Acrossage
What is Acrossage?
Acrossage is basically a combination of massage and acrobatics. It is when the massage patient is literally suspended upside down using the hands or the feet of the practitioner. This form of massage therapy can provides a test for trust and surrender. If you aren’t able to trust yourself and surrender yourself to your partner’s ability and will to hold you in place, Acrossage might not be the right therapy for you. (Acrossage is also known as Inverted Therapy.)
What is the history of Acrossage?
Benjamin Marantz, a professional acrobat and circus clown, began testing out massage techniques on his fellow acrobats in the 1980’s. He discovered that, by holding the patient in certain acrobatic positions, he could activate healing pressure points. One day, after an injury to his back, he was testing out an upside down frog technique and realized the healing powers this new position had. He then refined and copyrighted the technique.
What are the benefits of Acrossage?
There are many benefits that can be achieved through Acrossage. When in the inverted positions and relaxed, a patient’s spinal column is allowed to readjust itself and the patient’s circulation will usually improve. In this position, an Acrossage patient will likely feel as if they are free floating, which allows them to think differently about themselves, as well as perceive themselves differently.
Once this happens, the patient is able to experience greater spirituality as well as test further limits of their own potential. Other benefits that can be achieved through Acrossage are:
• Balancing the effects of gravity - by having Acrossage therapy sessions often on a regular basis, it
is possible to limit the effects that gravity has on the body as one
begins to age.
• Prevention of illness and other problems -
since Acrossage increases the flow of blood and oxygen throughout the
body, this causes an increased immune system and an improved nervous
system, which can help prevent illnesses or other problems.
• Better complexion - because oxygen and blood
flow is increased to the head on a regular basis (this always happens
when a person is suspended upside down for any length of time), this
can result in a much more clear complexion.
• Better memory - again, this is due to the increased
oxygen supply to the brain. The more oxygen the brain receives, the
better able the memory is to work, so patients of Acrossage therapy
often achieve a much better memory after treatment.
There are many benefits that can be achieved through Acrossage, including learning to trust and surrender to a total stranger. Start enjoying these benefits immediately by contacting an Acrossage therapist near you and scheduling an appointment today.