this place is INSIDE THE MERRIT ISLAND MALL.....Kicking myself I didn't go sooner....I used to go for amazing massages in China Town Toronto and walked by this place thinking there was no way they could do a good as a job in massages than the ones there....boy was I wrong.....we had the 30 min body massage ($32) and they were amazing.
This is NOT your spa, oil and zen music type of massage. This is a real deal tuina form of Chinese manipulative therapy often used in conjunction with acupuncture, moxibustion, fire cupping, Chinese herbalism that goes with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) - I didn't see those items on offer at this establishment ....just the massage.
The therapist brush, knead, roll/press, and rub the areas between each of the joints, known as the eight gates, to attempt to open the body's defensive chi and get the energy moving in the meridians and the muscles - OMG amazing.
It really has aligned my body in a phenominal way and feel like a brand new person. I had knots and blockages removed that have probably been sitting hiding in my body for years. I wish this place were closer as I would go more frequently....silly us ....we just tried the place when we are moving out of Cocoa :-( so kicking myself I didn't go sooner.
Really felt like a million bucks after this massage - and a million tons have been removed from my shoulder, back and body.
I say don't chintz...go for the full body 30 min massage....I seen people go in for 10-15 min session....but these peeps are so amazing at what they do ....(I know I have been to nearly every Chinese massage place in Chinatown Toronto, that really this place is excellent and well worth spending the extra $10 on yourself for the extra time and energy put into aligning the body into health).
Oh well you live and you learn,,,,,I shouldn't have judged the book by the cover on this place......but I really had to write a YELP review on this so no one makes the same mistake I made......and give this place a proper try.
It is NOT a oil and zen music type place,,,,,this is a real deal manipulative therapy that really gets into every nook and cranny of pain and muscle stress....so goes far beyond general massage (in my opinion), I love Tuina Chinese massage as it really is a DEEP TISSUE type of massage. read more