​Effective treatment should address more than just the physical body; bones, muscles, nerves and blood circulation. This is what sets Asian styles apart from western massage. Thai Massage, Japanese Shiatsu, Chinese Tui Na, and Indian Yoga Therapy each find their roots in the Asian family of bodywork styles. Asian style of bodywork focuses on energy pathways (fascia) which are the support structure for the physical body connecting everything including our organs. In Thailand this energy is called ‘Lom’ the wind of life, in Japan the vital force or ‘Ki’, in China ‘Qi‘ or air, and ‘Prana’ breath in India. While there isn't an English equivalent for these words think of it as 'life energy'. Each of us suffers through pain. All of my work addresses this pain in one way or another. Believe it or not, the pain you experience is likely due to your 'fascia'. Decades ago medical students were taught to 'toss' the connective tissue surrounding our internal organs and throughout our muscles into a trash bin during dissection. Western medical science referred to fascia as the 'packing material' of our internal systems but they didn't understand at the time that fascia is the body's largest sensory organ. Johns Hopkins says that fascia is a thin casing of connective tissue that surrounds and holds every organ, blood vessel, bone, nerve fiber, and muscle in place. The tissue does more than provide internal structure; fascia has nerves that make it almost as sensitive as skin. When stressed, it tightens up. When you experience 'muscle' pain it is more likely that your fascia is 'sticky' and does not glide as it should. My techniques reverse our sedentary lifestyle's damage to fascia. The layers upon layers of fascia in our bodies are actually made up of 'web-like structures that are meant to glide along each other. When we experience pain it is possible our fasica is 'sticky' instead of 'slippery'. By compressing or decompressing the muscle tissue we create space for the fascia to receive better circulation of water, collagen, and cells. Continued compression and decompression will allow the fascia to fall back into an organized structure rather than a spaghetti structure resembling strings tied in knots. Since fascia is the largest sensory organ it only stands to reason why some of our muscles are so tender. My work is deep and painful at times. But with consistent work, the fascia becomes less sticky and is able to glide the way it is meant to. The long-term results are better flexibility and less pain overall.