Three Rivers Shiatsu
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Shiatsu
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Shiatsu is a Japanese form of Asian bodywork therapy. The word Shiatsu comes from two Japanese words — "shi" (finger) and "atsu" (pressure). In addition to the direct stimulation of pressure points along the energy pathways of your body, gentle stretching techniques are applied over a wider area of the body to integrate the point work and encourage the flow of blood, lymph, and qi throughout the body.
What to Expect
At Three Rivers Shiatsu, you can expect safe, intuitive, professional treatments tailored to your specific needs. There is no client too fragile or too “tough” to benefit from shiatsu. Individualized treatments at Three Rivers Shiatsu are founded on the framework of traditional Chinese medicine, and are aimed at balancing and harmonizing the body, structurally and functionally. Your shiatsu session may include pressure, kneading, tapping, stretching, mobilization of joints, and soothing of the body's energetic meridians to loosen stagnation and harmonize the flow of "ki"(or qi, vital energy) throughout the body. Ki is every breath of air that you inhale into your body that breaks down into internal energy. Clients generally leave feeling both invigorated and deeply relaxed, more at home in their bodies.
In shiatsu, therapy and assessment are one. No oils are used, and therapy is applied through light, comfortable clothing. Most sessions involve treatment of the whole body, including the abdomen.
Shiatsu can be especially effective for chronic conditions, rehabilitation, prevention, and stress-reduction. Here are just a few conditions it may relieve:
headache & migraine
joint and muscle pain and spasm
depression, anxiety, and stress
digestive dysfunction
arthritis
fibromyalgia
low back pain & sciatica
asthma
insomnia
trauma stored in the body ("issues in your tissues")
sports injuries
circulatory conditions
secondary symptoms of cancer treatments
*shiatsu can be highly beneficial for mother and child during pregnancy
**studies in the UK have shown palliative care patients to respond positively to regular shiatsu therapy, with marked improvements in client energy levels, relaxation, pain relief, confidence, symptom control, clarity of thought, and mobility.(http://www.shiatsusociety.org/doc_library/shiatsu-and-palliative-care)