I've started the Medi-Wings in 2016 en after selling the first batch to all kind of practitioner's, I've taken a break for a few years also due to me relocating to Holland where the Medi-Wings by APinna is based now. I've re-started Medi-Wings by APinna only in 2025 and its going stronger then ever! The amazing feedback and support from especially the acupuncturists worldwide is overwhelming!!! 🙏 Pina x
APinna
Many
invaluable inventions have found their way into our lives,
making things
that bit easier, that bit safer, that bit more comfortable. In many cases these
inventions have adapted effortlessly into our daily routine; it is as though
they've always been with us. In
fact how often have we heard it said "What an earth did I do
before" or "I couldn't imagine life without."
We might even
wonder why we hadn't thought of it ourselves!
APinna is just such
an invention.
A
brilliant piece of ergonomic design and engineering made of a
light-weight, easy to clean,
medically
approved polymer. This unique product
was conceived, tested and manufactured here in Ireland. It's made in Limerick
and is the brainchild of Philippina Lazara who worked for years on
the prototype, tinkering away at the shape, the material, the
padding, even the weight and colour to bring this inspired concept up
to her exacting standards.
APinna was finally
launched this March in Dublin at the 'Mind and Spirit Festival.'
Visitors thronged to
the stand where it was a star of the show. Often the first word
that fell from the mouths of the visiting health and beauty
therapists was "Brilliant" and "Now why didn't I think
of that myself." Philippina Lazara,
known as Pina, is a sage, a healer and councillor; Born in Amsterdam she
has brought her healing to many countries but chose to settle in West
Cork, which has been her home for the last 20 years.
During her many
decades as a therapist Pina frequently noticed a discomfort creeping
into her clients lying on the massage table. She could see how arms,
legs and even feet needed extra support. Relaxation is a key aspect
of any healing session, yet here were clients struggling to find a
comfortable position.
This was a growing
problem that needed to be addressed, it rattled around in Pina's
brain for ages, worried her, wouldn't go away until, walking on a
sandy beach one afternoon, she tripped over a rectangular piece of
driftwood. What she saw in her mind's eye resembled two arms - an
idea struck her like a thunderbolt and the inspiration for APinna was
born.
For practitioners in
the health, beauty, spa and wellness sector, the added appeal of this
invention is that this portable unattached support for the massage
table is light enough to be carried in an accompanying cotton bag to
any location.
The brilliance of
APinna is the innovative principal of counter balance, allowing the
therapist freedom to position these unattached arm supports to create
enhanced relaxation.The therapist just
needs to wedge APinna under the natural curve of the client's back,
close to the kidney area, and the client's outstretched arms will
find their optimum point of comfort.
The APinna has been
endorsed by a well known Irish massage table distributor, who
appreciated the way in which APinna would compliment any treatment.
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