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What is Shiatsu? Shiatsu
is a bodywork therapy that has originated within the Oriental Healing
Arts. It incorporates the theory of acupuncture which proposes that
energy, known as "Chi" ( or "Ki") moves through
the body along well defined passageways called meridians. Balance
of these energy flows is considered to be essential for health and
well-being.Shiatsu which also utilizes acupressure, or pressure
points along with other manual therapy techniques, has been found
exceptionally effective for stress-reduction, reducing fatigue and
alleviating a wide spectrum of symptoms such as: back pain, shoulder
& neck problems, headaches, constipation, cramps, etc...
International
School of Shiatsu
The Development of Shiatsu
The originator of Shiatsu therapy was a young boy named Tokujiro
Namikoshi. he was born on November 3, 1905 on the Japanese Island
of Shikoku. When Namikoshi was 7 years old he and his family moved
from the warm Southern climate to a more harsh one on the northern
Island of Hokkaido. Once there, Namikoshi's mother began suffering
from what is known today as rheumatoid arthritis in her joints.
To alleviate the growing pain and in the absence of a village doctor
Namikoshi began stroking and pressing the afflicted parts of her
body. This reduced the mother's pain and allowed Namikoshi's hands
to develop a sensitivity to the stiffness, temperature and skin
condition of the body. Soon the young therapist realized the greatest
healing benefit was achieved when he pressed the body 80% of the
time and rubbed it 20%. In time he cured his mother's condition.
This experience sparked Namikoshi to study the human body and eventually
he systemized his thumb pressure method known as SHIATSU, ("shi"
means finger and "atsu" means pressure in Japanese). In
1925 he opened the first Shiatsu Institute of Therapy on Hokkaido.
Once accepted and operational, Namikoshi then moved to Tokyo to
infect the Japanese capital with the genius of his new founded therapy.
After years of perseverance the Japan Shiatsu Institute was founded
on February 11, 1940. After years displaying the unique affects
of shiatsu and thus gaining country wide acceptance, the Japanese
Minister of Health and Welfare officially licensed Namikoshi's school
under its new name: The Japan Shiatsu School. To this day Shiatsu
is wholeheartedly promoted and regulated by the Japanese government
and there have been over 20,000 graduates from the school. Some
of these graduates are responsible for transmitting the therapy
world wide with special western proliferation in the 1970's to the
1990's. It was in 1953 that Shiatsu was exported as a Healing Art
form from Japan and introduced to North America when the Palmer
Chiropractic School in Iowa, USA invited Master Tokujiro Namikoshi
Sensei and his son Toru (author of The Complete book of Shiatsu
Therapy) to teach the art. Over 4 decades later, Shiatsu has become
internationally accepted as one of the most effective natural healing
art forms. Yet Master Kensen Saito, Director of SAT, remains one
of only three original students that Master Sensei had personally
mentored.
Shiatsu
Academy of Tokyo
Books
International
School of Shiatsu - .S.S. carries various books on bodywork,
acupuncture, chinese philosophy, cooking, etc... You can also purchase
titles on bodywork and the energetics of healing, written by I.S.S.
founder Saul Goodman
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