Back to: Listings for Counselling, Complementary therapy, Life coaching Listings for ShiatsuShiatsu, a traditional hands-on therapy originating from Japan, translates as shi, meaning finger, and atsu meaning pressure. In 1912, Tokujiro Namikoshi, then aged seven, performed treatment on his own mother who suffered from rheumatoid arthritis using only his thumbs and palms. He first named this therapy Appaku, then changed the name later to Shiatsu. By 1940 he had founded the Shiatsu College of Japan were his system enjoyed special legal status and he treated many high profile patients including Japanese Prime Ministers and high profile celebrities such as Muhammad Ali and Marilyn Monroe. For more information about the founder visit Wikipedia's Tokujiro Namikoshi.The technique of Shiatsu involves the use of the fingers and palm and especially the thumbs of one’s hand in order to apply pressure to specific sections on the surface of the body that are related to the central and autonomic nervous systems with the express aim of correcting imbalances that may be present within the body, and also to promote and maintain health. It is a method which can also contribute to the healing of specific illnesses. The essence of Shiatsu is diagnosis and therapy combined and is reliant on the ability and considerable experience of the practitioners in using their palms, fingers and thumbs to detect underlying problems within the energetic components of the body and then to perform an established practice to correct it. Practitioners may also promote the prevention and recovery of illnesses by stimulating the immune system. Treating the body as a whole encompasses the ethos of Shiatsu and stimulation of the mind and body to bring about a harmonious solution is crucial to the therapy’s effectiveness. Different styles of Shiatsu exist, although it is accepted by converts of the Namikoshi school that these are derived from his work and they are referred to as Derivative Shiatsu. Examples of this are Zen Shiatsu and Meridian Shiatsu The listings below are of independent practitioners.• • • www.shiatsu-leesanger.co.uk - Shiatsu Massage for Cardigan & Ceredigion, West Wales Shiatsu and Qigong, with specialist area of shiatsu cardigan. www.shiatsuportsmouth.co.uk - Shiatsu and Shiatsu Courses in Portsmouth, near Southampton - Beverley Cattermole, with specialist area of shiatsu portsmouth. www.orientalholistic.com - Acupuncture in Central and North London, Pregnancy Thai Massage for Hackney, with specialist area of thai massage hackney. www.connectohealth.net - Craniosacral Therapy in Central London. Shiatsu Massage in Covent Garden, Westminster , with specialist area of craniosacral therapy central london. www.shiatsuhealth.com - Shiatsu, Yoga and Chi Kung in Milton Keynes at the Shiatsu Health Centre, with specialist area of shiatsu milton keynes. | ||||||
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