Jordan Ben, LMT Huntsville, AL More videos on Facebook:. I use my feet and hands in a customized session to create more balance in the body, meaning less pain. This is a slower, deeper massage. Ashiatsu dates back thousands of years; "Ashi" means foot and "atsu" means pressure.
If you like a deep tissue massage that is completely relaxing, this is the massage for you. The deepest most luxurious massage on the planet! It seeks to address four systemic constants, present in daily life, which may serve as limiting factors in your health: stress, immunity, the inflammatory response, and autonomic imbalance.
So completely relaxing that you won't want to get off the table! Prenatal massage is therapeutic bodywork that focuses on the special needs of the mother-to-be as her body goes through the changes of pregnancy. It enhances the function of muscles and joints, improves circulation and general body tone, and relieves mental and physical fatigue. Not available in the 1st trimester. This unique deep pressure work relieves tight muscles, muscle contractions, tension and spasms while elongating the spine.
Your therapist will use soft, clean feet to maneuver the body into deep stretches using broad, flowing centrifugal pressure that engages the fascia and loosens adhered tissue. A dramatic increase in circulation brings freshly oxygenated blood to the areas being treated. Barefoot massage has been practiced for thousands of years by Buddhist monks and is a part of ancient history in many eastern cultures.
The word Ashiatsu ashi means foot and atsu means pressure is an ancient form of bodywork brought to us by Buddhist monks and has always been associated with traditional Shiatsu with underlining dynamics in the study of Traditional Chinese Medicine. If you have any of the following conditions, Ashi is not a suitable massage for you.
