on Monday for reportedly taking his 9-year-old daughter on visits to brothels posing as massage parlors.

Slovenian spa resorts harbour much optimism ahead of the May Day holidays, saying that bookings so far are promising and that more are expected just before the holidays. Most of the guests will be from Slovenia, but the number of foreign visitors has been increasing this year.

A white gunman was charged on March 17 with killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage parlors in an attack that sent terror through the Asian American community, which has increasingly been targeted during the coronavirus pandemic.

Eight people, including at least six Asian women, have been killed in shootings at three different spas in the US state of Georgia.

Police said four people were killed at a massage parlour in a suburb north of Atlanta, and four more at two spas in the city itself.

South Korea later confirmed that four of the victims were of Korean descent.

The Development Ministry has published a list of the businesses that are being permitted to go back into operation on Monday, June 1, as restrictions imposed in March as part of efforts to curb the coronavirus continue to be lifted.

The value of some clinical pathways in physiotherapy and rehabilitation covers about 43% of the actual costs incurred.

Smart clothes that become longer or shorter depending on the weather, electronic pet collars that allow better communication between humans and animals, robotic panels that illustrate the thoughts of students, energy produced from water and mattresses that give you a massage as you sleep are but some of the visions that Greek elementary school pupils have for the country in 2050.

A massage is supposed to be a key to relaxing the mind and the body – and now psychologists believe it could be at the centre of  your partner’s wellbeing too.
New research by Sayuri Naruse and Dr Mark Moss from Northumbria University found that when people, who were novices when it came to massages, gave their partners one it improved their physical and emotional wellbeing.

A Holistic therapist uses snakes to massage her clients claiming it cures depression and even helps victims of abuse. Instead of traditional massaging techniques, Sarah Zaad uses up to six pythons and boa constrictors on brave customers who want to relax or be treated for mental disorders.