What is Chinese Massage Therapy? Massage for pain/stress relief originated from ancient China more than 3,000 years ago. Chinese traditional massage also knows as "Tui-Na" or “Qi- Gong Tui-Na". The person who performs Tui-Na massage stimulates the energy from his or her own body and then transfers it into a special flow of power, which is invisible but can be felt by the person receiving the massage. The management of this power and energy is called "Qi-Gong" and the massage is also named as "Tui-Na". A real Chinese Massage Therapist has to be a Qi-Gong expert first. The typical way of Qi-Gong training is meditation. The Chinese Qi-Gong Massage is a unique technique based on the theory of Chinese Traditional medicine. Using hands, arms, elbows, and fists, the person practicing massage applies pressure on the special areas or points of the person receiving the massage. These special areas or points now are well known as "Meridian" or "Acupuncture Points". Energy flows and circulates inside human body. The slowing-down of energy flow causes stress or fatigue, and the blockage of energy flow will cause many kinds of pain. Acupuncture Points are the key locations to improve energy flow, remove the blockage, and eventually relieve the pain and stress. The Chinese Massage involves several kinds of rolling, rubbing, pushing, pressing, and pointing. These actions and related energy not only work on skin level but also, more importantly, deeply penetrate into Acupuncture Points. This is the distinction between Chinese Massage and the other types of massage. In most cases the person who receives Chinese Massage can feel instant pain relief and become energetic again. Your Massage Therapist Maggie Wang, the owner of Chinese Massage and a Licensed Massage Therapist. She has been practising Qi-Gong for more than 20 years. She is a Master of Shang-Qing Qi-Gong, a Taoist faction in Eastern China. Before moving to America, Maggie ran a Qi-Gong and Massage clinic and taught meditation in China.