About Us
Meet Shen Sifu
Sifu (師傅) can mean a guide, a teacher, or a trained trades-person. That is the professional honorific I claim for myself. And that is what I want to be to you on your healing journey: a guide, a teacher, and a skilled professional who helps you to actualize your healthiest self. I am a New York City based LMT and a current graduate student in acupuncture and Chinese medicine. I believe that tension and stress in one part of the body can create tension and stress in other parts of the body. And I believe that the healthiest way to treat conditions in a specific area is to bring balance to your whole body system, in addition to manipulating local soft tissues. All my massage therapy treatments are designed with this holistic healing philosophy in mind.
Integrated Approach
I believes that true wellness is not only the absence of sickness and pain but also the full integration and harmony of one’s biopsychosocial elements. I utilize all the tools in my toolbox when designing individualized massage therapy treatments for my patients, drawing techniques from Swedish relaxation massage, Tui Na, Thai, Shiatsu, reflexology, deep tissue, myofascial release, trigger point release, and sports massage traditions. I specialize in the treatment of muscular tension, as well as anxiety and stress.
