When massage therapist Akie Takeishi moved to Hawai‘i from Japan in 2011, she brought her unique dry head massage technique with her and opened Sheep Deep Sleep (sheepdeepsleep.com) in Waikīkī. “While studying osteopathic medicine as a massage therapist and working with the human body, I realized that balance between the body and spirit is essential for good health,” says the co-founder and principal therapist. “I had been searching for techniques that work not only on the musculoskeletal system but also on the mind, and as a result the Akie Method focusing on the human brain was created.” The dry head massage is performed without wetting the hair and provides comfortable stimulation of the head closest to the brain, which results in brain healing, deep sleep and restored physical and mental health. For those who suffer from headaches, stiff shoulders, eye strain, insomnia, wakefulness, fatigue, stress-induced hair loss or skin irritation,Takeishi recommends the Akie Method LomiLomi Body and Head Massage. At Sheep Deep Sleep, three factors combine to create the ultimate sleep experience: the Akie Method, scents that bring you into a state of relaxation and the ultimate place to relax. “Hawai‘i is the most famous vacation place,” she says, “and because of that we can provide this technique to people coming from all over the world.”
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