BODY
Holistic therapies dedicated to wellbeing create the optimum conditions for healing - modalities targeted at relaxation can reverse the effects of stress and restore balance to the body's internal chemistry, a physiological state favourable to health, vitality and healing known as homeostasis. By inducing this ideal healing condition, the whole body functions more fluidly, and in turn repairs itself more rapidly.
The benefits of an enhanced physical condition extend to the entire being, promoting mental clarity, emotional perspective, and a renewed sense of self.
Combining relaxation techniques with nutrition, exercise, and a balance of holistic therapies cultivates overall wellbeing, and a harmonious equilibrium between the body, mind and soul.
Diet and Nutrition
Diet and nutrition are fundamental to a healthy lifestyle - a primary Orpheus objective, so food as a source of optimum strength and vitality are integral to the healing program.Menus are devised with an emphasis on freshness and nourishment, featuring organic, light, unprocessed ingredients where possible.
We work with you to retrain your dietary lifestyle - you will acquire nutritional know-how, learn how to prepare recommended meals, and establish sustainable healthy eating habits for longevity and lasting wellbeing.
Physical Fitness
Following a comprehensive fitness assessment, your personal trainer will develop an individual fitness plan and establish short and long-term fitness goals according to your physique, fitness level and preferred modes of exercise.Your trainer, and source of motivation and encouragement, will work directly with you to achieve your peak physical potential and experience the endless benefits associated with improved physical fitness, which extend to your entire wellbeing.
Orpheus views exercise as an accelerant of the recovery journey - as a source of strength, flexibility, stress relief, energy, detoxification, and profound enhancement to the recovery process.
Spa Elements
Blending ancient wisdom with modern practice, an array of curative spa rituals designed to nourish the body from the outside are available on request to enrich your treatment regime and enhance the healing journey.Cellular renewal, circulatory stimulation and profound relaxation delivered by skilful spa therapists establish a healing milieu which optimises the body's response to other holistic therapies and facilitates the recovery process, restoring balance and harmony to the body, mind and soul.
- Lithos hot stone therapy
- Body wraps, polishes and scrubs
- Vichy shower
- Hydrotherapy
Recreation
Noosa's regional landscape and climate is conducive to engaging in outdoor pursuits, which Orpheus actively encourages as an opportunity to develop active lifestyle habits, discover new passions and explore the beautiful Australian landscape.We can appoint an activities co-ordinator, rich with local knowledge, to arrange any amount of recreational activities that most appeal to you. Your fitness trainer can even incorporate your favourite activities into your prescribed exercise regime if you desire.
- Hiking
- Fraser Island day trips
Massage
A powerful ally to recovery, daily massage sessions integrated into your treatment program deliver enormous benefits to the healing process.Effective massage boosts circulatory and immune systems, assists the lymphatic system with the removal of toxins, eases mental and physical tension and brings about a deep sense of calm and wellbeing - the mind and body have a profound natural ability to heal when in a state of total relaxation.
With the ability to eliminate anxiety, reduce blood pressure and minimise the production of stress hormones, massage becomes an instrumental stress management tool.
As an integral component of the Orpheus program, the vast benefits delivered by the healing touch of massage will optimise the effects of other treatment modalities, enhancing your recovery.
Alternative Therapies
With access to respected practitioners in a multitude of alternative medicine fields, Orpheus will integrate additional healing therapies into individual treatment regimes to enhance your progress as required.
Acupuncture
Rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture, like other TCM modalities, is a holistic, energy-based approach to health restoration and management involving the insertion of ultra-fine needles into specific points on the skin in the treatment and prevention of a range of conditions and associated symptoms.By selecting points that correspond to certain functions or ailments, acupuncture can treat both the symptoms and the underlying causes of illness, and build resistance to disease.
Acupuncture has become part of standard clinical treatment for a scope of addictive behaviours, both physical and psychological in nature. The ancient healing technique is widely accepted to reduce alcohol and substance cravings, alleviate symptoms related to withdrawal and detoxification, and assist with relapse prevention.
In fact, studies have shown that acupuncture can have a direct influence on brain activity. It appears that the stimulation of certain points can break neuro-biological connections associated with addictive behaviours.
Shiatsu
The eastern healing art of shiatsu, or acupressure, combines principles of Japanese massage and Chinese medicine in the stimulation of pressure points and energy channels within a complete system of bodywork encompassing examination, diagnosis and treatment of system imbalances.Japanese for 'finger pressure,' the shiatsu technique applies pressure to specific areas of the body through thumbs, fingers and palms to detect and correct internal dysfunctions, fortify the functioning of organs and normalise the flow of vital energy through the body.
Shiatsu has a profound cleansing effect on the body. Deep pressure loosens and facilitates the elimination of accumulated toxins, while deep muscle and tissue relaxation aids in the release, management and prevention of stress, and restored physical function to the nervous, circulatory and immune systems assist the body's natural ability to heal.
Renewed energy and an overall sense of wellbeing follow a shiatsu treatment as a logical enhancement to the Orpheus recovery program.
Other available therapies
- Homeopathy
- Pilates
- Reflexology
- Kinesiology
- Craniosacral Therapy
- Aromatherapy
