Shiatsu (指圧 Japanese from shi, meaning finger, and atsu, meaning pressure) - is a hands-on therapy technique originating in Japan. Shiatsu follows similar principles to Chiropractic or western massage using the principles of anatomy and physiology. The thumbs, palms, and fingers (no knees or elbows are used in the foundation form of shiatsu therapy) are used to apply pressure to designated areas of the body.
All Shiatsupractors (Lisenced Shiatsu practitioners) in Japan have to go through a government-regulated program which covers mostly the traditional form of Shiatsu Therapy. This traditional form, now commonly practiced in North America, was started by Tokujiro Namikoshi, from whose lineage subsequent Shiatsu practitioners have been trained. Namikoshi developed his knowledge through trial and error, eventually gaining acceptance in the late 1950s. His Shiatsu is described as "Diagnosis and Therapy combined", and relies on an understanding of how the body functions according to western principles of anatomy and physiology, as opposed to the principles in Traditional Chinese Medicine/TCM, although derivative forms of Shiatsu based on TCM (called Meridian Shiatsu) have been devised by later practitioners graduated from the Japan Shiatsu College established by Tokujiro Namikoshi in 1940.
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Instant Headache Relief Using Shiatsu Techniques - Dr. Jerry Teplitz has been teaching Shiatsu techniques to hundreds of thousands of people around the world for over 30 years.
Kimura Shiatsu Institute - Offers treatment and courses to make one's body healthy physically, mentally and spiritually.
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Mike Flanagan's Shiatsu Information Pages - Information, international practitioner directory, pictures, links and book reviews.
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Self Healing Australia - [Newtown, NSW, Australia] Natural therapies site offering information, newsletter, treatments, classes, courses and workshops in zen shiatsu.
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Shiatsu, Japanese Massage - Includes Do-in exercises and list of worldwide practitioners. Multilingual site maintained by Rian Visser, Haarlem, Netherlands.
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