Holism comes from the Greek word 'holos', which gives us both 'holy' and 'whole'. Holism reflects the idea that it is the "whole person" that needs to be considered and cared for in health matters: the mind, the body and the spirit. At the same time we also need to consider the lifestyle of the person we are treating. This includes diet, exercise, sleep, relaxation, stress levels, relationships and the wider environment.

In traditional Western medicine, the doctor listens and prescribes a treatment based on the symptoms. With a holistic approach, a more thorough examination of the underlying causes of the imbalance will be addressed. This means that Green Massage treat the whole person and not just the symptoms, therefore, will be taking into account of the body, mind and spirit as well as the lifestyle of the person being treated. Green Massage believe that all these are interconnected. If there is an imbalance in one of these areas, it will affect the others. For example: if we have a persistent headache, we feel tired (body), become irritable (mind) and lose our zest for life (spirit).