What does shiatsu do?
In shiatsu the fingers and palms are used to apply pressure to specific areas (among which also are the points used in acupuncture treatment) in order to improve blood, lymph, and nerve flow. It also includes stretching muscles and moving joints to adjust the body.
Our shiatsu is based on Namikoshi Shiatsu. It was invented by Tokujiro Namikoshi and is the most commonly used form of shiatsu in Japan today. It combines the concepts of traditional Chinese medicine, knowledge of acupuncture points, and Western medical knowledge of the anatomy and physiology adapted to the specific situation of the person.
Shiatsu is familiar to Japanese people
They receive it regularly for pain relief, as a way to relax after work, or for daily physical and mental maintenance.
In traditional Chinese medicine, the body is viewed as a single organism, and a person’s ailments are addressed from two different perspectives: one specific and the other holistic. Therefore, treatment is based on the idea that even vague ailments or ailments with unclear causes can be improved by enhancing the body’s self-healing power. Shiatsu has no side effects like medication. Through non-invasive manual techniques that boost self-healing power, it is expected to gradually improve discomfort.
What we can expect from Shiatsu?
・Relief of chronic shoulder stiffness and lower back pain
・Prevention of coldness
・Relief of eye strain
・Improvement of posture
・Recovering from fatigue
・Quality sleep
・Improvement of the internal organ function
・Relief of various menopausal symptoms
・Stress relief
・Deep relaxation