Massage: The Akasha Spa and Salon
May 25, 2009
Massage is the practice of soft tissue manipulation with physical, functional, and in some cases psychological purposes and goals. The word comes from the French massage “friction of kneading,” or from Arabic massa meaning “to touch, feel or handle” or from Latin massa meaning “mass, dough”. An older etymology may even have been the Hebrew me-sakj “to anoint with oil”. In distinction the ancient Greek word for massage was anatripsis, and the Latin was frictio.
Massage involves acting on and manipulating the body with pressure – structured, unstructured, stationary, or moving – tension, motion, or vibration, done manually or with mechanical aids. Target tissues may include muscles, tendons, ligaments, skin, joints, or other connective tissue, as well as lymphatic vessels, or organs of the gastrointestinal system. Massage can be applied with the hands, fingers, elbows, forearm, and feet. There are over eighty different recognized massage modalities. The most cited reasons for introducing massage as therapy have been client demand and perceived clinical effectiveness.
In professional settings massage involves the client being treated while lying on a massage table, sitting in a massage chair, or lying on a mat on the floor. The massage subject may be fully or partly unclothed. Parts of the body may be covered with towels or sheets.
Masaage: Akasha Spa and Salon: Salt Lake City, Utah
To get a relaxing massage in Salt Lake City, Utah you want to go to the Akasha Spa and Salon located in downtown Salt Lake City. To get a $10 Gift Card towards your purchase, email Webstorm Internet Media at WebstormMedia@yahoo.com
On Wednesdays from 5:30PM to 6:30PM, you can stop by and meet some members of the Akasha Spa and Salon at the Peery Hotel, and schedule a complimentary chair massage during the Manager’s Reception.
Contact the spa directly to make an appointment:
Akasha Spa & Salon
331 East 400 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801.364.3330 tel
801.364.3954 fax
To get details on the types of massage offered by Akasha Spa and Salon, go to this link
