Shiatsu Massage:
Shiatsu is an ancient form of healing that dates back 4,500 years. It is based on classical Chinese medical principles of assessing and evaluating the energetic system. Using traditional Eastern techniques and strategies to affect and balance the energetic system it treats the body, mind and spirit, including the electromagnetic (energetic) field, which surrounds, infuses and brings that body to life.
No oil is used and the client remains fully clothed. The fundamental principle of shiatsu is that the giver, with a clear mental focus, keeps in sustained stationary contact with a receiving person’s body using thumbs, arms or hands, sometimes elbows and knees, maintaining sufficient patience to wait for a response in the receiver’s subtle energy, known as Qi (pronounced “che”). A variety of stretching, rotating and levering techniques may be required to reduce the receiver’s muscular and mental “holding on”, but essentially stationary pressure or “connection” at the appropriate angle and depth is what differentiates shiatsu from massage.