Yogassage is a method of body therapy that incorporates yoga positions and massage techniques. It was popularized in India, and is based on the methods of Thai Massage, Barefoot Shiatsu, and yoga. The massage therapist uses yoga techniques to work the body of the patient or client into an applied yoga-like state through tissue manipulation. One type of yogassage is enjoyed by many because it gives the benefits of yoga with less involvement. The client relaxes on a massage table, often unclothed, while the therapist uses their hands, feet, knees, elbows, fingers, thumbs, and forearms to massage the body into a yoga-like relaxation. The therapist does this through a series of pressing, pulling, and squeezing of the client with massage oils. Yogassage can also employ full involvement from the client. In this type of yogassage, the client is usually clothed, and with the help of the therapist, maintains different assisted yoga positions. The different positions follow the typical yoga asan
Yogassage is a form of bodywork that combines Western and Eastern massage techniques. It is based on the idea that another person’s touch combined with proper stretches and other movement techniques can bring about changes within the body. What are the benefits of yogassage? There are many benefits that can be achieved with yogassage, including the following • Strength development—since yogassage differs from regular massage in the way that the patient must hold themselves in a pose, this also means that yogassage can result in physical benefits that cannot be achieved with any other form of massage. One of these physical benefits is increased tone and strength in the patient’s muscles. • Increased circulation—just as with many other forms of massage therapy, yogassage has the important benefit to the body of increased circulation. This means better overall health, as well as the body’s ability to heal more quickly and fully. • Relaxation—yogassage, like many forms of massage therapy,