Why shiatsu?

Originally, shiatsu was used only on a healthy body to keep it that way.  However, in time, the treatment was proved to be a powerful tool in aiding bodily sickness, injury and recovery.

Literally translating as “finger pressure,” shiatsu is suitable for everyone, offering release from pain and even total cure in a wide variety of cases:  migraine, heart disease, insomnia, chronic exhaustion, whip-lash injury, structural and hormonal problems and numerous other complaints.  Very often, however, the client’s imagined source of the distress is incorrect and the therapist must find the real root of the problem in order to treat it.  Shiatsu is quite a turn-about for those of us who are used to viewing medicine in the Western manner: treating symptoms instead of causation.

Symptoms where shiatsu is counter-indicated

Contagious disease, viral infections, ‘flu, stomach ulcers, immediately after surgery, open wounds, extreme physical weakness and bone fractures.

Shiatsu therapy on the total body

In each session of shiatsu therapy, the entire body will be treated, as local treatment can only offer temporary relief and does not heal the cause of the complaint.

Only pressure of the fingers and hands is used.  This pressure is adjusted in response to the reactions of the treated points in order to bring curative relief to the affected areas of the muscular, hormonal and/or nervous systems.  No mechanical apparatus or medications are used.

When the therapist applies pressure to the tsubo points, he receives through touch information on the condition of skin, muscles, body temperature and other pertinent factors, thus allowing diagnosis and treatment to be performed at the same time.

There are no side effects to shiatsu, because pressure is adjusted to feel comfortable to the client.  Healing is achieved through non-evasive manipulation.