Japanese facial massage is an advanced modality of massage that treats surface and deep facial tissues, tsubos and meridians.  

 

It uses highly refined hand techniques in accordance with traditional Japanese medical theory.

The Japanese concept of health defines beauty as ‘an optimal, balanced state of physical, psychological and spiritual health'.

Japanese facial massage is a combination of Anma techniques (the original, traditional Japanese massage) which means rubbing and acupressure techniques concentrated on specific acupressure points, or tsubos, on the face.

 

All acupressure points are located along meridians or energy pathways.

 

There are twelve meridians running through the body but only eight run through the face.  When working on tsubos on a particular meridian, we have the possibility of influencing the flow of energy through the whole meridian.

 

Massaging many of the tsubos improves the condition of the skin, diminishing wrinkles and improving muscle tone resulting in a massage which works at many levels.  

 

Health and beauty are intertwined. Stimulating the tsubos activates facial nerves, thus increasing the flow of Ki to the face creating a natural face lift.

 

Japanese face massage then works specifically and precisely with the facial meridians and tsubos to achieve a balance in the facial skin, the facial muscles and the related body.