Using the feet as massage
tools is nothing new. Many traditions
have long-standing foot-based
bodywork practices: Thai massage,
Chavutti Thirumal of South India,
shiatsu varieties from Japan, lomi
a'e from Hawaii's lomilomi tradition,
and Fijian massage. More westward
and more recently created, we have
the Rossiter System and Ashiatsu.
In the last two years, a new form
of barefoot massage has launched that
employs the use of a fabric strap fastened
to a massage table to deliver therapeutic
myofascial and deep-tissue techniques:
Sarga Bodywork. The fabric strap is
used by practitioners for stability and
to add tensional and gravitational force
to specific manual therapy techniques.
These techniques, combined with
the broad contact surface of the foot,
facilitate less restriction and more ease
and relaxation in recipients' bodies.
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Founders Jivatma Massaguer and
Daniel Tsukayama of Honolulu,
Hawaii, developed both the unique
methods and the proprietary
equipment Sarga Bodywork offers in
its nationwide, NCBTMB-approved
continuing education courses.
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