Balance Back To Being

Innovative Manual Therapy Rehabilitating Trauma patterns of the Body & Mind.

Ruby Ahn offers a style of Traditional Medical Thai Massage and Bodymind Acupressure with a Fascia Focused Approach in Kitsilano, Vancouver BC. I'm here to provide a solution for pain, stress and trauma in body, mind and soul. My passion for healing and wellness drives me to create a personalized session to target the immediate needs for each client, optimizing circulation, structural alignment thus igniting healing and rehabilitation. Whether you're seeking a quick Chair Massage, a Full Body Treatment, or the prospect of Mobile Massage, you will leave relieved, re-balanced and restored.

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604-729-4705

About Yin Body Therapy

Specialized in integrating Eastern Healing Modalities with Innovative Fascia Focused Techniques, to help you achieve optimal health and pain relief through personalized bodywork treatments. The combined modalities are:

Traditional Medical Thai Massage/Shiatsu

Thai Massage set in standards preserved by the Tradition of the Royals known as Watpo, is an ancient form of massage that is still revered and respected worldwide to this day. Shiatsu is similar with a variation of techniques, Japanese style. Both of these healing therapies are derived of Traditional Chinese Medicine origin and TCM derived from Ayurveda, the Grandfather of medicine.

Deep, rhythmic pressure is applied along acu-points of the 12 major organ meridians with joint release techniques and stretches. Ruby sustains precise pressure control to effectively break down scar tissue and muscle knots along the way. This improves organ function, insures optimizing circulation, detoxification and improves muscle tone. The pacing is slow, deep yet gentle.

Abdominal massage is a less known but effective treatment for gastro-intestinal issues and for calming the vagus nerve.

Bodymind Acupressure

Bodymind Acupressure based on The Extraordinary Meridians in TCM and the Taoists 5 Elements is another foundation of Yin Body Therapy. Rather than a focus on the 12 Major organ Meridians, this modality is designed to have a psychosomatic effect by working with the 8 Strange Flow Meridians of TCM. These act as a reserve, encompassing all the meridians as a 'Mother ship'. These deep energy reserve acupressure points are held for 1+ minutes, inducing a delta wave state. This can have a trance-like effect on the body and mind as it is deeply relaxing, and can facilitate emotional release and relieve psychological stress. Facilitates your body back into Para-sympathetic Nervous System rather than Fight or Flight.

It is a powerful compliment to Traditional Thai Massage, adding another level of depth and somatic touch healing.

Yin Yoga & Fascia Work

The principles of Yin Yoga is essential to Yin Body Therapy. Attaining effortless postural alignment and letting go of all subconscious muscular action allowing the body to activate musculoskeletal function and balance. Ruby manually unwinds the connective tissue at contracted junctures due to trauma, and releases fascia of the muscles increasing circulation and range of motion, joint health and muscle tone. This is essential to injury prevention as the Fascia work results in increasing agility and reflexes. Ruby encourages mindful breathing into areas of restriction and pain during treatment to aid in the facilitation of releases. This helps to facilitate deeper release and oxygenates the tissues during treatment. Not only does this reduce pain in body, but also results in increased mental clarity and emotional stability.

~These skills are knit together to be contained in a beautifully crafted form for a truly multidimensional experience.~

Some conditions treated with remarkable relief of pain are:

Testimonial

"After a year of suffering with a troubled shoulder, I was extremely fortunate to find Ruby. Not only has she facilitated the expansion of my own consciousness, I aIso now recognize the significance of the fascial system and how my challenge was related to soft tissue blockages and past trauma. I will continue to see her, for she skillfully identifies and releases blockages throughout my body. I'm feeling better than ever and am extremely grateful for this very specialized healer.."

~ Rob M. ~

Chronic back pain
Sciatica
Anxiety
Headaches
Frozen shoulder
Arthritis

Fibromayalgia
Constipation
IBS
Sports Injuries
Stiff Neck
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)

Menstrual cramps
Tennis elbow
CPSD/PTSD
Scoliosis
Muscle cramps
Nerve Pain

Testimonials

With 27 yrs of full-time mixed martial arts making physical demands on my body, it was a blessing to come across Ruby. Her skill and techniques are unparalled. To state it simply, Ruby is tried tested, and recommended.

~Trevor C.~