Shiatsu therapy. To the rich Japanese tradition of theory and practice is added the knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Currently, Shiatsu is widely spread and recognized in Europe.
The Japan Ministry of Health defines Shiatsu as:
“Treatment that, by applying pressure with the fingers, thumbs and palms of the hands on certain points, corrects irregularities, maintains and improves health, relieves certain diseases (discomfort, pain, stress, nervous pathologies, etc.), also activating the ability self-healing of the human body.
The Japanese school of Shiatsu, created by Master Shigeru Onoda more than 37 years ago in which Shiatsu therapy is taught and disseminated.
KEY CONCEPTS
•It has no side effects.
•Is a preventive therapy, in which a weekly session helps not to get sick.
•In chronic patients it is advisable as a natural therapy alternative that dispense with medications.
•It is important that the patient feels comfortable during the session.
•The pressure you receive must be pleasant, and not cause discomfort or suffering. We know that the pain threshold varies in each person, therefore, if the patient feels the pressure very strong, they should notify the therapist.
• Seeks the origin of the disease Awakening the healing power of the body, it helps the patient to restore balance, and in harmony maintain or regain health.
•Strengthens the Immune System, balances the Autonomous Nervous System, regulates metabolism, provides physical and emotional well-being, improves intellectual performance, awakening body awareness.
THE MEANING OF SHIATSU THERAPY
Unconsciously, when people feel pain in some part of the body, we rub or press the affected area with our hands. instinctive actions How these to cure disorders predate medicine and history.
The Japanese word for treatment (teate) and the one that defines states that are completely out of control (teokure); both include the word hand (te) and suggest the importance that ancient therapists gave to manipulation.
ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION
Although they may differ in method, both therapy in the West and the East Anma, derive from the instinctive use of the hands to heal.
Anma, which originated in China and then passed to Japan, was long popular among people due to its effectiveness. It reached its peak during the Edo period (1600-1876).
Despite their different origin, therapeutic principles, method and effects, both Anma and Western therapy share several aspects. Both employ friction, tapping, kneading and rubbing techniques performed rhythmically and quickly. Both are dynamic.
The opposite happens with Shiatsu, a therapy of Japanese origin, and of a calm which uses the pads of the fingers and the eminences to apply pressure on fleshy and soft areas.
Currently, Shiatsu uses the most effective points for each treatment, based on anatomical and physiological knowledge, developing the most appropriate technique to work the different regions of the body.
THE IMPORTANCE OF EMOTIONS
The quality of life is not determined by what happens to us, but by what we feel and do when faced with events.
It has been proven that anger damages the liver, overexcitement and frustration damage the heart, grief and melancholy damage the lungs, dissatisfaction and obsessive thoughts damage the spleen, terror and fear damage the kidneys.
Beliefs, as Professor Meichenbaum (American psychologist) says, act on emotions, and through them, also on health.
It is impossible to control the external circumstances of life, but the reaction that our body has against them. This is where we can modify the body's responses and incorporate healthier ones that help us regain health.
THE VITAL ENERGY
The life force may be the most poorly understood of all earthly forces.
People who suffer from an alteration, both physical and psychological, or both at the same time, will suffer from a blockage in the tsubos, preventing vital energy from flowing through their body.
When receiving Shiatsu, pressure with the fingers will stimulate the secretion of endorphins, powerful analgesics secreted by the brain. This has been one of the most important discoveries of this century. Endorphins play an essential role in vital tone and depression. They act like neuromodulators, partially depolarizing cell membranes.
This depolarization, which acts on the transmission of nervous impulses, is what, blocking pain, produces a feeling of relief and well-being.
As we have seen, Shiatsu acts on the body at different levelsOn the one hand, it stimulates the body's natural recovery resources (strengthens the immune system, improves metabolism, balances the endocrine system and the autonomic nervous system). On the other hand, it stabilizes the opposing forces (yin and yang) that each individual possesses, improves physical and intellectual performance, raises vital tone, provides emotional well-being, wake up the awareness of one's own body, and makes the person take a active role in the healing process, making her responsible for her own being.
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