Among the fashionable facial massages at the moment, kobido is all the rage. Zoom on this ancestral technique that promises to naturally lift the skin of the face.
The Kobido, an art that dates back to the fifteenth century
The sounding of his name says a lot about its origin. In Japanese, kobido means "old way of beauty" . Derived from Anma, ancestor of shiatsu massage that was born in the fifteenth century in Japan (south of Mount Fuji), is the result of a competition between two practitioners who were trying everyone to find new moves to stimulate muscles face . The two masters decided to join forces to found the Kobido House . More than a facial, with pressure , vibration, percussion, and tapping , kobido massage strengthens the muscles and tones the entire face while promoting blood circulation . This anti-aging care particularly appreciated by mature skin is also called natural face lift .
What is kobido massage?
If more and more spas add kobido to their treatment card, authentic kobido massage is actually practiced by very few therapists, fifty in the world and only five in France (they are all listed on the site). www.kobido.com). Among them: Corinne Sapriel . Trained at levels 3 and 4 (the 5th and last level allows to teach the discipline) by Dr. Shogo, master of the 26th generation of Maison Kobido, she gives her massages in the East of France, in Colmar and Strasbourg . "There are 48 kinds of movements in the kobido: we first start with the bust to stimulate the blood circulation and we massage the left side of the face, the Yang side connected to the organs, then the right side, the Yin, linked to the viscera, "she explains. The idea of kobido: to switch the Yang part of Yin to work on the balance of "chi", the vital energy .
By practicing regularly, one session every two to three weeks for at least ten sessions, then occasionally (once a month), the promises of kobido massage are numerous for the skin of the face: the skin tissues are firmed , toned muscles and smooth expression lines . Side tariffs, it takes 80 € on average for a session of one hour.
What is the kobido care of institutes worth?
The treatments practiced in spas and institutes are also nice but we can not speak of real kobido massage. In Cinq Mondes for example, kobido massage is not practiced in the rules of art but obviously, strongly inspired by the traditional method. Among the gestures directly borrowed from the art of kobido: the application of a wet towel and hot on the face to open the pores, exfoliation of the skin to increase the effect of the moisturizer applied during the treatment, the succession of pressures, vibrations and tapping on the entire face (first on one side, then on the other) and the stimulation of reflex zones . That's why we go out completely zen this care. Face side, the skin is plumped : it feels firmer and smoother. The extra thing: the bust, forearms, half-legs and feet are also solicited.
If authentic kobido massage is not really useful before 30 years, the care institutes that are inspired is a very good alternative for younger skin who want to combine pleasure and beauty.
