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A four handed massage is exactly as it’s said, it’s a massage where two therapists work on you at the same time  while mirroring each other’s movements. For example, both your legs and arms are being massaged at the same time,  in the same spot. Or one therapist works on the right side of your back while the other works on the left. The four handed  massage should feel as though the two therapists were one person.

This type of massage therapy takes months of training and practicing in order to achieve a synchronized fluid movement  between the two therapists.

• The four handed massage relaxes and realigns muscles
• The four handed massage improves blood circulation, reduces pain and breaks down muscle knots
• Finally the The four handed massage therapy puts your mind into a total state of relaxation  because it engages both hemispheres of the brain. This is caused due to the balanced and synchronized  massage movements felt on both sides of the body, which puts the mind into a total state of relaxation.   When your brain can’t keep up with the sensation it “lets go” and your mind enters a worry free state of mind.   That is when your mind and body starts to relieve itself from stressful thoughts of anxiety.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, massage is seen as having a holistic impact on the client, promoting physical as well as emotional health and well-being. In other words, thousands of years of Traditional Chinese Medicine concur with increasing evidence from Western scientific studies: Massage can be a powerful tool for wellness.

Chinese massage, like Western massage traditions, is thought to be useful in alleviating chronic pain and emotional distress, improving mobility and function of the body and supporting healing from illness and injury. The details of how massage is thought to achieve this are a little different than in Western traditions, however.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the body is thought to function optimally when the fundamental life energy called qi (also spelled chi), can flow freely through the meridians, or energy pathways. Health ailments and pain are often the result of blockages in the flow of qi.

Stiffness or tension in soft tissue, connective tissue, and joints can disrupt the circulation of qi. Massage can aid in releasing muscle tension and knots and improving flexibility and range of motion, facilitating the healthy movement of qi throughout the body. This in turn helps organs and other body systems function well.

Acupoints are specific locations of the body where qi often collects or pools. These points can be targeted by both acupuncture and acupressure treatment to restore the free flow of qi. In acupuncture, narrow needles are inserted into the surface of the skin to achieve this; in acupressure, finger pressure is used instead.