Shiatsu Basics Category

If you promote shiatsu therapy as one of your massage techniques, sooner or later you're going to have a prospective client who has questions.  While most Americans are familiar at least with the basics regarding traditional Western-style massage, shiatsu may be new to many.  Here are some of the most frequently asked questions, as well as information you canuse to help educate your clients. Is shiatsu only for treating an illness?  No.  While there are indications that shiatsu may help in recovering from many medical conditions, you'll enjoy the relaxing benefits of shiatsu regardless of the state of your health.  A ...

Shiatsu is a form of massage that originated in Japan and traditional Chinese medicine, and has been widely practiced around the world since the 1970s. Shiatsu means “finger pressure,” which describes the technique. In shiatsu therapy, pressure with thumbs, hands, elbows, knees or feet is applied to pressure points on the body. This form of massage also focuses on rotating and stretching limbs, joints, and pressure points, or meridians, as they’re called in traditional Chinese medicine. Eastern medicine has a completely different perspective on health, the body and what is needed for healing. The West approaches illnesses and disease as ...

Massages actually do provide benefits that are more skin deep; they go beyond just relaxing your muscles. The researchers in this study of 53 healthy adults found massage therapy can offer biological changes in the body. The study was conducted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. They randomly assigned the participants into two groups. One group enjoyed a 45 deep-tissue Swedish massage and the other group of 24 participants only got a light massage session. Both groups had blood samples drawn by intravenous catheters immediately after the massage and than one hour later.The group with the Swedish massages experienced decreases ...

An opportunity to improve your career and yourself is a great argument if you need one to help you make the decision to gain some continued education. The U. S. population is getting older and facing an increased incidence in medical conditions that can benefit from specialized massage therapy and therapeutic bodywork. Getting that training can put you in the enviable position of being the massage professional who has all the requisite skills to work with the aging population and still take care of your other clients.Benefits of taking continued education include:Expanding your therapy offeringsGetting more clientsServing clients betterMaking more moneyIncreasing ...

Shiatsu is a 2,500-year-old system of natural healing based on the beauty and philosophies of Japan and China. If you find that you would like to offer some practical natural healing to your family, friends and yourself this might be the class for you. Shiatsu is a therapeutic bodywork massage that came from Japan but is based on traditional Chinese medicine that is coupled with modern anatomy and physiology. In this class you will learn the simple yet effective Shiatsu finger pressure techniques. It is one of the main modalities within the larger profession of Asian Bodywork Therapy. Shiatsu is ...

What do pregnant women, athletes, geriatric clients; people with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and survivors of trauma and abuse have in common? All of these special populations have been found to find the benefit of well being from massage therapy. Cancer survivors and patients, HIV patients, athletes, survivors of trauma and abuse are all similar when they say that massage therapy has and does play a very important place in their lives. At whatever point they each may be in their individual journeys one thing comes out in study after study. Well-trained therapeutic bodywork professional can make a real ...

The benefits of regular geriatric massage for geriatric clients are impressive. Massage therapy helps improve the general quality of their lives. It can help to relieve stress and depression. It also helps with loneliness as they have someone else who is interested in the quality of their overall heath. Plus it helps with a major problem many geriatric clients have which is the quality and length of their sleep times. The “baby boomer” generation knows the benefits of bodywork and massage. In the U.S. they are the largest demographic group that regularly seeks massage therapy. This means a lot of massage ...

If you are a Shiatsu massage therapist who has had prior training in Namikoshi Shiatsu and is looking for a review this course is for you. Namikoshi Shiatsu came about when Tokujiro Namikoshi developed the technique when as a seven year-old Japanese boy he came up with a system of pressing with his thumbs and palms on his mother who suffered from rheumatoid arthritis. He went on to create a systemized shiatsu therapy and founded the Japan Shiatsu College in 1940. He also included Western anatomy and physiology in this practice. This class will offer the simplicity of Namikoshi Shiatsu ...

Give yourself and your family and friends the opportunity to experience the benefits of a Shiatsu massage. In this course you will learn simple finger pressure techniques that are effective in relieving and preventing chronic aches, pains, and common daily ailments. Participants will learn the theories of Qi, Yin/Yang, and the Eight Principles, which are the basic theories in Traditional Chinese Medicine. You’ll also discover the basic techniques used in Shiatsu for treating the neck, back, abdomen, legs and feet. Shiatsu offers many benefits, including the relief of headaches, backaches, stiff necks, fatigue, indigestion and menstrual discomfort. While Shiatsu is a ...

Gua Sha also known as "dermal friction" that is used in facial rejuvenation. "Gua" means to scrape or rub, and "sha" is the term that refers to the blood stasis in the subcutaneous tissue. In this course, massage therapists, therapeutic bodywork professionals, and shiatsu practitioners will learn to use a gua sha board and oil. The oil is applied directly to the skin the channels are than scraped. What this does for the client is it improves their microcirculation by moving blood. Benefits of this folk therapy Gua Sha Therapy includes: Increases immunity Treats over 30 common diseases Promotes circulation ...