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La technique de « massage assis » est basée sur l’art traditionnel japonais de l’accu pression nommée Amma. Ce technique s’applique sur les épaules, le dos, la nuque, les hanches, les bras, les mains et la tête de la personne assise sur une chaise ergonomique spécialement conçue pour la relaxation.

L’intention de cette pratique est d’amélioré le tonus et la vitalité, en stimulant la circulation énergétique du corps, tout en apportant une agréable détente. L’alternance des mouvements permet à la personne massée de vivre une véritable pause anti-stress, en se libérant des tensions physiques et mentales. Cette séquence hautement chorégraphiée appelée Kata, aidera l’individu à reconnecter avec tout son potentiel d’énergie et d’efficacité.

Pratique
La personne restant habillée, est assise sur une chaise ergonomique portable.
De part sa mise en œuvre facile ne nécessitant que 3 m² d’espace, ce type de massage peut se pratiquer à domicile, en entreprise et site événementiel.

Pratique
Le massage réflexe des pieds se pratique sur la personne couchée sur une table. Des huiles végétales naturelles ou des crèmes seront utilisées.

Le Massage aux Huiles permet d’approcher l’individu dans son unité et dans sa globalité, grâce à l’écoute des besoins de la personne. De type relaxant, il procure une détente du corps par un toucher enveloppant et doux, reliant toutes les parties du corps entre elles. Inspiré par le massage californien et le massage suédois, il utilise des mouvements lents et amples, et l'enchaînement de manœuvres d'effleurages, de pétrissages, d'étirements et de percussions.
Au travers de la relation de confiance, ce voyage intérieur favorise la libération des tensions mentales et physiques, pour permettre de retrouver une sensation d’équilibre et un état de relaxation profonde.

Pratique
Il se pratique directement sur la peau avec des huiles végétales naturelles enrichies d’huiles essentielles.
La personne, recouverte d’un drap, est installée confortablement sur une table de massage. Des sous vêtements jetables sont fournies pour cette prestation.

For a relaxing or therapeutic massage with a difference why not book an appointment with alternative therapist Jan Wojtowicz?

Jan specialises in Thai massage, an ancient healing art thought to have travelled from India to Thailand some 2,500 years ago, which has developed into the system used in Thailand today.

Unlike traditional massage, Thai massage is floor-based, using a futon rather than a couch. You will remain fully clothed while Jan uses his thumbs, palms, elbows – sometimes even his feet – to promote relaxation and repair by stimulating the body’s own energy flow.

Deep muscle work is combined with gentle yoga-based stretches to give enormous release of stress and tension, promote flexibility and help muscular ailments. Each session will normally end with some relaxing head and face massage to allow the body to absorb the benefits of the treatment.

Appointments last from one hour upward. Jan is also a Reiki Master and offers reiki and Indian head massage.

After midnight at a building in central Shanghai that is a shopping mall by day, a Japanese-language poster in the elevator invites men up to Big West Ocean club on the seventh floor.

Upon entering the club, a string of saunas with tropical garden decor and corridors lined with private rooms, the receptionist suggests a full-body massage for 680 yuan (about $85), more than 10 times the going price of foot massages and cosmetic services.

This top price buys ''anything you want,'' the receptionist says. Workers inside the private rooms say the price includes sex and that local authorities do not care.

About half the customers are Japanese, and the rest are local Chinese or Westerners.

Big West Ocean is one of an uncalculated number of recently established Shanghai massage parlors geared toward Japanese people, about 40,000 of whom live in the city.

Although no one knows the number of massage parlors catering to Japanese, legal or otherwise, people familiar with Shanghai's nightlife unanimously say they exist.

Some tell stories about masseuses starting from the feet and working their way up, raising the price as they go. Some offer prices so high, from 500 yuan to 900 yuan, that customers can be sure they will get more than a back rub, which usually costs 50 yuan to 100 yuan.

Some send masseuses to customers' homes, while others ask customers as soon as they arrive whether they want sex.

''You're not under any pressure, but it's generally a pretty frank question,'' said a Shanghai magazine editor who was asked once. ''I was in a place the other day, and they asked me 'do you want the full service?'''

''A very high number (of massage parlors) do extras,'' he said.

Despite China's ban on prostitution and occasional crackdowns, in cities throughout the country entertainment venues from neighborhood karaoke bars to five-star hotels offer under-the-table services to male clients. But the Shanghai massage parlors stand out in the sex service scene because they target and live off a group of expatriates.

''You get a lot of married but single Japanese people in Shanghai,'' said a foreign-born lawyer who has lived in Shanghai seven years.

''More than in any other city in China you find that (prostitution) is more targeted toward Japanese people,'' he said.

Shanghai's massage scene attracts Japanese expatriates because the prices are lower than those in Japan and the service is just as professional, a staff member of the local Japan External Trade Organization said.

He said that the massages, including a light-touch, oil-free set called ''Japanese style,'' can soothe overworked businessmen.

The Japanese-language entertainment magazine ''My City'' runs ads from 18 massage parlors. Half want men only or charge more than 500 yuan for service. An editor at the magazine editor said it was likely some of the parlors offered illegal services but did not know how many.

Shanghai lets the parlors operate because they keep the sexual services quiet or, in some cases, because they are run by government departments, the lawyer said.

Massage parlor employees normally decline to discuss specific services by phone, saying they do not know exactly what they are or suggesting an in-person visit for an introduction.

They welcome Japanese clients with quiet cleanliness, Japanese-style furnishings and Japanese-language service.

''The Japanese work hard, they get tired and there's a lot of work stress,'' said a staff member surnamed Zhang with the 24-hour Beautiful Women Workshop massage parlor. Zhang declined to describe her job but said all services were legal.

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