What is Shiatsu?
Shiatsu is a form of massage, sometimes known
as ‘needle-less acupressure’, which aims to help
correct imbalances in the body, treat pain and illness, enhance the body’s
natural healing powers, facilitate relaxation and promote good health.
Rhythmic pressure from
the thumbs, fingers and palms is directed at specific points of the body to
stimulate and improve the body's energy flow (Chi) without the use of any
instruments or needles. The movements
are believed to rebalance any excess or lack of energy along the body's energy
pathways. Many of the techniques are
common to other therapies including massage and physiotherapy.
It is a holistic therapy, in that it
treats the individual as a whole including physical, mental and emotional
levels.
