Tui Na is the treatment form Chinese massage grew out of: pushing, pulling and pressing on fixed points. No oil and no stroking, but targeted work per point. Sixty minutes, 85 euro.
Tui Na is the classical treatment form within traditional Chinese medicine. The name describes what happens: tui means to push, na means to grasp. Everything we offer as Chinese massage grows out of this technique.
An ordinary massage strokes and kneads across a whole muscle. In Tui Na the therapist locates fixed points and works on them deliberately, in an order that varies per complaint. It feels more precise and less flowing as a result.
The therapist alternates between techniques: rolling with the back of the hand, pressing with thumb or elbow, and carefully stretching a joint. That alternation is characteristic and is not found in an ordinary massage.
In practice Tui Na is almost always combined with work on pressure points. That is the same system of points used in acupuncture, applied with the hands instead of with needles.
We work through a thin cloth or directly on the skin, without oil. That is necessary because grip on a point would otherwise be lost. Your skin does not feel greasy afterwards.
Tui Na requires knowledge of the point system and years of practice in the hand techniques. Our therapists trained for it in China. That difference in training is what you see in the rate of 85 euro.
People who have had massages before and still feel something is left behind often choose this. Anyone familiar with acupuncture or the Chinese approach will recognise the structure. If you are coming purely to unwind, a relaxation massage suits better.
Straight after the session the treated points can feel tender, comparable to the day after exercise. That passes within a day. Drink extra water and take it easy for the rest of the day.
Not advisable with fever, inflammation, a fresh injury, thrombosis or osteoporosis. If you are pregnant, tell us in advance: certain pressure points are then deliberately left alone. When in doubt, speak to your doctor first.
Not quite. Acupressure is the work on pressure points and forms part of Tui Na, but Tui Na is broader: it adds rolling, kneading and stretching techniques that cover whole muscle groups.
The sixty-minute Chinese massage costs 65 euro and uses the same family of techniques, applied more broadly. Tui Na is the specialised variant with targeted work per point, and asks more of the therapist.
Yes. Many people book Tui Na for the upper body followed by a foot massage. Tell us what you want to combine and we will reserve the time back to back.
Describe briefly where it sits and what you have already tried. We will tell you honestly whether this is the right treatment or whether something else works better.
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