60 min $120

A Shiatsu massage is a full-body massage, but where your practitioner starts and stops will vary.

Different protocols are used depending on what's going on with each individual.

Shiatsu practitioners may use their thumbs, fingers, elbows, and knees to relieve clients' tension and pain points. 

Depending on your physical constitution and general energy levels, the therapist will use various techniques including "gentle stretching, holding, pressing with palms, thumbs, fingers, elbows, and knees, and when appropriate, more dynamic rotations and stretches.

Open communication between practitioner and client is helpful. There can be areas of more intensity. As with all massage, the client wants to be able to relax and breathe through the work.

Shiatsu, literally meaning “finger pressure,” is a Japanese massage modality that was invented by Tokujiro Namikoshi during the 1920s. It is based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and is considered a form of acupressure massage.

Shiatsu is historically believed to have been derived from a traditional Japanese massage style known as Amna, which is itself based on Tuina, which is a form of traditional Chinese massage.