Nik Gruswitz – Oriental Medicine
802-233-5111

Because Oriental medicine looks at each person as a whole, it treats physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional imbalances. It can help the sick, or the well, strengthen and improve. The forms offered here are adjusted to you at the time of treatment and so are safe and appropriate for all ages and conditions.

Zen Shiatsu Acupressure – Zen Shiatsu consists of stretches, strokes and pressure. Pressure can be applied at a full range of depths, easily adjusted to your preference and health. It is performed on a floor mat and you will be asked to wear non-restrictive clothing.

Amma Massage Therapy – Amma Therapy is a form of massage with roots back to 5,000 years ago, and is still being refined today. Amma is practiced on a massage table, and like shiatsu does not use oils. Amma is simple, soothing and highly effective.

Qi Gong – Qi Gong exercises increase flexibility, focus, and energy. Traditionally, it is used to give martial artists and athletes an advantage, to self-heal, and with mastery, to heal others. With regular Qi Gong practice, you can go about your to do list as calmly as if you were sitting back and sipping tea. Nik teaches small classes of about four students.

Meditation – Meditation can be many things. This class is for guidance finding the right awareness practice for you. Meditation can help you get to know your self, settle internal conflicts, understand how we are connected, provide peace and joy, improve clarity, focus, and sense of purpose, or open up the creativity within you.

About Nik – Nik Gruswitz is a graduate of the Asian Bodywork Therapy Program at Elements of Healing. He specializes in Zen Shiatsu Acupressure, Amma Massage Therapy, Qi Gong, and meditation and knows other supplementary techniques. He is currently enrolled in an Advanced Asian Medicine Program and this year will be studying Chinese herbs, nutrition and continuing his study of Shiatsu, Amma and Oriental medical theory. He is a poet, writer, musician, and Quaker who believes deeply in listening to the sacredness of all things and each moment. Nik loves Oriental medicine and sharing tea with friends.

Referrals –

“Nik’s insights into the body (and its connections to the mind and spirit) are remarkable – and they lead to wonderful, even transformative massage treatments. Nothing has ever been able to help my neck pain for more than a few days, but Nik’s treatments have truly changed my body, bringing lasting relief from the stubborn, chronic pain that has plagued me for decades.”

“After my first treatment the flowers actually looked brighter.”

“I am happy to recommend Nik Gruswitz’s Medical Massage as a way to shift out of
chronic illness. Nik’s work is gentle and thorough. I have found him to be
respectful, knowledgeable, and willing to go the “extra mile”. I have been amazed at
the healing I have experienced. After four months of dedication to his treatments, I
have considerably less fatigue, brain fog, and chemical sensitivity. I am not cured
100%, but as my health improves, some triggers that used to set me back for a month
now only set me back for a few days or not at all. After 10 years of CFIDS, FMS,
PTSS, and MCS, this is truly miraculous progress. If one is courageous and dedicated
to one’s own healing, Nik is equally dedicated to making it happen. He has shown me
a glimmer at the end of a dark tunnel. I am grateful.”

“Nik’s massage means a lot to me; as someone who suffers from a good deal of stress and pain, his massage contributes to my healthcare and gradually releases this struggle. He is knowledgeable and intuitive.”

“My body is awake again! I’m feeling my body all over.”

Contact Info and Directions – Nik’s office is located downstairs at 35 King Street, Burlington, VT, between Battery Street and South Champlain Street on the south side of the street in the Gideon King Building. Call him for any reason at 802-233-5111.

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