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‘Sokushindo’ Reflexology Opens in Downtown New Canaan
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New Canaan now has a commercial space in its downtown dedicated exclusively to reflexology, a type of massage based on the principle that different parts of the body are connected to reflex points in the feet, hands and head. Sokushindo opened last Friday, April 25, at 10 East Maple St., catty-corner to the Center School parking lot. Northeast China natives MingKun Song and May Zhang—co-owner and receptionist, respectively–said “Sokushindo” is a Japanese tradition in reflexology (“Soku” means foot or leg, “Shin” heart, center or core, and “Do” a discipline or way). “We just drove around here and we loved the community,” Zhang said of the choice of New Canaan for the business. “It’s very peaceful, very nice.”
She added that Song’s Pittsburgh-based U.S. partner, a friend of his mother’s, urged Song to look for a location in Greenwich or Fairfield County, and that their own research told them New Canaan has women and sports-minded, active youth who may avail themselves of reflexology.