Shiatsu – an ancient technique for the 21st century Shiatsu in Japanese derives from the words finger and pressure. A Shiatsu practitioner is able to deliver a massage that is claimed to improve your well being. Shiatsu massages use a range of contact techniques such as tapping, squeezing and rubbing to stimulate healing in the recipient. The Shiatsu practitioner can utilise Shiatsu to improve joint pain, muscle pain and other problems such as stress How Does It Work? Although shiatsu massage has much in common with traditional Chinese medicine, like working in harmony with the energy lines believed to run throughout the body, it’s more closely associated with relaxation in the West. However, the techniques used in shiatsu massage are still based on the theory that manipulating and applying pressure to these energy lines enables life force energy to flow freely through the body and that free-flowing energy is the key to good health. This life force energy-often referred to as chi, qi or ki-is believed to be responsible for maintaining the body’s balance of yin and yang, opposite energies that cannot exist without the other. An imbalance between yin and yang are thought to contribute to the development of any number of health issues or illnesses; this belief system includes the idea that the body’s systems and internal organs are associated with different qualities of yin and yang. Like Thai massage and acupuncture, the primary goal of shiatsu is to maintain the flow of life force energy, so balancing yin and yang
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:44:23 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015