The Benefits of Shiatsu

Shiatsu is a healing art originating in Japan. It uses the power of touch and pressure to enable each of us to contact our own abilities for self healing.
It can help in a wide range of conditions- from specific injuries to more general symptoms of poor health.
Shiatsu is a deeply relaxing experience and regular Shiatsu sessions help to prevent the build up of stress in our daily lives.

BENEFITS OF SHIATSU:

It will relax your mind and body
It will restore and balance your energy
It will ease your tension and stiffness
It will improve your breathing
It will improve your posture
It will improve your circulation

COMMON CONDITIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN HELPED BY SHIATSU:
BACK PAIN
HEADACHES
MIGRAINES
WHIPLASH
INJURIES AND NECK STIFFNESS
JOINT PAIN AND REDUCED MOBILITY
MENSTRUAL
PROBLEMS DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS

THE TREATMENT
Shiatsu session takes place on a mat on the floor fully clothed. The practitioner uses pressure with his or her thumbs, fingers, palms and sometimes elbows, knees and feet to induce deep relaxation and well-being.
It is sometimes a dynamic sometimes static form of therapy involving pressure on and stretching of limbs, torso kneading and releasing tight muscles and supporting areas of weakness.

THE RECEIVER
To receive Shiatsu is deeply relaxing and yet invigorating, leaving the receiver with a feeling of tranquility and sense of being in touch with every part of one's body.