What Are the Asian Massage Therapies?

Asian massage therapies refer to the types of massage therapies that
originated in Asia. Most of these therapeutic massages were used as
the only source of medical care during the Ancient times. Special oils
and herbs are used on the body of the patient as complementary
medicine during the massage therapy sessions of the Asian styles of
massage. Although most of the Asian massage therapies were inspired by
the Ancient Chinese and Indian medicines, there are many oriental
types of massage techniques that are originally developed by their
country. Most of the Asian massage therapies applies harder pressure
and uses extreme techniques on the patient during a massage therapy
session. Most of these massage therapies share the same principle of
aiming for the meridian points that are located all over the patient's
body in order to unleash the energies in the body that are commonly
blocked due to many reasons. The Asians believe that the sole purpose
of energy inside the body is to be the balancer of the health and
wellness of a person. Energy realignment is done in order to improve
the health, increase circulation, relieve stress, and activate the
body's self healing capabilities. The energies are known in many
different terms depending on the different countries of Asia. In
China, energy flowing inside the human body is known as qi (chi), the
Indians call energy as prana, sen is what they call energy in
Thailand, and ki stands for energy in Korea and Japan. All of these
are believed that they should pass undisrupted on the energy lines all
over the body. There are many different types of method used by Asian
massage therapies; most of these are unique from each other while
there are methods that blend two to three different methods to enhance
their effectiveness. Below are some of the most popular and commonly
used Asian massages all over the world: Shiatsu – Japan is the
pioneering country where this type of massage therapy originated and
was developed. Shiatsu is a type of massage therapy that uses finger
pressure on different pressure points to enhance the health, remove
body pain, and relax the body. It is a celebrated practice that had
many famous personalities tries it in Japan when it hasn't been yet
introduced all over the world. Thai Massage – a combination of
Shiatsu, acupressure and Yoga which was originally from India and
later on was developed and used in Thailand by monk practitioners.
Shiatsu is the main type of massage therapy used with the aid of
acupressure worked on the different areas of the body while passive
yoga is used on the patient for the body and mind. Passive yoga is
similar to yoga without the patient moving any single part of his or
her body; instead the massage therapist moves the body for the
patient. This in return helps the body and mind of the patient to
relax. Thai massage therapist stretches the body of the patient in
beneficial positions for a good circulation, release of muscle tension
and calming of the body.