Get in Touch With Your Innersound

Innersound is a Chinese treatment that claims to treat chronic fatigue, low energy, muscular pain, stress and insomnia, all through a little bit of massage.

One recent, rainy London day I headed to the Innersound Clinic, just off Harley Street, for my QI acupressure treatment; which, as expected, started off suitably ‘alternative’. There were people walking around in Chinese silks and slippers, drinking Taiwmanese tea and smiling in a very ‘zen’ way.

I was lead to meet Dr Kim, a small Chinese woman who set up the clinic with her husband. Her associate then translated to me what to expect from the treatment. I was warned that acupressure can feel quite tender as the process works ‘very deep’, and that Dr Kim might burp as she massages my body because she’s literally removing the bad energy from me via her. I was a little sceptical at this point.

Dr Kim shut her eyes, inhaled deeply and held my hand for a whole five minutes (that’s longer than you think it is). When she opened her eyes she told me that I had bad digestion, that she expects my stomach is often bloated and uncomfortable. She also said that I had a constant pain in my neck which travelled down my lower back and leg. She was right on all counts.

She then asked me to lie down on a hard bed at the back of the room, and started the acupressure. It felt much like a rather cursory massage – all done through my clothes – and quite fast; it lasted about 15 minutes. Certain areas she stopped at longer than others – my neck and stomach especially – and there was a fair amount of burping and a few alarming guttural moans.

And then she was done. Convinced nothing had worked, I got off the bed – and noticed immediately that my neck didn’t hurt. I also felt lighter, and I had more energy. In fact my energy levels have remained high since my session a couple of weeks ago. I sleep much better now, falling asleep quickly and waking refreshed. When I picked up a cold last week it took a day to shake it, not the usual ten.

A regular programme of Innersound treatments claims to work through more serious issues such as severe back pain or insomnia. So, why not give the sceptic in you the day off and try it out for yourself?

Innersound
25 Queen Anne Street
Fitzrovia
W1G 9HT

Tel: 020 7462 8811

Treatments start from £40