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| Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Bali Indonesia • LIFE EXPECTANCY = 61.5 years • Lived on the islands of Java and Bali, from 1991- 1998, experienced their Country motto “unity in diversity”. Beautiful nation, 14,000 island archipelago • The Healing Traditions of Indonesia “JAMU” “Herbal remedies used internally and externally”  • Indonesian Healing TraditionsJamu translates as herbal remedies used internally and externally for health and beauty and encompasses: • Pijat (Massage) - dry and oil techniques • Rice Based Skin Scrubs - “rice is full of life” • Mondi Bunga (Floral Purification Baths) • Royal Palace Beauty Rituals • Herbal Beverages and Tonics Coining & Cupping - To quote Dr. Eric Crystal, UCLA lecturer documenting the rice culture of South East Asia “In Asian cultures, rice is strongly associated with women and fertility, and religious ceremonies have been conducted mainly for assurance of rice, fecundity of domestic animals, and propagation of human species” - Have you heard the saying, that “a day without rice, is a day without eating? © SPA MANAGEMENT JOURNAL - JANUARY 2006 |
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