San Massage, or the Khoisan Healing Dance, is an indigenous African practice where massage is viewed as a spiritual gift rather than a formal profession. Its unique features include centripetal stroking, strong emphasis on abdominal massage—r

Ukuchina massage is a standard firm-pressure massage followed by eucalyptus-soaked hot towel compressions after tissue manipulation.

Calabash massage is a full-body deep pressure and deep tissue massage modality that uses calabashes to apply pressure, knead muscles, and relax the body either as the primary method of massage or as a complement to manual therapy.

African Wood Massage is a full-body, tool-assisted deep-pressure and/or deep-tissue massage that uses various indigenous African oils and knobkerries as tools.