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### Holistic Healing and Serenity

Many people practice (**مارس**) mind-body exercises like yoga (**يوغا**) to relieve stress.

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Holistic (**شمولي**) treatments focus on achieving deep mental and physical serenity (**صفاء**).

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To express strong admiration, use the exclamatory particle **ما** followed by a word on the **أَفْعَل** pattern (like **أجمل** for "how beautiful").

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### Massage and Aromatherapy

A common wellness practice is massage (**تدليك**), which often incorporates an aromatic (**عطري**) oil.

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When waiting for a treatment to take effect, you can use the conjunction **ريثما** to mean "until" or "as long as."

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### Physical Therapies and Supplements

Acupuncture (**وخز**) is often used as a physical (**بدني**) supplement (**مكمل**) to traditional medicine.

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When contrasting different aspects of a treatment, use **من ناحية** (on one hand) and **من ناحية أخرى** (on the other hand).

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Cupping (**حجامة**) is another traditional therapy. To express "if not for" or "were it not for," use the conditional particle **لولا** followed by a noun. Similar to **لو**, you can attach the prefix **لـ** to the verb in the result clause to mean "would have."

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### Restrictions and Warnings

When establishing boundaries around your wellness routine, use **سوى** to mean "except."

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To issue a strong warning, such as "beware of," use **إياك** followed by **و** and the noun to avoid.

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Alternative Therapies & Wellness

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The definite article and locatives (الـ)

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Indefinite nouns and nominal sentences (ـٌ)

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Basic questions (من، ما، أين)

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Probability (قد)

The subjunctive mood (أن)

Question	Answer
to practice	مارسmâresa
yoga	يوغاyôgâ
My sister practiced yoga after she felt stressed.	مارست أختي اليوغا بعد أن شعرت بالتوتر.mârasat ukhtî al-yûghâ ba'da an sha'arat bit-tawattur
holistic	شموليshumûliyy
serenity	صفاءsafâ'
Holistic therapy grants mental and physical serenity.	يمنح العلاج الشمولي صفاء ذهنيا وجسديا.yamnahu al-'ilâju ash-shumûliyyu safâ'an dhihniyyan wa jasadiyyan
aromatic	عطري'itriyy
massage	تدليكtadlîk
The therapist (f.) used an aromatic oil during the massage.	استخدمت المعالجة زيتا عطريا أثناء التدليك.istakhdamati al-mu'âlijatu zaytan 'itriyyan athnâ'a at-tadlîki
acupuncture	وخزwakhz
supplement	مكملmukammil
physical (fitness, training)	بدنيbadaniyy
Acupuncture is not an alternative therapy, but rather a physical supplement.	الوخز بالإبر ليس علاجا بديلا بل مكملا بدنيا.al-wakhzu bil-ibari laysa 'ilâjan badîlan bal mukammilan badaniyyan
cupping	حجامةhijâma
Without cupping, the pain would have been continuous.	لولا الحجامة لكان الألم مستمرا.lawlâ al-hijâmatu lakâna al-alamu mustamirran
On one hand, acupuncture is painful, and on the other hand, it is useful.	من ناحية، الوخز بالإبر مؤلم، ومن ناحية أخرى، هو مفيد.min nâhiyatin, al-wakhzu bil-ibari mu'limun, wa min nâhiyatin ukhrâ, huwa mufîdun.
The patient (f.) tried massage before she started the acupuncture session.	جربت المريضة التدليك قبل أن تبدأ جلسة الوخز بالإبر.jarrabati l-marîdatu t-tadlîka qabla an tabda'a jalsata l-wakhzi bil-ibari
Rest or try massage until the pain disappears.	استرح أو جرب التدليك ريثما يختفي الألم.istarih aw jarribi t-tadlîka raythamâ yakhtafî al-alamu.
How beautiful yoga is! It grants us real serenity.	ما أجمل اليوغا! إنها تمنحنا صفاء حقيقيا.mâ ajmala alyûghâ! innahâ tamnahunâ safâ'an haqîqiyyan.
Beware of physical neglect, for the body needs rest.	إياك والإهمال البدني، فالجسم يحتاج إلى راحة.iyyâka wal-ihmâla al-badaniyya, fal-jismu yahtâju ilâ râha
The two patients (f.) who tried acupuncture and cupping felt great relief.	المريضتان اللتان جربتا الوخز والحجامة شعرتا براحة كبيرة.al-mariidatâni allatâni jarrabatâ al-wakhza wa-l-hijâmata shaaratâ birâhatin kabiiratin.
I will not try holistic therapy except after consulting the doctor.	لن أجرب العلاج الشمولي سوى بعد استشارة الطبيب.lan ujarriba al-'ilâja ash-shumûliyya siwâ ba'da istishârati at-tabîb
The patient practiced yoga and took a dietary supplement.	مارس المريض اليوغا وتناول مكملا غذائيا.mârasa al-marîdu al-yûghâ wa tanâwala mukammilan ghidhâ'iyyan
My friend used an aromatic oil during the massage.	استخدمت صديقتي زيتا عطريا أثناء التدليك.istakhdamat sadîqatî zaytan 'itriyyan athnâ'a at-tadlîki.