Shiatsu
is a healing
art
originating
in Japan. It
uses the
power of
touch and
pressure to
enable each
of us to
contact our
own
abilities
for self
healing.
It can help
in a wide
range of
conditions-
from
specific
injuries to
more general
symptoms of
poor health.
Shiatsu is a deeply relaxing experience and regular Shiatsu sessions help to prevent the build up of stress in our daily lives.
BENEFITS OF
SHIATSU:
- It
will
relax
your
mind and
body
It will restore and balance your energy
It will ease your tension and stiffness
It will improve your breathing
It will improve your posture
It will improve your circulation
COMMON
CONDITIONS
WHICH HAVE
HELPED WITH
SHIATSU:
BACK PAIN
HEADACHES
MIGRAINES
WHIPLASH
INJURIES AND
NECK
STIFFNESS
JOINT PAIN
AND REDUCED
MOBILITY
MENSTRUAL
PROBLEMS
DIGESTIVE
PROBLEMS
THE
TREATMENT
Shiatsu
session
takes place
on a mat on
the floor
fully
clothed. The
practitioner
uses
pressure
with his or
her thumbs,
fingers,
palms and
sometimes
elbows,
knees and
feet to
induce deep
relaxation
and
well-being.
It is
sometimes a
dynamic
sometimes
static form
of therapy
involving
pressure on
and
stretching
of limbs,
torso
kneading and
releasing
tight
muscles and
supporting
areas of
weakness.
THE RECEIVER
Shiatsu is deeply relaxing and yet invigorating, leaving the receiver with a feeling of tranquility and sense of being in touch with every part of one's body.
