MASSAGE SHIATSU

1-1.5 HOURS

• restores natural balance of energy;
• improves energy circulation;
• relaxes tension in muscles;
• releases toxins.

Shiatsu is a Japanese word meaning "finger pressure". It is a new name for the oldest form of medicine - healing with the hands. Shiatsu uses hand pressure and manipulative techniques to adjust the body's physical structure and its natural inner energies to help ward off illness and maintain good health. Ancient Chinese philosophy states that life balance, or Yin and Yang, is dependant on the life energy qi (chi) flowing freely through channels (known as meridians) of the body. When these channels become blocked, illness or disease can occur.

Shiatsu aims to unblock these channels, restore balance and allow the body to heal itself through natural processes. A possible scientific explanation for shiatsu is that pressure, mobilization techniques and stimulation from massage improves circulation, relaxes tension in muscles, releases toxins and triggers responses from the nervous and hormonal systems to aid healing. Shiatsu isn't necessary just when the body is ill and it can be employed as a preventative therapy to keep energy levels high and stop any problems before they become apparent.