Thundersnow Shiatsu

I was not very familiar with Shiatsu before I had my first treatment with Andrew Lurie, who is the licensed massage therapist behind «Thundersnow.» I have always been someone who loves a solid «deep tissue» massage but was encouraged to try a Shiatsu treatment with Andrew after a friend raved about his work. For my first appointment, I had abdominal/​stomach pains that were really bugging me. Shiatsu does a lot of work with the abdomen, or «hara,» the Japanese word «center of the body.» We worked with my breath, which has always been shallow, and this seems to have helped with my stomach aches. I will be honest that it strikes me as ridiculous that a problem seems to be that I don’t breathe correctly, but it turns out that breath work in and out of shiatsu sessions really helps. Shiatsu is not quite like massage, but not completely different. We worked with clothes on, on the floor. Certainly various parts of my body got a rigorous massage and while what I wanted most was a happy tummy (which I got) I also got a general tune-​up which felt great. We did some stretches, and like I said before, some breath work. I have been back to see Andrew several times. The cost is entirely reasonable. he charges just a little more up at Zen Shiatsu Chicago in Evanston, but the Logan Square rates are very user-​friendly.