What is Shiatsu?
"Shiatsu technique refers to the use of fingers and palm of one's hand to apply pressure to particular sections on the surface of the body for the purpose of correcting the imbalances of the body, and for maintaining and promoting health. It is also a method contributing to the healing of specific illnesses."
Japanese medical department of the Ministry of Welfare (Current Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare) in December 1957
Shiatsu is a hands-on therapy technique originating in Japan. Various styles incorporate aspects of Japanese massage traditions, Chinese Medicine practice, and "western" anatomy & physiology.
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What is Acupressure?Acupressure is an ancient science that focuses on specific meridians (channels) of the body that generate energy to activate the body's natural healing ability. Acupressure is performed by pushing a finger or the thumb into identified points of the meridian. For example, to help release |
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Sport & Remedial Massage HistoryThe earliest recording of massage dates back to the Chinese in 3000 BC. Today massage has evolved into over 400 recognised styles, ranging from Shiatsu, Thai, Swedish, Aromatherapy, Holistic, Hot Stone Therapy, Sport & Remedial Massage. Each discipline have common objectives, which include the |
| The Energetics of Foods for Health and Healing
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Biomedical science has reduced foods to the sum of their calories and micronutrients. While it is important to understand the biochemistry of what we eat, it is also important to realize that the qualities, colors, textures of our foods and the ways they are cooked play just as |
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| Ashiatsu
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Ashiatsu (ashi = foot, atsu = pressure) is an adaptation of an ancient Japanese form of barefoot massage.
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Tui Na is a type of Oriental bodywork which has been used in China for more than 2,000 years. Diagnosis and treatment are based on the same principles as acupuncture - the traditional Chinese medical theory of the flow of Qi through the meridians. Specific techniques are used |
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Many people think that the goal of massage therapy is just to perform a series of mechanical movements using their hands in a particular routine. For example many colleges will teach you to do 3 strokes of a massage movement called Effleurage up the leg and then you |
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