Bodywork

Massage has been used as a healing tool since time immemorial and likely predates acupuncture.  One of the earliest records of a doctor using massage in China dates back to the third millennium BCE when Yu Fu used ancient massage techniques now known as tuina in his clinical practice.  After the introduction of Chinese Medicine to Japan in the sixth century AD, a style was created which refined techniques down to a detailed and subtle form that became known as Shiatsu. Cupping is a therapy that has been used for centuries in China as well as Egypt and Greece.  It utilizes a glass jar placed on the skin with a vacuum seal to promote the free flow of qi and blood in the channels. Moxibustion has been used for centuries.  It is the application of heat and smoke from the herb Ai Ye (Artemisia vulgaris, commonly know as mugwort) to move energy and warm the channels.  Qi gong is one of the five branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine (along with theory, acupuncture, herbs, and bodywork) and its roots trace back the farthest . It is a system of movement similar to tai chi that directs the flow of energy by directing the mind and controlling the breath. Archeological data indicates its earliest forms are linked to ancient shamanic meditative practices. Today millions of people all over the world practice qigong.

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