Near the Swedish massage, the Californian massage is a relaxing discipline which consists of a succession of long fluid and harmonious movements all over the body, in order to open and stimulate consciousness, in order to live the moment in a deep relaxation of the body and the mind. This massage is one of the most appreciated.

Created in the early 1970s in California around working groups in psychotherapy, this massage was born from a reassuring need for participants whose emotional burden was very strong. It was then Margaret Elke, a follower of the Swedish massage, which codified, structured and taught this new type of massage.

California massage is a sensitive and relational work. Based mainly on touch techniques, it constitutes an exercise on the sensitivity and reappropriation of its body.

A complete Californian massage session lasts about 45 minutes. It is practiced on a massage table by mild movements, efflections and pressures. The practitioner uses perfumed oils with relaxing and soothing virtues as well as scented candles and music for a soft, zen and warm atmosphere that stimulates the senses (hearing, odorate, touch, view). The complete Californian massage is practiced on the whole body, head to the feet, starting with the back and then by the torso.

It's a relaxation massage above all. This treatment combines both gentle gestures and the efflections, designed to wrap and relax the person, and the more firm and stimulating gestures, intended to soothe more important and deeper tensions (the Californian massage is not for therapeutic purpose and can not replace a physiotherapist practitioner).

The Californian massage is practiced on the entire body. It provides deep relaxation while stimulating the circulation and oxygenating the entire body.

The Hatha Yoga is the most practiced yoga in the West. It allows a mastery smoothly of the body and the senses and works especially the postures to have a better fitness.

It's a discipline that addresses everyone. "Anyone who can breathe is able to make yoga", Desikachar, the son and privileged student of Sri Krishnamacharya, a recognized yogi and credited to embody the reappearance of Hatha Yoga during recent decades.

Each posture is to maintain the time of several deep breaths. Hatha Yoga is associated with breath control (pranayama) and concentration.

At the end of the session about fifteen minutes are devoted to meditation. Meditation is a mental and / or spiritual practice. It is often linked to the spiritual domain, but an atheist person can also practice it and benefit from their health, especially to manage his stress on a daily basis.

Thanks to certain postures, called "Asanas", it is possible to improve passage or chronic difficulties. Indeed, the yoga of the eyes helps to fight against eye fatigue thanks to sweet exercises; There is also a yoga for dorsal pain. Otherwise, in case of sleep disorders, there are particularly adapted yoga forms. And if you want to lose weight, too, several choices are possible, yoga with real effects on morphology.
Before sport, yoga can also be a very good warm up of the muscles, but it can also be a sport in its own right.
Physically: Flexibility, reinforced joints, disappearance of back problems. Mentally
: an increased concentration, improved memorization, a clearer and calm mind. Emotional
: better stress management, a sharp decrease in anxiety, better sleep quality.