Aches and Pains be Gone

Shiatsu – I must tell you that Aki is AMAZING.  He will tell you where your body hurts or is tight before you even open your mouth.  Then he’ll help loosen your muscles and release the pain.  In addition he offers you stretches catered to your body’s needs and talks to you about prevention and care that you can do on your own.  Aki truly cares about his patients and is determined to discover the roots of their issues.  Oh, and one more added bonus, his office is 5 minutes away from the studio!!!  A bit more about him:

Akira Imai LMT , a licensed male massage therapist, has been teaching and practicing Shiatsu for over 25 years. He began learning the technique when he was only eight years old. His mother had arthritis and received weekly treatments at their home in Tokyo. Whenever the masseuse would come, Aki would watch. Eventually, he learned the procedures and began treating his mother himself. After graduating from college in Tokyo, he studied under Tokujiro Namikoshi, founder of Shiatsu and the most famous practitioner in Japan. In 1988 Aki started his practice in Portland, Oregon.

Stretch yourself after dancing out and calm your mind with Gail Bruner at Yogaville Studios.  Gail is fabulous.  I met her when teaching at Yellow Rose Dance. I have studied yoga with her; she is kind and giving and completely dedicated to her students and her yoga practice.