It is performed by practitioners who have been trained to take a whole-body approach to wellness. Ashiatsu is a type of massage therapy in which the therapist walks on the client’s body, using bars and other props for support to vary pressure and weight. In traditional Ashiatsu, the client lies on the floor or on a massage table in loose, comfortable clothing while the practitioner walks across his or her body, using the feet to target specific pressure points. A support bar may be used to help assist the practitioner to preform precise direct movements. This Oriental massage therapy is specific in its actions in that its foundation of Chinese medical theory and Vedic-Thai healing systems makes it a form of medical bodywork.

This variety of techniques effect the body by:

• Dredged, Clears and Expels unwanted pathogenic factors
• Invigorates jing or vitality
• Aligns tendino-musculatures of meridian channels
• Balance neuro-chemical/glandular system
• Resets nervous system by soothing the centre and calming shen
• Releases hydraulic pressure from the four limbs and trunk of the body
• Heals deep tissue wounds
• Stimulates circulatory/lymphatic systems
• Invigorates Qi and blood
• Breaks deep tissue adhesions
• Adjust and aligns the myofacial network of the neck, head, spine, and lower limbs
• Affecting cellular transformation
• Revitalizes the major vital functions of the digestive, elimination, circulatory/lymphatic, respiratory, nervous/electrical, musculoskeletal system
• Treatment of postural and emotional holding patterns
• Lubricated and facilitates the movement of joints
• Beautifies the spirit through cellular regeneration
• Restores, harmonizes, and balances Wei Qi, Ying Qi, Yin and Yang

Tui-na, Vedic-Thai postures and barefoot techniques aim to achieve this through:

• The rationale and principles of Chinese medicine of Vedic-Thai systems of healing
• The therapeutic effectiveness of the techniques application
• The method of application, the practitioner’s intention and ability to direct their awareness and QI flow