Bamboo is found mainly in Asia, Africa and America and has more than 1,500 uses to date. Long before paper was invented, the Chinese recorded their history on thin slivers of bamboo. Indeed, the Chinese have been using bamboo for more than 5,000 years. It is currently used in textiles, industry, water processing, landscaping and transportation. It is interesting to note that bamboo is found not only in hot, tropical climates but in cold, mountain climates.
Chinese, Indonesian, and Japanese festivals, rituals, and myths abound with bamboo symbolizing life energy, prosperity, longevity, sexuality, and fertility. In China, stalks of bamboo still symbolize eternal youth, strength, prosperity, and peace. What may seem like a new technique, bamboo massage, has ancient roots and perhaps deeper associations than simply bodywork.
Bamboo massage improves the quality of sleep and helps insomnia. It also increases mental clarity and cures depression, and encourages the body's natural healing abilities releasing endorphins, your body's natural painkiller.
