Do you suffer from chronic back pain, including lumbar (lower back) pain, muscular pain and sciatica? I invite you to try zen shiatsu, a form of healing bodywork based on the principles of traditional Eastern medicine.

Typically, my patients experience increased mobility and decreased pain after a single treatment. Depending on the diagnosis, a course of treatments can, over time, help to strengthen the lower back, ease joint and muscular pain, and increase overall wellness and energy.

Patients with lower back pain find my stretching and "passive yoga" techniques particularly beneficial and enjoyable.

Lifestyle and dietary coaching are always a part of your continuing care.

A Holistic Eastern Model

In the traditional Eastern model, pain, including back pain, is seen as the result of energy blockages, stagnation, or depletion. Over time, these imbalances may manifest as pain of increasing severity.

Some pain is fixed and severe; other types move around the body; others are characterized by heat and swelling; still others by heaviness.

Your specific experience of pain, plus your unique history, will suggest the correct shiatsu treatment plan for you.



As a qualified zen shiatsu therapist, I work with the body's energetic channels, or meridians, to clear imbalances and help your body restore itself.

Shiatsu is often called "acupuncture without needles", and is quite different from conventional massage: think of it as energetic medicine.

The physical techniques employed include pressure, stretching, and various manipulations, as well as energetic work.

Your treatment, or series of treatments, will be designed to treat the underlying cause of your pain, and to gradually and effectively relieve your symptoms.

Zen shiatsu treats the whole person: body, mind, and spirit. It is gentle but powerful, non-invasive, natural and drug-free.

I look forward to working with you!

David Roddis, S.T.