Bamboo-Fusion massage

Traditional deep tissue hands-on massage can be injurious to the massage therapist due to small, repetitive movements. With the Bamboo-Fusion massage, the bamboo tools can allow you to easily adapt to pressure changes. Ms. Cecilia explains that she has noticed that during a bamboo massage, the client’s skin can actually become more supple.

“There is a beautiful quality to the material; both you and the client feel very energized and revitalized, but also more relaxed.”

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Just a thought...

During this trying season of continuing colds, allergies, coughs and worse, it's paramount to take into account hand cleanliness. Of course we wash our hands before and after each client, but what about our client's hands? If we massage their hands, do we know when they were cleaned last?

I knew a massage therapist once who actually sanitized her client's feet with hot towels prior to massaging them. If anyone can think of a clever way to do the same with a client's hands, please let me know!

Although I do specialize in Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy, I still love my "hands-on" massage as well. Check out my website, www.ashiatsuworkshops.com for info about classes and massage therapy sesssions.

Bamboo-Fusion-it's start

Petite in stature, Nathalie began to experience pain in her hands within only 2 months of doing traditional massage. As a Thai therapist, Nathalie sometimes did back walking while using a bamboo pole for balance. She discovered the hands-on approach with bamboo when one of her larger male clients kept asking for deeper pressure in his upper trapezius.

“As I was working on this gentleman in a sitting position, my eyes caught the two bamboo poles that I used for back walking. I had the idea to use one of the poles for tapotement on his upper trapezius. So I stood about six feet from him, tapping on his shoulders with this long stick, and he told me it felt really great!”

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Petite in stature, Nathalie began to experience pain in her hands within only 2 months of doing traditional massage. As a Thai therapist, Nathalie sometimes did back walking while using a bamboo pole for balance. She discovered the hands-on approach with bamboo when one of her larger male clients kept asking for deeper pressure in his upper trapezius.

Find out about class at www.ashiatsuworkshops.com/bamboo_massage!

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“The small wood pieces that I have cut in half are made with rattan since rattan is solid. They fit in the palm of my hands which makes it easy to apply deeper pressure. For the larger sticks, I use bamboo, which is a great tool to deliver long, soothing strokes,” Nathalie explains.

www.ashiatsuworkshops.com/bamboo_massage has info on classes.

Bamboo-Fusion classes coming to Cincinnati!

Visit www.ashiatsuworkshops.com/bamboo_massage for more info about our new classes!

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Imagine a skilled therapist using warmed bamboo and rattan to dissolve knots and kinks throughout your body. These hand crafted tools are custom designed so that even the smallest therapist can give an easier deep tissue massage. This ecologically sound and sustainable product is currently made by a woodworker. When Ms. Cecilia first began bamboo massage, she actually made the pieces herself by hand.

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Bamboo-Fusion class in July

Announcing a 2nd class in Cincinnati for those massage therapists who'd like to learn the exciting new modality Bamboo-Fusion--July 10-11.

There is room for just 8 therapists in this class, so make sure you sign up early. More information about the class can be found at www.ashiatsuworkshops.com/bamboo_massage.

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As an innovative creator of bamboo massage, Nathalie was sought out by various private resorts and spas and taught them her Bamboo-Fusion modality. This exotic treatment is in demand at high end spas such as the Ritz Carlton in Jupiter, Florida and Preston Wynnn in Saratoga, California. Ms. Cecilia has trained numerous therapists from top spas at the famous Hakone Gardens in California. (This beautiful Japanese garden is abundant with bamboo foliage and is also the location where many scenes were filmed when making the movie Memoirs of a Geisha).

www.ashiatsuworkshops.com/bamboo_massage has information about bamboo massage classes.

Bamboo-Fusion

Bamboo is delightful in use as massage tools as well. The sticks hold heat and feel comforting to both the client and the massage therapist. Nathalie Cecilia, founder of Bamboo-Fusion, was the first in the United States to use both bamboo and rattan as extensions of her fingers and hands during her luxurious deep tissue massages.

Bamboo's Beauty

Just wanted to add a photo of bamboo--it's just a beautiful plant!

Bamboo stalks can grow well over the height of men--even NBA basketball players! You don't even really have to take care of it. A little water, and it's good to go.

Massage with Bamboo-Fusing Nature with Deep Relaxation

Here is the first installment of an article I wrote for the Spring 2008 issue of Hands Across Ohio, AMTA Ohio chapter. For information about learning Bamboo-Fusion massage, please click on www.ashiatsuworkshops.com/bamboo_massage.

Used in China for over 5000 years, bamboo has many wonderful properties. With its origin in ancient times, it has been used for building, making paper, books and food. Sweet in taste, bamboo shoots are eaten in many popular dishes. In fact, bamboo is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine—it’s roots to quench thirst and promote lactation, while the leaves assist with healing in a type of asthma caused by excessive phlegm, among other things.

With luxuriant foliage, bamboo plants are a beautiful addition for massage rooms, offices, houses and parks. Naturally beautiful and resilient, bamboo is commonly used in many household items such as mats and wall hangings, baskets, chairs and fans. It grows well on infertile land, regenerates itself after being cut and can tolerate extreme temperatures.