| Most physical and psychological complaints are | | | | psychologically affected too. In order to free it |
| better treated by going to a qualified physician; | | | | with this negative condition, the blocked meridians |
| however, alternative medicines or treatments can | | | | must be cleared and the chi restored back by |
| greatly aid in making these conditions better. As a | | | | using shiatsu massage. |
| matter of fact, alternative treatments, such as | | | | Another view from the Eastern perspective |
| the shiatsu massage, are becoming well-trusted | | | | doesn't see headaches, depression, sleeplessness, |
| and relied on by many people. Even celebrities and | | | | swollen joins, and indigestion as discomfort |
| Hollywood individuals go to alternative doctors, | | | | sources; however cites them as symptoms or |
| therapists, and practitioners to improve their | | | | signs that there exists underproductive or |
| overall well being. | | | | hyperactive chi, either which can be negative |
| Shiatsu massage is just one of these applications | | | | condition. Similarly, the eastern perspective sees |
| that people actually rely on to bring improved | | | | that shiatsu massage therapy is good for these |
| overall health and uplifted spiritual condition. So, if | | | | conditions. |
| you are suffering from physical and psychological | | | | How Is Shiatsu Administered To You |
| complaints, shiatsu massage therapy can very | | | | Before you are applied with the massage therapy, |
| well help improve your condition. | | | | the practitioner first makes any diagnosis, in this |
| It does not totally treat but alleviate some body | | | | case, to assess or find where the energy or chi |
| disorders like anxiety, depression, stress, stiffness, | | | | may be obstructed and siphoned or where it |
| nausea, cramps, pulled muscles, cramps, and | | | | flows healthily. They will inquire if you are suffering |
| headaches. The shiatsu massage therapy is | | | | from specific ailments. After which, they will |
| believed to help a lot by applying pressure points | | | | administer some light massage to find where the |
| to the affected parts of the body. | | | | tender or stiff pressure points are. After the |
| Shiatsu massage is a form of Chinese | | | | diagnosis, firm pressure will be applied on the |
| acupressure method but actually has meaning of | | | | pressure points running along the fourteen |
| "shi," which means finger, and "atsu," which means | | | | meridians of your body through the use of their |
| pressure, from the Japanese language. It is | | | | fingers, thumbs, palms, knuckles, knees, elbows, |
| sometimes referred to as the Zen shiatsu. By the | | | | and feet. |
| philosophy of balancing energy, it unites | | | | As shiatsu massage is done on the clients with |
| philosophical, medical, and spiritual levels of the | | | | their clothes fully on, it is advised to wear |
| body. | | | | garments that are loose, comfortable, and thin, |
| The Popular Zen Shiatsu | | | | like the linen or cloth, so it will be comfortable for |
| The Zen shiatsu has become very popular that in | | | | them. As you receive the acupressure treatment, |
| the Western countries, massage techniques have | | | | expect stretching, rotating, and manipulating of |
| evolved combining them with the philosophy that | | | | your pressure points, as well as deep breathing. |
| the energy, also called "chi" or "qi," is circulating | | | | You are also expected to experience a slightly |
| along the passage channels, called meridians. If the | | | | uncomfortable condition after the massage but |
| energy is freely flowing along these meridians, it | | | | this is normal. |
| brings strong energy so that it fetches wasted | | | | Combining shiatsu massage therapy with a good |
| energy away together with the body toxins. | | | | physical workout, healthy diet, and proper lifestyle |
| But then, it is inevitable that this chi becomes | | | | can lead to an improved overall well being. Having |
| diverted or blocked so that it upsets the natural | | | | it regularly applied on you can also become |
| balance of energy, or the Yin and Yang, causing | | | | preventative as much as healing to some specific |
| your body to become physically and | | | | health and psychological conditions. |