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Oriental Acupressure
Go through a distinctive seated massage like no other.
It entails slow but firm pressure on the head, shoulders, arms and feet to reduce tension, strengthen the immune system and promote wellness.
A warm foot bath prepares you to a relaxing foot massage.
What is acupressure?
Acupressure is a form of ancient Chinese touch therapy that utilizes the principles of acupuncture.
In acupressure, the same points on the body are used as in acupuncture, but are stimulated with finger pressure instead of with the insertion of needles.
How does it work?
According to the thousands-of-years-old Oriental art of acupressure, the human body has a network of channels, known as meridians, through which our vital life force energy or "chi" flows.
Everyday stresses and physical and emotional upsets - current, recent, or long past - can unbalance or block the flow of energy, leading to disease, disability and/or discomfort.
Unlike acupuncture where needles are used, a therapist uses finger or hand pressure on a unique selection of acupressure points in a distinctive and specific sequence of movements to reopen the energy channels and to smooth, calm or invigorate, balance, and harmonize the energy flow, all of which maximize the body's ability to heal itself.
Some of the acupressure points are significant as they relate to a specific part of the body while others are more general in their effect.
What is the purpose of acupressure?
The use of acupressure is to encourage the body's own recuperative powers by stimulating the various points on the body.
The stimulation removes energy blockages by diffusing the toxic build up that accumulates in the muscle tissue.
The accumulation of toxins causes stiffness throughout the body.
Stiffness in muscles puts abnormal pressure on the nerves, and blood and lymph vessels.
The pressure on blood and lymph vessels affect both skeletal systems and internal organ functioning.
What does oriental acupressure involve?
Acupressure is usually given in a similar fashion to traditional massage.
With oriental acupressure, however, the fully clothed guest is seated on a recliner with his feet wrapped in towels.
Using her hands and fingers, the therapist begins the session by applying pressure on the guest's head, neck, shoulders, arms and hands.
The sequence of movements takes about twenty minutes, after which, a 5-minute foot bath of warm water and Chinese herbs immediately follows.
After enveloping the feet with towels, the guest will be treated to either a scalp or shoulder massage, whichever is preferred.
The remaining thirty five minutes of the 1-hour session shall be utilized in a relaxing footwork using oriental foot lotion.
Why should one get oriental acupressure?
Ongoing regular sessions, because they maximize the body's innate and miraculous capacity to heal, are one of the most valuable gifts a person can give to himself.
They are "preventive medicine" at its best, eliminating energy blockages that will eventually show up as physical problems.
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